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La Plagne - Resort information

La Plagne
Resort elevation:
1250m
Top elevation:
3250m
Base elevation:
1800m
Beyond the slopes: 

Despite its vast size, La Plagne's multi-base structure means there is no one big village with a major focus of facilities. There are ice rinks and toboggan hills however, as well as several games rooms; one (Belle Plagne) with bowling, spread throughout the different villages. Plagne 1800 has squash courts and there's an indoor climbing wall at Plagne Centre.

Other sports available on the snow include ice climbing, snowmobiling, dog-sledding in Plagne Montalbert and the Olympic bobsleigh run. Paragliding is also available and paintballing is offered at Plagne Bellecôte.

Family fun: 

Virtually all of La Plagne's villages have their own non-ski nursery for babies and toddlers, with special ski kindergarten from age three. Most have a small selection of restaurants and off-slope attractions for families. La Plagne has been awarded the Family Plus label by the French Ministry of Tourism. This is awarded for providing comprehensive services for all ages (from 18 months) for families to enjoy individually and separately.

There are floodlit toboggan and snow play areas for children at Plagne Centre, Plagne Bellecôte, Plagne Montalbert and Champagny and ice rinks at Montchavin Les Coches and the altitude resorts.

Retail therapy: 

Although there are reported to be more than 200 shops in La Plagne, these are spread between the 10 centres so there's an average of 20 or so in each village, most of them retailing food or skiwear and equipment. So this is not a giant shopping mecca as the headline figure for the number of shops might imply.

Splashing out: 

Ride La Plagne's 1.7km-long (1.1-mile) Olympic bobsleigh run (tel: 04 7909 1273), either at speeds of up to 134kph (83mph) as a passenger on a taxi bobsleigh, experiencing g-forces of 1 to 3G on some bends, or descend on a self-steering bob raft at slower speeds (80kph/50mph).

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