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Les Deux Alpes
"This efficient and only partly purpose-built resort lies between Grenoble and Briançon, within easy reach of Alpe d’Huez in one direction and Serre Chevalier and Montgenèvre in the other. Its primary asset is the height of the skiing, which means that snow is assured at any stage of the season. The glacier is also open for summer skiing mid-June to September, and the resort is linked – by a 20-minute hike – to the top of neighbouring La Grave, which is one of the most dramatic off-piste ski areas in Europe.
Although Les Deux Alpes town itself is visually unappealing, it is by no means the worst example of modern French architecture. Both village and ski area are long and narrow, and there is less skiing terrain than one would imagine for such a long vertical drop.
A quieter, alternative base is the quaint old hamlet of Venosc in the Vénéon Valley below Les Deux Alpes. Its ancient cobbled streets are lined with craft shops and studios, and it has three extremely pleasant and inexpensive restaurants. The village is linked by an efficient modern gondola that you have to take down again at the end of the day, as you cannot ski back from the resort."

2002

 2alpes.gif (21366 bytes)Possibly Rotaski's final trip following the formation of the Elite. This didn't stop the use of the Gorilla suit or the art of pegging.
2alpes2.jpg (66014 bytes) Les Deux Alpes has 202km of skiing with some on the glacier. Although the runs by the snowpark don't look much on the piste map, it's well worth trying them as you may see some fantastic aerobatics as you ski down the blue and you can ski some of the park which is great fun. If you've got time to kill before departure, a trip on the bubble down to the village of Venosc is a must - it's delightful.		 2alpes.jpg (60550 bytes)