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Saturday 7 January 2012

LIFE AFTER 50: Next Steps for La Plagne

Over Christmas, La Plagne celebrated its 50th birthday - it has an interesting history, launching after the early resorts like Megeve and Courchevel, but before Les Arcs, Val Thorens etc.  More on the story of La Plagne here.

Yesterday's Dauphine reported on a visit by Richard Broche, Mayor of Macot-La-Plagne, with his councillors, to Plagne Centre.  Here they reflected on the past year: the improvements to the ski area (including the new Verdons Sud lift), various sporting successes, and indeed the 50th celebrations.

What happens next?  There are two big projects for 2012:

1.  Completing the renovations of the shopping centre - work on this has already started - www.perso-laplagne.fr has the details.

2.  Reorganisation of the front de neige in the Becoin sector.  This will include a new fast 6-pack lift for 2012 (see below).

New Becoin lift: The bottom
New Becoin lift: view from the top (4 Jan 2012)

Finally, La Plagne - like neighbouring resorts - is worrying about what it can do to boost the summer tourism season.  The Mayor reported that La Plagne will be "bien representee" in a commission looking at the subject which will involve all the Tarentaise/Vanoise resorts.

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