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Hi Guys
I have ridden at Les Arcs for 2 weeks for 2 years now and am thinking of having a change for 2014. What's the ridding at Les Duex Alps like in comparison to Les Arcs? I fancy a change and Les Deux Alps gives me the opportunity to do some road biking around the cols too.
SWMBO also rides and is more than competent on the blue and red routes and even tackles the black 8 in Les Arcs.
We both like to keep our wheels on the ground, so big air isn't our thing. We just like the lifts up and the technical rolls down.
Also a 7 day lift pass in Les Arc is 72 euro but it looks like 115 in Les Duex Alps.
Also accommodation isn't an issue as well be taking our caravan with us.
Sorry for the rambling but if I'm committing to 2 precious weeks of my holiday I don't want to go somewhere not as good as we're already at.
Cheers
Rich
I can't comment on les 2 alps but les arcs is a great base- you've also got some ace trails at La Rosiere, good times up at Tignes and Val d'isere, and not too far over to La Thuile and Pila in Italy (haven't ridden at Pila mind). So don't just look at les arcs by itself.
Les Deux Alpes has lots and lots of good riding, if you like pre-prepared and groomed trails - ie everything is man made. On the plus side, there are plenty of chairs, open 'till quite late, loads and loads of trails, not very crowded, alternative runs have less braking bumps, good village.
On the downside, there is nothing natural, no maps/compass/gps required, some trails can be closed in bad weather / snow / no thawing out, braking bumps bigger than Cannock ones on the main trails, some numpty crowding / riders / newbies on main trails.
Go for a week, it would be hard to get bored, and your body would break before you mastered all the trails.
If you have a caravan, why not go for both, they're only an hour apart, aren't they?
Allemond would be a good spot to stay for a bit, over near Bourg d'Oisans.
Free shuttle buses run up to the lift station and from there you can get up to the Mega track and there are a selection of XC and Enduro routes marked out - along with the DH tracks at Alp d'Huez.
I didn't venture over to Les 2 Alpes as I'm not so keen on the bikeparky stuff anyway.