Skiing in La Plagne

La Plagne has a large ski area with lifts, 70% above 2000 metres. It is very well equipped with ski facilities and can satisfy all the family's needs during the school holidays. By choosing the La Plagne ski pass, you will have access to:

• 225 km of pistes

• 135 downhill ski runs, including 8 green, 74 blue, 35 red and 18 black

• 76 ski lifts and the Vanoise Express cable car

• 1 snowpark, 1 half pipe, 3 boardercross and 1 airbag

• numerous play areas for children

As for the most demanding skiers, they will certainly opt for Paradiski, the world's second-largest linked ski area! 

• 425 km of runs

• 3 Savoie resorts in the French Alps, ranging from 1200 to 3250 metres in altitude: La Plagne, Les Arcs and Peisey-Vallandry 

• 264 downhill ski runs, including 12 green, 137 blue, 79 red and 36 black

• 17 new sliding facilities: snowparks, boardercross, airbags, waterslide, air tubing, etc. 

• 153 km of runs dedicated to Nordic skiing

• 130 ski lifts, including the largest cable car in the world: the Vanoise Express

• 958 snow guns

Whether you choose to devote yourself to the 225 km of pistes at La Plagne or to push the pleasure to the 200 km of other pistes at Paradiski, you will find a wide variety of skiing experiences along the way. For example, start with a morning ski trip by booking your place on the First Tracks. This paid activity (about 15 euros per person) allows you to take the gondola from the villages of Plagne Centre, Plagne Bellecôte or Plagne Montalbert to enjoy the views, before the ski area opens, and then follow the ski patrollers for the first run before finishing with a refreshing breakfast. 

Beginners or intermediate skiers can't miss the longest slope in La Plagne: the Mont-Blanc blue slope stretches over 6.5 km of descent in a natural setting between forest and breathtaking views of the mountains. Another blue run not to be missed: the Levasseur. With its 5.2 km length, you will have time to enjoy your descent and concentrate on your technique.
The more demanding Inversens red run is an old off-piste itinerary and the second-longest run in the resort, which alone is worth a visit. Another mythical piste is the red Mont de la Guerre, which stretches for almost 5 km between the top of Les Verdons and the village 1 km below. It is pretty steep in places. It offers one of the most beautiful settings in the area.

The most experienced skiers will undoubtedly appreciate the Natur' slopes to taste the sensations of off-piste skiing and the pleasure of powder snow in complete safety as they are marked but not groomed slopes.

The black Rochette with its steep wall and the equally difficult Grande Pente or the red Esselte run, a great forest crossing among these Natur' runs.

For ski touring, you will have the choice between 7 itineraries, classified by level of difficulty:

• for beginners: itineraries with a positive difference in altitude of 350 metres at Plagne Bellecôte-Col de Forcle and Plagne Centre - Col de Forcle and 390 metres at Les Coches-Plan Bois

• for occasional skiers: the La Roche-Le Fornelet itinerary with a D+ difference of 485 metres and Plagne Montalbert-le Fornelet (265 metres D+ / 80 metres D-)

• for experienced skiers: Montchavin-Pierres Blanches itinerary with a positive difference in altitude of 800 metres

• for experts: Champigny- la Porciere itinerary and its 930 metres D+.

On the freeride side, La Plagne offers a high-quality area with many possibilities on the north face of Bellecôte and towards the forests of Montchavin - Les Coches and Montalbert. Powder lovers will also choose between marked but ungroomed pistes, called Natur' pistes, and off-piste sectors with uneven terrain and hazardous itineraries such asthe Combe des Arrieres or the North Face of the Grande Rochette, which require a good level of technical ability. 

The resort is a treat for all those looking to get off the beaten track. The accompaniment of a high mountain guide is highly recommended to find the best options according to the weather and, above all, to evolve in complete safety. 

Two areas compete for the favours of cross-country skiing enthusiasts in La Plagne: the Nordic area of Champagny le Haut and the Nordic area of Versant du Soleil.

The Champagny area has the "3 Nordic" label and has 23 km of trails for skating and cross-country skiing. Younger children have the Nordic Park area to improve their balance and practice thanks to fun cross-country skiing courses. Other activities are also offered in this area: skijoring or pony sledging for the little ones, sleigh rides, snowshoeing and ice climbing mean that many people come together to enjoy their favourite activity. 

On the Versant du Soleil slopes, the Granier-Prachanie Nordic area dominates the Tarentaise valley. You will find there :

• two groomed Nordic itineraries for skating: La Vie Neuve, 5 km long and with a positive difference in altitude of 140 metres and the Montee de la Chavonne and its 3 km for a D+ of 260 metres.

• An unmarked and unsafe ski touring itinerary with a difference in altitude of 700 m D+.

• Three snowshoeing itineraries: the Bonvillard loop lasting an hour and a half (D+ 120m), the Brief loop for which you will need 2.5 hours (positive difference in altitude of 300 metres) and the Cudray chapel, which you can complete in just over an hour (D+ 100 metres).

• a play area for skiing or sledging