Scheme of slopes at the Belle Plagne ski resort. Ski resort La Plagne
La Plagne in France was founded in 1961 and, thanks to Emile Allais, the legendary Olympic champion and 4-time world champion, who was the resort's technical consultant, quickly gained popularity among skiers. Today La Plagne offers modern infrastructure for skiing, winter sports and recreation. Bobsleigh competitions were also held here during the 1992 Olympics, and the European Cup and World Bobsleigh Championships are held here.
Trails, slopes, lifts
La Plagne is 6 high mountain resorts with a height difference from 1800 to 2100 m: Aime-La Plagne (2100 m), Plagne Center (1970 m), Plagne Bellecôte (1930 m), Belle Plagne (2050 m2), Plagne 1800 and Plagne Village / Soleil (2050 m). The region has 225 km of trails of varying difficulty, most of which are “blue” (65%) and “red” (34%) trails. There are also easy “green” slopes - 10%, and “black” slopes for professionals - 17%. You can travel around the villages without taking off your skis, as they are all connected by trails and free buses. The resort serves 110 ski lifts. In addition, there are 90 km of cross-country ski trails.
Entertainment and active recreation
La Plagne in France impresses with its variety of entertainment. Dog sledding, sledding and snowmobiling, paragliding and helicopter rides, ice and rock climbing, mountain biking and walking routes. The pride of La Plagne is a 1.5 kilometer Olympic bobsleigh track with 19 turns, open to tourists. On the vast territory of the resort there are 3 snow parks, 3 skating rinks, several fitness centers, SPA centers and the Espace Paradisio aquatic center, 5 cinemas, bowling alley, squash courts.
A new feature of the resort is the “Subli’Sim - 6 peaks, 6 impressions” program, including the most unusual entertainment: polar safari and a real beach at the top of the ski lift, tai chi classes in the Zen mountain recreation area and a free fall simulator, candy binging in a fairytale house and inflatable attractions.
Local cuisine and wines
La Plagne's more than 95 restaurants cater to a wide range of tastes, from affordable family restaurants to high-altitude restaurants to fine dining. Most of the restaurants are cozy Alpine chalets and offer traditional Savoyard dishes - fondue, raclette, tartiflette. You can relax with a glass of mulled wine, French wine or beer in numerous bars in La Plagne. Fans of nightlife can enjoy the resort's nightclubs and discos.
Family vacation
La Plagne is ideal for families with children. Most of the slopes here are not difficult, in addition, there are special slopes and lifts for children, kindergartens and ski schools operate at all stations, you can have fun in 11 children's winter parks and amusement parks with adventure routes. In addition, the resort regularly hosts all kinds of family events.
Ski resort La Plagne located in the Haute Tarentaise valley, almost in the center of the French Alps. It can be called a resort of world significance, since it was here that the Winter Olympics were held in 1992.
One of the attractions of La Plagne is the bobsleigh track, the only one in France.
The resort was created in 1961, and since 2003 it, together with its neighbors, forms the second largest in the world after the famous Three Valleys ski region.
Brief description resort
La Plagne unites 12 villages, each of them can offer you excellent hotels, discos, restaurants and bars. Plagne Center is the first of the villages, built back in the 60s. The bulk of shopping and entertainment awaits you here. Belle Plagne is distinguished by its convenient ski area location. Plagne 1800, Plagne Bellecote, Plagne Village, Aime la Plagne and Plagne Soleil are also well located. These seven villages are connected to each other by roads, trails and ski lifts. The remaining five villages are located lower down and are well suited for families with children, as there are excellent slopes nearby for teaching young skiers. This is Champagny - an ancient village located near Courchevel; Montchavin - here you can ski directly to the hotel door and the more modern Les Coches, Longefoy and Plagne Montalbert. You can get to the main ski area from these villages using lifts.
La Plagne is distinguished by its environmental friendliness. French Alps can be called a miracle of nature, therefore they must be preserved in their present form. Therefore, environmental specialists carefully monitor the construction of new facilities. Car traffic is prohibited on the resort territory; the car will have to be left in a special parking lot.
There are practically no problems with the amount of snow in La Plagne, since the pistes mainly run along northern slopes at an altitude of more than 2000 meters. Well, if there is still not enough snow, the snow cannons start working.
