La Plagne resort
information: 1250 - 3250 metres.
Click the piste map of La Plagne
to enlarge
|
|
The various
districts of La Grande Plagne: Plagne, Plagne-Village, Aime 2000
and Plagne Bellecote, are distributed over a plateau between Chambery
and Aosta, surrounded by glaciers. The different areas are all linked
by bus. Access via Aime (18 km). Railway station: Aime, bus service.
Child minding service, cinema, discotheques, hang gliding.
|
Access:
La Plagne is 149km (97 miles) from Geneva airport and is linked by a ski
bus service. There is also a bus link to Lyon airport, 180km (113 miles)
away and to Chambery. Rail services operate to Aime, 5km (3 miles)
from the high villages within the resort and Plagne Montalbert. TGV
trains operate from Paris in a little over 4 hours and there are also overnight
sleepers. A rail service to nearby Bourg St Maurice station also operates
weekly in the winter from London through the Channel Tunnel.
For Montchavin and les Coches skiers should use Landry station and for Champagny
en Vanoise, Motiers. A shuttle bus service operates around La plagne's
various villages during the day and part of the night, it is not included
in the lift ticket however.
Driving time from Calais is about 9 hours not counting stops. Take the A6
from Paris to Lyon then to Chambery on the A43 then Albertville on the A430,
followed by the N90 dual-carriageway to Motiers. Continue on the N90 to
Aime and then the road to la Plagne. For Plagne Montalbert take the road
for Longefoy from Aime and for Montchavin les Coches continue for 7km (4
miles) on the N90 beyond Aime to the Landry turn-off then follow the
signs to the village.
La Plagne in summer
25 tennis courts, 2 heated swimming pool, riding, 70 km
hikes, grass-skiing, summer skiing on the Bellecote glacier (3200 m), 7
lift facilities.
La Plagne in winter
Purpose built ski resort, ideal for beginners and intermediates
with door-stop skiing and some runs for advanced skiers. There are 100 lifts
covering 200 km of ski pistes: 1 cable car, 6 cable cabins, 27 chair lifts
and 66 drag lifts. Glacier skiing. 45 km of cross country skiing. Ice skating,
swimming pool, hang gliding, tobogganing.
Altitude :1250 - 3250 m
Pistes :220 km: blue: 80
km / red: 90 km / black: 50 km
Halfpipes: 1
Funparks: 3
Boardercross: 3
Lifts/Trains :
Tow lifts: 66
Chair lift/s: 33
Cable car/s: 8
Cable cabin/s: 2
Going out / Aprs ski :
Restaurants : 116, Bars : 93, Pubs : 7, Discos : 7, Cinema, Concerts
Sport & Fitness all year :
Swimming Pool, Sauna/steam room, Solarium, Fitness centre, Massage, Paragliding,
Squash
Sport & Fitness winter :
Cross country skiing, Toboggan, Ice rink, Dog sleigh, Snow scooter
Ski school :
Ski and Snowboard school : 13, Instructors : 550, Group ski lessons
Children :
Childcare service, Ski kindergarten, Baby sitter, Piste for children, Children's
ski piste with ski lift
Other activities :Torch lit
descents.
-
Online hire for skiing and snowboarding equipment.
- Visit our partner
SnowRental
for great discounts of up to 50% on winter sports equipment hire.
- Over 400 shops in over 300 resorts.
- Search by resort.
- Choose from skis, boards and boots to suit all levels.
- Find what you want, pay online and collect at the
resort.
|
