France

Alpe d'Huez

Famous for its Tour de France hairpins, Alpe d'Huez is quietly one of France's best places to learn: a huge, south-facing bowl of gentle greens and blues sits directly above the village, with sunshine statistics resorts half its size would kill for and free beginner lifts to start on.

Best forMountain
Approx. flying time~11h 55m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportChambéry (CMF)

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About this place

Graduate to the long, easy-angled sectors towards the Sarenne once your turns click. High altitude keeps the snow reliable. Book February weeks outside the French school holidays — the half-term crush is real.

Featured in Ten ski resorts where beginners won't feel silly

When to go

Daytime highs run from about -1°C in January to 19°C in July. Driest in July and August; wettest in May, with rain on about 21 days.

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August19° · rain 9 daysMild with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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