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La Plagne is a modern ski resort with 2 cable-cars: the Telemetro, linking Plagne Centre and Aime-La Plagne and the Vanoise Express (which links La Plagne to Les Arcs, was opened in 2003, and travels at over 40 km/h (11 m/s; 25 mph), making it one of the fastest [citation needed] of its kind in the world, 8 gondolas, 36 chairlifts (2 8-seater ...
La Plagne: 108 ski lifts, 134 ski slopes (225 km), 85 km of cross-country skiing; La Planolet: 16 ski lifts, 24 ski slopes (35 km), 50 km of cross-country skiing; Pralognan-la-Vanoise: 12 ski lifts, 22 ski slopes (35 km), 25 km of cross-country skiing; La Rosière: 15 ski lifts, 74 ski slopes (150 km), 5 km of cross-country skiing
The area is internationally best known for its world-renowned ski resorts, including Les Trois Vallées (Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens etc.—off a side valley from Moûtiers), Paradiski with La Plagne above Aime, and Les Arcs above Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Espace Killy with Tignes and Val-d'Isère is further up the valley.
It gives its name to the French ski resort La Plagne, most of which lies within the commune of Mâcot-la-Plagne.It is bordered by the communes of Aime to the west, Bozel to the southwest, Champagny-en-Vanoise to the south, Bellentre to the east, and Valezan and La Côte-d'Aime to the north
Thus, Les Trois Vallées is the largest connected ski area in the world [2] which is linked solely by ski lifts and slopes. It claims to have about 600 km (370 mi) of ski slopes, resulting in 18.5 km² of groomed runs, while an independent expert measured about 493 km. [ 3 ] In addition, there are 120 km for cross-country skiing.
The Vanoise Express is a French double-decker cable car that links La Plagne with Les Arcs ski resorts in the Alps, acting as a vital link in the Paradiski area. Ordered by Compagnie des Alpes and built by Poma in time for the '03-'04 season, the lift stretches 1,800 m (5,900 ft), 380 m (1,250 ft) over the valley, takes 4 minutes to cross, and ...
Gare d'Aime-La Plagne is a railway station located in Aime, Savoie, south-eastern France. The station is located on the Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny - Bourg-Saint-Maurice railway. The train services are operated by SNCF. It serves the village of Aime and the neighbouring ski resort, La Plagne.
The resort was the start of Stage 9 to Briançon in the 2007 Tour de France. The 2019 Tour de France passed through Val d'Isère on 26 July, on their way to Tignes, descending the Col de l'Iseran. Due to unexpected bad weather – a hailstorm resulting in landslides on the road along the ‘Lac du Chevril' – the organisation of the Tour had ...
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