La Plagne to Les Arc | Snowboarding in PARADISKI – FRANCE

This was a great place to take a (short) break and refuel ourselves with beer, pizzas and hot chocolate.  There is no doubt that the Alps is one of the bucket list destinations for skiers and snowboarders.  We both had snowboarded separately at a few locations before, but this was the first time we snowboarded together–and fortunately it was on La Plagne and Les Arcs (PARADISKI) on the French Alps!

Paradiski is a massive ski domain comprising 3 large ski areas: La Plagne, Peisey-Vallandry and Les Arcs.  Having a total of 160 ski lifts, 260 pistes and 425 km of slopes, Paradiski is one of the largest ski domains in Europe.  Also, 70% of the pistes are above 2,000m–so it is literally paradise!

Let’s have a look at this quick video from our trip:

To view our article with detailed information, full-length video and lots of photos, click here: http://www.lifeoutloudofficial.com/lol-go-la-plagne-france-skiingsnowboarding/

We were based in La Plagne and we spent much more of our time on the La Plagne ski range.  Our favourite ‘Black Run’ on the mountain is “GLACIER” which is at the highest altitude (3,250m).  This is the spot where you can get the best view of the French Alps in La Plagne.

there are 3 options of Ski Passes in Paradiski:

1.)  An access to 1 ski-area only

2.) An access to 1 ski-area PLUS a 1 day pass to anywhere in Paradiski

3.) An access to the ENTIRE area of Paradiski everyday.

We got ourselves the 3rd option, but we only spent 1 day in Les Arcs, and I believe the 2nd option might be the best in general for all skiers/snowboarders (as it is quite a long journey there and back).

To go across  between La Plagne and Les Arcs, Skiers/boarders have to go on the extraordinary Vanoise Express double-deck cable car.

To view our article with detailed information, full-length video and lots of photos, click here: http://www.lifeoutloudofficial.com/lol-go-la-plagne-france-skiingsnowboarding/

Our very good friend suggested we go across to Les Arcs and do the famous Aiguille Rouge run to get a truly epic French Alps experience.  It is apparently one of the longest runs on the French Alps!  It took us about 2 hours to get from La Plagne to the centre of Les Arcs, namely Arcs 2600.

We spent an hour at Le Creche cafe at Les Arcs before making our way up to Aiguille Rouge.

This was a great place to take a (short) break and refuel ourselves with beer, pizzas and hot chocolate.  The view of surrounding mountains there was also pretty incredible!  It took us another hour to get to Aiguille Rouge, the highest and most famous piste of Les Arcs.

To view our Experience post on Aiguille Rouge and a video of the run, click here: http://www.lifeoutloudofficial.com/experience/aiguille-rouge-one-of-the-longest-runs-on-the-french-alps-les-arcs-france/

To view our full article with detailed information, full-length video and lots of photos, click here: http://www.lifeoutloudofficial.com/lol-go-la-plagne-france-skiingsnowboarding/

We would like to stress on this: NEVER underestimate the time it takes to get back to La Plagne.  The route back was pretty brutal, as it was long (with many slow, flat runs), rather slushy and very crowded (it was also school holiday time… busy!).  It ended up taking us over 2 hours of stressful rushing (after an already pretty hectic day), and we still did not make it back in time to get the last few chairlifts for Club Med La Plagne 2100 where we stayed.  We ended up getting stranded at Belle Plagne and had to wait an then fight to get on a packed bus from the roadside…. and then a final cable car back to to the resort.

However, overall ZERO REGRETS! WHAT A DAY!!

WHERE DID WE STAY?

We stayed at Club Med La Plagne 2100, which really has a PERFECT location on the mountain.  Like all other Club Med resorts around the world, it is all-inclusive, which was very convenient for our snowboarding trip.  This ski-in/ski-out resort saved us a lot of time each morning and evening, and equipment rental was very easy with some great Rossignol models.

RECOMMENDED LINKS:

• Aiguille Rouge – One of The Longest Runs On The French Alps – LOL Experience post with videos on Aiguille Rouge, the highest ski area of Les Arcs.
• Snowboarding in La Plagne French Alps full article with in-depth information about La Plagne, Paradiski and additional information on Les Arcs.
• Snowboarding in Vaujany, Alpe d’Huez, France – A LOL experience post on a small and unspoilt ski village on the door step of the famous Alpe D’Huez ski area on the French Alps.

• Paradiski Official Website
• Club Med La Plagne 2100 for information on accommodation, ski-packages and other activities

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