PRESS KIT 2020 2021 2 3 La Plagne will be opening its doors this winter to welcome you with open arms. Our leitmotif: fluidity in virtually all circumstances. The health regulations and measures have been considered, programmed and backed up, and we know that we can count on all of our accommodation managers, renters, guides, restaurateurs, service providers, ski patrollers, sales personnel, ice specialists and holiday specialists to support them… In short, everyone in La Plagne really wants to host the resort’s visitors with all the necessary precautions, without losing any of their passion or kindness. That’s La Plagne for you… People who have come from all four corners of France, even from all four corners of the world, and have never left again. They have been sharing their love of the resort for years, or even decades, creating links and welcoming Miracles holidaymakers as if they had come to a big family get-together. of nature The p. 14-15 acces ski ble 50 shades resort of white p. 10-11 p. 12-13 A giant anthill p. 6-9 Presentation of the resort with Element gry, the woolly hat We can my dear ! be heroes, p. 4-5 just for p. 16-21 one day p. 22-23 Oooh, the Souvenirs, good life... souvenirs p. 24-26 La Plagne's promise p. 27 4 5 PRESENTATION LA PLAGNE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Presentation of the resort with the woolly hat KEY DATA LA PLAGNE 650 66 % OF 17,4 % OF 4,3 % OF 3,8 % OF to 3250 m THE CLIENTELE THE CLIENTELE THE CLIENTELE THE CLIENTELE is a Savoyard constellation IS FRENCH IS BRITISH IS BELGIAN IS DUTCH 12 VILLAGES above sea level made up of 12 villages. Some have been on the mountainside for PEAKS ACROSS 1/2 HECTARE 7 THE SKI AREA 2 hrs 7,31 M 10 000 AREA FROM LYON TOTAL centuries, whilst others came about with WITH AND A GLACIER AT 3250 m AND GENEVA SNOWFALL IN HECTARES 2020 the growth of winter sports in the 1960s. 520 OF SKI RUNS They are all connected via the Paradiski area A WIDE « FAMILLE + » FRANCE’S PLAGNE and, not content with simply being linked VANOISE ONLY RANGE OF LABEL NATIONAL PARK AIME 2000, NON-SKIING AWARDED TO IN CHAMPAGNY- BOBSLEIGH A “20TH CENTURY physically, they all wear the same red woolly MONTCHAVIN- HERITAGE” EN-VANOISE TRACK ACTIVITIES hat. Just like in any big family, the different LES COCHES BUILDING personalities complement each other; one is more discreet, another sportier, yet another more LA PLAGNE PARADISKI 1 DAY ADULT 55 € 1 JOUR ADULTE 62 € style conscious... each "drop point prides itself 6 DAYS ADULT 276 € 6 JOURS ADULTE 315 € COOL SKI BEGINNER DAY 32 € 1 OUR PRICES OUR on being an el dorado for the visitors staying there. PRICES OUR The destination of La Plagne is in fact a lot more closely knit than it might seem. OPENING DATES WINTER 20/21 GREAT IDEAS ALTITUDE SITES (1800 M AND HIGHER) OPENING SUNRISE 12 & 13 DECEMBER 12 DECEMBER TO 30 APRIL A FESTIVE WEEKEND TO CELEBRATE VILLAGES AND PARADISKI® LINK THE OPENING OF THE RESORT! 19 DECEMBER TO 23 APRIL 6 7 A GIANT ANTHILL À CORPS ET À SKI A giant anthill The ski area is like a giant anthill! There is a whole chain of professions working around the clock, whatever the weather. Each link in the chain is essential, from grooming the ski runs to accompanying the resort’s visitors. All the resort’s employees have just one concern, however: to offer the best SKI PATROLLERS and safest experience possible! Easy to spot in their yellow uniform, these 100 guardian angels ensure your safety in the ski area. Lookouts, patrollers, I. THE SKI AREA rescuers, receptionists, this job is all about action! The day starts by ensuring that the 135 runs between 1250 The 700 employees of the Société d’Aménagement de La Plagne and 3250 m in altitude are safe. After checking the piste (SAP), the ski area operator, all markers are in place and the runs are clear, the area can adhere to the company’s leitmotif: open. The day after heavy snowfall, the opening may be “Satisfying with Passion”. delayed if an avalanche safety plan (Plan d’Intervention de Déclenchement d’Avalanche - PIDA) is scheduled. The patrollers start ensuring the safety of the runs and the 77 ski lifts at daybreak. Each new day brings its share of incidents. SNOW SPECIALISTS A VIP box for watching the sun Our 6 “snow gardeners” are like ants, anticipating snow requirements rise and set. from the start to the end of the season. From the 2 control rooms, they supervise the 600 snow canons, from the pumping of water from the reservoirs through to snow production. 