Les Arcs, France

Resort Info	Webcams	Snow Report	Historical Snow	Current Weather	Resort Reviews
6 Day Forecast (free) top: 3199m mid: 2390m bot: 1580m	2 Day Detail (subscribers) top: 3199m mid: 2390m bot: 1580m	9 Day Forecast (subscribers) top: 3199m mid: 2390m bot: 1580m	Piste Map	Weather Maps	Snowfinder

:: RESORT SPONSOR ::

Les Arcs summary

Les Arcs sits above Bourg st Maurice, the main transport town for the Alps. You can catch a train from London and wake up in the Alps. The resort of Les Arcs is centred around 3 villages at 1600, 1800 and 2000. Intrawest (owners of Whistler) saw so much potential that they have just finished their own village at 1950. The skiing at Les Arcs is unlimited now due to the link to nearby La Plagne (and the Paradiski area) via the Vanoise Express and there is something for everyone; open bowls at the top, to tree skiing and cruiser greens, to steep as you like blacks, even a speed skiing run. Try to hit 150 kph if you dare. Off the piste Arc 1800 is the best place to stay and is well catered for in terms of food and accommodation. If you are on a budget, stay in Bourg and get the funicular up to Arc 1600 each morning. Nightlife at Les Arcs is good in any of the villages, but don't expect transport between 2000/1950/1800/1600 late at night. There is a free bus that takes you between the resorts during the day.

Resorts close to Les Arcs include: Les Coches (5 km), Montchavin/Les Coches (5 km), Villaroger (5 km), Peisey/Vallandry (6 km), Sainte Foy (6 km),

Flickr view more pictures of Les Arcs

Les Arcs hotels / accommodations

Select Les Arcs Location Map Detail:

Regional Map | Local Map | Street Map | Google Map

(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Les Arcs, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)

	Trails (Pistes): 112	Halfpipes: 1
	Summit: 3199 m	Toplift: m
	Beg: 38.5% Int: 38.5% Adv: 23%	Terrain Parks: 1
	Vertical Drop: 1619 m	X-Country: 15 km
	Lifts: 77 (31 chair lifts, 40 surface lifts)	Snowmaking: 11%
	Gondolas / Cable Cars: 6	Slopeside accom.: Y
	Restaurants: 40	Acres of ski: 1853
	Bars: 30	Nearest Airport: Lyon
	Nearest Train: Bourg-St-Maurice	Info phone: +33479071257 \| Les Arcs Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Les Arcs

Georges&co from BELGIUM writes:

We have been skiing in Les Arcs for eleven years and still we’re not tired of it. Not only have the lifts dramatically improved over the last years (TC Varet, TSD Vagere, TSD Bois de l’Ours, TSD Derby, and so on), the resort was also enlarged sensibly with, of course, Vanoise Express (taking you right to La Plagne in a matter of minutes). Apart from a couple of lifts, you don’t have any queuing issues and the majority of them are relatively fast.

The domain itself is fantastic: great open spaces in 2000, with lots of off-piste possibilities (directly in between slopes or after hiking for only a couple of minutes), beautiful tree-lined slopes in the lower area’s, a couple of nice surf parks. With the sun out Les Arcs is always enchanting for at least one major area. In the morning it would be the 2000 valley, in the afternoon head for 1600-1800-Peisey).

You should certainly do these while there:
Try the pleasant Aiguille Rouge run, (a staggering 2000+m descent, over 7km). From the surreal 3000m glacier to the outskirts of Villaroger. Awesome.
Head for Grand Col in Arc 2000, it is usually not that crowded and offers mighty off-piste.
For quieter pleasure, explore Peisey-Vallandry and its great red and blue runs. Fun for everyone.
In the afternoon, go to 1600 and the upper 1800 area (Cachette, Arolles, Froide Fontaine, etc). Nice runs, nice landscaping.
Go to La Plagne. Surely you don’t want to miss it.

The six resorts (of which 1950 is of course the most beautiful), are well-connected and easy to reach. Of course, the three original Arc villages (1600-1800-2000) are very much sixties/seventies style (downright ugly). However, they are very practical. We have an apartment in 1800, where almost all of the apartments are directly on the piste, as well as directly in the resort. So you just click on you skis just out of the elevator. If you want to head to the village, you take another elevator and you’re there. Great.

Heading up to Les Arcs again in three days. Can’t wait.

2009-02-17

Click here to read 37 more reviews of Les Arcs or submit your own