Champagny blue piste Crépines: The Crépines piste sits in a wide, shallow bowl in the Champagny sector of La Plagne and is served exclusively by the Rossa chair.
The mellow gradient makes it perfect for beginners and early intermediates, plus it’s a handy spot for practising skills (including riding switch). Because the Rossa chair is often used as a return route from the long Levasset blue, this area usually stays quiet even when the lift itself gets a bit busier with return traffic.

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La Plagne intermediate piste Crépines: Crépines has a short, steeper-ish pitch right at the start, then quickly opens out into a wide, mellow motorway piste that’s ideal for relaxed, confidence-building turns.
Because the run takes a wider arc than its neighbours (Rossa and Sérac), the chairlift can drop out of view at points, which makes the bowl feel far more remote than it really is.
The Champagny side also serves up some of the most dramatic views in La Plagne across the Courchevel and Méribel valleys (Trois Vallées) plus Grande Casse. And because this side is south-facing, you can often expect sunshine for much of the day in good weather.

Quick tip: Champagny is one of the most rewarding sectors in La Plagne, but it still makes sense to sort your equipment before you arrive. Booking online usually means better prices, better availability and a much smoother first morning once you get to resort.
Choose a shop close to your accommodation so collecting your gear is quick and easy before heading up the mountain.
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Crépines piste: A balanced for and against list for this mellow Champagny blue. Handy if you’re deciding where to spend time as a beginner or early intermediate, or you just want something quiet and confidence-building.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Wide open piste | Very little terrain variety |
| Great for beginners | Lift back can get busy |
| Very fast when it’s quiet | Snow can soften/melt here first in warm spells |
| Usually never busy | |
| Quite long for the gradient | |
| Great for practice (including switch) | |
| Incredible scenery | |
| Good café nearby | |
| Very sunny in good weather |
Quick tip: Even straightforward pistes can change quickly with weather, visibility and traffic. Good cover means lift evacuation, medical help and rescue costs are handled if something goes wrong — which in the Alps can otherwise be expensive.
If you haven’t sorted cover yet, it’s worth doing before your trip.
Crépines piste and lift connections: Where you can go when you reach the base of this run – connecting pistes and lifts.
| Connecting pistes | Connecting lifts |
|---|---|
| Borseliers red | Rossa detachable chair |
| Rossa blue (bottom section) |
Crépines piste stats: Key stats including length, start altitude, end altitude and vertical drop – useful for judging what this run will feel like on the day.
| Quality | Detail |
|---|---|
| Length: | 1.5km / 0.9m |
| Start alt: | 2377m |
| End alt: | 2104m |
| Vertical drop: | 272m |
| Max gradient: | 26° |
| Graded: | Blue |
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