New for winter 2025 in La Plagne

Winter 2025 is a big one for La Plagne with some proper upgrades on the map rather than just cosmetic changes. The headline news is the brand new Roche de Mio gondola out of Plagne Bellecôte, a fresh black run called Pentue from the top of Roche de Mio and the regrading of the classic Les Bois run down to Champagny as a black (expert) run.

The new Roche de Mio gondola

The old Roche de Mio bubble has finally been retired and replaced by a modern two-stage gondola. The line now starts on the snowfront at Plagne Bellecôte at around 1,930 m, climbs to a new mid station at Col de Forcle at about 2,273 m (called Roche de Mio 1), then continues up to Roche de Mio at 2,739 m (Roche de Mio 2). The new lift features ten-place cabins and a capacity of roughly 3,140 people per hour, meaning far fewer queues and a much smoother flow on busy days.

The Col de Forcle mid-station is the clever bit. It links neatly with the Funiplagne from Plagne Centre by taking the Petite Rochette piste (on the right before the steep section of Mira). This means you can now arrive at Grande Rochette, ski down towards Forcle and jump straight on the Roche de Mio lift. It tightens up the whole connection from Plagne Centre and the stations on the right of the piste map, getting you to the glacier and Live 3000 without needing to thread through Plagne Bellecôte.

For regulars, it will feel like the backbone of the area has been upgraded rather than just swapped like-for-like. Note, the lower section of the old Belle Plagne gondola (often just called Roche de Mio) remains, mostly as a pedestrian link up to Belle Plagne out of Plagne Bellecôte.

New black piste Pentue from Roche de Mio

From the top of Roche de Mio there’s now a short new black called Pentue. It runs roughly parallel to the existing Mio piste and sits a little closer to the new gondola line. It’s not the longest run in the world but it adds another proper challenge at the top of the mountain and gives strong skiers a steeper option before they join the main Levasset piste towards Champagny.

On the piste map, it just looks like a small extra strip of black but on the hill it should spread people out a little and take some pressure off Mio on busier days.

Les Bois regraded from red to black

Down on the Champagny side the well known Les Bois piste has now been regraded from red to black. The change is less about steepness and more about how the run behaves in real life. Les Bois is quite narrow in places, it sits in the trees and it can get properly icy or chopped up by the afternoon, depending on temperatures. For confident skiers, it’s still a brilliant, fun run to the village, but the new black status makes it clearer that it is not suitable for nervous intermediates at the end of the day.

Because of this, regrading many lower-level riders staying in Champagny are more likely to take the gondola back down to the village, especially when conditions aren’t great. The only other piste option is the long red Mont de la Guerre which is a fantastic run but still a serious proposition for tired legs. In particular, the lower section as you near Champagny village can be a challenge.

Anything else new in La Plagne for 2025?

On the official 2025/26 piste map there aren’t many other big changes flagged. The main ski area news really is the trio of updates above – the new Roche de Mio gondola, the Pentue black and Les Bois now marked black. For most La Plagne regulars, that will be enough of a shake-up, with the rest of the map staying familiar so you can still follow your favourite lines while exploring the new options around Roche de Mio and Champagny.