THE SKIING

The ski area of Les Arcs and its connected villages of Vallandry and Peisey-Les Arcs include some of the smoothest and longest runs in the French Alps, as well as some of the most exciting.

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Our Esprit Ski Escort will be available for at least 2 days of the week to ski with you and introduce you to the area.

CLICK FOR SKI NEWS Click for piste map Resort Height 2,000m Skiing Range 1220m – 3226m Les Arcs Including La Plagne Pistes 200km 425km Green/Blue 61 152 Red 38 79 Black 18 22 Direction of slopes N, N/W, N/E & S/W Longest run 7km Chairlifts 30 65 Lifts 57 182 Drag Lifts 21 27 Uphill capacity per hour 79,883 198,183 Snow Cannons 248 508 Funicular Railway 1 1 Mountain Restaurants 16 37 Gondolas or Cable Cars 5 14 Cross Country Trails 30km 110km

FAMILIES
The doorstep skiing of Arc 2000 is a major plus for families. The whole family can put their skis on practically outside their front door and be off on the slopes together.

BEGINNERS
Les Arcs pioneered and champions the "Ski Evolutif" teaching method, where beginners start on very short skis but ski parallel and progress to longer skis as their technique and confidence improves. There are 24 nursery slopes with some at each resort height and by the end of a week beginners should be able to tackle the longer blue runs down from Arc 2000 to Pré St Esprit.

INTERMEDIATES
This is a fantastic area for intermediates, – especially now with the new link to La Plagne. Les Arcs alone has 200km of superbly maintained pistes to enjoy and particularly suits mixed ability groups as many of the runs have alternative routes, so easier or more challenging runs can be selected from and to the same spot.

ADVANCED
There is much to test the expert skier in Les Arcs. The spectacular "Flying Kilometre" is open for the daring to test their speed skills – the current record is over 150mph! The Aiguille Rouge 7km run to Villaroger involves a spectacular vertical drop of 2000m, and challenging moguls develop on several black runs, guaranteed to test even the most experienced skier. See also pages 80 and 84 for the added excitement of neighbouring La Plagne.

POWDER POTENTIAL
Hiring a guide will ensure you make the most of the extensive off-piste terrain to be explored. The steepest and deepest powder can be found below the Aiguille Rouge and on its East Face the most challenging couloirs can be skied, with permission from the National Park.

SNOWBOARDING
Les Arcs is a snowboarder’s paradise, with a superb fun-park and half-pipe complementing the resort’s natural terrain. Specialist snowboard schools offer excellent tuition and the well groomed pistes are ideal for perfecting technique. Experienced boarders will also welcome the link with La Plagne.