Day trip to Les Deux Alpes and La Grave

First bend after leaving Alpe d’Huez: the road drops toward the Romanche valley, damp snow scent in the tunnels, and then the wide plateau of Les Deux Alpes (1,650 m) opens up, its glacier lifted above 3,200 m. The north face of La Muzelle peeks out, and, farther on, the jagged pyramid of La Meije watches over La Grave. This route links two Alpine neighbors in Oisans—one with groomed pistes and an accessible glacier, the other a high-mountain village famed for serious lines—before looping back via the Chambon dam (built in 1935) and the tight Infernet gorge carved by the Romanche.

From there, the day follows your pace: hotel pickup in Alpe d’Huez, a Mercedes at your disposal, and the freedom to switch between lifts and lingering stops. Your private driver in Oisans handles every transfer, waits while you ski the glacier at Les Deux Alpes, then takes you to La Grave for coffee facing La Meije or a look inside Saint-Pierre church. You sample viewpoints and local fare while they manage the road, with a photo stop at Lac du Chambon before threading through the narrow Infernet passage.