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Confusing Labyrinth. La Plagne, built in 1961, is almost exclusively a family resort. As such, it is a trifle staid by skiers' standards. Located near the older resort of Courcherel, the resort has 23 well-maintained runs serviced by 17 lifts, but the runs are strictly for beginners or less adventuresome intermediates. Like Flaine, La Plagne is designed as a forum in which a sometimes confusing labyrinth of over-and-underground tunnels connect the various hotels and condominiums with the enormous shopping center. After nine years, the interior of the gondola that carries people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: White Gold in France | 4/13/1970 | See Source »

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