Christmas Chalets in La Plagne

France · Christmas week 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026

We list 143 Christmas chalets in La Plagne, France, sleeping from 1 to 44 guests. 12 are catered. Where we have checked a chalet for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026), its card says whether it was available and what the week cost. Further down is the snow measured in La Plagne on Christmas morning since 1996.

25 chalets available for Christmas week when we checked on 12 October 2026, from £1,035 for the week.

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A big French resort of eleven villages, with huge intermediate terrain.

Quick answers about Christmas in La Plagne

Is there usually snow in La Plagne at Christmas?
Usually, yes. At the La Plagne weather station on the slopes (1,980 m, in the resort), there was at least 30cm of snow on the ground on Christmas morning in 26 of the 30 years measured since 1996; the thinnest was 10cm in 2014. La Plagne scores 58 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score. That is how often there has been snow, not a forecast: conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them.
What is Christmas actually like in La Plagne?
Depends entirely on the village. Plagne 1800 and Montchavin have some charm and a proper Christmas feel; the high purpose-built centres are functional. As a whole the resort puts on a good Christmas Eve for families.
When is Christmas week in La Plagne this season?
For Christmas 2026, Christmas Day is a Friday, so the Christmas week runs from Saturday 19 to Saturday 26 December. Most chalets in La Plagne are let by the week, so that is the week to search for.
Winter in La Plagne
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Your dates and group size

Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

Chalets in La Plagne you can book now

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Getting to La Plagne for Christmas week

Each link opens a live search for 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026, flying into Geneva, one of the usual airports for La Plagne. Prices and availability are on the partner’s site. Planning the flights, chalet and car hire.

Or book it together: Expedia’s flight + hotel search from London to Geneva, with a stay in La Plagne for the same week.

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Chalets in La Plagne

On 12 October 2026 we checked 118 chalets here for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026): 25 were still available on Booking.com, from £1,035 for the week (typical £4,632).

Your dates and group size

Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

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131 more chalets in La Plagne

La Plagne is made up of eleven separate villages spread across a high bowl, some purpose-built at altitude, some traditional and lower down.

The lifts reach 3,080 metres and the Vanoise Express links the area to Les Arcs. The skiing is overwhelmingly blue and red, the nursery areas are generous, and for a large mixed group wanting a lot of piste without a lot of drama it is a sound choice.

Christmas in La Plagne

Depends entirely on the village. Plagne 1800 and Montchavin have some charm and a proper Christmas feel; the high purpose-built centres are functional. As a whole the resort puts on a good Christmas Eve for families.

Our Christmas atmosphere rating: 3 out of 5

If you are not skiing

Modest in the high villages, better in the lower traditional ones such as Champagny or Montchavin.

Christmas Snow Score

58/ 100

1,250m3,080m

Usually reliable

58 out of 100 — normally open at Christmas, with more of the lower runs depending on the year. The strongest factor here is the measured Christmas snow record. At least 30cm of snow on the ground on 26 of the last 30 Christmas mornings at the La Plagne station (1980 m). Snow in the Alps varies from one December to the next, and no resort can promise cover on a given week.

What went into it

Measured Christmas snowAt least 30cm of snow on the ground on 26 of the last 30 Christmas mornings at the La Plagne station (1980 m)
45% weight87
Village altitudeThe village sits at 1250 m and loses its snow first
20% weight30
Top of the ski areaThe skiing reaches 3080 m, and high ground holds cover in a thin December
15% weight57
Snowmaking coverageSnowmaking covers 34% of pistes and opens the season when snowfall is late
12% weight34
Glacier accessNo glacier
8% weight0

The Christmas Snow Score compares resorts on how often there has been snow on the ground on Christmas morning, measured at weather stations over the last thirty years, with altitude, snowmaking and glacier access. It describes how reliable a resort tends to be, not what the snow will do this year — Alpine conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them. How the Snow Score works and how the resorts compare

Resort figures from the source we checked on 22 September 2026.

Snow on Christmas morning in La Plagne

How much snow was on the ground on 25 December, each year since 1996, measured at the nearest weather station. This is what the resort’s Christmas Snow Score is built on.

On the slopes: La Plagne, 1,980 m

0.1 km from La Plagne. At least 30cm on the ground on 26 of 30 Christmas mornings measured since 1996. Typical depth 55cm; least 10cm in 2014; most 138cm in 2019.

No reading since 28 April 2026; this station reports in the snow season.

0cm75cm150cmChristmas 1996: 100cmChristmas 1997: 46cmChristmas 1998: 53cmChristmas 1999: 70cmChristmas 2000: 50cmChristmas 2001: 25cmChristmas 2002: 45cmChristmas 2003: 52cmChristmas 2004: 60cmChristmas 2005: 40cmChristmas 2006: 42cmChristmas 2007: 93cmChristmas 2008: 70cmChristmas 2009: 68cmChristmas 2010: 55cmChristmas 2011: 135cmChristmas 2012: 102cmChristmas 2013: 42cmChristmas 2014: 10cmChristmas 2015: 18cmChristmas 2016: 15cmChristmas 2017: 90cmChristmas 2018: 53cmChristmas 2019: 138cmChristmas 2020: 35cmChristmas 2021: 72cmChristmas 2022: 40cmChristmas 2023: 90cmChristmas 2024: 95cmChristmas 2025: 60cm30cm1996200020052010201520202025
Christmas morning snow depth at La Plagne, year by year
ChristmasSnow on the ground
202560cm
202495cm
202390cm
202240cm
202172cm
202035cm
2019138cm
201853cm
201790cm
201615cm
201518cm
201410cm
201342cm
2012102cm
2011135cm
201055cm
200968cm
200870cm
200793cm
200642cm
200540cm
200460cm
200352cm
200245cm
200125cm
200050cm
199970cm
199853cm
199746cm
1996100cm

Measured on the morning of 25 December by Météo-France (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0).

How La Plagne compares with the other resorts we measure: the Christmas Snow Report.

Compare La Plagne for Christmas

Common questions about Christmas in La Plagne

How high is La Plagne?

The village sits at 1,250m, and the lift-served ski area reaches 3,080m. Montchavin, the lowest of La Plagne's eleven villages; the higher ones sit between roughly 1,800 m and 2,100 m. Altitude matters at Christmas because high ground holds snow in a thin December; the measured Christmas record on this page shows how that has played out year by year. Figures checked on 22 September 2026 against the source listed on this page.

Is La Plagne good for families at Christmas?

La Plagne is one of the better family choices we cover. The beginner terrain is good, which matters with children. This is our editorial judgement rather than a measurement, and the resort page explains the reasoning.

Can a beginner learn to ski in La Plagne at Christmas?

Yes — La Plagne has good beginner terrain. One thing to weigh at Christmas specifically: nursery slopes are usually the lowest terrain in a resort and so the first to be thin in December. Here, that is worth taking seriously in a poor December.

Which airport do you fly into for La Plagne?

The usual arrival airports are Geneva (GVA), Lyon (LYS), Chambéry (CMF). Transfer times swing widely with traffic and road conditions on a Saturday in Christmas week, so treat any published drive time as a minimum and ask your transfer company for a figure they will stand behind.

Can I book a chalet in La Plagne through this site?

We list 143 chalets in La Plagne, but we do not take bookings ourselves: we are not a travel agent and we take no bookings or payments. We link to partners who do, and the links on this page go to their live Christmas availability. If you book through one we may earn a commission, which does not change your price.

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