La Plagne Paradiski, France

La Plagne Skiing

La Plagne is located in the idyllic Vanoise National Park of the French Alps, renowned for its family-friendly atmosphere as well as its variety of skiing terrain. Since 2003, La Plagne has been connected to the Les Arcs resort via the Vanoise Express, forming Paradiski, the 2nd largest linked ski area in the world.

Paradiski invites you to explore over 425 kilometers (264 miles) of slopes, and there's something for everyone. From perfectly maintained beginner runs to heart-pounding off-piste adventures, Paradiski opens a door to endless possibilities.

Average snowfall in La Plagne From: snow-forecast.com

For Beginners:

Across La Plagne, you'll find 67 blue pistes and 9 green pistes. There are also five beginners lifts and 18 free magic carpet or button lifts dotted throughout the resort. In the majority of La Plagne's resorts there are designated beginners' areas, separated from the rest of the pistes and designed to offer a safe space to find your feet.

For Intermediates / Advanced

From the top of almost every lift in La Plagne, there's a blue piste waiting. Intermediates can traverse the entire resort solely by taking blue runs, of which there are 74 in total. For those that want to travel further afield, the Paradiski ski pass allows you to tackle the slopes of the neighbouring Les Arcs ski area as well — giving you a combined total of 425km worth of pistes to choose from.

Off-Piste

The glacier is the main focus for off-pisting in La Plagne, featuring renowned runs on its north face with routes like the infamous 'Couloir Canadian' and the more accessible 'Petit Face Nord'. In fresh snow, the smaller villages are ideal, with Champagny's Verdons Sud side of the Grand Rochette offering vast open terrain and Montchavin/Les Coches providing tree-lined runs that are perfect for bad weather days. Due to avalanche risks, a guide is essential for glacier and off-piste runs.

Staying in La Plagne

Each of La Plagne's resorts are self-contained, with their own bars, restaurants, shops and ski schools. There are six high-altitude, purpose-built resorts (between 1800m to 2100m): Belle Plagne, Plagne Villages/Soleil, Aime la Plagne, Plagne 1800, Plagne Bellecôte and Plagne Centre. The smaller villages of the domain including Montchavin, Montalbert and Les Coches are found between 1250m-1450m and have excellent lift links to higher altitudes. Each resort is well connected by ski lifts and pistes, so having lunch in a different resort each day is a breeze.

Our Chalet Myrtille is located in Montchavin, a charming, historic farming village known for its beautiful cobbled streets and traditional wooden chalets, with Savoyard stone and slate roofs. As a north-facing location, it boasts reliable snow conditions, and the quality of snow making facilities there is exceptional.

Getting to La Plagne

If you are flying to La Plagne then we would highly recommend you fly into Geneva (GVA) airport. Geneva airport is 198 kilometres from La Plagne and has a transfer time up to 2 hours and 30 minutes. A lot of this is on motorway. This is the route almost everyone who flies in takes.

Chambéry Airport (CMF) is 117 kilometres from La Plagne, and has a transfer time of one hour and 30 minutes, but offers fewer transfer options. If you need recommendations for transfer options, please let us know and we can help you plan your travel.

Alternatively, you can use public transport from Geneva, Chambery and Lyon airports, as our Chalet Myrtille is located in Montchavin, only 5 minutes from the nearest train station (Landry). And we provide a shuttle service from there to the chalet (small fee applies, subject to availability). Free secure garage parking is also available by arrangement for guests wanting to drive.