Ski Resorts In France

T he ski resorts of Les Arcs                                          and La Plagne in France is      Skiing in La Plagne, you will      surrounded by spectacular       encounter every conceivable        mountain ranges and both ski          permutation of piste and off       resorts attract phenomenal amount     piste, from exhilarating descents  of skiing enthusiasts on vacation     on the huge sweeping glacier at    in France and Europe. La Plagne       Bellecote (3,000m or almost        is like a space city, with its        10,000ft), to delightful cruising  own suburban satellites and at        down quiet, meandering, larch      least 2.5 million so called           lined avenues to the charming      'skier days' and is arguably the      villages of Montchavin-Les         single most visited ski resort in     Coches, Champagny-en-Vanoise and   the world along with its link to      Montalbert. In between these two   neighboring Les Arcs ski resort.      extremes is La Plagne's biggest    With so many visitors to La           attraction for intermediate        Plagne and Les Arcs, it follows       skiers anxious to cruise till      that there are many hotels and        they drop in the seemingly         accommodations to cater to the        endless wide open skiing           skiers and tourists alike.            adventure.                                                                                                  La Plagne, is a 'third                Having extended its empire to 10   generation' French ski resort and     different ski villages, La Plagne  it probably influenced other          is planning to send a tentacle     French resorts like Flaine,           across the valley between          Avoriaz and Les Arcs to go for        Montchavin and Peisy Vallandry to  brave new world space age             form what will arguably be the     architecture abandoning the           third ski domain in the world.     traditional charming rustic                                              designs of ski resort                 Les Arcs, whose connection by      architecture.                         Eurostar train terminal at Bourg   St. Maurice makes it the most         opportunities are simply           accessible high-altitude French       fabulous. The Aiguille Rouge,      resort and has always been at the     which dominates the resort has     cutting edge of skiing and snow       many challenging runs down its     boarding. It pioneered 'ski           front face and is also the         evolutif', a technique for fast       starting point for one of the      learning by progressing quickly       longest skiing descents in the     from very short skis to longer        French Alps. The largely black     ones. It became the principle         run down to the charming village   home of the Kilometre Lancee in       of Villaroger is over 16km or      which daredevils on huge 237cm or     about 10 miles long. Can you beat  8 ft skis, clad in thin               that!                              aerodynamic plastic suits and                                            'Darth Vader Star Wars' style         With such wonderful skiing         visors, speed down a special          opportunities, is it any wonder    track at breathtaking speeds of       why La Plagne and Les Arcs ski     about 240kph or 150mph.               resorts claim to attract the most                                        holiday vacation skiers not just   Similar to La Plagne, Les Arcs        in France but in the world as      has acres and acres of good           well?                              cruising and its off piste             About the Author: Chris Chew is an avid traveler. More skiing articles at Winter skiing Lake Tahoe and New Zealand skiing vacation Read more articles by: Chris Chew Article Source: www.iSnare.com