A New Chalet For Ice and Fire

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin

Have you ever wondered how a tour operator chooses a new chalet? Well read on to find our more about how we chose our new Chalet Genepi. . . .

Checking out the balcony at Chalet Genepi

Checking out the balcony at Chalet Genepi

 

We began by choosing the area we wanted to be in. We love La Plagne and it’s where our other two chalets are situated so La Plagne was the obvious choice. But, La Plagne is made up of a number of villages – so how to choose the village? Eventually it came down to personal preference. Plagne 1800 is where I did my very first season so it is somewhere I have a lot of affection for, and is my personal favourite of the areas.

Snow outside Chalet Genepi - 25th April

Snow in Plagne 1800 - 25th April

Then we had to pick the chalet – and we had a long list of criteria! We wanted a real chalet, not an apartment but located close to the piste with easy access for beginners and experts alike. It had to have a sauna, log fire, wifi, good views and a homely, friendly atmosphere. But, on top of that it also had to be suitable for our chalet chefs and hosts to work in with a well equipped kitchen and plenty of storage space.

Comfortable lounge with log fire

Comfortable lounge with log fire

So, armed with our long wish list we set out chalet hunting. We feel incredibly lucky to have found Genepi which not only ticks all the boxes, but adds things to the list which we hadn’t planned for. We love this exciting new addition to our portfolio – but see what you think?

Beautiful Views

Beautiful Views

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The last day of the season

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin
Last day of the season

Last day of the season

The end of the season is always a little bit sad, especially when it has been as good a season as this one. So, before the resort and the lifts close down, we thought we’d post one more set of “how much snow” photographs to round off such a great winter.

And what a season it has been! 807cm of snow across the season, a great base right from the start and some amazing powder days. In fact, it seems a real shame to shut the resort with so much snow left up top. . .

25th April in La Plagne

25th April in La Plagne

The locals are already predicting an excellent snow-season for next year to follow this one, although at this stage it’s hard to tell if that is prediction or optimism. Watch this space over the summer and we’ll keep you up-to-date on the long range forecasts as they are published.

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Plagne Centre Lift Remodelling Announced for Summer 2012

Posted on February 25, 2012 by admin

SAP, the La Plagne management company, have unveiled their scheduled work plan for summer 2012.

The main focus of the work will involve the remodelling of the Plagne Centre lift area to reduce queues and improve the flow of people from one lift to another. This should significantly increase the number of skiers able to comfortably pass through La Plagne and is intended to be a long term solution for the anticipated growth of La Plagne in future years.

Planned work includes:

  • The departure of Bécoin 6-seater chairlift will be moved back around 30 meters, and all this narrow area will be transformed.
  • The Cabri and Z drag lifts (the oldest of La Plagne) will be removed.
  • The piste security building will be moved to make space for the modelling of the “bump of Cabri” and the skiers arrival area.
  • The Colorado 6-seater chairlift will be moved down of 30 meters.
  • The Baby drag lift will be removed, and replaced by a new moving walkway, in a new area reserved for beginners between the Funiplagne and the new Colorado. The slope will be above the departure of Colorado, and not below like today.
  • Moving both the finish line and the drag lift serving the race piste, although this piste will stay fundamentally in the same position.

We’ll keep you updated over the summer on the progress of the work so watch this space!

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With all the recent reports of record snow levels in La Plagne and Les Arcs we thought we’d head on out and do some investigation of our own to see how much snow there really has been . . .

Loads of snow

Loads of snow

Even More Snow

Even More Snow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Wall Of Snow!

Some work to dig that out!

Snow and Sunshine in Les Arcs

Snow and Sunshine in Les Arcs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It wasn’t long before we found some pretty compelling evidence of this years massive snowfalls including a wall of snow beside the piste and a tractor almost buried by the snow.

 

A measure of recent snowfall

A measure of recent snowfall

 And what’s the final verdict? That there is a lot of snow!

Photos taken during the week 5th – 12th Feb 2012. With thanks to Sarah Scutts and Hannah Padley

Posted on February 11, 2012 by admin | Leave a comment

New Free La Plagne Ap Launched

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin

The La Plagne liftpass company are proud to announce the unveiling of their Paradiski ap. Their press pack arrived into our inbox today and this is what they have to say:

“All the slopes and ski lifts of the Paradiski area on your Iphone, mobile Android or Ipad. This application is free of charge available in 2 languages (French or English) and can be downloaded on the Apple Store via the resort la Plagne and les Arcs Included : map of the slopes with geo localisation of the skier, ski lift opening hours, weather forecast, measurement of personnal performances (vertical drop, max speed…)”

Fancy a go for yourself? The ap is free to download from www.la-plagne.com or from the apple store.

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