The ski area of La Plagne / Les Arcs The biggest cable car of the world combines La Plagne with Les Arcs to create the ski area „Paradiski“. With its 239 ski runs this region is an Eldorado for ski enthusiasts. The glacier area is considered as snow guaranteed and many of the ski runs lie at an altitude between 2000 and 3000 m. The 6 high alpine stations are open from 8 o'clock in the morning to midnight and interconnected by a free shuttle service, so that you won’t need your car during your entire holiday. For families just as suitably as for professionals, in the greater area of La Plagne/Les Arcs boundless ski pleasure is possible for all ski enthusiasts and nature-lovers. Skiing and snowboarding Families and less experienced skiers find easy nursery slopes at all stations. In Belle Plagne you find ski runs particularly suitable for beginners. In addition, there are also aplenty of intermediate ski runs and comfortable forest descents for pleasure skiers.

lift facilities 16 58 65 ski runs: 425 km 94 165 166 difficult intermediate easy

For professionals there are various possibilities, so for example the ski run „Mont de la Guerre“ on the valley side opposite to La Plagne, which overcomes an altitude difference of 1250 meters. You find further difficult downhill runs also beneath the Bellecôte (3417m) and the ski runs „Rochu “and „Bellecôte“ on the glacier at 3000 m altitude are for sportive skiers a true delicacy. Lovers of mogul skiing are spoilt at the Grand Col with moguls partly as tall as a man.
For deep powder snow skiers the area is a real highlight with its immaculate powder snow slopes and especially beautiful descents over the small Bellecôte glacier and on the slopes above Montchavin.

Snowboarding
Here you will find all what a snowboarder’s heart desires: In Montchavin there is a snowboard park with half-pipe, in Arc 2000 untiring freerider find a floodlight park and a funpark attracts freestyler between the ski runs Pierre Blanc and Belle Blanc. The snowboard park in Belle Plagne offers additionally an area for boardercross fans.

Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiers find 153 km of cross-country ski runs, which are partly groomed also for skate skiing. Particularly around La Plagne you find a variety of diversified cross-country ski runs. In the valley of Champagny-le-Haut there are the most beautiful cross-country ski runs and in Bourg St-Maurice you can ski on a 15 km long circular trail.

 

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