THE La Plagne Quiz
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Score 1 point for multiple choice questions and 2 points for any correct bonus questions.
1. What year was the La Plagne ski resort created?
a 1961
b 1962
c 1966
BONUS: What was the first La Plagne ski resort village?
2. How many resort villages make up the La Plagne ski area?
a 9
b 11
c 12
BONUS: Can you name them all?
3. In what year was Belle Plagne created?
a 1978
b 1981
c 1992
BONUS: What is the name of the last of the La Plagne villages to be created?
4. How many ski slopes are there in La Plagne?
a 100
b 125
c 135
BONUS: How many ski slopes are there in Paradiski?
5. What year was Paradiski created?
a 2000
b 2003
c 2006
BONUS: What is the name of the lift that joins La Plagne and Les Arcs together?
6. What is the size of La Plagne Ski area?
a 60 km2
b 87 km2
c 100 km2
BONUS: What is the name of the most famous La Plagne off-piste area called?
7. Do you know the % of pistses located above 2000 meters altitude?
a 20%
b 50%
c 70%
BONUS: La Plagne has a network of snow cannons that cover the resort, however how many are there?
8. When was the famous La Plagne Man logo created?
a 1961
b 1966
c 1992
BONUS: How many times has this La Plagne Man changed?
9. What is the longest run in La Plagne called?
a Mont de la Guerre
b Mont Blanc
c Sources
BONUS: What is the high of the Roche de Mio?
10. Who is a La Plagne Olympic Champion?
a Kevin Rolland
b Victor Muffat-Jeandet
c Marion Rolland
BONUS: Where in La Plagne is this?
We hope you have enjoyed our quiz. The answers are below. So, are you a La Plagne experct? If you want to share your results please do so via our social media using the hashtag #oxyimmo #oxyquiz. And if you have any further question do not hesitate to reach out to us at any time. Bring on the winter…
The Answers...
1. What year was the La Plagne ski resort created?
a 1961
In December 1961, La Plagne opened with only 2 drag lifts, 4 ski slopes and 200 beds.
BONUS: What was the first La Plagne ski resort village?
- Plagne Centre
Plagne Centre only got it’s name in 1982, beforehand it was simply know as La Plagne.
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2. How many resort villages make up the La Plagne ski area?
b 11
It look 41 years in total for all of the villages to be created.
BONUS: Can you name them all?
- Plagne Centre, Plagne 1800, Plagne Bellecôte, Plagne Soleil, Plagne Village, Aime 2000, Belle Plagne, Montalbert, Les Coches, Montchavin, Champangy en Vanoise
La Roche is not classified as one of the resort villages, because it is in fact a hamlet!
3. In what year was Belle Plagne created?
b 1981
Belle Plagne, designed by Michael Bezançon, is a village classified as a 4th generation of ski resort architecture and it marked the return of the typical quaint Savoyard chalet design in La Plagne.
BONUS: What is the name of the last of the La Plagne villages to be created?
- Plagne Soleil
Built to coincided with the Albertville Winter Olympics in 1992, Plagne Soleil was infact one of the Olympic villages.
4. How many ski slopes are there in La Plagne?
c 135
La Plagne has 18 blacks, 35 reds, 74 blues ad 8 greens
BONUS: How many ski slopes are there in Paradiski?
- 259
Paradiski is made up of 2 main ski resorts La Plagne and Les Arcs.
5. What year was Paradiski created?
b 2003
Les Arcs, our neighbouring ski resort was created in 1973, but it was only 30 years later that we managed to join forces and create the immense Paradiski ski domain.
BONUS: What is the name of the lift that joins La Plagne and Les Arcs together?
- The Vanoise Express
The Vanoise Express can carry 200 people in each cable car. It takes only 4 minutes for the cabin to cross from one side to the other, carrying up to 400 people every 12 minutes.
6. What is the size of La Plagne Ski area?
c 100 km2
In La Plagne there is a total of 225km of ski slopes and a shed load more of off piste.
BONUS: What is the name of the most famous La Plagne off-piste area called?
- The Bellecôte North Face
It has one of the longest vertical skiable descents in the world. In it’s best conditions you can ski over 2000 meters of vertical decent, from the top of the Bellecôte Glacier (3417 meters) to Peisey Nancroix (1310 meters).
7. Do you know the % of pistses located above 2000 meters altitude?
c 70%
70% of La Plagne’s runs are above 2000 meters. We are a snow sure resort…
BONUS: La Plagne has a network of snow cannons that cover the resort, however how many are there?
- 417
There are 417 using 650,000 m3 of water per season. That's a lot of baths!
8. When was the famous La Plagne Man logo created?
b 1966
Created 5 years after the resort opened by artist Mathieu Diesse on a French TV show called Interneiges in 1966. The original logo was a smiling sun.
BONUS: How many times has this La Plagne Man changed?
- 5
The La Plagne man has undergone 5 facelifts since his creation.
9. What is the longest run in La Plagne called?
b Mont Blanc
The Mont Blanc blue run is found as you head over towards Montchavin. It is 6.5km long. More info on our favourite ski runs here!
BONUS: What is the high of the Roche de Mio?
- 2739 meters
To get to the La Plagne Bellecôte Glacier you must pass through the Roche de Mio.
10. Who is a La Plagne Olympic Champion?
a Kevin Rolland
Kevin Rolland won Bronze in mens ski halfpipe during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic games.
BONUS: Where in La Plagne is this?
- The Dou du Praz
The Dou du Praz is located above Plagne Soleil/ Village. It is the mountain peak between Plagne Centre and Bellcôte/Belle Plagne. You can enjoy wonderful walks around this area. It is very popular with cross-country skiers and you can go even go on a husky dog sledge ride here too.
