La Plagne offers 225km of pistes spread over a massive ski area ranging from the lower villages at 1250m right up to the higher, snow-sure terrain at over 3000m. Below is the La Plagne piste map so you can plan your trip. To get an idea of how the La Plagne villages relate to one another plus key summits in the area, take a look at the La Plagne 3D map video.

La Plagne intermediate heaven

La Plagne is an ideal resort for intermediate skiers and snowboarders with the majority of pistes being rated blue and red, ideal for building confidence in progressing riders. Check our La Plagne best blue runs or La Plagne best red runs guides for more details. To quickly find your way around the resort, check our detailed See La Plagne in a Day feature and video.

La Plagne piste map

Most skiers and snowboarders would agree that La Plagne tends to offer more mellow riding, best suited to early intermediates and above. That doesn’t mean there aren’t significant La Plagne off-piste challenges but, in the main, the pistes are slightly more forgiving on this side of Paradiski. Of course, this isn’t taking account of one of the toughest backcountry routes in the Alps – the famed Bellecôte North Face – as well as the extensive off-piste riding in the Champagny sector.

La Plagne / Les Arcs differences

The differences between La Plagne and Les Arcs are stark. In general, Les Arcs will tend to be favoured by more advanced skiers and snowboarders while La Plagne is definitely more of an intermediate rider’s area. Progressing riders will revel in La Plagne’s multiple, wide-open intermediate pistes. Having said that, La Plagne off-piste riding also features some of the world’s most challenging and extensive backcountry terrain.

Getting from La Plagne to Les Arcs is quick and easy thanks to resort link provided by the massive Vanoise Express cable car – a double-decker monster lift that was once the world’s largest cable car. Expect the trip between the two to take between five and ten minutes. This lift essentially doublles the available ski and snowboard area and terrain.

Paradiski – something for everyone

Taken together, La Plagne and Les Arcs make up the world’s third-largest ski area with 425km of pisted runs. This joined area is known as Paradiski and offers something for every level of skier or snowboarder. Whether you’re a fledgling beginner just finding your feet or an expert off-piste rider, Paradiski has runs that will both help you progress and provide challenges. As a general rule, if you’re an early intermediate or above, it’s well worth investing in the full Paradiski lift pass to take advantage of this huge ski area.

Les Arcs piste map

The Vanoise Express (marked bottom right of the piste map below) links La Plagne to Les Arcs from the Montchavin sector to Les Arcs’ Peisey-Vallandry area. Les Arcs Peisey-Vallandry has some excellent blue and red runs mostly through the trees – ideal for those bad weather days when visibility drops. In addition, Peisey has one of the best beginner areas in the Alps located on a huge plateau above the village. To access the rest of Les Arcs, just keep going left on the network of lifts that will bring you to the main hub at Les Arcs 1800. This collection of lifts gives access to the whole of Les Arcs.

Other pages of interest

When is the best time to visit La Plagne? Have a look at our La Plagne month-by-month guides to find the best times to visit the La Plagne Les Arcs Paradiski: La Plagne in December, La Plagne in January, La Plagne in February, La Plagne in March and La Plagne in April.

What skill level gets the best from a ski holiday in La Plagne? Check our La Plagne for beginners, La Plagne for intermediates and La Plagne for experts pages.

Our YouTube channel

To see more of La Plagne go to the iRide YouTube channel for extensive videos in and around La Plagne as well as from other ski areas.