Lionel was well...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/la-plagne-local-loses-life-in-switzerland.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 If last weekend’s unexpected dump of snow is anything to go by, winter may well still pay another visit to us here in the Alps but to all...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/the-ski-season-of-20122013-is-over-now-what.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 The team in La Plagne have been busy setting up a few new things for you to try out on your holiday here this summer. 

First up there...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/what-s-new-for-mountain-bikers-in-la-plagne-this-summer.html Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 With the success of artificial snow in La Plagne, providing better skiing conditions when snow is a bit scarce - the resort of La Plagne are...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/la-plagne-tests-sun-canons.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 An app for iPhones has been released to help with avalanche rescue whilst a similar Android app is currently being tested in Courchevel by skiers...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/smartphone-avalanche-apps-on-market.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Faced with rising wolf population, the French national wolf group have decided to increase the number of wolves culled this year to 24, up from...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/wolf-culling-as-population-rises.html Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The body of a British man was discovered today in a frozen stream in La Plagne. The man has been named as 26 year old Louis Robertson who had...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/british-skier-found-dead-in-la-plagne.html Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 A gondola broke down in La Plagne at around 16:30 yesterday afternoon leaving dozens of skiers trapped up high for several hours.

An...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/skiers-trapped-in-gondola-in-la-plagne.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The winter of 2013 is not yet over but it is already set to go down in British snowsports history. The season of 2012/2013 has seen unprecedented...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/a-season-of-british-success-on-the-snow.html Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Following a succession of accidents involving chairlifts in ski resorts the French transport minister has called for a meeting to investigate...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/french-transport-minister-investigates-chairlift-security.html Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The latest episode of high pollution, which started on the 23rd of February, is set to persist putting the Rhone Alpes on an official pollution...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/latest-pollution-alert-for-the-rhone-alpes.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 An inquest has heard that a young British man had been drinking prior to losing his life in a newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/inquest-rules-on-fatal-accident-in-val-d-isere.html Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 A French teenager has died following a tragic ski accident in La Plagne. The 15 year old died yesterday after he hit a tree just off the edge of...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/teenager-dies-in-ski-accident-in-la-plagne.html Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 A court in France has banned the ski hosting service that many UK tour operators offer to guests on holiday in the French Alps. The ruling follows...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/uk-ski-hosting-banned-in-france.html Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 La Plagne's Ben Valentin has badly damaged his knee at this weekend's World Cup in Park City, USA. The 20 year freestyle skier fell in the...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/ben-valentin-injured-in-world-cup-in-park-city-usa.html Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 This month we've teamed up with Chamonix based Boax Clothing to give you the chance to win one of their colourful beanies.

If...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/new-facebook-competition-for-february-lap.html Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The Courchevel based PGHM (mountain rescue services) had a heli of a busy day with eight aerial rescues performed in the Tarentaise...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/eight-helicopter-rescues-in-a-day-for-pghm.html Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The French government has further delayed the introduction of the controversial ruling requiring drivers to carry breathalyser kits when driving...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/french-breathalyser-law-delayed-indefinitely.html Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 A young British skier was skiing off-piste in La Plagne when she lost her ski and fell over 300 metres, suffering a head and leg...]]> newsdesk@laplagnet.com (Laplagnet.com Newsdesk) http://www.laplagnet.com/events/news/british-skier-seriously-injured-after-300-metre-fall.html