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La Plagne
⛰️ 1250–3250 m (2000 m vertical) · 🎟️ €67 day pass · 📅 Dec 13 to Apr 19
8.3
Snowlist score
Ratings
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Key facts
| Altitude | 1250–3250 m |
| Vertical drop | 2,000 m |
| Pistes advertised | 425 km (Paradiski) |
| Pistes mapped on OSM | 446 km (whole area) |
| Lifts (mapped near village) | 55 · 65% gondola/4+ chair |
| Day pass | €67 |
| Passes | Epic |
| Avg snowfall (mid) | 5.6 m / season |
| Nearest airport | GVA · 150 min |
Brochure vs map. Paradiski advertises 425 km. OpenStreetMap volunteers have mapped 446 km of piste centrelines.
Brochure and map roughly agree.
Snow & weather updated 1 h ago
Fresh 24 h
0 cm
Fresh 72 h
0 cm
Next 7 days
6 cm
Snow depth top (model)
1 cm
Now at 3100 m
☁️ 2°
Now at 1250 m
11°
Gusts at top
15 km/h
Freezing level
3,180 m
8-day forecast (summit)
Today
☁️
·
-3° / 2°
💨 16
Fri
☀️
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-4° / 0°
💨 14
Sat
🌤️
·
-5° / 0°
💨 28
Sun
🌫️
·
-8° / -4°
💨 34
Mon
☀️
·
-8° / -2°
💨 35
Tue
🌨️
3 cm
-10° / -4°
💨 63
Wed
🌨️
1 cm
-9° / -5°
💨 63
Thu
⛅
1 cm
-10° / -1°
💨 70
Open-Meteo forecast downscaled to 3100 m (summit) and 1250 m (base). Rain line ≈ freezing level minus 300 m.
The last three winters at 2250 m
Avg snowfall / season
5.6 m
Powder days (15 cm+)
9
Snowy days
71
Avg temp at base
2.1°
Average snowfall by month · best: Dec
Nov
110
Dec
118
Jan
107
Feb
28
Mar
109
Apr
84
By season: 2022/23: 5.5 m · 8 powder days2023/24: 6.6 m · 9 powder days2024/25: 4.7 m · 9 powder days
When to go
| Month | Avg snowfall | Tuesday 11:00 | Saturday 11:00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | 118 cm | ~1.3 min | ~1.1 min | SWEET SPOT |
| Jan | 107 cm | ~2.4 min | ~2 min | |
| Feb | 28 cm | ~5.7 min | ~4.8 min | |
| Mar | 109 cm | ~2.9 min | ~2.5 min |
Snowfall from three past winters, waits from the queue model (average across lifts, mid-month, holidays included where they fall).
Lift queues
Closed until Dec 13. Here's a normal February Saturday at 10:00:
SIMULATION
Average wait ~5 min, worst 20 min.
Saturday changeover: chalets swap guests, slopes are quieterFrench school holidays (all zones rotate through February)UK half-term
🪑 Boulevard
Chairlift · 4-seater · 500 p/h · 446 m
20 minpredicted
🚠 Télébus
Gondola · 36-seater · 800 p/h · 445 m
17 minpredicted
🚡 Télémétro
Cable car · 1,014 m
14 minpredicted
🪑 Colorado
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,279 m
11 minpredicted
⤴️ Le France
Button lift · 1-seater · 97 m
7 minpredicted
🪑 Bécoin
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,034 m
7 minpredicted
⤴️ Stade
Button lift · 239 m
7 minpredicted
⤴️ Dou du Praz
Button lift · 888 p/h · 376 m
6 minpredicted
⤴️ Manège Club Med
Button lift · 1-seater · 750 p/h · 69 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 Rossa
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,513 m
6 minpredicted
⤴️ Aime-la-Plagne
Button lift · 900 p/h · 161 m
6 minpredicted
⤴️ Col de Forcle
Button lift · 900 p/h · 1,105 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 Bauches
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,500 p/h · 726 m
6 minpredicted
🚠 Champagny
Gondola · 8-seater · 2,150 p/h · 1,766 m
6 minpredicted
⤴️ Biquet
Button lift · 1-seater · 112 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ Aollets
Button lift · 900 p/h · 1,208 m
5 minpredicted
🚠 Roche de Mio 2
Gondola · 10-seater · 3,000 p/h · 2,558 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ Borseliers 3
Drag lift · 1-seater · 890 p/h · 448 m
5 minpredicted
🚠 Funiplagne Grande Rochette
Gondola · 26-seater · 3,504 p/h · 1,612 m
5 minpredicted
🚠 Belle Plagne
Gondola · 6-seater · 1,440 p/h · 990 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Envers
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,400 p/h · 806 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Adrets
Chairlift · 4-seater · 680 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Carella
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,400 p/h · 2,017 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ Aiglon
Drag lift · 620 p/h · 116 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ Écureuils
Button lift · 1-seater · 545 p/h · 381 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Lovatière
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,748 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Chevrette
Drag lift · 215 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Golf
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,400 p/h · 631 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Dromadaire
Button lift · 1-seater · 447 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 Roche de Mio 1
