Ski Les Arcs and get over 200km of piste at your fingertips. With a top station at 3,226 metres and a glacier to hand, snow is guaranteed and you can choose your skiing and snowboarding holidays to suit.
Where
If you are going to ski Les Arcs, you now benefit from a brand new connection to La Plagne - ski holidays ust got a lot more interesting. Part of the Paradiski area, there is over 200kms of terrain to ski, including the 7kms Aiguille Rouge. Access is via the airports at Chambéry or Grenoble.
Essentials |
Suitable For |
Slopes |
RESORT ALTITUDE : |
1600m |
TOTAL PISTE : |
200 km |
LONGEST RUN : |
7 km |
START SEASON : |
December |
END SEASON : |
May |
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OVERALL |
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SKIING |
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BOARDING |
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APRÉS |
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FAMILIES |
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Beginners
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Intermediates
9 / % |
Advanced
42 / % |
Experts
49 / % |
TOTAL RUNS : |
118 |
SNOW CANNONS : |
44 / ha |
SNOW PARKS : |
1 |
CROSS COUNTRY : |
15 km |
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On the slopes
Ski Les Arcs and you can be assured of something for all skiers - the lift system is superb, with few queues except at rush hour. Over 50% of the pistes are graded blue or red, so beginners and intermediates will be in heaven, while expert skiers will find challenging black runs and plenty of off-piste to enjoy. Les Arcs was one of the first European ski resorts to pick up boarding, and offers a snow park, with a half-pipe, jumps and boardercross course.
Ski area :
If you Ski Les Arcs you are also in the ski region of Paradiski along with the following resorts; Belle plagne, La Plagne, Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry
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Off the slopes
When completed in 2008, the village at Arc 1950 will be fully self-contained, with its own shops, restaurants, bars, shops, spa, and underground parking. Of the towns, 1800 has the greatest choice of eateries - over 15 restaurants offer everything from Tex-Mex through to haute cuisine. It also has the most shops and clubs. 1600, 1950 and 2000 have just a couple of restaurants, although the big hotels do have restaurants. Alternative activities include hang-gliding, paragliding, husky dog and sleigh rides.
RESORT GOOD POINTS
- A wide variety of pistes and easily accessed off-piste terrain
- Fast cable-car link to La Plagne
- Some excellent woodland runs
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RESORT BAD POINTS
- Original village centres lack charm, and aren?t always so convenient
- Few off-slope diversions
- Very quiet in the evenings, and limited choice of bars/restaurants
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Tourist Office
Worldwide cover from £60.48
or Single trip Europe cover from £22.98 - get covered before you arrive!
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