Snowparks

Discover all our snowparks
2 Freestyle areas dedicated to snowboarders and skiers

Alpe d’Huez welcomed in January, 2010 and 2011 the world cup for Skicross ( SkiX): As a result it become famous in the world of freestyle and more particularly Skicross by restructuring its “nouvelles glisses” area and by equipping it with 20 snow guns.

Since then it has the most extensive snowpark in the Alps (21h) situated at the bottom of the slopes, very close to the village.

2 « nouvelles glisses » and Freestyle areas

In Alpe d’Huez

The expert snowpark

The advanced area is situated between the Lac Blanc lift and the DMC, at the bottom of the slopes. Inside, for the snowboarder experimented:
- 4 big air
- Several bars for sliding
- 1 rail en wave
- 1 c-box
- 1 hip
- 1 rail en entrée street
- 2 totem
- 1 boardercross
- 1 half pipe (depending on snow conditions)

The snowpark for beginners

This area is situated along the piste of the 1st section of the DMC.

It begins with a series of box and rail-box, a ridge and then goes on with some small bumps before arriving at the bottom of the slope in woops.

At the departure, the bumps do not exceed 80 cms then evolve towards an intermediate level with 4 – 5 m.

On the left going down, mini cross with bends was drawn as well as the sledging track.

In Vaujany

Situated on the sector of Montfrais, the human-sized snowpark is built every winter. To discover safely the new glides and the first sensations of jumps, several tables of average level, some bends and bars to slide.

Did you know about Alpe d’Huez champions?

Isabelle Blanc
Snowboard Olympic Champion in 2002 at Salt Lake City,
World Champion in 1999 and 2003
Winner of the World Cup in 2000 et 2002 …

Laure Pequegnot
Olympic Vice ski Champion in slalom in 2002 at Salt Lake City,
Winner of the World Cup in slalom in 2002… 

Ophélie DAVID
Skicross winner of the Globe de Cristal (World Cup) in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
Skicross winner at the  X Games in 2007
Skicross World Champion in 2007

Thomas Krief
Half-pipe France Champion in 2005 (kids),
Slopestyle France Champion in 2006 (kids),
Winner of the Bouygues Télécom freestyle tour in 2006 (kids),
3rd at the SFR Freeskiing Alpe d’Huez Tour in 2007(adults),
2nd at the SFR Freeskiing La Clusaz Tour in 2007(adults),
3rd at the Redbull Playstreets in Bad Gastein (Austria) in 2007(adults).

Alpe d’Huez organised the Snowboard World Cup in January 2002