Les Deux Alpes and Its Activities: Nature, Sports, and Leisure
It is one of the few destinations in Europe where you can practice more than 20 outdoor sports: skiing, snowboarding, pétanque, trekking, Nordic walking, climbing, mountain biking, paragliding, rafting, canyoning, hydro speed, hot-dog, kayaking, pedal boating, paddle boarding, golf, tennis, beach volleyball, football, skate park, archery, and much more.
MTB AND ELECTRIC BIKES
Bike rides on high mountain trails with breathtaking views and splendid panoramas.
DOWNHILL
With downhill mountain bikes, you can race down slopes at high speed (helmet and protective gear required).
WALKS AND HIKES
Panoramic trails and easy hikes, guided or not, are the perfect excuse to get closer to the mountains and discover a habitat of inestimable value: stunning views of Lake Chambon, splendid panoramas of La Meije, La Muzelle, spectacular waterfalls, and orientation tables.
BETWEEN CLIMBING AND HIKING
A via ferrata is an excursion along a route equipped on mountain walls with metal supports and equipment similar to climbing. There are routes for all levels, more or less difficult, shorter or longer, so that everyone can enjoy this activity with friends or family. You will have a unique experience on seemingly inaccessible trails and have the opportunity to discover breathtaking landscapes.
PARAGLIDING
Les 2 Alpes is one of the most renowned sites in Europe for its aerological conditions. It is perfect for discovering the sensations of free flight and for tandem flying with instructors from the French school.
TENNIS
GOLF
A very technical 9-hole golf course due to natural and artificial irregularities in the terrain.
It is located in a magnificent green landscape.
Par 31, training course for beginners.
ARCHERY
For children and adults.
FREE CLIMBING
A 30m artificial structure with more than 45 routes for beginners and experts, for children and adults.
SUMMER LUGE
2 descent tracks:
slow track and illuminated fast track.
LES 2 ALPES SWIMMING POOL
AIR BAG
Are you ready for the big jump on a sled that looks like a donut?
LASER GAME
Team sport with a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 18 participants in two 15-minute halves.
TEAM GAMES
Volleyball, beach volleyball, five-a-side football, pétanque.
ICE CAVE
At an altitude of 3400m, at the arrival of the Jandri Express, the ice cave of Les 2 Alpes, sculpted by two high-mountain guides, Bernard Lambolez and Bruno Gardent, allows you to discover a wonderful world of sculptures under meters of ancient ice.
LAKE BUISSONNIERE
LAKE CHAMBON
La Cabane au Bord du Lac welcomes you to its nautical base and offers canoeing, pedal boating, paddle boarding…
Note: Swimming is prohibited.
AT THE GATES OF THE ÉCRINS PARK
ACTIVITIES TO DO IN VENOSC
At the gates of the Écrins National Park, Venosc is an authentic mountain village with its cobbled streets, artisans, and local producers. It is a base camp for legendary hikes and outdoor sports.
From Les 2 Alpes, you can reach it in 8 minutes by gondola.
The Venosc market, every Tuesday morning, in the gondola parking lot.
Local and seasonal products.
+ Every Tuesday morning, Elisabeth organizes a MEDITATION session in the workshop or in the garden in the heart of Venosc from 9:00 to 10:00.
Tennis in Venosc
2 tennis courts for your leisure
Free entry
Venosc Swimming Pool
DISCOVERING THE
ÉCRINS NATIONAL PARK
The Écrins National Park offers you an infinity of hiking trails in a preserved natural environment!
FISHING IN THE VÉNÉON
The Vénéon is rich in fish, from brown trout to rainbow trout… allowing for unforgettable fishing moments.
A fishing license is required to fish in the Vénéon.
Fishing is allowed from Bourg d’Arud Bridge to Bourg d’Oisans [except upstream of Les Ougiers to Les Ougiers Bridge (800m)].
WATER ACTIVITIES in the VÉNÉON RIVER
In the turquoise waters of the Vénéon, you can try water sports such as rafting, hot dog, hydro speed…
Rafting
A sport that will give you an adrenaline rush.
The descent takes place in special rafts on the stream that crosses the Venosc valley, accessible from Les 2 Alpes by gondola and then by a shuttle service. All necessary equipment will be provided.
An exciting experience under the guidance of qualified instructors.
Hydrospeed
An exciting sport! Wetsuit, fins, and a small “bob” for thrilling descents in the stream, searching for the most fun passages, right in the current. It takes place in the Vénéon Valley, in the Écrins Park, accessible in minutes from Les 2 Alpes via the Venosc cable car and an organizer’s shuttle.
Hot Dog: more than just an inflatable canoe, it is a small inflatable boat that is more maneuverable and stable than a canoe, offering you an authentic experience immersed in the sounds and colors of the river.
AND MUCH MORE…
CANYONING – FULL RAFTING –
only for “High Level” –
La GRAVE
LES OUGIERS CLIMBING SITE IN VENOSC
For all climbing enthusiasts
How to get there: 5 km after Le Bourg-d’Oisans, towards Briançon, follow “Venosc” on D 530. 4 km further, at the “col” just before Les Ougiers, turn left on the paved road towards the campsite (signposted).
Then turn left towards the artisan area. Pass the buildings, take the path that leads up to the climbing site, and park nearby.
CANOË & PADDLE – BOURG D’OISANS
Rental of canoes and paddle boards to experience the tranquility of nature on a family outing along the calm waters of the Rive River, which crosses the center of Bourg d’Oisans.
Shoes and a t-shirt are mandatory during the activity.
FOR HISTORY AND CULTURE LOVERS…
YOU CANNOT MISS,
THE CHÂTEAU DE VIZILLE
MUSEUM OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
(51 km from Les Deux Alpes, open daily except Tuesday. No pets allowed)
