Why I love La Plagne
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L'Ottisement de la Foret is small and cute. You don't have to ski it all if you don't have the legs :wink: I prefer Brits to Russians or Parisians on the slopes!
I have to agree about Plagne 1800. It is inconvenient.
However there are plenty of better alternatives to stay, i.e: L'Ottisement de la Foret, Plagne Centre, Belle Plagne & Les Coches to name a few. Most of the wonderful skiing is well away from the concrete architecture, in forests or on a glacier with beautiful views!
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Started by Smartski in France 24-Jan-2013 - 41 Replies
Caroln
reply to 'Why I love La Plagne' posted Mar-2013
Going Sunday first time ever skiing in France can't wait now I've read all these posts. Having morning lessons with oxygene .
Ian Wickham
reply to 'Why I love La Plagne' posted Mar-2013
Why I don't love La Plagne ....... too big , too many brits, diabolical Architecture. :hunf:
LOTA
reply to 'Why I love La Plagne' posted Mar-2013
I don't wish to decry anyone's enthusiasm for the place, but it's the French resort I'd least like to revisit.
The problem is, I can't quite put my finger on why I don't like it much. I've had two very decent holidays there, plenty of skiing, good snow record, links with Les Arcs etc etc. But it definitely lacks any village focus and there's not much atmosphere. Skiing among concrete tower blocks is dispiriting and the so-called Plagne 1800 must be the most inconvenient location in a mainstream resort. Few facilities either!
Others obviously love it - and good luck to them - but if I were to spend my loot in France, it wouldn't be in La Plagne.
The problem is, I can't quite put my finger on why I don't like it much. I've had two very decent holidays there, plenty of skiing, good snow record, links with Les Arcs etc etc. But it definitely lacks any village focus and there's not much atmosphere. Skiing among concrete tower blocks is dispiriting and the so-called Plagne 1800 must be the most inconvenient location in a mainstream resort. Few facilities either!
Others obviously love it - and good luck to them - but if I were to spend my loot in France, it wouldn't be in La Plagne.
Billip1
reply to 'Why I love La Plagne' posted Mar-2013
Interesting to get different perspectives on it, and, as I've never been, I might now mark it down a couple of positions on my mental list of places to ski !
Biki17
reply to 'Why I love La Plagne' posted Mar-2013
Ian Wickham wrote:Why I don't love La Plagne ....... too big , too many brits, diabolical Architecture. :hunf:
L'Ottisement de la Foret is small and cute. You don't have to ski it all if you don't have the legs :wink: I prefer Brits to Russians or Parisians on the slopes!
Biki17
reply to 'Why I love La Plagne' posted Mar-2013
LOTA wrote:I don't wish to decry anyone's enthusiasm for the place, but it's the French resort I'd least like to revisit.
The problem is, I can't quite put my finger on why I don't like it much. I've had two very decent holidays there, plenty of skiing, good snow record, links with Les Arcs etc etc. But it definitely lacks any village focus and there's not much atmosphere. Skiing among concrete tower blocks is dispiriting and the so-called Plagne 1800 must be the most inconvenient location in a mainstream resort. Few facilities either!
Others obviously love it - and good luck to them - but if I were to spend my loot in France, it wouldn't be in La Plagne.
I have to agree about Plagne 1800. It is inconvenient.
However there are plenty of better alternatives to stay, i.e: L'Ottisement de la Foret, Plagne Centre, Belle Plagne & Les Coches to name a few. Most of the wonderful skiing is well away from the concrete architecture, in forests or on a glacier with beautiful views!
AllyG
reply to 'Why I love La Plagne' posted Mar-2013
OK, if I was to go ski-ing in La Plagne next season (which I might do), where would be the best place to stay if I want to get there using the train and public bus and I want to go self-catering?
Naturally I prefer ski-in/out but I also want to stay somewhere cheap.
And I don't mind staying in a place with concrete architecture!
Naturally I prefer ski-in/out but I also want to stay somewhere cheap.
And I don't mind staying in a place with concrete architecture!
Edited 1 time. Last update at 21-Mar-2013
Daved
reply to 'Why I love La Plagne' posted Mar-2013
Plagne 2000 is ski in ski out...there is a bus there from aime we found a reasonable deal in jan last year with a private owner....it is very concrete
Topic last updated on 29-March-2013 at 11:11