Paradiski La Plagne

Montchavin / Les Coches Plagne Centre Plagne Bellecote Belle Plagne Aime La Plagne Plagne Village Plagne 1800

La Plagne is one half of the recently integrated skiing area of Paradiski. Opened in December 2003, the revolutionary high-speed 200 person cable car the Vanoise Express transports skiers across the valley between La Plagne (Montchavin-Les Coches) and Les Arcs (Peisey Vallandry). Paradiski is one of the largest winter playgrounds in the world, with over 400km of groomed pistes.

There is a wealth of excellent skiing from miles of cruisy blues and reds to practice on and even, if you’re feeling brave, lots of gentle off piste to try out tucked between the marked runs. For the more committed www.pistehors.com has this to say; ‘the area features some of the planet’s most awesome off-piste skiing..’ Warm up with a vertical drop of 2000 metres, before heading off to find some powder. Once you’ve explored the black runs and enjoyed the mogul fields, why not book a guide for the day and have an off-piste adventure in the beautiful and unspoilt Ponturin Valley, via the unrivalled routes of the Bellecote’s spectacular North Face.

Visitors can choose to buy a lift pass for just the Montchavin -Les Coches area; for La Plagne; or for Paradiski. The La Plagne and Paradiski passes also cover you for a day’s skiing in the neighbouring resorts of the Three Valleys, Val d’Isere, and Tignes.

La Plagne is a vast state-of-the-art ski area that covers 220 kilometres of groomed pistes, serviced by 108 lifts. The 132 runs range from the top of the Bellecote glacier at 3417m to the tree lined slopes of the lower villages at 1250m. There are miles of blue and red runs and some good beginners slopes with free drag lifts and gentle gradients; plus some superb and testing black runs, and the off piste is extensive and not tracked out. Guided off piste expeditions can be arranged taking you away from the crowds into the unspoilt Ponturin valley.

Within the La Plagne boundaries are 10 resort villages, all with their own character and importantly their own facilities. Spread across the mountain, they are linked by efficient lift services.