A unique MTB area

Opening of the ski lifts : from July 1st to August 30th, 2009

The Grandes Rousses MTB area in a few figures (FFC labeled MB Centre)

- 140 miles marked routes : 60 miles cross-country and 80 miles downhill routes
- 30 beaconded routes  (mountain, rocs, alps, forest) : beginners and confirmed
- 16 cross-country routes : 60 miles in total tracks, open to all
- 14 downhill routes : 75 miles in total routes,
- the world’s longest marathon downhill route of  20 miles : the  Mégavalanche, starting form the glacier down to the verdant valley…

- 4 permanent downhill tracks over 5.6 miles : these training and competition tracks for beginners and expert downhillers are situated under the 1st (beginner) and 2nd parts (medium) of the Grandes Rousses DMC,under the Poutran cable car (expert), and under the télécentre, in the centre of Alpe d'Huez (beginners). 

- 8,561 feet of downhill vertical drop (from 10,922 ft down to 2,361 ft altitude) served by 9 ski lifts open from 30 June  to 2 September, thus allowing to add up up to 32,800 ft downhill vertical drop in one day.

- Wooden units (beginner to expert level) spread over the  bob run.

- Bike Park at the Ski Run roundabout : wooden units, crossing units, banked bends.

- 9 gondola lifts to reach the highest point, and to benefit from a fabulous downhill.