The resort's pistes cover an area of 10,000 hectares, which is more than at any other resort in the world. La Plagne has an extensive network of lifts and wide, straight slopes. It is ideal for athletes with average experience; most trails are designed specifically for them. There are also many suitable trails for children, as well as special lifts (free of charge) and experienced instructors.
Location
La Plagne can be reached from the airports of Lyon (196 km), Geneva (150 km), and Chambery (160 km).
Description of the routes
The resort's trails are suitable for athletes with almost any experience. There are 142 trails in total. For beginners, the greens (11) and most of the blues (70) will be of interest. For skiers with average experience, there are 34 red ones (I would especially like to note the longest slope of the resort, which starts at the top of Roche-de-Mio and ends at Montchavin), and for professionals - 16 black and 11 super difficult (gray). Perhaps the most difficult descent in La Plagne is Allias, its length is 3000 meters.
There are also suitable areas for off-piste skiers, mainly located on the north side of the Bellcote Glacier.
Other types of winter activities
Bobsleigh track Two Bordercross snowboard parks Cross-country ski trails: difficult - 20 km, medium - 40 km, easy - 30 km. Paragliding Motorized hang gliding Sleigh and dog sledding Ice cave descent Snowshoeing Ice skating rink Hang gliding
In the evening you can relax in the sauna or jacuzzi, swim in the pool, play tennis or bowling, sunbathe in the solarium - all this is offered by the resort's sports centers.
The villages have many bars (some of them open all night) and more than a hundred restaurants with traditional French or exotic cuisine (for example, Mexican or Chinese). There are discos in the villages of Plagne Centre, Aime la Plagne, Belle Plagne and Plagne Bellecote. Shops are located right in the hotels. Two cinemas are open for movie lovers.
Accommodation
The resort's hotels are mainly 3-4 star, with prices ranging from 25 (La Licorne) to 198 (Terra Nova) euros per night. Almost all hotels are located directly on the slopes. For 230-840 euros per week you can rent an apartment for 4-6 people, as well as rent a chalet or apartment.
) is located in the eastern part of the resort, on a low (up to 2500 m) ridge running from the crest of Belcôte peak to Les Verdon mountains. The relief of the region is noticeably different from the neighboring one - the slopes here are more gentle (la plagne means “plateau” in the Savoyard dialect) and the lower part is abundantly overgrown with forest. There are noticeably more small resort villages, long slopes and, accordingly, cable cars. And the first ski station was built here in the early 1960s, which is why La Plagne is considered the recognized center of Paradiski.
Now there are 6 resort villages - Aime la Plagne (2100 m), Belle Plagne (2050 m), Plagne Soleil (2050 m), Plagne Bellecote (1930 m), Plagne Center (1970 m) and Plagne 1800 (1800 m), as well as 4 mountain villages, which are used as tourist centers mostly only in summer period, - Champagny en Vanoise (1250 m), Plagne Montalbert (1350 m), Montchavin (1250 m) and Les Coches (1450).
The resorts of the La Plagne region are designed for a relaxing family holiday - there are about 225 km of slopes, and about 60% of them are marked blue, at many stations motor vehicles are prohibited, and you can approach the hotel directly on skis, descending from simple wooded slopes ( mostly also “blue”, but there are many very short and gentle slopes at the bottom of the slopes). However, for more advanced skiers there are good “red” slopes above Champagny-en-Vanoise, from Sources and Grande Rochette, “black” slopes Morbleu, Harakiri and Kamikaze, as well as an interesting 15-kilometer glacier run Bellecote to the village of Montchaven (altitude difference - 2 km!).
Also in the resort area there is a first-class bobsled track, 3 fitness centers (in Belle Plagne, Plagne Bellecôte and Plagne Centre), a squash hall in Plagne 1800, skating rinks in Aime-la-Plagne and Plagne Bellecôte, a swimming pool in Plagne-Bellecôte, 90 km of flat skiing, modern Capella snowpark above Plagne Centre, boardercross track above Belle Plagne and half-pipe above Plagne-Bellecôte, fun park in Champagny-en-Vanoise, paragliding and hang-gliding school, 17 ski slopes and snowboard schools, large number rental points, children's clubs and gardens, as well as ski schools for all ages.
