Paradiski Offers Green Travel Advice

Paradiski, one of the world's largest ski areas with 425km of piste in the French Alps that incorporates 20 resorts including La Plagne, Les Arcs and Peisey Vallandry via the giant Vanoise Express cable car is actively promoting greener skiing in its resorts.

One of only a few dozen ski areas where the lift operators all hold international standard certification ISO 9001 - Quality, OHSAS 18001 - Safety and ISO 14001 –Environment, the list of initiatives include recycling, rail access and car sharing.

Passengers are advised to travel by train or coach as a first choice. Arriving by plane is the biggest contributor to climate change but the resort believes cars emit 10 times more greenhouse gases per passenger journey than trains and buses.

Coaches to the resorts serve all the main Alpine airports and railway stations. In Bourg-Saint-Maurice, the funicular meets you when you step off the TGV to take you to Arc 1600. In the resorts you can use the free shuttles between the resorts and villages. The Eurostar departs from St Pancras and takes you straight to Bourg St Maurice and Aime la Plagne, both resorts in Paradiski.

If you do decide to drive, Paradiski recommends you try to share a car. Resorts such as la Plagne offer discounts for carloads of three people or more.

You could also bring along your old skiing equipment and drop it off for recycling at an approved waste reception centre. Scop Tri-Vallées, in the town of Aime la Plagne, recycles old skis, snowboards, boots, sledges, etc.

If you are a smoker don't throw your cigarette butts on the ground, Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry resorts give out pocket ashtrays for free.
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