Event Previews & Reviews from Alpe d'Huez

Last night crowds gathered outside Alpe D’Huez Palais de Sport for the highly regarded International Comedy Film Festival.

2017 certainly arrived with a bang here in Alpe d’Huez with a huge outdoor party at the leisure centre in the middle of resort. Although this is an annual event, it was, in fact, the first time in ten years that I've managed to go. This year with nothing particularly planned we decided to head up and see what it was all about.  

That's it for another epic week of riding and racing at the 2016 Megavalanche.. the snow was deeper and longer than it's been in the past 5 years, creating much more challenging conditions for the riders taking part this year.

April may be round the corner but there’s still plenty to do away from the slopes here in Alpe d'Huez.

You know the ski season has officially started when La Folie Douce opens its doors, the music starts pumping, the champagne corks start popping and crowds of people jump up to dance on tables in their ski boots.

We're approaching the busy February school holidays and as is usual here in Alpe d'Huez there's plenty going on in resort to keep you all entertained. 

Be it taking a peaceful and tranquil tour of the historic church or the hustle and bustle of an ice hockey match, there’s always plenty of things to do away from the slopes here in Alpe d'Huez.

There's always plenty of things to do here in Alpe d’Huez, many of them away from the slopes, so here's your guide to the upcoming events happening here over the next couple of weeks, there really aren’t enough hours in the day – so put these dates in your diary…

Deciding to go and watch the Tour de France is a 'no-brainer' for me, but trying to describe the overwhelming sense of passion, enthusiasm, fun and camaraderie to those who have never been is difficult. It can be hard to persuade the uninitiated to come with you.