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La Plagne and Les Arcs, France form one of the biggest ski and snowboarding areas in the world "Paradiski". The Vanoise Express links the la Plagne ski area (near Montchavin-les Coches) to Plan Peisey in Les Arcs. La Plagne is a great destination for family ski holidays or for mixed ability group skiing holidays. La Plagne opens for skiing this winter on 12 December 2009. Most ski holiday operators such as Ski Beat Chalet Holidays open their ski chalets in la Plagne at the same time. For next ski season many ski chalet operators have cut the number of catered ski chalets in la Plagne. This is likely to lead to a shortage of good ski holidays available particularly on peak dates. With the current economic climate make sure that you book your ski holiday with a fully bonded ski holiday company - do not simply rely on using your credit card. We are aware of a number of special offers currently being launched - these are mainly special deals on la Plagne lift passes, ski school and ski hire. As soon as we have further details we will post them on our offers and news pages. La Plagne itself is made up of 11 villages, the villages and ski holiday accommodation in la Plagne can be summarised: High altitude ski resorts (1800-2000m): La Plagne Centre – a few older catered ski chalets, lots of ski apartments La Plagne 1800 – apartments and the best selection of catered ski chalets, childcare and crèche. La Plagne 1800 is probably the best village all round for a family ski holiday. Belle Plagne – hotels and ski apartments, doorstep skiing Aime la Plagne – ski in ski out budget and luxury ski apartments Plagne Villages – mainly apartments, a few catered ski chalets Plagne Soleil – mainly self-catered chalets and apartments, some cheap catered ski chalets Plagne Bellecote – apartments only Lower ski resorts: Montchavin la Plagne (1250m) – traditional village, ski apartments and catered ski chalets. Childcare available. Les Coches (1400m) – ski apartments and a few catered ski chalets Plagne Montalbert (1350m) – ski apartments and a few catered ski chalets Champagny la Plagne (1250m) – traditional village, ski apartments and some catered ski chalets but south facing Categories of accommodation for your ski holiday: Catered ski chalets - Plagne Centre; la Plagne 1800; Plagne Montalbert; Montchavin; Les Coches; Champagny; Luxury ski chalets - Plagne 1800; Hotels - Plagne Centre; Belle Plagne; Self-catering apartments - Plagne Centre; Plagne 1800; Plagne Bellecote; Belle Plagne; Aime la Plagne; Plagne Villages; Plagne Soleil; Montalbert; Montchavin ; Les Coches; Champagny; Self-catered ski chalets - Plagne Soleil. Skiing for disabled people - Belle Plagne; Aime la Plagne; Plagne Centre; Plagne 1800; For your family skiing holiday childcare with British carers is available as part of package when staying in ski chalets in la Plagne 1800; Plagne Centre or Montchavin la Plagne. The biggest selection of ski apartments in la Plagne is probably with: La Plagne in summer is great for a family holiday: there are a huge number of activities to choose from. A history of la Plagne is available from the la Plagne tourist office website. The history concentrates on the building of the ski resort and misses out on the role of the locals during the Second World War. There were many skirmishes with the Germans including one above Champagny which gave rise to a piste being named "Mont de la Guerre". At La Plagne Centre there is a war memorial to British aircrew who were involved in the dropping of 12 plane loads of munitions; these were then hidden in the mines of what is now Plagne 1800 before being distribute more widely across the region. Most skiers and snowboarders have become aware of the impact we have on the environment. It is unlikely that any skier or snowboarder will stop for this reason and we all want our holidays. To reduce the environmental impact when skiing or boarding there are a few simple choices: you can make a difference. Skiing in France is closest to the UK so there will be less fuel emissions when you take your ski holiday there; a high altitude ski resort means less artificial snow; to check out how la Plagne rates environmentally go to Save Our Snow. Some tour operators are notably more environmentally friendly than others: some simply invite you to make a contribution (they do not necessarily do anything themselves) whereas others have distinct policies on what they do. Other ski resort reviews: Skiing in Courchevel La Tania Skiing in la Rosiere Ski les Arcs, Paradiski. Privacy statement.