Related Regions: Paradiski, Northern Alps, France, Savoie, Tarentaise Valley

La Plagne Overview

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La Plagne

La Plagne is a beautiful place – a plateau surrounded by the great snow covered alpine peaks. You have to say this first because it has a reputation for ugly buildings. True the earlier buildings are what you might call architecturally challenged, if you are not a fan of Le Corbusier and his disciples. But the scenery is wonderful - on the edge of and even in the glorious Parc régionale de la Vanoise where you may see ibex, chamois, golden eagles bearded vultures.

Much of the early part of the resort was built on the principle of the ‘the most people on the least land’ to preserve the ski area, with inevitable architectural consequences. Even so it is ironic that the most controversial building, the giant ‘paquebot’ at Aime La Plagne, built in 1969, has the highest client fidelity score.

La Plagne, made up of six high-altitude resorts, which are linked from 8am to midnight, and four further down the mountain. And certain villages are very attractive, particularly that of Belle Plagne, developed later.

La Plagne is big, the biggest ski resort in the world both by number of days of ski lift passes bought in a season- 2.5 million and by the number of beds – 53,509. It has the biggest ski lift in the world, the Vanoise Express linking it with adjoining Les Arcs. Together they make up most ofFrancesthird biggest ski area Paradiski. This means a lot of people but at the same time it means great facilities. It is a world-class winter sports resort and thousands of people have wonderful winter holidays there and keep coming back.

It is not, by any measure, super smart. There are no five-star hotels and no plans for any and no Michelin-star restaurants. There is no nightclub where you will are likely to bump into Beckham or Beyoncé but there are still dozens of good restaurants and bars. There is now a strong move to expand the higher end accommodation and protect the environment. Hard to believe that 50 years ago there was nothing here except cows and a lead mine where most of the miners died by the time they reached their mid-fifties.

Elevation

Summit

10662ft
Vertical Drop

6561ft
Base

4101ft

Terrain

Beginner Runs

Intermediate Runs

53%

Advanced Runs

25%

Expert Runs

14%

Runs

140 MILES

Terrain Parks

Lifts

Total Number Of Lifts: 105
Gondolas & Trams: 9
Eight Person Lifts: 1
High Speed Sixes: 12
High Speed Quads: 10
Quad Chairs: 9
Triple Chairs: 0
Double Chairs: 4
Surface Lifts: 60

Tourist Office

73211 Aime Cedex

France

Phone: +33 (0)4 799 79 79

infos@la-plagne.com

Important Dates

Projected Opening Ski Season: 12/15/2012

Projected Closing Ski Season: 04/28/2013

Projected Days Open: 138

Days Open Last Year: 136

Years Open: 52

Average Snowfall: 206"

La Plagne Reviews

by etiti1000 11th May 2013
- Overall Rating 4
- Family Friendly 4
- All Mtn. Terrain 4
- Terrain Park 3
- Nightlife 0
Super station

Pros: Super paysage, superbe pistes de ski, remontÃ©es mecaniques avec tres bon dÃ©bit.
Cons: Pas assez de piste vertes.
by likeapple 6th April 2013
- Overall Rating 5
- Family Friendly 4
- All Mtn. Terrain 5
- Terrain Park 3
- Nightlife 3
Juste la Plagne!

Pros: domaine skiable, Les glaciers, dÃ©nivelÃ©
Cons: Ferme trop tÃ´t (17H) :)
by lilalamm 8th March 2013
- Overall Rating 5
- Family Friendly 3
- All Mtn. Terrain 5
- Terrain Park 0
- Nightlife 0
Vive La Plagne

Pros: Tolles Skigebiet, vom Appartment auf die Piste
Cons: Lange Anfahrt aus DE
by Djam Yang 7th March 2013
- Overall Rating 1
- Family Friendly 3
- All Mtn. Terrain 2
- Terrain Park 4
- Nightlife 3
mediocre

Pros: les peisages
Cons: le personnel , les parkings ,