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Just looking into the possibilities of doing a long weekend in La Plagne but haven't had much luck getting accommodation. Has anybody got any tips/advice ? Cheers
Redowl
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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redowl, have you tried the Hotel Ancolie in Champagny-en-Vanoise? We stayed there a couple of years ago, and they were flexible about dates even over new Year.
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No I havent but thanks for the tip, much appreciated.
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Some mates of mine who have done lots of weekends swear by the resorts that are easy from Milan/Turin. I'd mainly skiied the large french domains previously including Les Arcs & LPx2, AdH, 3v etc, but for a weekend I felt that Cervinia was wicked. 90 minutes transfer (self-drive hire car) , flights with sleezy jet and a range of hotels that seemed resonably happy to take long weekend bookings over easter. Great terrain, good food and bars WIHOUT SMOKERS!!! (how nice was that!!)
I think LP is very 'week to week' and you might struggle to find weekend spots as it doesn't have an obvious catchment source, and therefore perhaps doesn't cater to weekending in the same way.. have you tried here http://thermique74.nuxit.net/phpBB2/index.php which is the forum from our friends in perso-laplagne, as they might have an inside view.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I haven't but thanks for the link. I wouldn't normally choose LP but a group of mates are also out there for the week but i cant get the time off for the whole week so thouht I would look into a weekend trip. Once again thanks for the tip.
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Helen,
How did you find getting to and from Hotel Ancolie particulary in the evenings. Friends are staying in LP 1800 and I am guessing we will spend the majority of nights in LP-centre.
Thanks Redowl
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redowl, Getting from Champagny to La Plagne in the evening would be a no go as they are on other sides of valley. Fine to meet up and ski during day but not for the evening. This would not work for you. If your friends are in Plagne 1800 then your best bet is staying in Plagne centre, Plagne soleil, Bellecote or Belle Plagne as there are buses that run between the resorts.
Check out the La Plagne webiste for possible accomodation as some will do short breaks - www.la-plagne.com
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| Mouth wrote: |
| redowl, Getting from Champagny to La Plagne in the evening would be a no go as they are on other sides of valley. |
I think a better description would be that they are on opposite sides of the La Plagne massif. Wouldn't you have to drive from Champagny down to Moutiers then all the way up to La Plagne; about a 90 minute drive?
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Thanks all for the responses.
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rob@rar, unless you had an AT setup and a headtorch, yep 
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rob@rar,
And that would a pig of a drive... Aime to LP is bad enough for me not to want to rush to do it again...
redowl,
Try Smittenbysnow..google them.. they might be interested in ad-hoc if the dates are low season....they run out of Belleplan
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| JT wrote: |
rob@rar,
And that would a pig of a drive... Aime to LP is bad enough for me not to want to rush to do it again...
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Yup, that road up is awful. More hairpin turns than any other resort road that I've driven up.
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Nice one JT just given them a shout - looks promising.
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You know it makes sense.
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redowl,
Hope it works out... Nice chalet apartment, good location, virtually ski-in, ski-out and the walk down to the centre isn't a problem at night..altho LP struggles with night-life like a lot of French places. Nice couple who run it as well
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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| boredsurfin wrote: |
But surely the road up to Tignes is worse  |
You think? There's a few switchbacks in the middle section, but generally I find that quite an enjoyable drive (providing I'm not stuck behind a couple of fully laden lorries), but the road up to LP seems to go on forever without a single stretch of road that is straight for any length of time!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I find the drive upto VT terminally boring...almost as bad as Aime-LP. L2A is very twisty but not too long, ditto DH and besides, its a classic Tour de France route, although it is hard to relate to in winter. The only saving graces for these very twisty roads that achieve very good vertical in a short space of time is that they can quickly change their snow pattern. I did enjoy arriving in Abbertville in rain as we knew there was a good chance of snow on the way up... and thats always a pleasure to drive through in a perverse way...!!!!
Tignes is a doddle by comparison, IMV
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redowl, Ancolie no good for getting to PLagne 1800, easier to get to Courchevel than Plagne Centre (by road anyway).
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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rob@rar, About 1986 we had a transfer in a local taxi from Plagne Villages into the valley, where the operator (probably Ski West) was consolidating groups onto a coach for Geneva. We we set off at 5:30 a.m. The windscreen was covered in ice, and though the driver had the wipers on continuously it didn't clear until just above Aime. After the first 10 minutes I looked at the driver, and he seemed (a) about 45, (b) not obviously in the grips of drugs, alcohol, or despair, and (c) awake and alert. So I just relaxed and thought about something else (my wife had very sensibly gone back to sleep). I still don't know how he did it. Motor memory? Peripheral vision? Luck? Feedback from the camber? Homing instinct? Deeply impressive, in any case.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Wed 25-10-06 21:50; edited 1 time in total
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Anybody know if the free shuttle bus around LP goes to Belle Plagne ?
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redowl,
We always walked it from Belleplan to Bellcote altho'in the morning I just stepped out of the Aprt complex and skied down.
At night we used to get down through the walk ways between buildings - its almost all undercover and it really wasn't a hassle- so we never looked at a bus. I believe the bus goes between the villages as does a late lift, but hopefully someone else can confirm this. 1800 is a bit further down, of course and it would take someone local to explain that link.
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The gondola runs between Belle Plagne and Plagne Bellecote and I think it runs back up until 0100.
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Thanks everybody for the advice. Have bitten the bullet and booked a SC 4 person studio in LP1800, which for the price is guaranteed to be god awful. Just need to get there from Geneva airport now...
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