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Hello,
We are driving down to Les Arc mid December for a season, we are staying in a small village near Les Arc 1600 which does not lie on a bus route. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to get to Les Arc/La Plagne and where the best (cheapest) places to park are? Is it easier to dump car at funicular in BSM? For La Plange is Les Coches/Montchavin easiest place to access this side of Paradiski?
Cheers
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I would say parking at funicular is the best option, its free to park and you can get it up before the lifts start spinning. For days you want to head over to the La Plagne side you would be quicker getting the funi up and skiing over to the Vanoise Express than driving over to Le Coches/Montchavin and parking there.
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I would say parking at funicular is the best option, its free to park and you can get it up before the lifts start spinning. For days you want to head over to the La Plagne side you would be quicker getting the funi up and skiing over to the Vanoise Express than driving over to Le Coches/Montchavin and parking there.
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Thanks Alasdair,
Looking at the timings for the funicular and then the buses around Les Arc you will be able to get close to Vanoise Express and then over to La Plagne. Only issue I have is that my GF is pretty green beginner so wont be able to get too far afield with her, do you know if there is snow in Arc 1600 typically for the start of the season so GF can get her lessons from there or head up to one of the other centres.
Cheers
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There should be snow.
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The snow in 1600 will be as good as 1800 (after all there is only 100m difference in altitude) but beginner lessons may be harder to find at the very start of the season. One year we had to send the beginners on the bus to 1800. However this is really straightforward, just get off the funicular and get the navette over to 1800 but get off at the lift before the terminus. You will know where this is because everyone else with skis will get off there.
What village are you staying in? It may be possible to park at the mid station of the funicular if that is nearer than the one at Bourg.
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We are staying in a chalet in a village called Le Berard, it is near Les Granges so that might be the best option provided there is ample parking. Although it is a little bit out the way the chalet we have managed to bag for the season was a bargain and an awful lot bigger than places in resort so all good!
Cheers
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Fishmongatti, There is always plenty of space in the car park as long as you get there early....especially half term weeks
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Although it is a little bit out the way
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A bit of an understatement. I am not sure what the road snow clearance is like for that area. It may be a bit of a delay before they clear the road after heavy snow.
I will try and dig out an old piste map but I think it used to be on the itinerary from Arc 1800 to Hauteville so it may be ski in ski out 
Nevertheless it is a really beautiful location and when I have passed through it in the summer it is gorgeous.
Have a good season
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