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Les Arcs
⛰️ 1200–3226 m (2026 m vertical) · 🎟️ €67 day pass · 📅 Dec 13 to Apr 19
8.9
Snowlist score
Photo: Wikipedia
Ratings
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Key facts
| Altitude | 1200–3226 m |
| Vertical drop | 2,026 m |
| Pistes advertised | 425 km (Paradiski) |
| Pistes mapped on OSM | 446 km (whole area) |
| Lifts (mapped near village) | 46 · 72% gondola/4+ chair |
| Day pass | €67 |
| Passes | Epic |
| Avg snowfall (mid) | 6.6 m / season |
| Nearest airport | GVA · 150 min |
Brochure vs map. Paradiski advertises 425 km. OpenStreetMap volunteers have mapped 446 km of piste centrelines.
Brochure and map roughly agree.
Snow & weather updated 1 h ago
Fresh 24 h
0 cm
Fresh 72 h
0 cm
Next 7 days
6 cm
Snow depth top (model)
1 cm
Now at 3076 m
☁️ 2°
Now at 1200 m
12°
Gusts at top
19 km/h
Freezing level
3,210 m
8-day forecast (summit)
Today
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-1° / 3°
💨 19
Fri
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-3° / 0°
💨 28
Sat
☀️
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-4° / 0°
💨 41
Sun
🌫️
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-8° / -3°
💨 56
Mon
☀️
·
-9° / -1°
💨 56
Tue
🌨️
3 cm
-10° / -5°
💨 63
Wed
🌨️
1 cm
-8° / -5°
💨 63
Thu
⛅
1 cm
-10° / -3°
💨 70
Open-Meteo forecast downscaled to 3076 m (summit) and 1200 m (base). Rain line ≈ freezing level minus 300 m.
The last three winters at 2213 m
Avg snowfall / season
6.6 m
Powder days (15 cm+)
14
Snowy days
75
Avg temp at base
1.7°
Average snowfall by month · best: Dec
Nov
132
Dec
151
Jan
124
Feb
38
Mar
120
Apr
95
By season: 2022/23: 6.2 m · 10 powder days2023/24: 8.1 m · 18 powder days2024/25: 5.5 m · 13 powder days
When to go
| Month | Avg snowfall | Tuesday 11:00 | Saturday 11:00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | 151 cm | ~1.3 min | ~1.2 min | SWEET SPOT |
| Jan | 124 cm | ~2.3 min | ~2 min | |
| Feb | 38 cm | ~4.9 min | ~4.3 min | |
| Mar | 120 cm | ~2.7 min | ~2.3 min |
Snowfall from three past winters, waits from the queue model (average across lifts, mid-month, holidays included where they fall).
Lift queues
Closed until Dec 13. Here's a normal February Saturday at 10:00:
SIMULATION
Average wait ~4 min, worst 16 min.
Saturday changeover: chalets swap guests, slopes are quieterFrench school holidays (all zones rotate through February)UK half-term
🚡 Cabriolet
Cable car · 32-seater · 800 p/h · 218 m
16 minpredicted
🚡 Aiguille Rouge
Cable car · 70-seater · 1,120 p/h · 931 m
9 minpredicted
🚡 Vanoise Express 2
Cable car · 200-seater · 1,000 p/h · 1,864 m
9 minpredicted
🪑 Saint-Jacques
Chairlift · 3-seater · 1,200 p/h · 720 m
8 minpredicted
🚡 Dahu
Cable car · 15-seater · 444 m
8 minpredicted
🪑 Lanchettes
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,620 p/h · 870 m · bubble
7 minpredicted
🪑 Droset
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,010 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Grand Col
Chairlift · 4-seater · 692 p/h · 1,355 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Marmottes
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 852 m
5 minpredicted
🚠 Varet
Gondola · 8-seater · 2,800 p/h · 1,721 m · bubble
4 minpredicted
🪑 Pré-Saint-Esprit
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,700 p/h · 2,814 m · bubble · heated
4 minpredicted
🪑 Comborcière
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,400 p/h · 1,536 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 Villaroger
Gondola · 10-seater · 1,800 p/h · 2,032 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Combettes
Chairlift · 3-seater · 482 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Cabri
Button lift · 1-seater · 600 p/h · 263 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Rhodos
Drag lift · 94 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Plagnettes
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,800 p/h · 1,290 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 Villards
Gondola · 8-seater · 2,400 p/h · 572 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Charmettoger
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,775 p/h · 1,538 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Jardin Alpin
Chairlift · 4-seater · 800 p/h · 392 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Grand Plan
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,000 p/h · 760 m
