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Skiing in La Plagne
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La Plagne is part of one of the largest ski areas in the world: the Vanoise Express connects la Plagne (via les Coches) to Plan Peisey in Les Arcs creating the combined Paradiski ski area. Many skiers and snowboarders come away from La Plagne describing it as under-rated: it really is excellent for beginners and intermediates; it is not so good for advanced on piste. Due to the lack of good skiers in the resort you will often find powder to the side of the pistes days after ski resorts such as Val d'Isere have been skied out. For a brief guide by category of skier go to the la Plagne website. You will find our unique piste by piste guide below: just click on the sector that you want and look for the colour coded pistes. A similar guide is being developed on www.skilesarcs.co.uk: this should be available very soon. For a bigger version of the la Plagne piste map click on the image below or here for an interactive piste map. |
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Fact file: Ski range 1250m to 3250m Marked pistes: 225km (Paradiski 425km) Ski lifts: 89 (Paradiski 143) Snow parks: Plagne Centre; Belle Plagne; Champagny and Montchavin – Les Coches Half-pipe: Plagne Bellecote |
| Weather forecasts and snow conditions can be found via the ski holiday offers screen. | |
| Ski pass prices for la Plagne (for winter 2007/08): Adult 6 days: €197.50 (child 6-13 years €148.50) Adult 7 days: €223 (child 6-13 years €167.50) Adult 8 days: €250 (child 6-13 years €187.50) Ski pass prices for Paradiski (la Plagne & les Arcs): Adult 6 days: €237 (child 6-13 years €178) Adult 7 days: €265 (child 6-13 years €199) Adult 8 days: €294 (child 6-13 years €220.50) Children 5 and under ski free. Reductions for seniors. Ski passes can be bought on line via the tourist office and other sites. These websites are often so confusing that skiers give up. It is probably easiest to buy your la Plagne or Paradiski ski pass via your ski holiday company, some bigger tour operators seem to use very generous exchange rates (to them) when buying in advance so beware. Smaller tour operators tend to sell lift passes locally and at the normal public rate - these would normally be delivered to your accommodation in la Plagne. There are many different ski passes available and even deals for beginners - ask your tour operator which is best for you. Some have very helpful tables which pretty much explain all the ski passes that you might normally want, try Ski Beat's website for booking ski passes in la Plagne: they can only sell to skiers and snowboarders staying in their own ski chalets but you can still use the information on their site. |
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Insurance: However you travel insurance is vital when on a skiing holiday. When travelling in Europe it is also suggested that you take an EHIC (this has replaced the form E111), full information can be on the Department of Health website. |
Sectors: | |
| Plagne Centre - Aime la Plagne - Plagne 1800 | |
| Plagne Centre - Plagne 1800 - Plagne Soleil - Plagne Villages | |
| Plagne Bellecote - Belle Plagne | |
| Bellecote Glacier | |
| Montalbert - Aime la Plagne | |
| Montchavin - les Coches | |
| Champagny | |
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