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Plagne Soleil | Plagne Village |
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1930m and 309 snow guns |
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225km of pistes in La Plagne, 425km of pistes in Paradiski area |
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106 lifts in La Plagne, 141 lifts in total Paradiski area |
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La Plagne Soleil Tourist Information0033 479 097979 |
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Heading out for an adventure – miles and miles of pistes
Excellent for beginners and intermediates.
Also those try ing off-piste for the first time
High and good record of snow
Good nursery slopes
Families
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Nightlife
Old lifts
Crowded pistes
Architecture!
Lack of green runs
Lack of challenging pistes
Hardly any green runs
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Travel to La Plagne Soleil | By Air
Geneva – (150km)
Christain Bouzon (Plagne Centre) does transfers to airports, stations and within La Plagne for minibuses 04 79 09 03 41 www.taxi-bouzon.com | | By Train
Eurostar stops at Aime with buses to the resorts
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To get driving directions to the resort go to either the AA Website or the Michelin Route Planner website
www.viamichelin.com or www.theaa.com
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| About The Resort.. |
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La Plagne Soleil
 One of the most skied resorts in Europe, La Plagne Domain offers some fantastic flattering skiing, good snowmaking facilities and owners who constantly invest in the lift system. It’s a terrific resort for families as there is lots of blue runs to learn on and there is less of an après ski scene.
Consists of 10 Villages Aime La Plagne,Plagne Villages/Soleil, Belle Plagne, Plagne Centre, Plagne Bellecote , Plagne 1800,Montchavin, Les Coches, Montalbert
Montchavin / Les Coches = very pretty
Bellecote / Aime la Plagne = ugly
Plagne Centre = good access to slopes
Belle Plagne = central to the Paradiski area (La Plagne & Les Arcs)
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Restaurants in La Plagne Soleil
Loup Garrou
Plagne Centre – Le Vega and Chaudron both have big terraces and are good if you want to meet non skiing friends for lunch
Bar La Cheminee – in the shopping centre – great for quick bites, hot dogs, paninis & sandwiches
La Metairie (04 79 09 11 08) traditional Savoyard with pizzas and salads, cosy fires, friendly staff. Located in underground shoppingmall
Le Vega (0479 09 00 61) – good atmosphere and serves some nice fish dishes
Le Far West (04 79 09 19 38) – Tex Mex
Belle Plagne
The Cheyenne (04 79 09 20 72) – Tex Mex,lots of memorabilia and a good bar
Papagonne (04 79 55 18 87) – pizza and pasta (take-a-way service available)
La Taverne de Maitre Kanter (04 79 55 76 70) – local food, fondues and raclettes
Face Nord (04 79 09 01 73) – looking for a bit of class – and relatively more expensive
Bellecote
Colusses (04 79 09 28 70) – bit of variety with good curries
La Grange (04 79 09 03 17) – lively, and good Table D’hote
Plagne Village
Grizzli (04 79 09 07 62)
Montchavin
La Zacotta (04 79 07 84 05)
Champagny
Les Glieres
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Nightlife and Apres Ski at La Plagne Soleil
 When it comes do going out at night or enjoying some apres ski in La plagne we recommend the following places
Plagne 1800
Mine
 Belle Plagne
La Tete Inn (04 79 55 10 85) – live music and pints
The Cheyenne (04 79 09 20 72) – Tex Mex/tequila ,lots of memorabilia restaurant & bar
The Saloon (04 79 09 06 98) – welcome to the Wild Wild West – yehaaaaa
Bellecotes
Show Time (04 79 09 15 69) There’s not a lot of nightlife going on in this village so be prepared for this predominantly French drinking spot to be packed
Plagne Centre
No B’Im (04 79 09 01 50) – Lively bar with big screens and bands
Luna Bar – noisy bar that stays open quite late
Montchavin
Last One Pub
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Alternative Winter Activities at La Plagne Soleil
Cinema
Dog Sledding
Ice Climbing Wall
Library
Paintball
Paragliding
Snowbike Circuit
Swimming Pool
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Accommodation at La Plagne Soleil Lots of ski in and ski out accommodation throughout La Plagne so it’s best to check out the tourist office website at www.la-plagne.comWe noted some fantastic last minute deals at the end of the 2007 season.
