

Les Arcs Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Les Arcs is: Light rain (total 8.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Les Arcs Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
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Top Lift: | 1.8 m | -5 | ||||
Middle Lift: | -1 | |||||
Bottom Lift: | 0.6 m | 0 | ||||
Latest snow reports near Les Arcs:
Snow falling in La Thuile. from La Thuile
Heavy snow is falling in Courchevel. from Courchevel
Moderately heavy rain is falling in Manigod. No wind today. About freezing. Some lifts are open. On piste snow is in wet condition. There is heavy snow off-piste. from Manigod
Snow falling on the slopes above Chamonix. from Chamonix
It is raining moderately in Chamonix. Just a light breeze today. Thaw. Some lifts are open. from Chamonix
It is snowing lightly in Courmayeur. Just a light breeze today. Freeze-thaw conditions. Knee-deep fresh snow! There are some open lifts. Good snow on the pistes. Fresh snow off-piste. from Courmayeur
Resort closed due to wild weather but expected to improve tommorow. One beginner lift open to practice on. from La Thuile
Wind blown conditions on exposed slopes. Strong winds at altitude. from Val Thorens
Light rain (total 8.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Sat 21 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM |
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snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light rain | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | light rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
-1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -5 |
-3 | 2 | -3 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -8 |
63 | 80 | 73 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 87 | 97 | 97 | 95 |
2200 | 2200 | 2500 | 2650 | 3100 | 2950 | 2350 | 2350 | 2350 | 2300 | 2250 | 2250 | 2050 | 2050 | 2100 | 1800 | 2000 | 1950 | 1500 | 1350 | 1250 |
- | 8:04 | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | 8:08 | - |
- | - | 4:49 | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | 4:51 |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Les Arcs at the specific elevation of 1580 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Les Arcs. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of France.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Latest snow reports near Les Arcs:
Snow falling in La Thuile. from La Thuile
Heavy snow is falling in Courchevel. from Courchevel
Moderately heavy rain is falling in Manigod. No wind today. About freezing. Some lifts are open. On piste snow is in wet condition. There is heavy snow off-piste. from Manigod
Snow falling on the slopes above Chamonix. from Chamonix
It is raining moderately in Chamonix. Just a light breeze today. Thaw. Some lifts are open. from Chamonix
It is snowing lightly in Courmayeur. Just a light breeze today. Freeze-thaw conditions. Knee-deep fresh snow! There are some open lifts. Good snow on the pistes. Fresh snow off-piste. from Courmayeur
Resort closed due to wild weather but expected to improve tommorow. One beginner lift open to practice on. from La Thuile
Wind blown conditions on exposed slopes. Strong winds at altitude. from Val Thorens
Top snow depth: | 180 cm |
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Bottom snow depth: | 60 cm |
Fresh snowfall depth: | 88 cm |
Last snowfall: | 14 Dec 2019 |
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Les Arcs at the specific elevation of 1580 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Les Arcs. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of France.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Overall 4.3 Based on 64 votes and 81 reviews
Stayed in early March 2018 as my second full trip. I'd also previously spent a couple of days here on trips from La Plagne. I really like Les Arcs. For one of the big-hitter French resorts, it's got a lot of long tree-lined runs of all standards for when the weather turns bad and you need the trees to see properly. I can't think of another high resort that does so well for trees. Even La Plagne's trees are more spread out in smaller areas. The highest areas above Arc 2000 are perhaps less appealing. The run down to Villaroger from the Aguille Rouge is great but it's quite limited and the queue for the cable car is often very long. Go at lunchtime if you go up there. Don't be put off by the black piste designation. Apart from an avoidable bit near the start it's like an easy red. The 3 chairlifts you need to take to return are very slow. The runs in the main bowl above 2000 are good but again, a bit limited in that they're mostly easy cruising blues. A day trip to La Plagne is easy from most of Les Arcs (not Villaroger) but I'd be tempted not to go there. La Plagne is brilliant but, on a day trip from Les Arcs, you'll end up trying to traverse the nice areas without the time to properly explore them. So go to La Plagne but on a separate trip staying there. However, if you're staying in Vallandry/Peisey then La Plagne is very achievable as day trips; maybe focusing on one area at a time. The villages are mostly quite ugly and mostly lacking in nightlife although waiting for my transfer bus at 5am in Arcs 2000 there were people going home after a night out so there's late night fun to be had if you look for it! There's good food on the mountain and in some resorts. La Table de Lys in 1950 was great and felt like good value at about 150E for 2 people including good wine and glasses of champagne. Les Infents Terrible, on the piste above Vallandry, was good for lunch in the proper restaurant and only marginally more expensive than the self-service restaurant below. The Yuge app is quite good for tracking your progress/location/webcams/weather etc so download it. Finally, if you do get the full Paradiski pass, it currently gives you the afternoon free on the day before the pass starts so if you arrive in the morning you can get a free afternoon of skiing. Would I go back? Possibly, but I'm really keen to go back to the 3 Vallees first as I feel I've done Les Arcs for a while now. If I did go back, I'd stay in 1800 or in Vallandry for easy access to the cable car to La Plagne.
Overall: 4.3 Based on 64 votes and 81 reviews
Martin from United Kingdom writes:
Stayed in early March 2018 as my second full trip. I'd also previously spent a couple of days here on trips from La Plagne.
I really like Les Arcs. For one of the big-hitter French resorts, it's got a lot of long tree-lined runs of all standards for when the weather turns bad and you need the trees to see properly. I can't think of another high resort that does so well for trees. Even La Plagne's trees are more spread out in smaller areas.
The highest areas above Arc 2000 are perhaps less appealing. The run down to Villaroger from the Aguille Rouge is great but it's quite limited and the queue for the cable car is often very long. Go at lunchtime if you go up there. Don't be put off by the black piste designation. Apart from an avoidable bit near the start it's like an easy red. The 3 chairlifts you need to take to return are very slow.
The runs in the main bowl above 2000 are good but again, a bit limited in that they're mostly easy cruising blues.
A day trip to La Plagne is easy from most of Les Arcs (not Villaroger) but I'd be tempted not to go there. La Plagne is brilliant but, on a day trip from Les Arcs, you'll end up trying to traverse the nice areas without the time to properly explore them. So go to La Plagne but on a separate trip staying there. However, if you're staying in Vallandry/Peisey then La Plagne is very achievable as day trips; maybe focusing on one area at a time.
The villages are mostly quite ugly and mostly lacking in nightlife although waiting for my transfer bus at 5am in Arcs 2000 there were people going home after a night out so there's late night fun to be had if you look for it!
There's good food on the mountain and in some resorts. La Table de Lys in 1950 was great and felt like good value at about 150E for 2 people including good wine and glasses of champagne. Les Infents Terrible, on the piste above Vallandry, was good for lunch in the proper restaurant and only marginally more expensive than the self-service restaurant below.
The Yuge app is quite good for tracking your progress/location/webcams/weather etc so download it.
Finally, if you do get the full Paradiski pass, it currently gives you the afternoon free on the day before the pass starts so if you arrive in the morning you can get a free afternoon of skiing.
Would I go back? Possibly, but I'm really keen to go back to the 3 Vallees first as I feel I've done Les Arcs for a while now. If I did go back, I'd stay in 1800 or in Vallandry for easy access to the cable car to La Plagne.
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