Les 2 Alpes Welcomed 20,000 Skiers Over Half Term
After several snowfalls in October, Les 2 Alpes was able to open its glacier for skiing during the French half term – from Saturday 23 October to Sunday 7 November 2021.
‘It was busy, we had around 20,000 visitors over two weeks. It shows that many people want to ski – and this is confirmed by our high level of reservations for this winter’ says Eric Bouchet, the director of Les 2 Alpes Tourist Office.
The lifts are only closing for a few weeks as Les 2 Alpes will reopen on 27 November for the winter season (until 1st May). Thanks to its altitude, the resort guarantees good natural snow from the beginning to the end of the season.
Since 1 December 2020, the lifts in Les 2 Alpes have been managed by SATA Group. Fabrice Boutet, the CEO of SATA Group, says: “2021-22 is our first real winter. We want to make Les 2 Alpes a top-class resort. SATA Group is investing €128 million in Les 2 Alpes over the next 5 years to redesign the ski area and invest in more modern lifts. This winter a new cable car called Super Venosc will open in the Vallee Blanche area. The Pierre Grosse cable car, in La Fée area, which was installed in January 2020, will reopen and a blue run will be created from the top (also called Pierre Grosse). In 2022 work will start to build a new gondola to replace the Jandri Express. It should be ready in 2024. It will take skiers from the resort to the glacier, with a stop at 2,100m and at 2,600m. The new gondola will be able to take up to 4,000 passengers per hour (the Jandri Express can currently take up to 1,200 passengers)'.
As well as new lifts, Les 2 Alpes has new accommodation and restaurants.
- Base Camp Lodge is Les 2 Alpes’ second hostel (The People Hostel opened 3 years ago). Hotel des Champions, located in the centre of the resort, has been transformed in a new cool hostel with a mountain and design style. Over four floors, Base Camp Lodge has 30 bedrooms: double/twin room, family suite and dormitories for up to 10 guests. It also has a restaurant with some good vegan and vegetarian options, a fitness room, a sauna and a ski room.. Base Camp Lodge Les 2 Alpes will open on 10 December 2021. www.hotel-basecamplodge.com
- Located by the new lift Super Venosc, Club MMV Les Clarines includes 158 upmarket apartments, for 2 to 10 people (from 32m2 to 91m2). Guests can enjoy the excellent facilities and services: indoor and outdoor swimming pool, spa, fitness room, activities for children from 4 to 15 years, ski shop, ski room, breakfast, meal and grocery delivery, etc.https://www.mmv-holidays.co.uk/en/residence-club-ski-les-2-alpes-les-clarines
Several new luxury chalets opened in June 2021 – they will welcome guests for the winter:
- Chalets Black COMBS and White COMBS,
- Chalet l’Atelier and
- Chalet le Petit Bes.
4 new bar-restaurants are opening this winter:
- Chez Nous 2 is a new tapas bar offering local produce as well as specialties from the southwest of France;
- Las Rosas is a new Tex-Mex;
- Base Camp Lodge is a new hostel with a friendly place to meet friends for a drink and something to eat;
- L’Original is a new Canadian restaurant.
