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La Plagne Ratings

Overall: 4.1. Based on 97 votes and 111 reviews. Vote

Snowsure: 4.5

(1) Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing, (2) is often closed due to a lack of snow, (3) occasionally suffers from a lack of snow, (4) rarely suffers from a lack of snow, (5) La Plagne is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.

Variety of pistes: 4.5

(1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) La Plagne has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.

Off-piste: 4.1

(1) No off-piste worth mentioning, (2) off piste is out-of-bounds, (3) some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days, (5) a vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days.

Scenery: 3.9

(1) An ugly resort in a bland setting, (3) average mountain views and resort, (5) a spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town.

Access: 3.6

(1) At least one overnight stop, (2) requires a whole day, (3) requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns (4) arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon, (5) there is a main airport within an hour of La Plagne.

Public Transport: 4.1

(1) There are no buses or taxis to La Plagne, (3) there are slow or infrequent buses / trains available, (5) getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections.

Accommodation: 4.6

(1) No places to stay in/near La Plagne, (3) a few places to stay in the resort, (5) a wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets.

Cheap Rooms: 3.6

(1) No budget accommodation available, (3) just one or two hostels so book ahead, (5) several cheap hostels and pensions available.

Luxury Hotels: 3.7

(1) No luxury accommodation available, (3) just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead, (5) several up-market hotels in La Plagne.

Ski in/Ski out: 4.7

(1) The ski area is located far from any accommodation, (3) a free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip, (5) Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available.

Childcare: 4.1

(1) There are no child care facilities at La Plagne, (5) the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche.

Snowmaking: 4.1

(1) La Plagne relies entirely on natural snow, (3) there are just a few snow cannons, (5) there are snowmaking facilities on all pistes.

Snow Grooming: 4.3

(1) There are no snow groomers at La Plagne, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at La Plagne are groomed daily.

Shelter: 3.8

(1) there is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut, (3) there are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close, (5) La Plagne is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close.

Nearby options: 3.8

(1) If snow conditions are poor at La Plagne, it will be poor everywhere nearby, (3) there are good alternatives within an hours drive, (5) other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions.

Regional rating: 4.2

(1) La Plagne usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region, (3) has average conditions for the region, (5) usually has the best snow conditions in the region.

Lift Staff: 4.1

(1) The staff at La Plagne are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at La Plagne are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.

Crowds/Queues: 3.5

(1) the resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues, (3) it is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays, (5) it is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare.

Ski Schools: 4.5

(1) No ski schools available, (2) one or two ski schools but local language only, (3) a few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors, (4) plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available, (5) excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors.

Hire and Repairs: 4.6

(1) Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex. (3) there are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance, (5) good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible.

Beginners: 4.3

(1) Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard, (3) a few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week, (3) Vast areas of gentle terrain.

Intermediates: 4.7

(1) No intermediate terrain at La Plagne, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.

Advanced: 4.2

(1) Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders, (3) enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste, (5) Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week.

Snow Park: 3.8

(1) Not even a kicker at La Plagne, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.

Cross-country: 3.6

(1) There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around La Plagne, (3) there are some cross country trails available, (5) the area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails.

Luge/Toboggan: 4.0

(1) No designated luge or toboggan runs, (3) there are toboggan runs that open quite often, (5) La Plagne has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages.

Mountain Dining: 4.2

(1) Nowhere to buy food by the pistes, (3) some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive, (5) there is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets.

Eating: 4.3

(1) Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop. (5) A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants.

Apres-Ski: 3.7

(1) Nothing to do, not even a bar, (3) there are a few bars in the resort but nothing special, (5) clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere.

Other Sports: 3.8

(1) No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts, (3) resort has just a small public swimming pool, (5) resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool.

Entertainment: 3.5

(1) Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here, (3) the non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week, (5) the resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports.

Winter Walks: 3.9

(1) Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails, (3) a couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails, (5) extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities.

Ski Pass Value: 3.9

(1) A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available, (3) the ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts, (5) ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area.

Value (National): 4.0

(1) Overall, La Plagne is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money, (3) overall represents average value for money, (5) overall offers the best value resort in the country.

Value (Global): 4.0

(1) Overall, La Plagne is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world, (3) overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries, (5) internationally the resort offers excellent value for money.