Belle Plagne Hotels
Les Balcons de Belle Plagne – 0033 (0)4 79 55 76 55 – great location, cosy, authentic chalet style with loads of charm. The hotel has a gym, pool and carparking
Mercure Belle Plagne – 0033 (0)4 79 09 12 09 Part of the Accor Group, less personal and bigger but offering a great position – Ski in, ski out Plagne Centre Hotels
Hotel Terra Nova (0033(0)4 79 55 79 00 – new hotel in town. Good location, has sauna, fitness room, a sunny terrace and carparking Plagne Montalbert
Good for Chalets
www.cgski.co.uk– sleeps 12, run by British couple. Chalet 'Genepy' lies in the quaint picturesque alpine village of La Plagne Montalbert 1,350m and within walking distance of the towns local bars, restaurants and other amenities. The main resort skilift lies only some 30 metres away linking the resort to La Plagne and Les Arc ski resorts, making this a unique 'ski in ski out' chalet. Champagny
Hotel Les Glieres (04 79 55 05 52) www.hotel-glieres.com– if you are looking for a quiet holiday in a charming village, this hotel has a rustic character. Ski companies in La Plagne There are also a wide variety of British ski companies who go to La Plagne and the surrounding villages.. These include Action Outdoors, Alpine Answers, Chalet Group, Chalet World Ski, Club Med, Crystal Ski, Crystal Finest, Erna Low. Equity Ski, Esprit, Finlays, First Choice Ski, Independent Ski Links, Interactive Resorts, Kuoni Ski, Lagrange, Mark Warner Ski, Mountain Heaven, Neilsons, Oxford Ski Company, Richmond Holidays, Rocket Ski, Silver Ski, Ski Activity, Ski Beat, Ski Collection, Ski France, Ski France4less, Ski Freshtracks,Ski Holidayextras, Ski Independence, Ski Leisure Direction, Ski Line, Ski Olympic, Ski Soleil, Ski Solutions, Ski Supreme, Skiworld, Snowline, and Thomson Ski
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La Plagne Soleil Mountain Information On Piste in La Plagne – over 100 pistes, and the majority of the runs North facing skiing La Plagne gives you a sense of adventure as you ski across to the different villages.
Beginners
This is an excellent resort to learn in with plenty of nursery slopes. If you have young children learning we'd recommend staying in Les Coches, you might find Plagne 1800 and Montchavin runs back into the village a bit too challenging
Intermediate Skiers This is a great resort for intermediates. If you've just got to grips with turning then you will enjoy the vast amount of blue motorway pistes, try over in the Montchavin area. For those looking for more of a challenge then head over to the red runs like Kamikaze in the Champagny sector or head to 2700m Roche de Mio and make your way down to Les Bauches.
Experts Our recommendation is to take a guide and explore the untracked off-piste areas. There's a couple of good on piste runs you should check out to including Emile Allais (downgraded from a black to a red run) and the runs from Bellecote (3417m) down to the lift below Col de la Chiaupe (2550m). - when the snow is there and they are open they offer a fantastic stretch to the legs.
Cross Country We thoroughly recommend the cross country here as you have over 29km of trails in the Champagne le Haut region. In total there is probably around 85km of trails that you can explore. Do check the tourist office for more details
Snowboarders It's one big vast adventure and if you love a bit of free riding this is a good resort. Pick up a guide and head off piste or explore the wooded areas for some natural jumps and rails.
Buy your La Plagne Lift Pass online before you goYou can pre-buy your lift tickets. La Plagne and Paradiski have a loadable card called the par@diski-cartes. Once you have purchased the card you can recharge it with ski passes as many times as you want, up to 48 hours before you ski ! Buy La Plagne and Paradiski Lift Tickets here |
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Mountain Restaurants at La Plagne Soleil
 Where to eat on the mountain in La Plagne?