Gondola · 10-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,911 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Tyrolien
Drag lift · 1-seater · 890 p/h · 181 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Quillis
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 280 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Inversens
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,920 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Mélèzes
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,400 p/h · 377 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Praconduit
Drag lift · 800 p/h · 132 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Crêtes
Drag lift · 1-seater · 321 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Grenouilles
Drag lift · 1-seater · 129 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Borseliers
Chairlift · 6-seater · 895 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Salla
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 549 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Dos Rond
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,400 p/h · 1,003 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Plan Leschaux
Button lift · 1-seater · 900 p/h · 870 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Chalet de Bellecôte
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,400 p/h · 833 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 Glaciers 1
Gondola · 10-seater · 2,700 p/h · 1,026 m · bubble
4 minpredicted
🪑 Bergerie
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,600 p/h · 1,258 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 1800
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,400 p/h · 560 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Colosses
Chairlift · 8-seater · 4,400 p/h · 1,538 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Blanchets
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,795 p/h · 2,283 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Verdons Sud
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,667 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ TK Éterlou
Drag lift · 900 p/h · 415 m
3 minpredicted
🚠 Montalbert
Gondola · 10-seater · 2,800 p/h · 2,212 m
3 minpredicted
🚠 Glaciers 2
Gondola · 10-seater · 2,700 p/h · 2,007 m · bubble
3 minpredicted
🪑 Arpette
Chairlift · 8-seater · 4,400 p/h · 1,762 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 La Roche
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,748 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Crozats
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,600 p/h · 1,046 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Bijolin
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,457 m
3 minpredicted
Typical week (February, since the resort is closed now)
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Tue 16
Wed 17
Thu 18
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Sat 20
Sun 21
Average predicted wait across lifts. ■ <2 min ■ 4-7 min ■ 11+ min. Hover a day to see why.
How we guess. The model starts from the resort's usual crowd level and adjusts for school holidays (French zones, UK half-term, Presidents' Day, Lunar New Year), weekends, time of day, lift capacity from OpenStreetMap, powder days and summit wind. When skiers on the hill tap a wait time, their reports replace the guess for 45 minutes and the lift shows LIVE.
Map
Where to sleep 55 places mapped · 27 ski-in/ski-out
Ski access score: 9.5 means ski-in/ski-out (a piste within 70 m and a lift within 600 m). Each minute of walking to the nearest lift costs about half a point. Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap, so add about 30% for the walk.
Pistes
| Beginner | 13.9 km · 3% |
| Easy (blue / green) | 255.7 km · 57% |
| Intermediate (red / blue) | 105.9 km · 24% |
| Advanced (black) | 47.9 km · 11% |
| Expert | 15.4 km · 3% |
| Freeride / ski route | 7.2 km · 2% |
| 🌙 Floodlit (night skiing) | 1.1 km |
Longest named runs
| Lys | 9.3 km |
| Mont Blanc | 8.5 km |
| La Forêt | 7.2 km |
| Aiguille Rouge | 7.2 km |
| Arpette | 6.1 km |
| Levasset | 5.1 km |
| Belvédère | 4.9 km |
| Bois de Saule | 4.6 km |
Après & food
Bars & pubs
14
Clubs
0
Restaurants
72
Mountain huts
0
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Getting there
Nearest major airport: GVA, about 150 min away by road. Directions · Flights
La Plagne is a French ski area in the alpine valley of the Tarentaise (Savoie). Since 2003, La Plagne and the neighbouring resorts of Les Arcs and Peisey-Vallandry, all connected by Vanoise Express aerial cablecar, form the Paradiski ski area. It is currently owned by Compagnie des Alpes.some of the 11 villages that make up the resort are not only miles apart but in different valleys Wikipedia