At the same time, La Plagne is considered a “quiet” resort - there are only 2 nightclubs (Le Bleu night in Aime-la-Plagne and L "Hexagone in Plagne-Monalbert), bowling in Belle Plagne, but in return you can find 8 discos, 5 cinemas, slot machines and paintball, many cozy bars and restaurants, as well as high-mountain restaurants with excellent Savoyard cuisine. There are 16 large hotels (mostly two- and three-star) and about four dozen small boarding houses and chalets that can simultaneously accommodate up to. 8 thousand people.
A La Plagne ski pass for 1 day will cost 40 euros for an adult (14-59 years old), 30 euros for a child (6-13 years old), 30 euros for pensioners (over 60 years old), 192, 144 euros for a six-day pass. and 163 euros respectively. A common Paradiski Unlimited ski pass for the entire area (La Plagne, Les Arcs, Peysey-Valladry, Villaroger plus 1 day of skiing in Espace Killy, Trois Vallees, Les Saisies and Pralognan en Vanoise) for 6 days will cost 233 euros for an adult, 175 euros for a child and 198 euros for pensioners, for 13 days - 404, 303 and 343 euros, respectively. There are all kinds of special offers for families with children, children's and organized groups, and so on (the current state of prices can be found on the resort's website, which has a Russian-language section). The estimated cost of renting a set for a snowboard is about 115 euros for 6 days, for alpine skiing - about 100 euros (for an adult for 6 days).
The ski season in La Plagne lasts from mid-December to mid-April, but in some areas, due to the low altitude and southern exposure, a certain lack of snow may already be observed in December and March.
Height difference: 1250-3250 m Lifts are open from mid-December to the end of April.
Resort website: www.la-plagne.com
La Plagne- the second ski area, which in the winter of 2003 entered the Paradiski zone. It consists of 10 stations, six of which are connected by roads, slopes and lifts, and four are located a little away. The most convenient hotels and residences are located in Plagne 1800, Plagne Bellecôte (1930 m), Plagne Center (1970 m), Em Plagne (2100 m), Belle Plagne (2050 m), Plagne Soleil (2050 m) and Plagne-Village (2050 m).
La Plagne has reliable snow (the main slopes are located on northern slopes and above 2000 m), wide and straight slopes, an extensive network of lifts. All this attracts tourists from all over the world. Plagne is ideal for intermediate skiers, as most of the slopes are easy; excellent conditions for teaching children - free ski lifts, many instructors, special teaching methods and many children's trails. Car traffic is prohibited at Plani stations; there are closed parking lots (paid) at the entrance.
Characteristics of the routes
For professionals: there are only two areas that deserve attention - the black pistes leading from the Bellecôte glacier and the descents from Bioley, a good piste from Grand Rochette to Champagne, but due to the fact that the slope is southern, it can get snowy. Those who wish can test themselves on virgin soil.
For intermediate level: La Plagne is ideal for intermediate skiers, with many blue and red runs available. The slopes in Champagne will be interesting for advanced skiers; their names speak for themselves: “Kamikaze” and “Harakiri”. The long red run of Mont de la Guerre is magnificent; There are easy trails in the main valley, long, long descents from Roche de Mio are good, however, the second part of one of them is classified as black trails. But basically all sectors have excellent red slopes.
For beginners: Of course, La Plagne will be interesting for beginners. All pistes and ski lifts are located near the accommodation. Perhaps, when you look at the map, you will notice that there are not enough green trails, but the blue trails are quite simple and easy to master.
Ecole du Ski Francais(E.S.F., www.esf-plagne.com), Oxygene, El pro, Evolution 2, information on the website www.la-plagne.com.
Prices for services are approximate.
Ski pass
Children under 6 years old use the lifts free of charge. (age in the table is inclusive)
Ski-pass "Paradiski illlimite" includes use of the ski lifts of all resorts of the Paradiski ski area: Les Arcs and La Plagne, Peisey-Vallandry.
