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La Plagne

France · Sabaudia · Single resort (part of: Paradiski)

La Plagne is a ski resort in Sabaudia (France). It has 225 km of downhill runs and 74 lifts. The runs go from 1250 to 3250 m (2000 m vertical).

Piste length
225 km
Lifts
74
Base station
1250 m
Top station
3250 m
Vertical drop
2000 m
Country
France

Piste difficulty split

  • Easy: 16%
  • Medium: 36%
  • Hard: 38%
  • Expert: 10%

Details

  • Night skiing: Yes (11 floodlit runs)
  • Steepest spot: 75% (37°)
  • Mostly facing north-west (20% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.

Lifts: 74

Gondola / cable car: 23 · Chairlift: 38 · Drag lift: 35

  • Arpette · Chairlift · 4,400 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 1934–2341 m
  • Colosses · Chairlift · 4,400 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 1934–2247 m
  • Transarc II · Gondola / cable car · 3,600 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 2106–2543 m
  • Transarc I · Gondola / cable car · 3,600 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 1707–2106 m
  • Bergerie · Chairlift · 3,600 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1948–2180 m
  • Crozats · Chairlift · 3,600 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 2061–2373 m
  • Funiplagne Grande Rochette · Gondola / cable car · 3,504 pers./h · Seats: 26 · 1989–2497 m
  • Roche de Mio 2 · Gondola / cable car · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 2277–2713 m
  • Vagère · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1713–2282 m
  • Vallandry · Gondola / cable car · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 1565–2136 m

On site

  • 353 car parks (60 paid · 143 free)
  • 172 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 6 mountain huts
  • 13 ski schools
  • 10 rental shops
  • 119 stops

Ski schools and rental shops

  • Club des Sports
  • ESI Reflex Ski School
  • École du Ski Français
  • Ecole De Ski Et Snowboard
  • ESF Montchavin Les Coches

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 53 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 68 cm, Snow depth 28 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 60 cm, Snow depth 43 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 46 cm, Snow depth 51 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 57 cm, Snow depth 39 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 39 cm, Snow depth 16 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 2008 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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