La Plagne Vallée
La Plagne Vallée is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie), in the commune of La Plagne Tarentaise. The village sits at 686 m and the ski area rises to 1,523 m.
The area offers 20 km of alpine pistes, 26 marked pistes (3 green, 15 blue, 8 red), 5 ski lifts. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
La Plagne Vallée belongs to the linked La Plagne area: one lift pass covers the neighbouring resorts.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 7 km (Bauches) and the highest lift tops out at 2,717 m.
The resort holds the Famille Plus label.
Access: 1 h 12 by road from Chambéry and 1 min from Aime - La Plagne railway station.
23 official webcams show the pistes live (on the French page).
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?2.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,523 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,523 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 24 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 98%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 20 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 356 km · Lifts: 5 · Balance between piste levels: 67%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?2 / 5
Adult day pass: €58 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €2.9/km
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 69% · Magic carpets: 2 · Sledging runs: 0 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 2 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1 · Famille Plus label
- AccessIs it easy to get to?4 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 37 · Nearest railway station: 1 min · Nearest airport: 1 hr 23
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 10 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 2,714 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 32% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €58 — index: what the map and the listings publish
“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).
The domain is due to open on 12 December 2026 and close on 24 April 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 686 m · top 1,523 m
Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.
Average snow depth by month
Good snow from December to April: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.3 h · Dec 5.5 h · Jan 5.9 h · Feb 7 h · Mar 8 h · Apr 9.9 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November24 cmInsufficient · 38%
- December83 cmGood skiing · 93%
- January131 cmGood skiing · 100%
- February155 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March169 cmGood skiing · 100%
- April139 cmGood skiing · 100%
- May73 cmVariable · 78%
30 cm on the ground: the benchmark for groomed-piste skiing. Bar = monthly average depth; percentage = share of time above 30 cm.
- Good skiing: 30 cm on more than 8 days in 10
- Variable: 30 cm on 5 to 8 days in 10
- Insufficient: 30 cm less than one day in two
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
76 complete winters measured, from 1950-1951 to 2025-2026 — on average 24 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec8 cmInsufficient · 8 %
- 16-31 Dec14 cmInsufficient · 19 %
- 1-15 Jan18 cmInsufficient · 23 %
- 16-31 Jan22 cmInsufficient · 29 %
- 1-15 Feb23 cmInsufficient · 32 %
- 16-29 Feb20 cmInsufficient · 31 %
- 1-15 Mar9 cmInsufficient · 12 %
- 16-31 Mar2 cmInsufficient · 2 %
- 1-15 Apr0 cmInsufficient · 0 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2012-2013 — 88 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1955-1956 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 239 cm a winter on average, spread over 28 days of snowfall. Measured over 66 complete winters, from 1950-1951 to 2015-2016.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 108 cm — 1991-1992
- Snowiest winter
- 1969-1970 — 546 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1963-1964 — 23 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →26 pistes, by level — 20 km
- Lifts
- 3 drag lifts, 2 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 5 named trails — 44 km of marked loops (18 km of distinct track: the loops overlap) · Plateau du Tovet area, 7.7 km from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(5)
Trail Level Length Bozon · Plateau du Tovet difficult 18 km Les Thuiles · Plateau du Tovet intermediate 11 km Les Terreaux · Plateau du Tovet intermediate 8.7 km Carolet · Plateau du Tovet expert 3.7 km Grand Plan · Plateau du Tovet intermediate 2.3 km - Piste aspect
- N 63% · E 11% · S 0% · W 26% (descent direction of 22 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- L'Abreuvoir (1359 m) · La Luge (1354 m) · Le Ti'khoz (1354 m) · Les 2 Zebres (1351 m) · L'Etoile (1350 m) · La Tourmente (1349 m) · Le Carrelet (1349 m)
- Season 2026-2027
- opens on 12 December 2026, closes on 24 April 2027 (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Tourist office
- Office de Tourisme de la Grande Plagne · Plagne Centre, 73210 · 0479090201 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Piste map (PDF)
- PlanPistesParadiski2026_compressed (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Resort app
- Android (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme de la Grande Plagne and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September
Opening hours lift by lift (1)
| Lift | Type | Opens | Closes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovatière | télésiège | 09:00 | 16:55 | OpenStreetMap |
Hours as published by the source quoted, read on 15 September 2026. A lift missing from this table has no published time — no default is shown.
Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.
Lift passes (2025-2026) detail →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €58 |
| Beginner, 1 day | €39 |
| Free | Free under 5 years |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Official price list ↗
The ski area in figures
Measured on 13 September 2026Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.
Staying and hiring gear in La Plagne Vallée
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (23) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Webcams provided by windy.com — add a webcam.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Getting to La Plagne Vallée
From Paris: 6 hr 59 (661 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 12 · 92 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 27 · 85 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 29 · 121 km
- From Genève: 2 hr 09 · 132 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 22 · 190 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 32 · 214 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 56 · 239 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 15 · 391 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 15 · 359 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 29 · 304 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 39 · 418 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 44 · 428 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 01 · 566 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 05 · 505 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 22 · 602 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 24 · 521 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 57 · 652 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 59 · 661 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 14 · 746 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 51 · 842 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Aime - La Plagne station
regional station · then 1 min drive
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 1 hr 11 by road.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 23 by road · 99 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 2 hr 02 by road · 167 km
Take me there
These links open the app with La Plagne Vallée as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
3 charging stations within 2 km
22 charging points · up to 250 kW
- SOCIETE HOTELIERE DE TARENTAISE · RAIDEN · 2 points · 44 kW · 0.5 km
- Aime-la-Plagne, France · Tesla · 16 points · 250 kW · 0.6 km
- La Plagne - Mairie Macot La Plagne · TotalEnergies Charging Services · 4 points · 100 kW · 1.6 km
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.
