{"id":432,"date":"2014-06-27T11:18:39","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T11:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/?p=432"},"modified":"2014-06-27T11:18:39","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T11:18:39","slug":"sledging-in-la-plagne-in-1969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/06\/sledging-in-la-plagne-in-1969\/","title":{"rendered":"Sledging in La Plagne &#8230; in 1969!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all love sledging and toboganning when we&#8217;re in the Alps, but back in the Sixties, sledging in La Plagne was slightly different!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/la-plagne-sledgind.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-433\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/la-plagne-sledgind.png\" alt=\"la plagne sledging\" width=\"424\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/la-plagne-sledgind.png 617w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/la-plagne-sledgind-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/la-plagne-sledgind-190x142.png 190w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/la-plagne-sledgind-60x45.png 60w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/la-plagne-sledgind-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out this action from the 2nd &#8216;World Snow Kart Championship&#8217;, held in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/la-plagne-centre\">La Plagne<\/a> in 1969:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-zjJlFbnto?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>La Plagne has a long history of speed tobogganing events. \u00a0In 1992, during the Albertville Winter Olympic Games, the resort hosted the bobsleigh and luge.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s still possible to experience these thrills as you can try them out at the Bob Experience, in a specially modified bobsleigh.<\/p>\n<p>The full descent is 19 bends and 1500m vertical drop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bob.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-434\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bob.png\" alt=\"bob\" width=\"480\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bob.png 582w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bob-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bob-190x102.png 190w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bob-60x32.png 60w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bob-400x215.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can even try the luge if you are brave enough!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GHebNQ_nVOY?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For more details on any of the activities of \u00a0offer, or for booking a <a title=\"catered chalets in la plagne\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/la-plagne-1800\/catered_chalets\">catered chalet in La Plagne<\/a>, please contact the Chaletline team &#8211; we will be delighted to help!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #111111;\">Article by\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #333366;\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/107961348339974741522\/about?rel=author\">Iain Martin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/06\/sledging-in-la-plagne-in-1969\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/la-plagne-sledgind-190x142.png);\" class=\"thumb_crop\">https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/la-plagne-sledgind-190x142.png<\/a><p>We all love sledging and toboganning when we&#8217;re in the Alps, but back in the Sixties, sledging in La Plagne was slightly different! 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