Le Vieux Bon Temp – locate next to the Golf lift, below Aime La Plagne – wooden chalet style cosy with big fires.
Versant Sud – located at the bottom of the Versant Sud Chairlift. Great sunny terrace.
Le Forperet – moderate prices, good views, located at the bottom of Le Forperet Lift, this building was once an old farm.
Bar La Cheminee
Bergerie - above Plagne-Village this is a good stop to get warm in front of the open fire |
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Ski Schools at La Plagne SoleilEcole du Ski Francais – El Pro – Evolution 2 Oxygene –
Ski Passes – buy online at |
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La Plagne Snow
What is the weather like in the ski resort of La Plagne?
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La Plagne Soleil TaxisChristain Bouzon (Plagne Centre) does transfers to airports, stations and within La Plagne for minibuses 04 79 09 03 41 www.taxi-bouzon.com |
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La Plagne Nearby Ski Resorts |
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Shopping in La Plagne Soleil Lift PassesWhy not pre-order your lift pass online? As long as you allow 15 days before arrival in resort they will post your pass to you anywhere in the world. For more information go to the Tourist Office website for La Plagne here |
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Top Ski Runs at La Plagne Soleil
 Top runs
Biolley (Top of the Becoin Chair out of Plagne Centre) – steep red run down to Plagne Centre
Geisha (take Grande Rochette Funiplagne cabel-car) head towards Champagny area, - Geisha is 5km scenic, southfacing.
Mont de la Guerre. (take chair up to Rochette Ridge)
Arpette-Plagne Bellecote – blue run
Les Verdons Champagny – red not always open but when it is we recommend it as an exciting descent towards Champagny – very scenic too
Top to bottom of Verdons Sud chairlift (take Verdons Sud chair) – often quiet, sunny and south facing, it’s a red run often with some great moguls.
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Plagne Soleil / Village Ski Hire and Snowboard Rental
Ski Hire Plagne Soleil
Looking for ski hire and snowboard hire in Plagne Soliel / Village ? Here at snowbrainer we work with
Skiset - Centre Station
Skiset Le Cervin (Snowberry)
Plagne Sport
Your ski rental will be waiting for you in the shop on your arrival. Save time and money - Book Here Now!
Plagne Soleil Shop Locations
Skiset Le Cervin - situated in the Residence Le Cervin
Skiset Centre Station - situate in teh Residence Les Drus
Plagne Sport - situated in Residence CGH les Granges du Soleil
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Ski Hire Shops opening times
Skiset Cervin, Skiset Centre & Plagne Sport - open at 08:30 daily
Language spoken by the staff in the ski hire shop is French
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| How to Hire Ski Gear?
It's simple. Snowbrainer has a three step booking system.
Step 1) choose your country, resort and shop.
Step 2) choose your equipment
Step 3) register and check out
You'll receive an instant Equipment Voucher via e-mail. (best viewed in HTML on your e-mail setting) Print out the Voucher and take it to the shop. |
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Ski Hire Gear - what can I expect?What to expect from your ski hire gear. Snowbrainer works with over 700 ski rental shops in 11 countries. The range of equipment stocked from shop to shop changes. Large shops in the most popular resorts tend to stock the largest range of ski rental equipment. They may have 5 or 6 ski models in each category whereas smaller shops may be limited to only a couple. Snowbrainer gives you an indication of the type of equipment to expect within a category. |
Skis - a breakdown per category of ski equipment rental
Platinum Plus *
| High Precision skis with a high retail price, exclusively designed for experts | | Platinum * | Top of the range skis current and last seasons top models. Offering a variety of Slope, All Mountain, freestyle & Women's ski models | | Gold * | Easy to manage skis designed for beginners and intermediates. Offering skis suitable for on slopes and Women's models | | Silver | Easy to manage skis designed for beginners and intermediates. Offering skis suitable for on slopes and Women's models | | Bronze | budget skis in their 3rd year of use | | Snowblades /Miniskis | Snowblade for fun! (and those feeling lazy... until you realise they don't glide so well and hitting a flat straight means physical exertion by walking.) |
* Offer in this category : This category allows customers to change the equipment 3 times during the course of the week (from Monday to Thursday) subject to availability at the shop (this offer is limited to 1 per day)