179 ha can be SNOW GROOMERS covered with artificial snow, which is 34% of the ski area. When the curtain falls every evening, the ballet of the snow groomers begins to maintain IKE L the resort’s The drivers at the controls of these 6,5-metre- E 225 kilometres of ski runs. W wide giants weighing 10 tons maintain the snow cover to offer skiers perfect runs. To 70% of the PARADISKI® area achieve this, the resort uses 30 groomers and a staff of 48 drivers who work from 5pm to is above 2000 metres, an excellent 9am. Although it is a team effort, the operation is solitary and introspective, breaking down guarantee of great snow conditions. moguls, lifting and smoothing the snow. • training in environmentally friendly driving • use of biofuels • sonar scan of the snow cover • after 7 years of faithful service, the groomers are retrofitted internally, then sent out for another 5 winter seasons. 8 9 A GIANT ANTHILL A GIANT ANTHILL Once the playground has II. AND WE'RE OFF been prepared, amateurs and professionals can put their shoes on! CLAUDE, Out of the best snowfall OUR SHERLOCK HOLMES 10 totals at 2000 m over the OF THE SNOW THE SKI INSTRUCTORS past 32 years, 5 occurred in the last decade. With There are 700 instructors in 11 ski schools. La Plagne’s ski area 731 cm, winter 2019/20 came He has been our very own snow scientist for 33 years! is particularly conducive to learning to ski with runs for all levels, in 8th. We had a very good 55% of which are blue and 39% red or black. With his probe, thermometer and magnifying glass, he is an season above 1800 m with expert of the many layers of the snowpack, which changes regular snowfall. constantly with the wind and the temperature. La Plagne’s particularity is that the ski area faces in 4 directions and LA PLAGNE’S CHAMPIONS the snow behaves differently on every side! La Plagne’s Club des Sports has been a stepping stone to the Several parameters count when defining and writing up the top level for many of the local children. In 2019, the family of daily avalanche risk estimate bulletin: champions who are proud to wear t he resort’s red woolly hat grew • the daily snow samples even bigger with the arrival of new talents, including twin downhill • the weather forecast skiers Marion and Axelle Chevrier and ski cross competitor • what the ski patrollers think Morgan Guiponi Barfety. • identical scenarios observed in previous seasons This document makes La Plagne the only resort that benefits Axelle Antoine Kevin Brice from local data, rather than on the scale of a massif. Chevrier Adelisse Rolland* Roger Marion Julien Tess Morgan Maxence Chevrier Lizeroux Ledeux Guipponi Barfety Muzaton To gain a better understanding of the biodiversity across the ski area, the SAP launched an “environmental observatory” in 2014. • 1600 observations of 15 different species of protected flowers and 5000 observations of the fauna have been carried out over the last 5 years. • 175 ski lift pylons have been removed over the last ten years (lifts taken down and new construction). TECHNICAL ALPINE SKI FREESTYLE SKI SKICROSS ALPINE SKI SPEED New athletes Antoine Adelisse:Big Air gold medallist in the 2020 X Games in Norway Tess Ledeux:Big Air gold medallist in the 2020 X Games in Aspen *Kévin Rolland: will be returning to competition in winter 2020/21, after a serious accident 10 11 THE « ACCESS-SKI-BLE » RESORT THE « ACCESS-SKI-BLE » RESORT The access ski ble resort A MULTIFACETED DESTINATION If the common denominator is the ski area, holidays in La Plagne adapts to the enthusiasm and budget of every skier. La Plagne can be customised: high altitude or mid-altitude, In the kingdom of snow sports, no-one gets left on the sidelines! village style or contemporary architecture, hotel, holiday centre or apartment, moderate or unlimited budget… CREATING L-PLATE SLOPES La Plagne offers first time MMV skiers greater visibility on the slopes with NEW ... will be opening a new 4* hotel club in Plagne Aime 2000. a special bib. Fully renovated, the ski-in/ski-out hotel offers 228 rooms. E LIK E W GREAT IDEA Overlooking Mont Blanc, with a sunny terrace, -20% kids’ programmes on bookings for for children aged 18 January and five months to 17 years, a ½ days free of ski shop on site and charge in the a Spa with an aqua- Baby Club. relaxation area. The first resort to set up “Coolski” zones for beginners in 2014, the system has won several awards. The zones offer a gradual progression so beginners can learn without stress. E LIK E W FUNIPLAGNE STATION There are specific protected Every winter, there zones with free ski lifts, marked 37€ > for the day pass are between 22 000 ® The Funiplagne station building in Plagne Centre is getting a circuits on easy slopes and wide with access to one of the 5 Coolski and 24 000 Cool NEW ® runs.