Piste map
Project yourself into your future mountain vacation with the piste map. Dream up your itineraries and pancake breaks. Can you see yourself on those slopes? We can too!
During the winter, the map shows you lift and slope openings and closures in real time. A word of advice: start by finding your "base camp" and don't hesitate to use the webcams to get an idea of conditions.
The Paradiski area map is available as a PDF file.
The La Plagne ski area is available for download.
💡 The opening information below is displayed in real time during the ski season. Outside opening hours, please refer to the slopes that are scheduled to open. To access this information easily from your mobile: go here for the French version or here for the English version.
Champagny en Vanoise Nordic ski area slopes
La Plagne: 139 downhill ski runs... and much more!
The La Plagne ski area has 77 lifts for 139 downhill ski runs for all levels (green for beginners, blue for advanced skiers, red for experienced skiers, black for very good skiers) - a total of 225 km of ski runs. But it's also...
- Family-friendly trails and play areas ( Buffalo Park, Buffalo Kids, Europe's longest Funslope, Equalizerlight tunnel...)
- Safe, secure learning areas for beginners
- Snow gardens for learning to ski from the age of 3
- A Riders Nation snowpark and two boardercross courses (at Champagny-en-Vanoise and Montchavin-les-Coches).
- 55 km of cross-country ski trails
- 7 marked, safe ski touring trails
- Outdoor and indoor picnic areas (salle hors-sac) with toilets
- High-altitude restaurants
- Pedestrian-accessible lifts (some of which lead directly to high-altitude restaurants, where skiers and non-skiers can meet for coffee or lunch).
70% of ski runs at over 2000 m altitude
The La Plagne ski area culminates at an altitude of 3080 m, where the Glaciers 2 gondola arrives (the Live 3000 experience). Barely lower down, the summits of La Roche de Mio (2739 m), Grande Rochette (2508 m) and Les Verdons (2500 m) are the starting points for blue and red ski runs. With over 70% of the ski area perched at altitude (over 2000 m) and a wide variety of exposures (north-facing, south-facing), you're guaranteed skiing throughout the winter season, from mid-December to April.
The higher up you go, the more breathtaking the view of the Vanoise glaciers and surrounding peaks. A high-mountain landscape accessible to skiers (even beginners) and pedestrians alike, thanks to the La Roche de Mio and Les Glaciers gondolas (from Belle Plagne), and the Grande Rochette funicular (from Plagne Centre).
Guaranteed snow-covered ski slopes from December to April
La Plagne's ski slopes are open from December through to spring.
From mid-December, celebrate the return of winter even before the start of the Christmas vacations on the ski slopes of the high-altitude resort. Take advantage of the special-rate ski pass offered throughout the pre-holiday week to gently get back into the swing of things... or push your thighs to the limit!
At the end of the year, celebrate the magic of Christmas on the slopes of La Plagne or the Paradiski linked ski area. Children, parents, grandparents... It's time for a family reunion! Unless you'd prefer to gather your tribe in February? Or Easter? After all, everyone has their own traditions!
In March/April, temperatures rise again: this is the mild spring skiing season, when you can switch from one side of the mountain to the other, following the path of the sun. In mid-April, the countdown begins... The low-altitude ski slopes (Montachin-les-Coches and Montalbert) are the first to close their doors, before the high-altitude ski area also falls silent for a few weeks. Just long enough for the dazzling white to give way to the soft green of the summer season...
78 blue runs for strolling and progressing
If you had to pick just one asset of the La Plagne ski area? The wide variety of blue runs you can explore during your stay!
These easy runs, with a slightly gentler gradient than the green runs, have it all: an accessible profile that beginners can tackle with confidence after their first runs on the green runs, but which also appeals to experienced skiers looking for a leisurely stroll.
With 78 blue runs on all slopes, you'll be able to explore the La Plagne ski area from one end to the other on these easy ski runs alone, or even to the other end of the linked Paradiski area (128 blue runs in all!).
52 red and black runs to challenge your technique
Do you like steep slopes and a challenge? Sign the freshly groomed snow of the red and black runs with your sharpened edges! These are the most technical ski runs in the Alpine region, calling on your best skiing skills: precision, endurance and commitment. Perfect curves and cleanly cut turns are yours for the taking.
Worried about keeping up? Why not take a few more lessons? Your instructor will be able to correct your little faults (position on the skis, tips on how to switch from skidding to cutting turns, etc.), so that you can enjoy skiing in all circumstances, whatever the color of the slope.
To go further (literally), opt for the Paradiski package : 111 red and black ski runs await you in the area linked with Les Arcs and Peisey-Vallandry.
