Les 2 Alpes Looking Forward To A Fantastic Summer Season
The summer season is now longer, as the resort opens from 28 May to 28 August (it used to open later). The reason for this long summer season is that more and more people want to escape to the mountains to relax, disconnect from everyday life and come back reenergised from their holiday.
With a huge choice of activities, including summer skiing, Les 2 Alpes is the place to be this summer.
New on the glacier
Les 2 Alpes’ snowpark is renowned internationally and attracts amateurs as well as pro riders. SATA, the lift company, will be carrying out some work at the end of the winter to make it even better!
A boardercross area has been built for summer training and to host international competitions. A smaller boardercross has also been built for families, along with a green slope between the boardercross and the snowpark. Beginners can take it to admire the riders. Les 2 Alpes had an ice cave on the glacier at 3,200 metres. It has now been moved to 3,400 metres and is next to the skywalk (Le Belvédère des Écrins) and an orienteering table. This area is accessible to skiers and also pedestrians. The funicular on the glacier has been revamped.
New For Mountainbikers
Les 2 Alpes is a mecca for mountain bikers. The bike park boasts around 100 kilometres of tracks for downhill, freeride, freestyle, enduro and e-biking circuits. It needed to be redesigned in order to make it more pleasant to ride but also easier to look after.
After conducting several audits and interviewing pro riders, SATA, the lift company, decided to invest heavily in upgrading the bike park.
The blue trail Lilith, located in the Diable area at between 2,400 metres and 1,600 metres, will be redesigned. Les 2 Alpes has asked pro rider Adrien Loron, who is an ambassador for the resort, to advise them on how to create a better flow on this run.
An additional section has been created on the green run La Vallée Blanche to provide a better flow. A new blue circuit for e-bikes will be created in the heart of the bike park, between the top of the Diable, Gours-Thuit and Les Crêtes areas. A new black run will be created for summer 2023.
Accommodation
Base Camp Lodge is a new hostel that opened in December 2021. Hotel des Champions, located in the centre of the resort, has been transformed into a new and trendy hostel with a mountain design style.
Over four floors, Base Camp Lodge has 30 bedrooms: double/twin rooms, family suites 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.
After a very successful first winter, Base Camp Lodge will open for summer 2022. It costs from €95 per room for two people per night, and from €35 per person per night in a dormitory. www.hotelbasecamplodge.com
A new spa
The Chamois Lodge is a very nice independent hotel in the centre of the resort. It boasts a new spa that includes a sauna, an outdoor Jacuzzi, a steam room and a treatment room. It’s the perfect place to be pampered!
New Events
24-26 JUNE. The Mountain of Hell for kids For the first time, this summer, the legendary downhill mountain biking event, TheMountain of Hell, will organise a race for children aged from 9 to 14. The 2022 Mountain of Hell will take place from 24to 26 June.
https://www.les2alpes.com/summer/discover/a-lively-resort/summerhighlights/mountain-of-hell/
17-20 AUGUST. Le Défi dela MuzelleThis is a new challenge for trail runners! Le Defi de la Muzelle is a four-day race with four stages:
Stage 1: Le Tour de Pied Moutet – 30km / 2,000m d+
Stage 2: Du Diable à la Fée– 20km / 1,300m d+
Stage 3: La Descente du Glacier – 21km / 800m d+
Stage 4: La Grande Surprise!– 30km / 2,500m d+
1–5 SEPTEMBER. Alpine fitness camp with Billy Billingham. 600 people can take part in this fitness camp organised by Billy Billingham.
