Snowboarding Holidays Les Arcs
High Altitude Snowboarding holidays. Les Arcs is now linked to La Plagne creating the huge Paradiski area
- High Altitude Snowboarding
- Experience the vast Paradiski area
- Doorstep Skiing/Boarding
- 3rd Largest ski area in France - 460kms
- Great for families
Overview
Les Arcs 2000 offers one of the best ski areas in Europe, the Paradiski. It is one of a new generation of ski resorts that offers high altitude skiing with pleasant chalet-style architecture - (pool, sauna, ski to door) -rather than concrete high rise apartments that ruin the look of many resorts. These higher altitude "snow sure" ski areas are also being created for families and all levels of skier and boarder in mind.
Les Arcs 2000 is a relatively new ski village with pretty architecture and convenience skiing and boarding It is new generation because it has been designed for the skier in mind - rather than having evolved from a farming village. It therefore has everything that snowboarders want.
An excellent range of family facilities, ski to door access, wooden chalet style buildings, a cafe culture and lively apres ski with pool and sauna help mark this as the new wave of ski resort.
Paradiski
The exciting fact about Les Arcs is that it is now linked directly with the neighbouring super resort La Plagne via a cable car that has been built to span the valley between these 2 resorts. Les Arcs therefore offers a huge ski area called Paradiski (4th largest in Europe) with 17 alpine villages and 460 km of slopes!
The Aiguille Rouge at 3226m is very high and snow surety is "virtually guaranteed”
(Quote: Daily Telegraph)
Snowboarding in Les Arcs
Les Arcs has very firm roots in snowboarding history as a favourite place to ride and is the “season home” for many of the Pro’s. It has incredible variety from the mellow beginner slopes to some of the most challenging runs anywhere in France. The main point about Les Arcs is that it has something for everyone, and is a safe bet to suit all tastes.
The Regis Rolland “A Snowboards” designed Snow Park and Half Pipe are enough to satisfy most freestyle appetites as well as the natural Freeride terrain found all over the mountain which is great for getting airborne as you cruise around the pistes. Open powder meadows can be found at 2000m which are great in the morning for getting in plenty of effortless powder turns!
Skiing in Les Arcs
Skiers will find the ultimate in variety for their skiing holiday in Les Arcs. The advanced will find an incredible 20 – 30 minute long 8 mile black descent from the Glacier down to the base point at Villaroger. There is fantastic Off Piste in the area and excellent mogul runs too.
The trees of Les Arcs make it very pretty and atmospheric to ski or ride around. Intermediates will really enjoy the expansive network of easier cruising green and blue runs which circuit the resort and allow for day trips over to La Plagne. A great deal of mileage can be covered in a day and will allow skiers to explore something new all the time.
Beginners in Les Arcs
Les Arcs is another great place to learn to ski or board. There are excellent networks of green beginner runs all over the resort and English speaking snowboard schools are in good supply. The slopes are also very well kept and the children’s facilities second to none!
Resort life
Les Arcs is a one of the better looking purpose built ski resorts in France. Its high-rise apartment blocks have not fallen foul of the dreaded "concrete touch" and 1800 is shrouded in trees, so the resort has a very alpine feel to it. Les Arcs has over 30 bars and restaurants and live music venues that will suit all tastes.
Stats
| Top Lift | 3250m |
| Area | 425kms |
| Longest run | 8km |
| Circuit | 61km |
| Lifts | 98 |
| Mountain Restaurants | 37 |
| Beginner runs | 38% |
| Inter and advanced | 62% |
| Off piste | 9/10 |
| Slope Style: Freestyle | 30% |
| Slope Style:Freeride | 70% |
| Pipes | 1 |
| Parks | 2 |
| Trees | 35% |
| Backcountry | Yes |
| Travel Fly to: | Geneve |
| Transfer Time: | 2.5 - 3 hour (Guide Only) |
| Nightlife | V Good |
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Les Arcs 2000 Chalets
- Chalet Altitude (4-6)
- Chalet Altitude (6-8)
- Chalet Altitude (10-12)
- Chalet Altitude (16-20)
- Chalet D'Neiges - Genepi (8-10)
- Chalet D'Neiges - Christabelle (8-10)
- Chalet D'Neiges - Monterosa (10-12)
- Chalet D'Neiges - Haut Neige (1-12)
- Chalet D'Neiges - Bon Neige (14-16)
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