Les Arcs
If you want to ski in the French Alps, Les Arcs is an excellent choice. Les Arcs consists of four areas on different heights, all of which are located near the Italian border. Les Arcs is part of the ski area Paradiski, which means you can easily reach the relatively close ski resorts of La Plagne and Peisey-Vallandry by going on the cable car Vanoise Express. Just as you would expect from a ski area of the highest quality, there are lots of slopes of all difficulty levels to choose from. Here you will find a really long piste with one of the largest drops in Europe, the well-known Aiguille Rouge. The piste is seven kilometers long and the fall height is 2,050 meters. If you do not dare to take on this challenge, you have more than 200 other slopes to choose from. And we haven't even mentioned the awesome opportunities for off-piste ...
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Best Off-Piste:Powder-hounding off-pisters head straight for Aiguille Rouge or off the back of the Col de la Chal. Despite being overshadowed in this area by neighbouring La Plagne, you’ll still find plenty to keep you happy. Get a guide.
Best Black Run:
It has to be the massively long Aiguille Rouge black/red. Either get the Lanchettes lift up from Arc 2000 for the red or ski the black version of the same name from the cable car at the top of the glacier. Super long and finishes through the trees at Villaroger village.
Best Red Run:
Again from the cable car at Aiguille Rouge take the Arandelieres down the Glacier du Varet all the way round the bowl into Arc 2000. Great views down towards the resorts too.
Best Blue/Green:
I am a big fan of the long Mont Blanc blue from the top of Mont Blanc chair through the trees into Arc 1600 (particularly if you have just come down the black Deux Tetes from the summit). Otherwise, Villard or Grand Melezes from Arpette down to Arc 1800.
By: Lesley McKenna Britain’s most successful Snowboard World Cup competitor
Facts about Les Arcs
| Number of slopes: | 120 |
 Green slopes: | 12 |
 Blue slopes: | 50 |
 Red slopes: | 40 |
 Black slopes: | 18 |
Lifts (Total: 53)
| Gondola lift: | 13 |
| Aerial tramway: | 2 |
| Chair lifts: | 58 |
Vertical drop
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Highest Point: 3226 m |
| Vertical drop: 1626 m | |
| Base Point: 1600 m |
Season
| Start: | 10 December |
| End: | 29 April |
Country: France
Rhône-Alpes
Reviews for Les Arcs
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I was here v9 2023. Together with La Plagne, this will be a huge system that will last a long time. Many of the black runs are off-piste, fantastic wh... Read more (40 words)
If the focus is on skiing, Les Arcs is superb. The village itself is completely non-existent but it is about a ski resort thrown on a mountain. At the... Read more (54 words)
Paradiski (Les Arcs and La Plagne) is one of the world's largest ski areas with Espace Killy as a neighbor and Trois Valles as the other. Perfect for ... Read more (202 words)
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Went with Slopetrotter week 8, 2012. Accommodation at Les Arc 1800. Nice tour leader. However, the stove did not work desp... Read more (228 words)
Be on the sports license, 2007. This ski resort is built together with La Plange via a giant two-story cabin, believes it is the largest in Europe and... Read more (304 words)
Spent the winter 07/08 in this ski resort o was very impressed! Highly recommended! A plus in the edge was that the Alps had a really good winter, and... Read more (398 words)
Staying cheap in Bourg St Maurice, I live comfortably every year on Charled des Naiges on Arcs 2000. One of the world's largest ski systems - The worl... Read more (49 words)
Les Arcs is a terrific place! Les Arcs 1800 is probably the most party. Really nice and good backs! Recommended!
I thought I would contribute a little to the discussion about where to stay if you go to Les Arcs. Since a year back, Les Arcs and La Plange ski syste... Read more (74 words)
If you are going to Les Arcs for a week or two, do not make the mistake of staying in Bourg St Maurice. It's a little hole and if you're sucking on so... Read more (150 words)
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Nearby ski resorts
| Montchavin Les Coches | 4 km |
| Peisey Vallandry | 5 km |
| La Rosiere | 8 km |
| Sainte Foy | 9 km |
| La Plagne | 11 km |
| Champagny En Vanoise | 15 km |
| Tignes | 15 km |
| La Thuile | 20 km |
Airports near Les Arcs
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Chambery Airport Driving time: 1 hour, 35 minutes (127 km) Distance: 70 km |
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Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport Driving time: 2 hours, 16 minutes (205 km) Distance: 133 km |
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Grenoble Alpes-Isère Airport Driving time: 2 hours, 19 minutes (200 km) Distance: 116 km |
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Genève Aéroport Driving time: 2 hours, 26 minutes (211 km) Distance: 90 km |
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Torino Airport Driving time: 3 hours, 18 minutes (270 km) Distance: 80 km |