Les Deux Alpes - Lac du Chambon
Les Deux Alpes
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| Location | Isère, France |
| Nearest city | Grenoble - 71 km (44 mi) |
| Coordinates | 45°00′26″N 6°07′18″E |
| Vertical | 2,300 m (7,546 ft) |
| Top elevation | 3,600 m (11,811 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,300 m (4,265 ft) |
| Skiable area | 4.3 km2 (1,063 acres) of marked pistes |
| Runs | 100 total - 21 green - 47 blue - 19 red - 13 black |
| Lift system | 51 total - 1 funicular - 3 cable cars - 3 gondolas - 23 chairlifts - 21 surface lifts |
| Terrain parks | 1 |
| Snowmaking | 214 cannons |
| Website | les2alpes.com |
Les Deux Alpes (also Les 2 Alpes or Les 2 Alpes 3600) is a ski resort in the French Isère département. The village sits at 1,650 m (5,413 ft) and lifts run to 3,600 m (11,811 ft). It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix, where the largest mountain in western Europe is located, Mont Blanc. It has the longest, normally open full on-piste vertical available in the world. It is a 71 km (44 mi) drive southeast of Grenoble.
