Les 2 Alpes Is Opening On Friday For The Summer Season
Les 2 Alpes is opening on Friday 21st June – until 31st August. The summer season kicks off with the third Les 2 Alpes Outdoor festival.
It’s a weekend of fun showcasing Les 2 Alpes’ summer activities: ski, snowboard, mountain bike, trail running and skateboard.
This year’s programme include a ski and snowboard freestyle contest called Duo Pepito on Les 2 Alpes glacier, mountain bike and e-bike rides on new tracks, an enduro race in mountain bike, trail running races for all levels (from 3 to 39km) and a skateboard context on Les 2 Alpes new skate park.
And of course, there will also be lots of entertainments and parties in the resort!
After a snowy winter, the glacier is in excellent condition, with 265cm of groomed snow above 3.200m.
Here is a video showing the glacier ready to open: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCYLSquSKt4
The following weekend (28-30 June), Les 2 Alpes organises the 20th edition of the legendary downhill mountain bike race, the Mountain of Hell.
Since 1999, each summer, hundreds of experienced mountain bikers put on a show thanks to their skills behind the handlebars and their steely determination! Riders line up at the highest start line for a MTB competition (3,400 metres) and devour the slopes through snow, stones, rock, banks and undergrowth… with 2,500 metres of vertical drop (25 kilometres from altitudes of 3,400 metres to 900 metres).
The best riders take between 30 and 40 minutes and the highest speed reached is 127km per hour!
1000 mountain bikers will take part in the 20th edition of the Mountain of Hell.
More events will take place all along the summer.
14 July: NATIONAL HOLIDAY
Dance and fireworks
18 July: VENOSC VILLAGE FESTIVAL
Musical street performances.
20 July: LES 2 ALPES VINTAGE MOTOR SHOW – 3rd edition
Classic car and motorbike collection.
25th July POTTERY MARKET / VENOSC - 20th edition
Several potters will be out on the streets of Venosc, making creations and sharing their passion, technique and expertise. Discover many different techniques: ceramics, stoneware, earthenware and Japanese pottery decorative items and cookware. New for this summer, beginner’s sessions!
1st August: FAIRGROUND ARTS FESTIVAL/ VENOSC
Complete immersion in the world of the 1900s fairground with street performances, jugglers, magicians, puppeteers… Entertainment with games stands, circus workshops and sweet delights.
3-4 August: HAY FESTIVAL - 26th edition
Traditional festival themed around the daily life, traditions and costumes of yesteryear.
5-9 August: 123TRIBU - 9th edition
Families tackle multiple challenges in a number of events over the course of a week.
8th August: ARTISAN FOOD & CRAFT MARKET / VENOSC
15th August: MONT DE LANS VILLAGE FESTIVAL
