laplagnet.com News http://www.laplagnet.com 2012-05-18T03:30:18+0100 laplagnet.com News http://www.laplagnet.com http://www.laplagnet.com/sites/www.laplagnet.com/img/site_top_logo.png http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/La Plagne-to-open-for-summer-skiing 2012-04-01 00:00:00 <p>Confirmation has just come that with this winters heavy snowfall, La Plagne has secured a sufficient snowpack that will allow summer... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/british-seasonaire-dies-on-pistes-of-val-d'isere 2012-03-20 00:00:00 <p>A young British skier had a fatal collision with a snow canon on a red run down from the Solaise in Val d&#39;Isere.</p> <p><strong>Tragic end to... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/weather/winter-returns-:-19th-march-2012 2012-03-19 00:00:00 <p>After a couple of weeks of unseasonally warm weather and spring conditions up the mountain, winter is back! It started snowing yesterday... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/global-warming-will-take-skiing-to-new-heights 2012-03-14 00:00:00 <p>This winter has been record breaking with reports coming in at various stages; driest start to the winter, snowiest winter since &lsquo;99,... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/kevin-rolland-out-of-tignes-winter-x-games 2012-03-04 00:00:00 <p>Just two weeks before the <a href="http://www.tignesnet.com/events/winter-x-games.html" target="_blank">Tignes&nbsp;Winter X Games</a> the... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/fatal-fall-for-la-plagne-off-piste-skier 2012-02-28 00:00:00 <p>A 45 year old man has died after a fatal fall whilst skiing off-piste in La Plagne, accompanied by a woman who is is seriously... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/mountain-avalanche-protection-drone 2012-02-28 00:00:00 <p>A French company is developing a unique drone dedicated to avalanche and mountain safety.</p> <p><strong>Delta Drone could help secure avalanche... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/god-father-of-ski-celebrates-his-100th-birthday 2012-02-25 00:00:00 <p>&Eacute;mile Allais&nbsp;creator of the French ski school, Olympic medal winner, creator of cutting edge skis, advisor to ski resorts, pisteur and... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/most-active-french-speed-camera-is-in-the-alps 2012-02-14 00:00:00 <p>The most active speed camera in France may be affecting hundreds of skiers travelling from Geneva.</p> <p><strong>Number one speed camera in... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/the-things-people-ask... 2012-02-12 00:00:00 <p>We all switch off a little bit when we are on holiday, but judging by these questions that have been collated by the Les Gets tourist office some... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/more-sub-zero-temperatures-and-busy-roads-for-half-term-start 2012-02-07 00:00:00 <p>Travelling to and from La Plagne this weekend will prove difficult with continual sub-zero temperatures across France coinciding with the start of... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/cold-snap-takes-hold-across-alps 2012-02-02 00:00:00 <p>A severe cold weather front from Russia is closing in and will see temperatures plummet across the whole of the Alps.</p> <p><strong>Thermometers... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/weather/dump-alert/it's-snowing-again!-:-31st-january-2012 2012-01-31 00:00:00 <p>Here in the Paradiski area it has been snowing steadily since last night, giving us around 15 - 20cm of fresh snow. Off piste is superb, on piste... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/weather/dump-alert/it's-snowing-in-the-paradiski-area!-:-20th-january-2012 2012-01-20 00:00:00 <p>We had plenty of snow (record quantities in fact) in the first few weeks of the season, followed by wall to wall sunshine for just over a week.... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/skiers-winched-to-safety-by-helicopter 2012-01-19 00:00:00 <p>Three skiers from Paris were rescued last night after losing their bearings when skiing off piste.</p> <p>As night fell, the three medicine... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/skier-impales-herself-on-piste-marker 2012-01-18 00:00:00 <p>A 21 year old skier had the misfortune of being impaled by a piste marker whilst on a ski holiday in La Plagne and was taken to hospital for... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/why-ski-in-january 2012-01-11 00:00:00 <p>Why book a ski holiday in January? A number of obvious reasons spring to mind; quiet if not deserted pistes, no lift queues and optimum ski... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/ice-climbing-world-cup-comes-to-champagny-en-vanoise 2012-01-10 00:00:00 <p>Over one hundred competitors from 29 nations will be competing in the <a href="http://www.iceworldcup.fr/?gtlang=en" target="_blank">Ice Climbing... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/weather/dump-alert/the-first-big-dump-of-2012-:-6th-january-2012 2012-01-06 00:00:00 <p>Yesterday saw the beginning of an almighty storm across the Paradiski area (and the Alps in general), bringing up to a metre to many... http://www.laplagnet.com/reports/news/northern-alpes-on-alert-as-avalanche-risk-hikes-up 2012-01-05 00:00:00 <p>With the ongoing snowfall <a href="http://france.meteofrance.com/vigilance/Accueil" target="_blank">Meteo France</a> has issued a weather warning...