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December 20, 2023
Mike Shaw from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
My son is doing a season in 1800 and is reporting that the snow is the best he's ever skied!
February 08, 2022
Joe from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Disappointed with resort's piste closures. High season 2nd week of February after heavy snow fall. Some runs appears to be still closed after a few days. Especially the only 2 runs to ski down to Champagny En Vanoise are closed all the time. So, if you stay in the valley you can only take the bubble down and cannot ski home. Read More
March 29, 2018
Chris from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Response for Jane Hardie (March 22, 2018): We skied La Plagne last year and are going again next week. We were/are actually based in Belle Plagne, which is a smaller village and much prettier (architecturally) than La Plagne Centre. Our two boys (9 and 7) go to the ESF ski school who are in Belle Plagne also. So it's easy to drop off in the morning (relative to where you are staying) and then hit the slopes. The only thing we found is that you have to plan your skiing if you are going over to Plagne Centre ski area as you can get caught out trying to get back for midday. Read More
December 27, 2017
Chris B from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Arrived Christmas eve and already 2m of snow. Perfect conditions and slopes could not be better. Snow now falling again and visibility is low now it's late afternoon. Looks like it will be a great season with plenty of snowfall. Lifts busy but move through quickly. Perfect for a ski holiday and looks like snow for the next few days. Enjoy! Read More
February 05, 2017
Martin from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Returned from La Plagne on 4 Feb 17 after a week's skiing. Snow was sufficient for the week, but patchy until the last day. It snowed heavily Friday / Saturday meaning there is now plenty of snow. The skiing is not too demanding with plenty of blues and some reds, none of which are particularly difficult. Off-piste was limited due to the lack of snow. The lift system is good. Linking to Les Arcs takes some time, particularly if you want to get right across to Aiguille Rouge and back. There can also be quite long queues for the Vanoise Express which links La Plagne and Les Arcs. We were very pleasantly surprised by the range and quality of the mountain restaurants; everywhere we ate was very good indeed, without being too expensive (not cheap, of course! We would recommend Chalet des Verdons Sud and La Face Nord). The various La Plagne villages are each quite small with limited shops / restaurants etc,. We stayed in 1800, which is very small, with a couple of restaurants and a couple of bars only (Le Loup Blanc was excellent; avoid La Cantine if you possibly can). The resort overall is ugly. Don't go expecting "Alpine chic" or a quaint village / town. Each village is basically a collection of purpose-built apartment blocks. Read More
January 16, 2016
Mick from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I've skied La Plagne six seasons since 2002. Occasionally, the snow conditions have been less than brilliant on the lower slopes (but rarely what I would consider very poor or unskiable), occasionally very icy and occasionally the conditions have been epic. On the whole, conditions have been generally "good". 2015/16 season appears to be delayed in starting but this has happened before. Don't write off the season when it's a few weeks late arriving! March probably offers the best time to go, if you can find yourself a week after the French schools' rolling winter break during February / early March and the start of the Easter school holidays. That said, mid/late January is also generally good. True, there is very little that is challenging for technically advanced skiers in terms of the variety of piste. However, the further out of resort the harder the red runs seem to be. This may catch out some that are confident about skiing the mid-mountain and lower reds. Regrettably, I now find myself "locked-in" to the February half-term week; significantly more busy and more expensive but to my mind worth the cost of getting a youngster into the fun of skiing. Next month we will be back there for a seventh time. Read More
January 08, 2016
Mark B from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
La Plagne really is an under-rated resort. Great skiing, plenty of variety, good off-piste and no queues to speak of. Prices on the mountain are reasonable and food and drink in the villages (Belle Plagne and Plagne Belle-cote) is great, cheaper than the UK. Having skied in many different resorts in France, I''d say this is the cheapest one we've found yet. Considering the lack of snow in most of the Alps this year, we've been really lucky with over 1 meter arriving just as we arrived/first evening here. Highly recommended. Read More
December 11, 2015
Ira D from Ski Canada Canada
Heading To Club Med, La Plagne, France on January 27th to Feb 7, 2016. I have never been there before and very excited to take the adventure trip and ski next year. Does anyone have any good places to eat and have apres-ski drinks after the day is done on the slope. There is a group of 37 skiers and boarders on this trip of all ages who love to enjoy the slope and have fun. Please let me know of any ideas you may have. Thanks Ira D. [note from the moderator: post will remain for a short but hopefully sufficient time to generate responses.] Read More
April 06, 2015
clive Reynish from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just got back from La Plagne centre and what a week we had; snowed more or less everyday which was needed as this has not been the best year for snow. I love La Plagne and we stayed in the Everest apartments directly on the slopes which, in fairness, most of them are a great place to go for choice of slopes for skiing or boarding. The restaurants, on the slopes, can be expensive but its all about the slopes for me here. Ski down to la Roche for as great meal opposite the lift; well worth it! Read More
March 30, 2015
Andrea from Ski France France
Visibility very poor at 2,000m; skiing will be brill when snowing stops. Managed to see a marmot. A really well done resort. Fantastic holiday location.

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