Ski-in Ski-out Paradise
La Plagne Ski Resort is one of several mega ski resorts in the Tarentaise Valley in France. Linked to Les Arcs by the double-decker Vanoise Express cable car, they form the Paradiski ski area.
Vanoise express. the largest cable car in the world that connects La Plagne to Les arcs
This article will show you the most important things you need to know before booking a La Plagne holiday. If you read until the end of the article, you will get some great tips that will help you make better decisions, save time and money and have a more enjoyable vacation.
La Plagne. 7 ski in ski out villages
La Plagne is the collective name for seven purpose-built high-altitude resort villages’ and the ski domain surrounding them.
The seven La Plagne resort villages are: Plagne 1800, Plagne-Bellecote, Belle-Plagne, Plagne- Centre, Plagne-Soleil, Plagne-Villages and Aime-la-Plagne.
Colorado chairlift. Plagne Centre
There are four more traditional villages in the resort: Champagny en Vanoise on the south side of the resort; Plagne Montalbert, in the west end of the resort; and the villages of Montchavin and Les Roches, on the northeast end of the resort, near the connection to Les Arcs.
How to get to La Plagne?
The closest airports to La Plagne are Chambéry, with a transfer time of 1 hour and forty-five minutes, or Grenoble, Lyon and Geneva, with a transfer time of 2 and a half hours each.
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If you are coming by train, the nearest train stop is in the town of Aime, where you need to take a 30 to 60-minute bus drive to La Plagne., depending on which village you are staying.
The bus leaves Aime train station between six forty-five AM to eight forty-five PM towards the
resort villages every 30-60 minutes, and arrive at Aime train station between eight forty-five AM to ten-thirty PM, every 30-60 minutes.
The ski area
La Plagne ski resort has a long season beginning in mid-December which lasts until the end of April.
Bellecote glacier. long season
The resort’s mainly northerly orientation, with elevation above 2000 meters and an abundance of snow cannons, guarantees consistently snow-covered slopes.
The ski area of La Plagne itself has two hundred and twenty-five kilometers of ski runs, and when combined with Les arcs, It creates the Paradiski ski area, with a total of four hundred and twenty-five kilometers of ski runs.
Aime La plagne. Plagne centre, Plagne villages and Plagne Soleil in the background.
Overall there are eighteen black runs, thirty-three red runs, sixty-nine blue runs, and ten green runs in the ski area of La Plagne, served by seventy-seven ski lifts.
The ski area of La Plagne spans from one thousand two hundred and fifty meters above sea level to three thousand two hundred and fifty meters above sea level.
the bowl around Plagne centre.maze of natural charmful beginners slopes
La Plagne’s longest run is called Mont de la Guerre and is nearly seven kilometers long, from the top of the Les Verdons through some of the La Plagne’s most beautiful powder slopes right down to Champagny.
Experts can find the most challenging runs in Le Biolley sector, the valley beyond the ridges directly above Plagne-Centre and Aime-la-Plagne.
Snowboarders need to plan their routes ahead to avoid many flat areas, such as the slopes above Belle-Plagne.
La Plagne has a vast and awesome off-piste ski area. So, if you want to get away from the crowds and carve your own lines, La Plagne has a lot to offer.
La Cambraie. geological phenomenon unique to La Plagne
To explore the best lift-accessed natural terrain in La Plagne, it’s a good idea to hire a guide as you will be safer, find the best powder and have a lot more fun.
Freestylers can enjoy the Snowpark de la Plagne. It’s located just above Belle Plagne and divided into four zones with differing levels of difficulty from those with little experience to the real pros. And it also has an airbag.
Got the airbag. La Plagne snow park above Belle Plagne
With La Plagne’s average height standing at around two thousand meters, most of the accommodation offers ski-in/ski-out conditions right the way into late April.
La Plagne villages. pure Ski in-ski out
Plagne 1800 is one of the prettiest villages of La Plagne affording the onlooker a traditional vista of wooden snow-topped chalets clustered around a few steep turns of la Plagne’s hairpin road
Plagne 1800
Plagne-Bellecote village is host to a convergence of runs coming from all directions, and with three chair lifts and a gondola all heading off to different ski areas, you can really get the most out of your skiing from here. With a beginner’s ski zone complete with a covered carpet lift, it is one of the best places for beginners.
Plagne Bellecote
Belle Plagne is located the closest to the higher area of the resort. It is also one of the most attractive places to stay. Pedestrianised in the centre and made up of traditional wood, stone and slate buildings, Belle Plagne will give you a natural feeling of being immersed in the mountains.
Belle Plagne
Plagne Centre is a hub of activity and the biggest by far of the La Plagne villages. It has everything you need for a great holiday. It is packed full of amenities, all accessible through an indoor gallery and tunnels.
Plagne centre
Plagne Centre also has an ice rink and a good nursery for little children. Some pictorial runs are going down to Plagne centre thanks to the unique topography of the area.
Plagne centre. charmful slopes around
Plagne Villages
Plagne Villages and Plagne Soleil offer a great alternative to the larger villages for a quieter holiday, at a lower price. The necessities are there with suitable amusements available, and Plagne Centre is close by if you want it.
Plagne Soleil
Aime la Plagne
La Plagne is easy to get around, with all the free inter-village transport. There are two primary free shuttle services:
One connects Plagne 1800 to Plagne Bellecôte and Plagne Centre every 15 minutes from eight thirty AM to twelve fifty AM.
Plagne Bellecote from Triesus run.
The other shuttle runs between Les Charmettes, La Roche, the bobsleigh run, Plagne 1800, Plagne Centre, and Aime-la-Plagne every hour from six AM to twelve-thirty AM.
There are also free shuttles between Plagne Centre, Plagne Soleil and Plagne Villages every fifteen to twenty minutes from around eight thirty five AM to around eleven forty-five PM.
Belle Plagne. naturally blends with the slopes.
There is no direct bus service between Belle Plagne and the other villages in La Plagne. You will need to take the Télécabine lift between Belle Plagne and Plagne Bellecôte, which shuts at eleven forty-five PM, from where you can then take a bus to the other villages.
The Télémétro lift links Plagne Centre and Aime-la-Plagne every 5 minutes from around eight AM until eleven forty-five PM.
Telemetro lift. connects Plagne centre to Aime la Plagne.
Finally, the telebus pedestrian gondola connects between Plagne villages and Plagne centre from nine AM to eight forty-five PM.
If you are coming by car, you should expect to pay around sixty euros per week for parking, and if you want covered parking, you had better book it in advance. There is also motorhome parking facilities in Plagne village.
Free Caravan park Between Plagne Villages and Plagne Soleil
La Plagne offers many other attractions like sightseeing helicopter flights, snowmobiling, dog-sledge mushing, toboggan, paragliding and ice skating. Ice skating in Plagne centre will cost you just 5 euros if you have your own skates, and 8 euros including skates rent.
Conclusion
Before sharing our special tip for a vacation in La Plagne, these are our numbers for La Plagne,based on the Paradiski skipass
Snowboarders: 8.5
Beginners: 9
Intermediates: 9.5
Advanced Skiers: 9
Freestylers: 9
Free-riders: 9.5
Night live: 6
Apres ski: 6
Resort Charm: 8
Bringing our Total score for La Plagne to 8.9.
Our tip for today is to try the Olympic Bobsleighing run, where you can take a ride down the one point five-kilometre serpentine track set between the villages of Plagne 1800 and La Roche.
