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Auris-en-Oisans and Villard Reculas Guide
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If Alpe d'Huez, as the hub of the Grandes Rousses Massif, can get somewhat crowded, some of the best skiing can be
found on the pistes running down to the satellite mountain villages of the domain.
Auris en Oisans
All visitors to the domain should make sure they take the ( scare ) chairlift to Auris en Oisans on at least one occasion.
This lift drops almost vertically down the valley before climbing up the other side at an equally steep angle through the trees. On the return journey it's possible to get back on the chair at the bottom of the valley which is a way back to the resort for those having just come down the Sarrene black piste.
If the weather is warm the snow on this side of the resort is often better than elsewhere
as its west facing slopes receive less sun than other south facing pistes and hence experience less ice in the mornings. There are a good number of red and blue runs to ski on this mountain as well as a green.
A point of interest is the cafe located at the bottom of Vernettes red piste that runs down the left side of the Fontfroide lift. This is home to a small pack of Huskies which can be found lazing outside their kennels on sunny days. These animals are more than amenable to human attention and receive a stroke or a titbit of food with equal pleasure.
Villard Reculas
Villard Reculas is accessible from the Signal 2115 station and includes some very enjoyable intermediate runs such as the blue Petite Prince and the Souveraine and Villard reds.
The steeper top section of Villard is quite often a mogul field but this can be bypassed using the Chemin du Patre blue. At the base of these runs, next to the TSD, La Bergerie mountain restaurant is an excellent place for a refreshment break.
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