The Resort of Les Arc 1800 is situated just above bourg st maurice in the Rhone-Alps mountain range and is linked with la plagne via one of the largest cable cars in Europe to form a massive Paradiski area.
The two resorts are nearly as large as the three valleys but not as crowded on the piste, which offers a wide range of skiing/boarding for all levels.
The Mountain
The Paradski area is made up of
- Over 250 runs from 3250m - 1200m
- 2 fully equipped glaciers
- 3 summits above an altitude of 3000m
- 425 kms of runs
- 170 hectares of artificial snow (470 canons)
- Overall vertical drop of 53 290m
- 158 kms of cross-country runs
- 5 snowparks, 3 boardercross and 1 half-pipe
- 1 bobsleigh run, 1 ice climbing area and 1 speed skiing run
In the local area of les arcs you can ski 117 runs (200km) of piste the longest of these being 7 km.
Lifts Locally
- 21 Drag Lifts
- 64 Chair Lifts
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5 Gondolas
The Runs are divided into.
Piste Map Les Arcs Les arcs access by car
The Village of Les Arcs 1800
Like many ski resorts this village is host to many shops, bars, restaurants and supermarkets so everything you need is only a short walk away.
Nearest large town Bourg-St-maurice Accessed Via mountain coach (day only)
Distance from Calais 600 miles Driving time excluding stops 9 hours
Distance from Lyon Airport 127 miles driving time 2 hours
Access via the Ski train which departs on friday nights from London and ashford kent, this train takes you direct from england to the heart of the Rhone-Alps stopping at six French Stations along the way Which are Chambéry, Albertville, Moûtiers, Aime la Plagne, Landry and Bourg St Maurice where you Depart and hop on the Mountain coach for a short ride up the mountain to les Arcs 1800.
Time on train About 8 Hours over night.
