Showing posts with label La Plagne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label La Plagne. Show all posts
Sunday, 22 January 2017

A TRIP TO LA PLAGNE

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A 3 day or more Les Arcs lift pass now includes a day over in La Plagne. So, if you're staying for a few days, it's worth taking t...
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Thursday, 29 December 2016

EARLY SEASON IN LES ARCS: Could be worse

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It's now the 3rd disappointing start to the ski season in a row. This week sees: Thousands of seasonal workers  out of work Cham...
Monday, 5 September 2016

WHAT'S NEW IN LA PLAGNE

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La Plagne's piste map for the coming year is  now available  online via the ever attentive  Perso-LaPlagne  site. It sees the realis...
Thursday, 24 March 2016

SPRINGTIME IN THE SNOW

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It's the end of the season in the Vosges - follow  @SkiNeigeVosges  to keep in touch with one of France's smaller ski areas. Fro...
Saturday, 3 October 2015

WINTER IS COMING

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With the temperatures now  starting to drop , a quick round-up of some of the pre-season news from the Tarentaise. Les Arcs makes the  Bes...
Wednesday, 16 September 2015

ONWARDS & UPWARDS: New lifts for Les Arcs and La Plagne

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A good summary of some of the things to watch out for this season in Les Arcs & La Plagne can be found on the  Ski Nordique  website. ...
Saturday, 28 March 2015

THE FUTURE OF LA PLAGNE: Heated Debates

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Perso La Plagne  reports this week that a big argument has broken out over the lift company's 10 year investment plan for the resort - m...
Sunday, 25 January 2015

THE LONG WAY DOWN

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The famous descent from the Aiguille Rouge down to Villaroger features in this week's  welove2ski.com  snapshot of the world's longe...
Tuesday, 23 December 2014

MOVING ON UP: La Plagne opens Les Colosses

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Via  www.perso-laplagne.fr , a trip  up the new 8-person chair at Plagne Bellecote, which allows panoramic views of the perilously thin snow...
Sunday, 21 December 2014

HIGH ABOVE LA PLAGNE: The Glacier

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"A bit of an odd set-up" "Feels like it needs more thought" "A-MA-ZING views" Some comments overheard o...
Sunday, 7 December 2014

KEEP IN TOUCH: Social Media in the Tarentaise

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Here's a guide (from a couple of years ago) to some of the main  Tweeters of the Tarentaise . A welcome new arrival since then is  @to...
Sunday, 2 November 2014

A MINE OF INFORMATION: PERSO LA PLAGNE

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Good news for La Plagne fans: the excellent  Perso La Plagne  site is now on Twitter. Follow  @PersoLaPlagne  for all the latest news about ...
Saturday, 18 October 2014

LA PLAGNE: The end of the Bellecote bottleneck?

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The  Perso La Plagne  site notes that La Plagne isn't always very good at spreading the word about developments to the ski area - indee...
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Thursday, 2 October 2014

WINTER OLYMPICS 2022: A Two-Horse Race

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Planet Ski  reports that Oslo is the latest candidate to quit the race to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. In doing so, the Norwegian capita...
Saturday, 13 September 2014

LA PLAGNE: An end to the "Bellecote Bottleneck"?

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(Updated 14 Sept) La Plagne will not be happy to see itself nominated by Where to Ski and Snowboard as having the " most persistent ...
Saturday, 17 May 2014

MARGINAL GAINS: A new drag lift for Plagne Soleil

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They've been talking about it since 2009, apparently, but the  Perso-LaPlagne  site reports that Plagne Soleil will have a new drag lift...
Saturday, 26 April 2014

LA PLAGNE: Bellecote can breathe again

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Perso La Plagne  reports that we now have some more clarity re the new lifts planned for the resort. There is confirmation that the Coloss...
Sunday, 23 February 2014

UP IN THE AIR? The Plan for La Plagne

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The plan was clear: a new Montalbert télécabine for December 2014 , followed by the arrival of a new 8-seater Colosses lift at Plagne Belle...
Friday, 24 January 2014

SKI HISTORY: In search of "White Gold"

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A look at the history of ski resorts in France reveals some common themes: rural depopulation in the Alpine valleys, virgin snowfields in t...
Sunday, 13 October 2013

SKI SEASON 2013/14: The French Market

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Last season was the year when the  British ski market  finally halted its decline, although it remains well below pre-Crisis levels. Fr...