The ski area
La Plagne spreads around a vast, sunny bowl between 1,207 and 3,167 m. Purpose-built villages such as Plagne Centre, Belle Plagne, Plagne Bellecôte and Aime 2000 sit high on the slopes; traditional villages like Montchavin, Les Coches and Champagny-en-Vanoise lie lower down, with tree-lined runs that are useful in bad weather. The local area has 225 km of slopes and 73 lifts: 139 km green and blue, 59 km red and 27 km black. The Bellecôte glacier tops the area and keeps it snow-sure.
Add the Vanoise Express across to Les Arcs and you get Paradiski: 425 km of slopes and 129 lifts. The 2026/2027 season runs from 12 December 2026 to 24 April 2027. Off the slopes, the bobsleigh track built for the 1992 Albertville Olympics lets you ride the ice at speed.
Who is La Plagne for?
La Plagne was built for families and intermediates, and it shows. The blues are wide and gentle, the lifts arrive right at the apartments and children can be dropped at the ski school a few metres from the door. Confident skiers have the reds off the Bellecôte and the long run to Champagny, and advanced skiers can head for Les Arcs. Après-ski is low-key; think a drink on the terrace rather than a club.
Practical
Brussels to La Plagne is about 870 km and 8.5 hours, with a winding climb from Aime at the end; winter tyres or chains are advisable. Geneva airport is 150 km away. A 6-day La Plagne pass costs 370 euros in high season 2026/2027, or 314.50 euros early and late in the season. Avoid the French February holidays if you can; the resort is at its busiest then.