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

Peisey resort is clustered around its baroque church and is linked to Plan Peisey by a bucket lift

Vallandry is positioned at the foot of the ski runs and overlooks the Tarentaise Valley

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

The car leaves from Peisey- Vallandry and Arrives at Champagny-en- Vanoise in La Plagne

Peisey-Vallandry are the best places to stay for access to the  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

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

In Peisey-Vallandry the lower half of the mountain side is good for mixed abilities with many of runs leading you between the trees

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

Peisey-Vallandry has great smooth runs for beginners and carvers

In the Paradiski area there is 4 snow parks, 1 half pipe, 1 board gliss and 3 boarder crosses

Cross country skiing

Les Arcs has a 15km of trails

You can explore the 153km of marked trials in the Paradiski area

Ski School

There are a wide selection of ski schools to choose from in the Les Arcs area Arc Adventures

In Arc 1800 the ESF offers a wide variety of lesson for both adults and children

For more information please visit www.esflesarcs.com

ESF is dominates ski school in Arc 2000

There are over 115 ski instructors in this area offering lessons in alpine skiing and snow boarding.

For more information please visit www.esflesarcs.com

ESF is dominant in Peisey-Vallandry

With 120 instructors to teach you alpine skiing carving, snowboarding, snow blading, telemarking, freeride, and off-piste

Children ages 4-10 yrs can do cross country skiing as well as alpine skiing.

Children over 10 years old can also learn how to snow board

For more information please visit www.esf-peiseyvallandry.com

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