La Plagne
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La Plagne is a French ski area in the alpine valley of the Tarentaise (Savoie). Since 2003, La Plagne and the neighbouring resort of Les Arcs form Paradiski's ski area.La Plagne lies at altitudes between 3250 meters and 1250 meters, from the apple trees and Bellecôte's glacier. La Plagne has 10.000 hectares of ski area, on four towns (Aime, Bellentre, Champagny-en-Vanoise and Macôt-La Plagne). La Plagne has 225 kilometers of slopes (134 slopes : 15 black (expert), 30 red (advanced), 72 blue (intrermediate) and 10 green (beginner)), and an immense off-skiing area, with great spots like Bellecôte's North Face. La Plagne it's a modern ski resort with 2 cable-cars (notably the Vanoise Express, which links La Plagne and Les Arcs, which was created in 2002 and travels at over 40 km/, making it one of the fastest of it's kind in the world), 8 gondolas, 36 chairlifts (1 8-seater, 11 6-seaters, 19 4-seaters and 5 2-seaters) and 38 draglifts.
[edit] History
La Plagne was created in 1961, as with many resorts in the Alps, to save the valleys from becoming deserted. The traditional agriculture doesn't allow mining activity in the area. In 1960, four towns (Aime, Bellentre, Longefoy and Macôt) created an association to defend their best interests, with an initiative of Dr. Borrionne, mayor of Aime. On 24th Decembrer 1961, La Plagne opened, with its 2 drag lifts and its 4 slopes. Emile Allais, great ski-champion, has helped La Plagne to grow. Immediately, La Plagne generated a great deal of success, and in 1966, Guy Lux, a French TV, presented "Interneiges", a live competition between two French resorts. <ref>Réf. : (French) The complete history of La Plagne perso-laplagne.fr.</ref>.
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La Plagne has had 4 logos over the last 40 years :
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