About Les Arcs
Situated between Mont Blanc and Vanoise, Les Arcs - Bourg St Maurice, is a wonderfully modern resort with inspiring skiing. Les Arcs comprises a number of small village resorts, all linked by a network of pistes and lifts allowing you to experience the area at your own pace and enjoy the varied terrain and scenery. It boasts an amazing snow record and has excellent skiing for all abilities. The variety of skiing is huge from steep blacks to wide open cruising runs. Since December 2003 the Paradiski cable-car opened, linking Les Arcs with La Plagne to form one of the largest ski areas in the world (over 425km of piste skiing!). Les Arcs is made up of four villages - Arc 1600, Arc 1800, Arc 1950 and Arc 2000. Arc 1800 is the largest village with a lively atmosphere and excellent access to skiing. Les Arcs not only offers a wide range of winter and summer activities, but has everything on tap to make your stay enjoyable, easy and safe:- cash points; chemist; doctor; post office; bowling alley and cinema. It also has a huge variety of shops, bars and restaurants to suit everyone's needs - old or young. Both on the slopes and in the village centres of Arc 1800, numerous restaurants are accessible by foot or by ski lift, inviting you to experience mouth-watering tastes and a variety of different cooking traditions. At the bottom of the slopes and the foot of the residences is a friendly area where children and parents can get together to enjoy the toboggan run in safety. Throughout the winter, there are free regular shuttle services between the resorts of Les Arcs. Besides skiing, snowboarding and telemark, the Paradiski is also made up of a group of high altitude and village resorts where you can practice the bobsled (The only Olympic luge in France), speed flying, ice-climbing and dog sledding... the Paradiski area provides an impressive array of activities which are just great to share between friends and family! With 70% of the ski area located above 2000 m altitude and the network of artificial snow making machines being amongst the most modern in the world, Paradiski ensures optimal snow conditions throughout the length of the winter season.
Les Arcs Facts
- Height: 1200 - 3226m
- No of Lifts: 141
- Km of pistes: 425
- Beginners: very good
- Intermediate: excellent
- Advanced: excellent
- Snowboarding: excellent
- Ski touring: excellent
- Family: excellent
- Non Skiers: good
- Nearest Airports: Geneva/ Grenoble/ Lyon (2.5 hour), Chambery (2 hour)
- Nearest Train Station: Bourg-St-Maurice - 0.5 hour, Moutiers - 1 hour
- Good For: Cafes, restaurants, all standard skiing, families, mountain restaurants, ski in and out, snow-sure resort
- Resort website: www.lesarcs.com
