Les Arcs Reviews & Ratings

We have been visiting Les Arcs for a number of years now. The groomed pistes are vast with over 300 kilometres of slopes. Off piste is both beautiful and fun. It is a very family friendly resort but also has plenty on offer for adults. It is also pretty snow sure due to its height.

First time skiing Les Arcs, and based in Arc 1950. This is a beautiful wee village, car free, with nothing but ski-in/ski-out accommodation, and enough restaurants to keep you fed for a week. Not much of a loud apres scene - if that's your think then Arc 1800 is probably a better choice. From a skiing perspective, my impression of Les Arcs is that they leave too many runs ungroomed overnight, leading to lots of mogul covered reds and blacks. In fact, the only black we found that wasn't covered in moguls was sheet ice instead. This is in contrast to the 3 Valleys which grooms most of its blacks every second night, so if you like steep but smooth, you get catered for. On the plus side, Les Arcs operates an innovative express queue for several lifts which you get access to if you have a full Paradiski (Les Arcs + La Plagne) lift pass. We were there for the third week of January and found crowds not too bad - there were some deserted runs where you could open up the throttle and have a bit of fun, but also some real bottlenecks where you were struggling to make your way through the crowds. February will presumably be even worse in this respect. Overall, not a bad resort, with some good runs and fantastic views across to Mont Blanc, but I probably won't be rushing back to ski here again.

Have been there multiple times and have loved it each time, although as I have got older, the spares part has been missing

A great resort linked to La Plagne. Really good mix of groomed and ungroomed piste, and plenty of off piste when snow conditions allow.

Great resort, skiing great, limited slopes for beginners, as steep parts and sheer drops on green runs

When we went there were strong winds which meant for the first 3 days we were stuck in 1850, which was quite limiting. However for the second half of the week were able to get across to la plagne. Resort has been purpose built so no cars inside the main area which was nice.

Great resort, beautiful runs and a wide area to explore; food expensive and a bit bland - junk or just cheese. Recommended but come with deep pockets. French people are a bit grumpy and not really polite.

1950 is a great village base for skiing Les Arcs, much more character and charm than many French reports and other parts of the mountain. Great variety of slopes for all abilities, plenty of nice blues around the mountain and a variety of reds. Black runs were often not pisted so can make for more challenging conditions. Loved the ski in ski out of 1950 village, great vibe and lots of places to eat and drink. Easy to see your way around the resort and get from village to village. Lucky enough to have a load of fresh snow which made for a lot of great off piste routes around the slopes. All round, brilliant resort!

Great resort. Vast area as connected to trios valles. Great apres ski and accommodation. Great lift complex. Highly recommended

Really enjoyed skiing in Les Arcs, not as big on nightlife which I prefer, but still lovely pubs and a nice option for students to do a night ski with dinner event! Slopes itself really well maintained, not too busy with breathtaking views

Good skiing, a little dull aprez but the offsite makes up for it.Avoid the link lifts on powder days and head to valeoger

Hard but definitly thé best off pistes of the world.After ski are amazing with lArpette and the biggest Folie Douce !!

Great for families, and after fresh snow there are some great off piste areas to enjoy. Hotel was great (ski-in and ski-out), however as there were partial lift closures, queues were extensive.

Great selection of pistes for every level. Most accomodation is within 100m of a lift. Well worth a trip over the la plagne as well.

I went to les arcs with my uni ski trip as a beginner and loved it! My ski instructor was super friendly and helpful (apart from when he didnt teach us how to use a ski lift and we wiped out a french couple ). The ski down from apres as a beginner was at first scary but we found that there was a very scenic alternative route down which was a nice blue run and was a great way to end each day.Our accommodation was very well priced. Red Hot Saloon provided us with some really heart food for dinner each day (big portions!). We enjoyed great nightlife but this was organised by my uni so Im not sure what the nightlife is usually like.The town was so quaint with many cheese shops, creparies, supermarkets and more. I have never been anywhere else so I am not sure how it compares to other resorts but les arcs provided a great beginner experience for me.

Great week! Not quite the 3 valleys or espace Killy but lots to get at and a fun time had by all! Variety of runs and loved the trees, also fun to get over to La Plagne. A bit of live music wouldnt go amiss!

Really great resort, good nightlife and aprés. Had some really good snow in January, but a lot of sections were quite icy. Accommodation at Arc 1800 is really good but there is a slightly lower section at ~ 1750 which you can access via a small Gondola. This section is where all of the bars and clubs are and it would be much easier getting home from a night out if you stay at this lower section.

Skiing was good overall. Stayed in 1950 side which was more family orientated and so not alot of night life options. Good snow and whole resort was open for the duration of stay

Loads of routes, plenty of pistes for every skier. Atmosphere was a bit quiet in January and no big drinking culture. Some cool extras like bordercross, ski park, fun slopes, tunnel etcGreat skiing from beginner to advanced

Amazing resort perfect for beginners and intermediate skiers! The best is the apres ski it was just amazing! Lots of amazing places to eat and drink! Not too wild !