Stroll through the forest on the ski slopes of Montalbert and Montchavin-les-Coches.
La Plagne also boasts charming low-lying villages such as Montalbert (1350 m) and Montchavin-les-Coches (1250-1450 m). Here, the ski area becomes less mineral, and the forest prevails. An undergrowth atmosphere to be discovered from the Christmas vacations until early/mid-April, and which becomes even more magical on snowy days when visibility is poor at altitude.
Are you staying in Montalbert or Montchavin-les-Coches? Are you a beginner or do you prefer to explore the ski slopes around the village without going too far? Opt for the village ski pass.
Make the most of the 425 km of ski runs in the linked Paradiski area
The La Plagne ski area is linked to the Les Arcs and Peisey-Vallandry ski areas by the impressive Vanoise Express cable car (with its vertiginous transparent floor revealing the snow-covered cow floor... 380 m below).
All in all, the linked Paradiski area means: 425 km of ski runs (19 green runs, 128 blue runs, 77 red runs and 34 black runs), 129 lifts, 24 play areas, even more viewpoints, even more peaks... In short: even more landscapes to explore!
To get there, you have two options: the Paradiski lift pass (by the day, by the week, etc.), or the Paradiski extension (to be added whenever you like to your valid La Plagne lift pass).
La Funslope: a fun ski run your kids will love!
The Funslope is a fun ski run on a gentle slope (the longest in Europe), punctuated by fun modules that kids love: tunnels, bridges, banked turns, hoops, small bumps, big hands to kick...
Getting there couldn't be easier: just take the Arpette chairlift from Plagne Bellecôte. You can even take a snack break at the picnic tables at the top of the chairlift, to build up your strength before setting off with the whole family!
Also worth discovering: the Buffalo Park and Buffalo Kids fun runs, departing from the Colorado chairlift (Plagne center).
New to skiing? Gain confidence on the easy ski runs of the beginners' area.
There's no better way to learn to ski than on gentle slopes. There, you can familiarize yourself with the sensation of sliding without the risk of picking up speed. Then try out your first snowplough turns. All in a friendly atmosphere (falls are a bonding experience!).
The good news for those hesitating to take the plunge? 16 lifts in the beginners' areas are free! Perfect for trying out the activity without immediately committing to a ski pass.
Convinced by your first descents? Switch to the low-cost Cool Ski package! It gives you access to safe, beginner-friendly itineraries.
Because it's never too late to learn to ski, the ski instructors in La Plagne and its villages are happy to pass on their passion for skiing and snowboarding to children and adults alike. Book a group or private lesson to learn the right reflexes right away (position, technique, safety...) and progress from green to blue runs in just a few days.
Good to know: thanks to lifts that are accessible on both the way up and the way down (such as those leading to Live 3000), you can discover high-altitude views even before you know how to ski down red or black runs.
55 km of cross-country trails for skating and alternative skiers
In La Plagne, cross-country skiing is mainly practiced on the Nordic areas of Champagny-le-Haut (23 km of cross-country trails), Montchavin-les-Coches (16 km of cross-country trails) and Versant du Soleil (respectively 8 km and 12 km of cross-country trails at Granier and La Côte d'Aime - Valezan).
Most itineraries are accessible free of charge (with the exception of the Champagny Nordic area), with no need to use ski lifts. Find out more about all the cross-country ski trails (access, starting point, itinerary...).
7 cross-country ski trails for a safe introduction
Want to try your hand at ski touring... but don't want to set off on an adventure, far from civilization? Take your first (slippery) steps in complete safety on the marked ski touring trails from Plagne Bellecôte, Plagne Centre, La Roche, Plagne Montalbert, Montchavin, Les Coches and Champagny-en-Vanoise.
For the pleasure of the ride, to work on your cardio, to test your equipment before exploring more secret itineraries in the company ofa mountain guide... To each his own motivation when it's time to "put on the skins"!
Good to know: access to the ski touring trails is free (no ski pass required). Once you've reached the summit, the descent is via downhill ski slopes: handy if you don't know how to ski off-piste!
Rent your equipment in a local sports store (ask the skiman for advice if you've never used touring boots or skis before: he'll explain how to use your wedges, switch from uphill to downhill mode and vice versa, etc.).
First Tracks: on the ski slopes before anyone else!
First Tracks are simply translated as " first tracks" . Except that it's not just any first track of the day, but THE first track! The oneyou'll be skiing down with a privileged few, in the company of pisteurs, even before the lifts open to other skiers.
Under your spatulas? The snow, freshly groomed a few hours (or even minutes) earlier. All around you? Hardly anyone, just a breathtaking panorama lit up by the first light of day. Don't you just love having a ski slope all to yourself?
