Information about Skiing and Snowboarding in La Plagne
The various towns that make up the majority of La Plagne are called,
somewhat confusingly. Belle Plagne, Plagne Bellecote, Plagne Soleil,
Plagne Villages, Plagne Montalbert, Plagne 1800, Plagne Centre and Aime
La Plagne. These are all purpose built resort towns which each have
their own small centre with cafes and restaurants. The resort also encompasses
three villages that existed as farming hamlets before the resort, so
have much more character. One of these is called Montchavin and is where
we have one of our chalets. It faces Les Arcs and is just below where
the Vanoise Express cable car stretches across a valley to link the
two resorts to form the Paradiski area. Another village is our neighbour
Les Coches, and finally three is a larger town at the far side of La
Plagne called Champagny.
Beginners will find plenty of quiet runs on which to find their feet. Every village has an area specially set aside for them, and there are enough cable cars for those who are a bit nervous to avoid having to use a chair lift. From La Plagne you can take the Roche de Mio and Rochette
Information about La Plagne for novice skiers and snowboarders
Beginners will find plenty of quiet runs on which to find their feet. Every village has an area specially set aside for them, and there are enough cable cars for those who are a bit nervous to avoid having to use a chair lift. From La Plagne you can take the Roche de Mio and Rochette
cable cars right up to the highest point on the glacier,
so people of all abilities can access the amazing views. The run home
to Montchavin is nice and easy and ends about ten metres from our front
door, which is great for tired legs.
Intermediate people have an almost unlimited choice of runs and places to explore, you'd be hard pushed to do it all in a week, especially if you take into account the link across to Les Arcs! A good place to start though is to head straight up to the Roche de Mio and head over the back down to Champagny. There are lots of areas just off the piste which seem to be largely left alone, so make for great fun even several days after it has snowed. Next you can come back over to the Grand Rochette and check out all the different terrain you'll find on your way back down to La Plagne. If the weather is bad then head to the trees in Plagne Montalbert, or Montchavin and Les Coches where you will find loads of wide open runs, perfect for some high speed action. Take the cable car over to the Bellecote for more amazing views and some more challenging terrain. Another good run is from the bottom of the Bellecote along the valley floor down to the chairlift that brings you back up to the Arpette sector, which itself has loads of rollers and lips to jump off.
More advanced people will not believe the amount of off piste there is to explore and how much of it seems to be left untouched! There are lines down to Champagny, which are long and not too challenging, plenty of lines around the Roche de Mio and the Bellecote, be warned though, these are high Alpine areas and should not be ridden without a guide, which in La Plagne would be worth every penny because there is just so much to do. There are kicker spots absolutely everywhere for those who like to leave the ground and cliffs of every size, from small learner ones to whopper sized scary ones. There is also a couple of parks above Plagne Centre, littered with rails and kickers of all shapes and sizes, and a decent half pipe just above Plagne Bellecote which is always worth a look.
Information about La Plagne for intermediate skiers and snowboarders
Intermediate people have an almost unlimited choice of runs and places to explore, you'd be hard pushed to do it all in a week, especially if you take into account the link across to Les Arcs! A good place to start though is to head straight up to the Roche de Mio and head over the back down to Champagny. There are lots of areas just off the piste which seem to be largely left alone, so make for great fun even several days after it has snowed. Next you can come back over to the Grand Rochette and check out all the different terrain you'll find on your way back down to La Plagne. If the weather is bad then head to the trees in Plagne Montalbert, or Montchavin and Les Coches where you will find loads of wide open runs, perfect for some high speed action. Take the cable car over to the Bellecote for more amazing views and some more challenging terrain. Another good run is from the bottom of the Bellecote along the valley floor down to the chairlift that brings you back up to the Arpette sector, which itself has loads of rollers and lips to jump off.
Information about La Plagne for advanced skiers and snowboarders
More advanced people will not believe the amount of off piste there is to explore and how much of it seems to be left untouched! There are lines down to Champagny, which are long and not too challenging, plenty of lines around the Roche de Mio and the Bellecote, be warned though, these are high Alpine areas and should not be ridden without a guide, which in La Plagne would be worth every penny because there is just so much to do. There are kicker spots absolutely everywhere for those who like to leave the ground and cliffs of every size, from small learner ones to whopper sized scary ones. There is also a couple of parks above Plagne Centre, littered with rails and kickers of all shapes and sizes, and a decent half pipe just above Plagne Bellecote which is always worth a look.
"La PLagne, wow, what a place. A day from Les Arcs was well worth it" - Jasper