*** The 13-day family pass can only be purchased when staying at the La Plagne resort.
Equipment rental (approximate prices in euros):
| 1 day, adult | 1 day, baby | 6 days, adult | 6 days, baby | |
| Skis | 15-35 | 8-15 | 70-140 | 30-65 |
| Boots | 10-15 | 5-20 | 35-80 | 20-50 |
| Snowboard | 35-40 | 25-30 | 170-190 | 120-140 |
Sports, recreation
There are many places in La Plagne where you can have fun after skiing
* Belle Plagne - bowling alley, fitness center (gyms, sauna, Turkish bath, balneotherapy, solarium);
* Plagne Center - fitness center (Turkish bath, sauna, balneotherapy, solarium, massage, lymphatic drainage, pressotherapy);
* Plagne-Bellecôte - skating rink, swimming pool (entrance for adults 5 euros, for children 3.75 euros); fitness center (sauna, Turkish bath, jacuzzi, solarium, massage), two cinemas.
In La Plagne there is a bobsleigh track where competitions took place during the 1992 Olympic Games (1 run on a four-seater bob - 33 euros per person, on a three-seater - 80 euros per person, mono-bob - 95 euros).
Bars and restaurants
There are bars and restaurants at every station; There are discos in Aime-Plagne, Belle-Plagne, Plagne-Centre and Plagne-Bellecôte.
Stores
Shops are located in the central buildings of hotels and are usually open from 10.00 to 12.00 and from 15.00 to 19.00.
Ski buses
Buses run every 1 hour between Plagne-Centre and Em-Plagne, Plagne-Centre and Plagne-Villages, Plagne 1800 and Plagne-Bellecôte, Plagne-Bellecôte and Belle-Plagne.
La Plagne in France was founded in 1961 and, thanks to Emile Allais, the legendary Olympic champion and 4-time world champion, who was the resort's technical consultant, quickly gained popularity among skiers. Today La Plagne offers modern infrastructure for skiing, winter sports and recreation. Bobsleigh competitions were also held here during the 1992 Olympics, and the European Cup and World Bobsleigh Championships are held here.
Trails, slopes, lifts
La Plagne is 6 high-mountain resorts with a height difference from 1800 to 2100 m: Aime-La Plagne (2100 m), Plagne-Centre (1970 m), Plagne-Bellecôte (1930 m), Belle Plagne (2050 m2) , Plagne 1800 and Plagne Village/Soleil (2050 m). The region has 225 km of trails of varying difficulty, most of which are “blue” (65%) and “red” (34%) trails. There are also easy “green” slopes - 10%, and “black” slopes for professionals - 17%. You can travel around the villages without taking off your skis, as they are all connected by trails and free buses. The resort serves 110 ski lifts. In addition, there are 90 km of cross-country ski trails.
Entertainment and active recreation
La Plagne in France impresses with its variety of entertainment. Dog sledding, sledding and snowmobiling, paragliding and helicopter rides, ice and rock climbing, mountain biking and hiking trails. The pride of La Plagne is a 1.5 kilometer Olympic bobsleigh track with 19 turns, open to tourists. On the vast territory of the resort there are 3 snow parks, 3 skating rinks, several fitness centers, SPA centers and the Espace Paradisio aquatic center, 5 cinemas, bowling alley, squash courts.
A new feature of the resort is the “Subli'Sim - 6 peaks, 6 experiences” program, which includes the most unusual entertainment: a polar safari and a real beach at the top of the ski lift, tai chi classes in the Zen mountain recreation area and a free fall simulator, a candy feast in a fairytale house and inflatable attractions.
Local cuisine and wines
La Plagne's more than 95 restaurants cater to a wide range of tastes, from affordable family restaurants to high-altitude restaurants to fine dining. Most of the restaurants are cozy Alpine chalets and offer traditional Savoyard dishes - fondue, raclette, tartiflette. You can relax with a glass of mulled wine, French wine or beer in numerous bars in La Plagne. Fans of nightlife can enjoy the resort's nightclubs and discos.
Family vacation
La Plagne is ideal for families with children. Most of the slopes here are not difficult, in addition, there are special slopes and lifts for children, kindergartens and ski schools operate at all stations, you can have fun in 11 children's winter parks and amusement parks with adventure routes. In addition, the resort regularly hosts all kinds of family events.
