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Avoid the busy school holidays in La Plagne

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As the world’s most-visited ski area, most popular ski area, the school holidays can see La Plagne absolutely rammed. If you’re looking for ways to avoid the queues and make the most of the ski area and your La Plagne ski holiday, the best idea is to avoid the school holidays altogether – presuming that’s possible.

Tips to make the best of La Plagne when it’s busy

Of course, we’re aware many skiers and snowboarders have little choice but to travel during the holidays. If you find yourself in that bracket, take a look at our how to make the best of La Plagne when it’s busy article which offers great tips to get around the worst of the holiday problems.

You may also find our quietest areas in La Plagne useful for knowing where to ride even when the resort is busiest.

Avoiding the school holiday periods

Some periods are unavoidably busy in all ski resorts – namely the festive Christmas and New Year break, Easter and – probably worst of all – the dreaded February mid-terms. At any given point through February, there’s at least one nation on holiday. Also, as France splits its holiday times by departments, you’ll find the crowds descend through most of the month.

If it’s all possible, you should try and avoid the busiest periods to ensure shorter queues and less crammed pistes.

For European school holiday dates 2024 into 2025, check the charts below produced by Eric Bonnel – https://twitter.com/ebonnel

European school holiday dates 2024

Chart showing the European school holidays 2024 to help avoid the busiest times in La Plagne

European school holiday dates 2025

European school holiday dates 2025

La Plagne month-by-month guides

To get a better idea of what to expect from different times during the season, check our month-by-month La Plagne guides for more information: La Plagne in DecemberLa Plagne in JanuaryLa Plagne in February, La Plagne in March and La Plagne in April. There’s also an abbreviated, shorter version at when is the best time to ski in La Plagne. There many other options for times in the resort that will let you avoid the busy school holidays in La Plagne.

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