Activities for Non Skiers in Alpe d'Huez, France

Cinema
Le Cinéma le Palais: two screens, +33 (0) 476 113 950. Admission €8. Shows from 2.30pm to midnight.
Mégarama: one screen, +33 (0) 476 113 519. Shows from 2.00pm. Admission €6.

Skidoo
Espace Moto Neige – G.Costes, 2100m d'altitude, 38750 Alpe d'Huez +33 (0) 476 113 681. Bombadie 500cc snowmobile. Circuits. At 2,100m, first section of the DMC lift, access via the DMC lift. 10 min €20, 20 min €35, 30 min €50, passenger €5.

Sports and Convention Centre
Av. de Brandes, 38750 Alpe d'Huez +33 (0) 476 112 141. Offering a wide range of activities including: Martial Arts, Orienteering, Indoor Climbing, Golf Driving Rage, Indoor Swimming Pool, Health & Fitness, Gym, Rollerblading, Speedball, Squash, Tennis, Street Hockey, Table Tennis, Badminton & Archery.

Indoor Heated Swimming Pool
Palais des Sports et des Congrès, Av. des Jeux, 38750 Alpe d'Huez. +33 (0) 476 112 141. Open daily, from 10.00am to 8.30pm. Swimming shorts not permitted. Adult admission €6, child admission €3, free admission with Visalp pass.

Quad Biking
Quadmainia – Frédéric Perez, R. du 93ème Ram, 38750 Alpe d'Huez +33 (0) 620 852 671. Open daily. Quad bike hire on snow circuit & quad bike tour of the resort accompanied by guide available, children can be carried as passengers. 6 min on circuit €8, 10 min on circuit €12, 15 min on circuit €15, 20 min tour €25, 45 min tour €40.

Paragliding
Alpe d'Huez Parapente – Jean Marc Rouyer, 38750 Alpe d'Huez. +33 (0) 689 094 939. Tandem flights all day Bourg d'Oisans – 2700m – Pic Blanc – Signal.

Ice Rink
Patinoire Extéieure Municipale, Av. des Jeux, 38750 Alpe d'Huez +33 (0) 476 112 116. Open from 10.00am to 11.00pm. Adult admission €9 including skates, €6 without skates. Child admission €6.50 with skates, €3.50 without skates. Admission free with Visalp pass (skates not included – hire €3).

Heated Outdoor Pool
Piscine Découverte Municipale, Av. des Jeux, 38750 Alpe d'Huez. +33 (0) 476 112 115. Open daily from 11.00am to 8.00pm. Swimming shorts not permitted, trunks available for hire. Adult admission €6, child admission €3, free admission with Visalp pass.

Helicopter Trips
Delta Evasion Organisation et SAF Levage, Altiport Henri Giraud, 38750 Alpe d'Huez +33 (0) 476 806 549. Offering pleasure flights with photos and video and also public transport to any destination including transfers to Les 2 Alpes.

Ice Cave
SATA, 38750 Alpe d'Huez +33 (0) 476 803 030. Situated at 2,700m and accessed via the Grandes Rousses DMC lift, this ice cave is dug into the snow by two high mountain guides, Bruno Gardent and Bernard Lambolez – these sculptors change the appearance of the cave every year. Admission: €3.50 Adult, €2.50 Child. Access to 2700 and admission to cave: €11 Adult,€7 Child.

Ice Driving School
Les Circuits de l'Oisans – M. Gérald Marteau. Chalet ECG, Av. de Brandes, 38750 Alpe d'Huez +33 (0) 476 806 997 Offering electric cars, scooters, motorbikes and quad bikes for children. Clay and tarmac. 4x4 all terrain vehicle, motorcycle, quads excursion. Karting school and kart hire. Driving courses off road and bitumen. Open daily from 9.00am to 12.00pm and 5.00pm to 8.00pm (dependant on ice and temperature conditions), afternoons from 1.00pm to 5.00pm (if not sunny). Beginners, advanced course, track rental and tyre testing available. Ice driving initiation (30 mins) €50, Sliding training (3 hours) €190, Competition training (6 hours) €390, Ice karting (10 min) €25.

Winter Walking
SATA, 38750 Alpe d'Huez. There are well- marked walkers' trails and a pedestrian lift pass. A special route map is also available. 30km of waymarked and groomed winter walking trails provided with lots of benches. Use the ski lift network accessible from Alp d'Huez to explore the Grandes Rousses massif: Pic Blanc, Gorges de Sarenne, Lac Besson, Oz-en-Oisans & Vaujany. One-day walking pass for the Grandes Rousses Massif (without Visalp pass): €25. 7-day Visalp winter walking pass for the Grandes Rousses Massif: €63.