4 minpredicted
🚞 Funiculaire 1
Funicular · 210 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Parchey
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,500 p/h · 288 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Lac des Combes
Button lift · 146 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Arcabulle
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,822 m · bubble
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Tommelet
Drag lift · 1-seater · 217 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Mont-Blanc
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,400 p/h · 1,599 m
3 minpredicted
🚠 Transarc I
Gondola · 10-seater · 3,600 p/h · 1,530 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Premiers Virages
Button lift · 1-seater · 126 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Unnamed button lift
Button lift · 1-seater · 65 m
3 minpredicted
🚠 Vallandry
Gondola · 10-seater · 3,000 p/h · 2,003 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Bois de l'Ours
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 966 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Rhonaz
Button lift · 1-seater · 700 p/h · 269 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Snow Park
T-bar · 2-seater · 701 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Clocheret
Chairlift · 1,143 m
3 minpredicted
🚠 Transarc II
Gondola · 10-seater · 3,600 p/h · 1,823 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Vezaille
Drag lift · 1-seater · 352 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Cachette
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,500 p/h · 1,715 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Vagère
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 2,034 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Grizzly
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,400 p/h · 2,266 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Peisey
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,587 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Arpette
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,230 m
2 minpredicted
🪑 Carreley
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,878 m
2 minpredicted
🪑 2300
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,900 p/h · 658 m
2 minpredicted
⤴️ Millerette
Drag lift · 1-seater · 167 m
2 minpredicted
🪑 Derby
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,419 m
2 minpredicted
Typical week (February, since the resort is closed now)
9h
10h
11h
12h
13h
14h
15h
16h
Mon 15
Tue 16
Wed 17
Thu 18
Fri 19
Sat 20
Sun 21
Average predicted wait across lifts. ■ <2 min ■ 4-7 min ■ 11+ min. Hover a day to see why.
How we guess. The model starts from the resort's usual crowd level and adjusts for school holidays (French zones, UK half-term, Presidents' Day, Lunar New Year), weekends, time of day, lift capacity from OpenStreetMap, powder days and summit wind. When skiers on the hill tap a wait time, their reports replace the guess for 45 minutes and the lift shows LIVE.
Map
Where to sleep 33 places mapped · 24 ski-in/ski-out
Ski access score: 9.5 means ski-in/ski-out (a piste within 70 m and a lift within 600 m). Each minute of walking to the nearest lift costs about half a point. Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap, so add about 30% for the walk.
Pistes
| Beginner | 13.9 km · 3% |
| Easy (blue / green) | 255.7 km · 57% |
| Intermediate (red / blue) | 105.9 km · 24% |
| Advanced (black) | 47.9 km · 11% |
| Expert | 15.4 km · 3% |
| Freeride / ski route | 7.2 km · 2% |
| 🌙 Floodlit (night skiing) | 1.1 km |
Longest named runs
| Lys | 9.3 km |
| Mont Blanc | 8.5 km |
| La Forêt | 7.2 km |
| Aiguille Rouge | 7.2 km |
| Arpette | 6.1 km |
| Levasset | 5.1 km |
| Belvédère | 4.9 km |
| Bois de Saule | 4.6 km |
Après & food
Bars & pubs
11
Clubs
2
Restaurants
98
Mountain huts
2
🍺 Ventura Bar🪩 O'Chaud🍺 Les Belles Pintes🍺 Red Rock🍸 Mountain Café🍺 L'Abreuvoir🪩 Club 73🍺 Chez Boubou🍸 L'Étranger🍸 Before Café🍸 Le Carré🍸 Bar Mont Blanc🍸 Mojo Bar
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Getting there
Nearest major airport: GVA, about 150 min away by road. Directions · Flights
Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino, it is a part of the huge Paradiski system which is under ownership by Compagnie des Alpes, a French-listed company owning several other ski resorts as well as theme parks. Wikipedia