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Les Arcs is made up of 3 pairs of villages: Arc 1600/1800, Arc 1950/2000 and Peisey-Vallandry Nancroix, each offering a different flavour from functional to charming, but all providing superb ski-in ski-out facilities. Spoilt with both skiing and snowboarding options, the domain offering splendid view of the Mont Blanc massif and the Tarentaise Valley now stretches as far as La Plagne.
Arc 1800
A purpose-built car free resort enjoying perfect sun exposure from morning to evening. Arc 1800 is the most cosmopolitan of the villages, well catered for in terms of restaurants, lively bars and shops.
Arc 2000
Set at the foot of Aiguille Rouge, giving direct access to the highest, toughest skiing. The lack of charm of original architecture is now counterbalanced by a more cosy extension made up of wood and stone chalets hiding apart the main stream. Arc 2000 is now linked with a gondola until 9pm to the neighbouring Arc 1950 resort (see our resort list)
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Les Arcs
Arc
1800 is
the largest village of the Arcs and has a west-facing
mountainside.
Arc
1800 is made up of 4 sub-villages: Charmettoger, Le Charvet, Villards and Le
Chantel
Le
Charvet is where the
majority of the shops, bars and restaurants are
located
Arc
2000 is situated in a bowl at the foot of Aiguille Rouge and gives direct
access to some of the best skiing in the area
Les
Arcs has
been awarded the P'tits Montagnards label which
guarantees high quaility facilities for
children and there parents on holiday in the mountians
There is a
free shuttle bus between Arc 1600, Arc 1800, Arc
1950 and Arc 2000 the bus runs until 7.30pm
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Skiing in Paradiski
The 3
resorts of Les Arcs, La Plagne and Peisey-Vallandry
make up the Paradiski area
This
means a huge variety of pistes, so it’s a place
for everyone no matter their level, their style or
experience
The
resorts are linked by the Vanoise express which is
the worlds largest cable car
One
chair lift and a blue run is all it takes to get to
the cable car from Les Arc 1800
From
Arc 2000 it’s a little ski down then a
chairlift ride to the ridge and then a blue run down
to the cable car
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Skiing in Les Arcs
The
domain is to be awarded for its genuine varied
spots/compact zone ratio. This mean you can make the
best of your day out cruising on your skis rather
than cruising on a chair lifts!
The
best snow is to be found at Grand Col (2800m), which
offers equally attractive runs for the intermediates
and experts
Les
Arcs has over 30km of black runs for experts
The
olympic speed
skiing track can be tested by strong-hearted
members of the public, starting at various heights
according to experience
From
Arc 1800 you can head down in to the bowl of Arc
2000
In
the Les Arcs ski area
most routes
have an easy and more difficult
alternative making it good for mixed
abilities.
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Snowboarding in Les Arcs
There
is a terrain park just below Arpette and you can buy a pass
to the park from Arc 1800
There
are 2 areas in the park, the game zone with runs and
jumps and an area for novices, there is also the more
advanced display zone which has big jumps and
rails
There
is also a half pipe in Arc 2000, which is floodlit at
night
In
the Paradiski area there is 4 snow parks, 1 half
pipe, 1 board gliss and 3
boarder crosses
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Cross country skiing
Les
Arcs has a 15km of trails
You
can explore the 153km of marked trials in the
Paradiski area
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Ski School
There is a
wide selection of ski schools to choose from in the
Les Arcs area.
In
Arc 1600, Arc 1800 & Arc 2000 the ESF offers a
wide variety of lessons for both adults and
children.
There are
over 115 ski instructors in this area offering
lessons in alpine skiing and snow boarding.
For more
information about pre-booking Ski School in Les Arcs
please select
here
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Lift Passes
Lift
passes give you access to Les Arcs and the whole of
the Paradiski ski area
For
more information about Les Arcs lift passes, please
click
here
Photos
taken by Seb Leon and
Scalp
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| The Skiing |
| Les Arcs is now linked up with neighbouring La Plagne by the new cable car - the Vanoise Express - to form the new Paradiski ski area, a ski area of mammoth proportions. Paradiski is made up of 20 different holiday destinations and with 425km of pistes and 2-equipped glaciers there is something to suit skiers and boarders of all ages and abilities. Paradiski has excellent facilities and with its huge variation in altitude (1200m-3250m) there is a multitude of different types of scenery and piste to explore. Les Arcs offers experts some tough decents beneath the Aiguille Rouge. For intermediates the greatest concentration of blues and reds are above Arc 1800 which lead down to the villages of Peisey and Vallandry. There are nursey slopes close to all of the Les Arcs vilages, but some of the best green runs can be found in La Plagne. |
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| Après Ski |
| Arc 1800 is the liveliest centre with a reasonable choice of places to eat out, bars and discotheque. Après-ski is more limited in Arc 2000 but nevertheless chic. Peisey Vallandry is recommended to those looking for genuine Savoyard friendliness. In Arc 1800 the restaurants included the gourmet restaurant Chalet de Milou. There are also the Casa Mia and Onglet restaurants which offer a wide variety of meals. L'Hedoniste wine bar can also be found in Arc 1800. In Arc 2000 there is the Chez Eux restaurant which offers savoyard meals. There is also Latino Lococafé and Pierre Chaud restaurants. In Peisey-Vallandry L'Ormeline restaurant offers Savoyard dishes and traditional cuisine can be found at La Caleche restaurant. |
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| Amenities |
| Each village is independent and provides the right selection of shops and services, such as banks, grocery shops, butchers, bakeries, post offices, laundrettes, doctor's and pharmacies. There is also a range of sport shops, clothes shops, beauticians and hairdressers. |
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| Activities |
| To choose from the 3 centres you can go dog sledging, ski biking, ice skating, hang gliding, paragliding, snow scooting, frozen waterfall climbing, sleigh rides (Arc 1600,) play squash (Arc 1800), visit the ice-grotto (in Arc 2000) and go to the cinema. |
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| Getting there |
Driving distance: From Calais: 610 miles, approximately 9 hrs.
Airport access: Chambery: 73 miles, approximately 1 hr 30 mins. Geneva: 124 miles, approximately 2 hrs 20 mins. Lyon: 125 miles, approximately 2 hrs 15 mins. |
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| Ski Facts |
| Village height: |
1600m (5,250ft) - 1800m (5,905ft) - 2000m (6,562 ft) |
Slope range: |
1200m (3,937ft)-3326 (10,913ft) |
Ski area: |
Paradiski |
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| Piste coverage |
425 |
| Ski lifts |
144 |
| Ski runs |
236 |
| Green |
11 |
| Blue |
123 |
| Red |
65 |
| Black |
37 |
| Snow cannons |
626 |
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| Beginners |
**** |
| Intermediates |
**** |
| Experts |
**** |
| Boarders |
**** |
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| Chalet des Neiges Cimes des Arcs |
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Click to Les Arcs website