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Snowboards - a breakdown per category of snowboard equipment rental
| Platinum * | top of the range boards | | Gold * | a range of on and offpiste models | | Silver | entry level snowboard for beginners |
* Offer in this category : This category allows customers to change the equipment 3 times during the course of the week (from Monday to Thursday) subject to availability at the shop (this offer is limited to 1 per day)
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Child Ski Hire
| Champion | young skiers 6 to 11 years inclusive (up to 145 cm in height) For all levels including high quality skis, twin-tips. equipment up to 3 years old | | Aspire | skis for children 6 to 11 years under 145 cm in height. equipment up to 3 years old | | Minikids | skis suitable for very young children up to and including 5 years. |
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Child Snowboard Hire
| Champion | Snowboards suitable for beginner and intermediate level kids |
Ski Helmet Hire
It is recommended that all adults and children wear helmets
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The Cost of Ski HireThere are quite a few factors that change the cost of ski hire. Certain times of the season are more expensive than others. If you are looking for the cheapest ski hire then booking outside school holiday periods usually makes the price cheaper. By booking online at Snowbrainer we'll give you a discount bringing the price of your ski hire down. We publish the Recommended Retail Price on our site so you know not only how much discount you get off your ski hire but also how much you would pay if you walked into the shop and paid full price. Ski Hire ClothingUnfortunately we do not hire ski wear. We recommend hiring your skis and snowboards at Skiset Les Drus or Cervin . If you book online here at Snowbrainer you can make big savings up to 45% on the recommended retail price for all your winter equipment. Your equipment will be waiting for you in the shop on your arrival. Save time and money - Book Here Now! It's what we call a No Brainer!
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| Top 5 Things To Take |
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 Easy to use Piste Maps & Ski Trails
Looking for high detailed piste maps for your GPS? Snowranger sells affordable quality digital maps that are great for any ski or snowboard trip. For those of you who’ve ever wondered which run gets you back to France from the Swiss side of Portes du Soleil or you’re racing the clock to get back from a Courchevel lunch to Val Thorens before the lifts shut this is invaluable kit. No more wrestling wet paper maps with frozen fingers! There are over 500 ski resorts piste maps in Europe and North America available.
Go to Snow-Forecast Snowranger
 Film your Mates Jumps, Tricks & Shameful Ski / Snowboard Moments.
We love the JAMCAM – it’s a head camera that allows you to capture your days skiing or snowboarding on the mountain. You can rent or buy the kit so for more details head to www.jam-cam.tv If you take the JAMCAM rental service in resort they include a host to record your day. The alternative is to rent before you leave, taking the equipment to the ski resort of your choice and posting back on your return. Gift vouchers are available via the website offering an unusual Christmas or Birthday present for your ski & snowboard mad friends.
 What's an easy way to carry skis?
Well we found the ‘THE HANDLE’ . This nifty little device allows you to carry your skis around without causing major injury to yourself and other members of the public. It’s incredibly easy to use – no Velcro just a click buckle. It’s also light and small enough to put in your pocket. www.ski-walker.com
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Went off piste quite a lot in La Plagne…there was so much great terrain that was hidden – fresh snow! Love it! We were a group of snowboarders that took a guide out for a couple of days…quite pricey but was worth it and we all had a ball! Our guide showed us some awesome terrain – as well as the best restaurants and après ski places on the slopes. That was an added bonus which was cool…went to Chalet des Verdons Sud just above Champagny. Got very busy a lunch…but guess you’d expect that from a great restaurant on the mountains!
By Maddie Tomlinson on 04/01/2010 10:08:26
Go to Chalet des Verdons Sud for a meal when up on the mountains…make sure you’ve worked up an appetite skiing though as the food is the finest in these area. Loved it so much that we went up one evening in the snowcat and had an evening meal up there – 7 courses! Fantastic…make sure you worked hard skiing or snowboarding during the day though!!!! Enjoy.
By Sarah Hannah on 11/01/2010 10:08:35
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