With spring now upon us, Les 2 Alpes is bringing a range of impressive new activities to the slopes for those heading out for some springtime shredding!
New in Les 2 Alpes: tandem speedriding
The paragliding school Air 2 Alpes now offers tandem speedriding experience. Speeriding is an activity combining freestyle paragliding, freeriding and snowkite. Until now, skiers could take lesson to learn speedriding, but having an introduction with a tandem flight is new. Adrenaline seeker will love it!It is necessary to have a good level of skiing.It costs €60 per session.
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New in Les 2 Alpes: tour in a snow grooming machine
The ski lift company offers a new experience to its client, at 3,000m. Every Thursday afternoon, between 1.30pm and 4.30pm, visitors can do a 30-minute tour in a snow grooming machine. Enjoy breath taking views at this high altitude and learn about the job of the snow grooming machine drivers.It costs €30 for 2 people.
On top of skiing, Les 2 Alpes has many other activities: e-bike on snow, snowscoot, jump on to an air bag with a doughnut-style inflatable rubber…
Freeride Attitude: every Tuesday, the Tourist Office offers a free awareness-raising workshop about the risks that come with going off-piste, including a presentation and demonstration of safety equipment (avalanche beacon, shovel, probe), discussions and Freeride sessions supervised by professionals.
First Tracks: every Wednesday morning, tourists can open the slopes with the pisteurs and learn about their jobs, before sharing a breakfast with them.It must be booked at the Lift Company and costs €15 per person.
Les 2 Alpes will offer some excellent 2 for 1 deal in April – check https://en.les2alpesreservation.com/
Events
20 to 21 April: MICRO KIDS / SNOWBOARDING COMPETITION – 4th editionFrance’s only snowboarding competition for kids!
20 – 21 April: FASTER THAN YOU / MOUNTAIN BIKING – 4th editionThe resort of Les 2 Alpes will be opening the Venosc run up to mountain bikers in mid-April and to celebrate, LES 2 ALPES and the VTT COMMENCAL brand are hosting a 100% mountain-biking weekend with the FASTER THAN YOU event, on Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st of April! 2 days of time tests and a variety of contests.
27 – 28 April: SNOW 2 BIKEis a new event that combines skiing and mountain biking, the 2 flagship sports of Les 2 Alpes. On the last weekend of the winter season, team of two will start on the glacier, at 3,400m and finish in Venosc village, at 900m. 2,500m of vertical descent on skis (or telemark, monoskis or snowboard) and bike. The team must cross the finish line together.
Special deal: from €112 per person for two nights in an apartment (27 and 28 April), a 2-day ski pass and entry to the event