Mont Blanc blue piste: At 7km in length, the Mont Blanc blue must be one of the world’s very best intermediate pistes and it’s certainly one of La Plagne’s best blue pistes. It is also one of La Plagne’s longest runs.

Along the way, the Mont Blanc zig-zags through some of the most impressive scenery in the La Plagne / Paradiski domain with beautiful views over the Mont Blanc massif and across the Isère valley.

La Plagne intermediate piste Mont Blanc: The run starts high above the Montchavin treeline at the top of the Bijolin chair and Dos Rond chair and it drops all the way down past the Vanoise Express cable car and the satellite of Les Coches before finishing around 1km lower at the village of Montchavin itself.

Is the Mont Blanc run only suitable for intermediates? Advancing beginner riders should manage most of this piste fairly easily as there are only a couple of slightly testing sections on the way down. Mont Blanc may not be the most difficult of pistes but intermediate and advanced riders still tend to love it. It’s a run worth doing for every level.

Getting back up: The easiest and most direct way is via the Montchavin chair, then the Pierres Blanches chair and either the Plan Leschaux drag lift or the slower Dos Rond chair.

Top tip: If the mountain’s clagged in or it’s snowing hard, Mont Blanc is a cracking choice as it drops into the trees and stays rideable when higher pistes feel grim.

Mont Blanc blue piste: A long, scenic cruiser with a huge vertical drop, loads of side hits and plenty of “ride anywhere” options after fresh snow. The trade-off is it can get very busy and you’ll usually need a few lifts to get back to the top.

Connecting pistes and lifts: Where you can go next once you finish this route.

Mont Blanc stats: Length, altitude and gradient at a glance.