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La Plagne or Alpe d’Huez
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hi everyone,
I’m planning a ski trip to France with a group of friends starting March 6th. We are currently debating between two options: La Plagne (staying in Montalbert) and Alpe d’Huez (staying in Auris-en-Oisans).
We are looking for wide, long runs—mostly blues and reds. I have a few concerns regarding the infrastructure and terrain:
• Alpe d’Huez: I noticed the lifts seem a bit older, with quite a few gondolas (which I personally dislike).
• La Plagne: I can see many modern, fast chairlifts with high capacity, which is a big plus for me. However, looking at the trail map, the terrain appears somewhat flat with a massive amount of blue runs.
Is my impression correct? Which resort would you recommend for better cruising on wide red/blue slopes? Also, how is the run availability in early March—do these resorts tend to have many closures at that time? Where the snow quality is better in that period ?
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Assuming that's not still French holidays, I'd go to la Plagne. I found the pistes around Montalbert to be really quiet. In the wider area, there's a huge array of blue and red cruiser pistes.

I also think la Plagne should have better snow, being generally higher across the area and more predominantly north facing.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Note that the lift out of Montalbert is an unavoidable gondola.
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