Road conditions
From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).
Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Named itineraries: Charmettes
Itineraries surveyed on OpenStreetMap within a 4 km radius (7 September 2026): “marked” means an itinerary exists on the map, not that it is open or safe on the day.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of La Plagne Vallée — up to 1,650 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe du Col · depuis Granier via La Pesée | 2.1 · E1 | 1,000 m | 1,305 → 2,313 m | NE · SE | 1.8 km |
| Roche à Thomas · Face S | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 970 m | 1,400 → 2,394 m | S | 3.1 km |
| Roche à Thomas · Couloir NE du col 2357 m | 3.3 · E1 · AD+ | 950 m | 1,400 → 2,394 m | NE | 3.1 km |
| Pointe de Combe Bénite · Versant SE | 2.3 · E1 · F | 1,165 m | 1,410 → 2,575 m | S | 3.3 km |
| Pointe de Combe Bénite · Versant SW, par la Pesée | 2.1 · E2 · PD+ | 1,375 m | 1,250 → 2,575 m | S | 3.6 km |
| Pointe de Combe Bénite · Traversée S >> W | 2.3 · E1 · F | 1,265 m | 1,410 → 2,575 m | W | 3.8 km |
| Roc de la Charbonnière · Tour de la Pierra menta par le passeur de la Mintaz et le couloir E | 4.1 · E2 · D- | 1,650 m | 1,400 → 2,738 m | S · E · SE · NE · N · SW | 4.2 km |
| Tête du Jarset · Depuis la station de Montalbert | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 926 m | 1,345 → 2,271 m | N | 4.2 km |
| Roche de Janatan · Couloir E | 3.3 · E1 · AD | 900 m | 1,300 → 2,158 m | E | 4.7 km |
| Rocheboc · Couloirs ENE | 4.1 · E1 · D- | 930 m | 1,400 → 2,330 m | NE | 4.8 km |
| Col de la Portette · Du pont de la Gitte | n/a · E1 | 900 m | 1,426 → 2,283 m | n/a | 4.9 km |
| Pointe de Combe Bénite · Versant SE - Descente SW par la Pesée | 2.3 · E1 · F | 1,400 m | 1,250 → 2,575 m | SE | 5 km |
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Beyond skiing at La Plagne Vallée
Ice rink
- Patinoire de Plagne Centre · La Plagne Tarentaise · 5.8 km away
- Patinoire · La Plagne Tarentaise · 6.3 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Spa Bellecôte · La Plagne Tarentaise · 5.9 km away
Paragliding
- Fly in Paradise - Sébastien - Parapente · La Plagne Tarentaise · 5.7 km away
- Air La Plagne Parapente · Aime-la-Plagne · 6 km away
- Air Aventure Parapente avec Luc Resplendino · Aime-la-Plagne · 6.1 km away
- Benjamin Raisson Parapente · Landry · 7.1 km away
Cinema
- Salle de spectacle et de cinéma · Aime-la-Plagne · 0.1 km away
- Cinéma Montchavin-Les Coches · La Plagne Tarentaise · 6.5 km away
- Cinéma l'Eterlou · Bourg-Saint-Maurice · 8.6 km away
Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
2,714 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 6 hotels · 264 rooms (1 × 4★, 2 × 3★)
- 4 holiday villages and family centres · 1,356 bed spaces
- 4 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 1,358 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 44 pitches
Commune: Aime-la-Plagne · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Tourist office
Office de Tourisme
Ski school
ESF Montalbert
63 instructors
🇬🇧 53 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Salle de spectacle
In case of accident
112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is La Plagne Vallée?
La Plagne Vallée sits at 686 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,523 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Plagne Vallée have?
La Plagne Vallée has 20 km of pistes served by 5 lifts, within the linked La Plagne area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in La Plagne Vallée?
The longest piste is Bauches: 7 km (blue run), for 269 m of vertical. Measured on the OpenStreetMap map, segments of the same name and level joined end to end, altitudes from the IGN RGE ALTI terrain model — a resort sometimes advertises a longer run by chaining several pistes.
How high do the lifts go in La Plagne Vallée?
The highest lift, Carella, tops out at 2,717 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 53 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 45 km.
How much is a lift pass in La Plagne Vallée?
The adult day pass costs €58 (2025-2026, read on the official price list).
How do I get to La Plagne Vallée?
By road, La Plagne Vallée is 1 hr 12 from Chambéry (92 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Aime - La Plagne, 1 min by road from the resort. The nearest airport is Chambéry-Savoie, 1 hr 23 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to La Plagne Vallée?
6 hr 59 for 661 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
When does La Plagne Vallée open?
According to the dates declared by the resort (ANMSM feed), the resort opens on 12 December 2026 and closes on 24 April 2027 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in La Plagne Vallée?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is La Plagne Vallée good for beginners and families?
69% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area. The resort holds the Famille Plus family label.
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