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Hi 
We are staying in Bourg d'Oisans over New Year with family - ages ranging from 9/12/17/21 and upwards! Varying ability skiiers.
Alpe d'Huez seems to be the closest ski resort, but there are other smaller places from what I can see (have never been to this area before). Does anyone have any recommendations for parking the cars/ski hire i.e would it be better for us to head for one of the smaller resorts and take lifts/ski to Alpe d'Huez or is the journey/parking etc all ok there anyway?
Any advice or recommendations gratefully received
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yes Alpe d'Huez is the nearest for Bourg d'O'sians but Les Deux Alps isn't far away either. Both places do not have a parking problem in all my visits and you should be able to find a place close to the chairlifts. Have parked at a few the satellite lift stations too but they were even easier to find a place. New year should be fine. By comparison parking at Bourg d'Osians could involve more walking.
Alpe D'Huez does have about 30 hairpin bends whereas L2A has 20. The roads are normally well clear of snow but do prepared a dump could happen before it could be cleared during a visit.
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saikee, "Alpe D'Huez does have about 30 hairpin bends"
Hmm, last time I went up it had 21..........
smokeysbandit
The only thing I would say is don't bother on a Saturday unless you go up early or come down late, the traffic can (will) be horrendous.
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you can access L2A and ADH from satellite resorts. barely worth doing from Bourg for ADH, but going to Venosc might save a little driving if you want to go up to LDA
saw some nice pics from Alpe du Grand Serre which is a little resort in that area. might be worth a look if the snow if good
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smokeysbandit, half hour drive up the hill to Alpe d'Huez, most parking on the Bergers sector. However, 2Alpes is effectively closer if you drive to Venosc (15 mins) and get the telecabin up tp resort, something which also saves you a great deal on both fuel and general wear and tear on the car.
There are rental shops in 2Alpes which also provide a ski locker service for customers (eg Jacques Sports, Brun Sports). Alternatively you can hire from Bleach in Bourg d'Oisans, though I don't know what their stock/availability is like - email them and ask, website here: http://www.bleach-xtremsports.com
No point whatsoever in driving all the way from here to Vaujany or Oz. Definitely spend a day at Alpe de Grand Serre though, marvellous (assuming there's enough snow cover at that point - it's low). You can ski it on either the Alpe d'Huez or the 2Alpes pass.
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Or drive to Huez and take lifts from there. Slightly closer than ADH - tho less parking.
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^^^ not really worth it IME. by the time you have faffed with the Huez lift, you could have driven up and parked near the main lift station.
That said, if you get stuck in the Sarenne gorge, you can walk out to Huez quite easily 
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Hmm, last time I went up it had 21..........
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I can vouch for that having cycled up it!
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Venosc will be the easiest drive.
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Thanks for all the info, much appreciated. We have a hire car so will get chains just in case the law of sod prevails! Looking forward to it!
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Also ... if you buy a six day pass for 2Alpes, they will let you up the Venosc lift to resort after 3pm the day before in order to sort out equipment hire. Show the passes and receipts to the lifty.
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That's what we did too. Roads clear and no problems. Very quiet runs back down too.
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