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Event Previews & Reviews from La Plagne

Read reviews of the best La Plagne events

Billy Morgan Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Billy Morgan is one of the Britian's best chances of a Freestyle snowboarding medal at the Sochi Olympics.

an image of fred syversen skiing in chamonix

Fred Syversen: Professional Skier With World Record for Highest Cliff Jump

As the best freeriders in the world gather in Revelstoke this weekend for the first stop on the all-new Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face, we were fortunate to be able to have a sit down with a free skiing legend, holder of the world record for the highest cliff jump and super nice guy - Fred Syversen.

cyclists on a corner of the tour de france

Froome extends Tour de France 2016 lead

Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2016 took the riders from Bern, the capital of Switzerland, to Finaut-Emosson on the Swiss-French border, just around the corner from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

a huge firework display in la plagne

Born to Be Show 2017 review

Location
Plagne Villages

La Plagne’s annual Born to Be Show attracted thousands to the Jean-Luc Crétier Stade de Slalom in Plagne Centre on Thursday evening as local skiers and snowboarders put on a spectacular winter sports display.

Murray Buchan Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Murray Buchan a skier who grew up on the finger-snapping plastic of Edinburgh's Hillend made a choice to ski rather than play rugby and hopefully that choice will take hi to an Olympic medal.

Cara Brown: Ski Racer

FIS Ski Races in La Plagne

Last weekend La Plagne hosted its annual FIS races. The French Europa Cup team and World Cup Speed team were both taking part so the competition was really tough. On Saturday and Sunday two Giant Slalom races were held on the Stade at La Plagne Centre. It is a tough piste as there are very steep parts and then flat sections with lots of rolls.

a ski racer in a yellow outfit

La Plagne Super Slalom 2017

Location
Plagne Villages

On 1st April, La Plagne will host the world’s longest ever slalom race, the appropriately named Super Slalom. The open-format competition will feature some of the world’s best skiing talent toughing it out with amateur riders on a massive, specially commissioned course - approximately five times the length of a normal slalom course.

Sky team in paris

British success in Tour de France

After four exciting days of racing in the Alps, Chris Froome emerged victorious in Paris for the third win of his career. Equalling the records of Philippe Thys, Louison Bobet and Greg LeMond who all have three Tour wins under their belts, and becoming Britain's first three-time winner.

Aimee Fuller Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Meet Aimee Fuller Slopestyle Snowboarder, stunt double and one of the British Freestyle Snowboard Team.

Happy chilly times at The Relentless Freeze Festival

La Plagne Event Review: 9th November 2012

The Relentless Freeze Festival did exactly what it said on the tin and those not wearing their ski jackets could be found with teeth chattering, huddled around the vin chaud stand wrapping themselves in a fruity alcoholic blanket.

a ski racer in action

Ski racing world cup end of Season roundup 2017

February was dominated by the Alpine Skiing World Championships, held every second year, which kicked off in St Moritz on 6th February. Over 13 days, 589 athletes from 76 countries competed in eleven competitions in front of 165,000 spectators.

What's On in La Plagne August 2018

April in La Plagne: What's on and weather

Spring is officially in the air as we enjoy longer sunnier days. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Super Slalom 2018 in La Plagne review

Location
Plagne 1800

The second ever Super Slalom, the world’s longest slalom competition, was held in La Plagne over Easter weekend. The comp saw some of Europe’s best slalom and freeskiers battling it out for the spoils over a mammoth 4km course, stretching from above Aime 2000 down to the village of La Roche near the foot of the Olympic bobsleigh track.

Katie Summerhayes Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Katie Summerhayes from Sheffield is back on snow for the first time since her ACL injury. She talks about the freeski scene to come out of Sheffield Ski Village and how Woodsy helped to push her when she started out on the European circuit.

a cyclists winning a stage of the tour de france 2016

1st rest day Tour de France 2016

As 15,000 people cycled the penultimate stage of the Tour de France 2016, from Megeve to Morzine in the Etape du Tour on Sunday, the drama of the actual race was unfolding in the Pyrenees.

Ben Kilner Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Meet Ben Kilner one of Britian's best halpipe snowboarders. 

an ice climber

Ice Climbing World Cup 2017 in La Plagne

This weekend, Champagny-en-Vanoise welcomes the world’s top 110 ice climbers to compete in the Ice Climbing World Cup, being held on the daunting 25m Ice Tower in the satellite village of Champagny le Haut.

Highlights of the 2011 London Freeze

The London Freeze is the ski and snowboard event that brings together international live music acts and some of the world's best riders. The two day festival is the last weekend in October and in 2011 we caught up with X-Games medalist James Wooods for a chat about his Olympic hopes.