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 Plans and Routes
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Arcs is popular with the French because
the skiing is advanced and the huge domain has up to date equipment
and few queues.
Skiing with Chez Jay is better because you can choose to just
stay on your own "private" mountain which has an incredible allure
because of its tranquility and diversity of testing runs and off-piste
routes. |
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| Number of runs : |
121 (17 black, 40 red, 54
blue and 10 green) |
| Number of lifts : |
64 (1 funicular, 1 cable-car,
3 gondolas, 30 chairs and 29 drags) |
| Marked pistes : |
200 km of sign-posted and
groomed runs |
| Snowboarding: |
1
Snow park and 1 Half pipe (floodlit) |
| X Country: |
15 kilometres of trails,
sign-posted and groomed. |
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Don't
feel you have to be a top athlete to ski here because there
are plenty of gentle slopes and picturesque routes through trees,
but if you want some adventure - it is here waiting for you.
Pictured
is "deux tetes", a connection between Arcs 1600 and
2000 with scenic views of Mont Blanc.
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The
Longest Black run in the world:
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Ending
at the back door of our chalet!!
The run length is
about 16km but the real measure is the vertical descent which
is a lung shattering, leg smashing 2 kilometers.
The black piste
criss-crosses red and blue pistes so you can take it easy for
some stretches.
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Don't
forget the rest of the Arcs:
The
main ski area - Les Arcs - Peisey- Vallandry - Villaroger - extends
from the top of the Aiguille Rouge cable car at 3226metres altitude
down to the resorts.
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Night
skiing : 3 flood lit runs and 1 flood lit half pipe
1
permanent speed skiing stadium
1
FIS approved competition stadium
1
snowpark with half pipe and permanent boarder cross
Snow
makers at 1600 and 1800 (20 ha)
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New
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for beginners:
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A brand
new piste has been opened this season which allows skiiers to
take a blue piste all the way down to Le
Pre de Villaroger. Incidentally; the Les Arcs radio station has been citing
the Villaroger sector as having the best snow conditions in
the report.
If you ever get bored of the infinite variety of descents
available on your doorstep, you can ski round the corner to
the rest of Les Arcs. The World Cup slalom and special slalom
are scheduled in February at Arc 1600.
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| The world's fastest skiiers compete on the Arc2000 speed piste
- a neighbour of ours clocked 122mph on a monoboard, giving him
the world record this year. |
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Especially
with the boarders, a lot happens at Arcs1800 in the evening. |
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