{
  "name": "Alpe d'Huez",
  "alternateNames": [
    "ラルプ・デュエズ",
    "L'Aup d'Uès",
    "阿尔普迪埃兹"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/alpe-d-huez/",
  "summary": "A large linked ski area in Isère, rising to Pic Blanc at 3,330 m.",
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Isère",
    "latitude": 45.06,
    "longitude": 6.07
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 3330,
    "village": 1120
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Early December",
    "closes": "Late April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.alpedhuez.com",
  "factsVerified": true,
  "forecast": {
    "status": "out of season",
    "resumes": "October"
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 12.7,
      "february": 9.4,
      "march": 11.5,
      "april": 9.3,
      "may": 8,
      "june": 1.2,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0.4,
      "september": 1.9,
      "october": 4.5,
      "november": 10.5,
      "december": 12.4
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 17,
      "february": 10,
      "march": 16,
      "april": 9,
      "may": 7,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 2,
      "october": 5,
      "november": 13,
      "december": 21
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -11.7,
        "high": -3.4
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -9.8,
        "high": -0.8
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -9,
        "high": 0
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -5.9,
        "high": 2.7
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -2.4,
        "high": 6.5
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 2.9,
        "high": 13
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 5.3,
        "high": 16
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 5,
        "high": 16
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 1.1,
        "high": 11.7
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -1.9,
        "high": 7.7
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -8.4,
        "high": 0.7
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -10.3,
        "high": -2
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 64,
      "2017/18": 137,
      "2018/19": 97,
      "2019/20": 117,
      "2020/21": 105,
      "2021/22": 75,
      "2022/23": 93,
      "2023/24": 124,
      "2024/25": 86,
      "2025/26": 101
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 5
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Alpes Isère tourism",
      "url": "https://alpes-isere.com/en/sit/alpe-dhuez-ski-area-193788"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpe_d%27Huez"
    },
    {
      "label": "Alpe d'Huez ski pass opening hours",
      "url": "https://skipass.alpedhuez.com/hiver/en/opening-hours/"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}