Alpe d'Huez Indoor

The heavily promoted Visalp Pass not only gives access to all the resort's skiing so long as you're staying more than two days, but also provides discounts on many other activities including access to the swimming pools, ice rink and the Palais des Sports where 26 different activities are on offer. These include options like indoor golf, table tennis, dance, squash and many more. The pass also gives free access to the weekly classical music concerts and the museum in the area. The Guides Office can arrange a variety of outdoor activities for you including snow-shoeing, cross-country skiing and ice climbing. You can also visit one of the snowmaking plants if you wish. An unusual attraction is the ice cave, hollowed out at 2,700 metres up in 1996 by high mountain guides Bruno Gardent and Bernard Lambolez. Created from 410 cubic metres of ice the manmade cave in the glacier contains ice sculpture displays which are changed annually and illuminated by coloured lighting. Back in the resort there are also two cinemas. The resort offers a variety of air sports including hang-gliding and first flights. Panoramic tours are available by plane, helicopter or microlight.

Alpe d'Huez for indoor and non skiers gets 4 stars out of 5 overall