Les Arcs unveils new Plan des Violettes gondola

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This winter, Les Arcs will open their new high-speed Plan des Violettes gondola, which will dramatically improving access from Villaroger. The €19 million investment features 40 ten-seater cabins. The journey will now take just 6 minutes and 45 seconds, down …

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The Best Ski April Fools of 2025

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We all love a good April Fool, especially when it’s about skiing! Here are some of the best we spotted from the world of snowsports this year… Verbier creates ‘Raclette Wax’ for skis It’s hard to believe that this new …

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New Transarc lift to open in Les Arcs

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The new Transarc lift in Les Arcs will open this winter in December 2024. The lift links Arc 1800 to the higher slopes, arriving at 2544m. This project started over a year ago. The new gondola will have 138 spacious …

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The 5 best zip wires in ski resorts

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There’s so much more to ski resorts these days than simply skiing. As well as some amazing aquacentres, many resorts now have amazing zip wires to enjoy. In this blog post, we look at the best five zip wires in …

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Five of the Best Car-Free Ski Resorts

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One of the joys of travelling to a ski resort is to escape normal life. That’s why we love car-free resorts. It means you can walk pedestrianised streets in safety, taking your time to enjoy the views and shopping on …

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The woman behind the radical design of Les Arcs

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Charlotte Perriand was “not bound by conventional expectations of what women could do”. Working as an architect at a time when many women were barred from the workplace, Perriand worked on the creation of the various villages of Les Arcs …

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Les Arcs increases its commitment to sustainability

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The French ski resort of Les Arcs has already been widely recognised for its commitment to sustainability. The new commitments by the resort include a target to self-produce 25% of the ski area’s energy and become carbon neutral by 2030. ‘Flocon …

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Club Med Focus: The Arcs Extreme

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The ‘Arcs Extreme’ Club Med property in Les Arcs is proving popular with our customers for winter 2021/22…and for good reason. Apart from the superb all-inclusive service you can always expect at a Club Med venue, the ski-in, ski-out Arcs …

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Snow in the Alps! (Nov 2019)

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Now is the time to get excited about winter…because it’s not just coming, it’s arrived! All of these photos were taken this week in the French Alps: Book your ski holiday now There are already some great early season offers …

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What’s New In Les Arcs

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This week, we take a look at Les Arcs, which has 425km of runs and skiing up to 3250m.   Ski Pass Revolution Les Arcs has become one of the first resorts off a choice of lift passes with different …

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