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La Plagne or L'Alpe d'Huez?
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Hi all

I’m an intermediate skier, my husband an advanced. I don’t like moguls or slushy snow, due to bad knees.

Recommendations please: For 2 weeks over Christmas and New Year, Le Plagne (based in Pleisey Vallandry) or L’Alpes d’Huez?

Much appreciated & many thanks!
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Apologies … Les Arcs (based in Peisey-Vallandry)
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@zizi, …Peisey Vallandry is a nice location…lots and lots of choice…the village of Peisey Nancroix is a wonderful working village….with a wonderful cheese shop…and charcuterie…and boulangerie. There’s a lot more choice of terrain type at Les Arcs compared with L’Alpes d’Huez, and then over the Vanoise Express into La Plagne.
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@zizi, welcome to SH's.

I know both ADH and Paradiski very well and ski for a week every Christmas.

TBH they are both good choices. Avoiding slushy snow is a bit tricky on account of it's down to the freezing level, not totally predictable or avoidable. That said less likely to be a problem at Christmas than later in the season. I would say the nature of it (direction slopes face, terrain) makes ADH slightly more likely.

Avoiding moguls is probably more about avoiding certain pistes. Paradiski particularly but not exclusively are classifying some pistes as "Natur" and leaving them unpisted. These I would suggest you would want to avoid as they are more likely to be mogully or slushy. The tree protected runs (either side of the VE) are great for poor vis days but their protected nature, if it does warm up, can make them slushy. Some of the steeper black pistes do get moguled.
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Many thanks Valais2 & Layne!
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