 Poster: A snowHead
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We are a big group going to Belle Plagne with Esprit ski (none of us have ever been), one of the girls in the group is a very nervous and timid skier, so much so that she and her husband are considering pulling out.
Are there any gentle, easy motorway type pistes to bolster her frail confidence , and yes, she will be taking lessons.
Any advice will be appreciated
Happy 2010
Nick
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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bluebull,
I have never been to BP but i have asked before re resorts for nervous skiers and Belle Plagne has always got on the short list.
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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?
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yes loads of short and long motroway piste,s she will be fine
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bluebull, I went to Belle Plagne in 2008. La Plagne as a whole is full of gentle, wide blues; it's an ideal resort to learn in or for a second-week skier to progress. Our group had 3 or 4 second-weekers amongst it and they all said that the terrain was perfect for them, as it was not too challenging.
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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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bluebull, Been a few times. She'll be absolutely fine. It's perfect for beginners.
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bluebull, Belle Plagne is just great for nervous beginners and she will be fine. A great resort for first timers
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It's even quite pretty - compared to the other parts of La Plagne that is! 
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bluebull, Belle Plagne is perfect for someone like that - instructors have even been known to use the path through the village (quiet wide and very gentle with NO vehicle traffic (underground)) to start people off, then walking into apartment blocks and taking the elevator to an upper level, walking out on that level and going round again.
as long as she's vaguely sporty / outdoorsy she'll have a great time - if she's a wet blanket then she'd be better off staying at home...
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Don't know where you are staying but if she is really timid I would advise against the 1st run being down to Bellecote. It's quite steep at the top and gets crowded with beginners and ski schools.
Go under the gondola (at the top of the village) and down towards the lower part of the village is a chair lift (on the left) called "Belle Plagne" which takes you up to a gentle run down again. Only downside to this run is that unless you are carrying on down to do it again you have to pole/walk uphill.
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bluebull, my own extra piece of advice for a very nervous skier is to ski ONLY in her lessons for the first day or so, till she finds her feet a bit. She's extremely unlikely to come to any harm with an instructor, but doing what other people think are "easy" runs and being worried about holding everybody up will not be much fun for her. Lesson, then sit in a café and have a nice drink. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Mouth,quick question................are there any cash points in Belle Plagne?
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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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coolhandluke - there were a couple of cash machines 2 seasons ago but they did empty and so had to wait a day until they were filled up. no idea how common running out of cash is.
bluebull - as Michael B says the very start of the run down to Bellecote is quite steep but once down it gives access to the Arpette chair lift and the blue runs back towards Belle Plagne are superb blue cruising runs to help gain confidence.
enjoy.
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| standyc wrote: |
| bluebull - as Michael B says the very start of the run down to Bellecote is quite steep |
Depends from where you start in the village - if you come down from the snowpark end of the village then no it's not steep, if you come down the 'main blue' (as if you were going to Bellecote down St. Jacques, or Arpette) then there's one pitch just beside the village that can be a bit scary as is somewhat steeper and generally a bit busier.
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but once down it gives access to the Arpette chair lift and the blue runs back towards Belle Plagne are superb blue cruising runs to help gain confidence. |
Agreed something like L'arpette run itself but go into the top of the village and through it, are nice and gentle.
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You know it makes sense.
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Thank you ever so much, much appreciated.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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There's a beginers chairlift on the piste which runs past Belle Plagne. This is an ideal way to start skiing and then, as others have said, the steeper (but short and forgiving) descent to Plagne Centre gives access to L'Arpette with it's gentle blue back to Belle Plagne. She can even flatter herself by going on the parallel red run which is just the same really.
Cash machines by the shops on one of those catwalks if memory serves.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Thankyou one and all.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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McWulf, Bellecote not Centre.
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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?
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| Michael B wrote: |
| McWulf, Bellecote not Centre. |
 Yes, thanks. Memory fading.
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