What’s new in La Plagne for 2023-24?
There is huge change happening this year for La Plagne’s high altitude skiing, and we are very excited to see the first phase of that coming to fruition writes Johanna at Ice and Fire .
Live3000 is an ambitious 26 million euro development project between Plagne Bellecote and the La Plagne glacier which aims to improve access to the 3000m high altitude skiing in La Plagne.
Opening for the 2023-24 winter season, will be the new 10-seater Glaciers cable car. Starting from the Roche de Mio, the new cable car will climb to a mid-station at the Col de la Chiaupe and a summit at an altitude of 3000 metres, offering a panoramic view over the Vanoise glaciers. La Plagne is just one of a handful of resorts in the area with altitudes up to 3000m so making this area more accessible is an important strategic decision for the resort.
Work has already advanced well with the lift stations and pylons in place. The cabling has been added recently, and we hope that we’ll see them working within a few weeks. The cable car will be open to visitors from early December.
The new glacier cable car will provide faster, more reliable access to the glacier with a much larger visitor capacity. For 2023-24 the pistes surrounding the glacier will have been redesigned to maximise the usable space and improve the visitor experience. Non skiers haven’t been forgotten and it will be possible to use the cable car to access a 3000m experience on foot. La Plagne intend to use this facility to educate children, families and students about the mountains, glaciers and the global warming which is affecting them.
Tempted to go and try it? Ice and Fire offer catered chalet holidays in the La Plagne ski area.
Télécabine des Glaciers - Déc 2023 from Compagnie des Alpes on Vimeo.
