 Poster: A snowHead
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So, I'm off to Les Arcs on this 1-day overnight Eurostar jaunt next Saturday. I've never been so have no idea how I'm going to get around or ski the stuff I want to, so any suggestions welcome.
It goes like this:
arrive BSM 06.27, breakfast, wait till funicular opens
Funicular to 1600 - can I buy the lift pass at the funicular (I think so)?
arrive at 1600 early - then what?
I think, looking at the piste map I want to get to 1800 but based on what, I hear you ask?
I'm happiest skiing blues and, after a warm up, reds e.g. Tete Rond, Portette, Rhodos in Val Thorens, so i thought something like Cachette 6 then take Belvedere to 1800. Then up and down around there then ski Gollet back to 1600.
any advice welcome
ta
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Shame, I'll just miss you as I go home on Thursday. A few suggestions:
1. Arrive at Arc 1600 and ski down Belvedere (past the Arpette restaurant) to the Col des Frettes chair. Ride up to the ridge between Arc 1600 and Arc 2000, taking the Plan piste into the 2000 bowl (which will be in the sun, hopefully, at that time of day). Take your choice of blues or reds from the Arcabulle and Plagnettes chairs.
2. When that part of the domain gets a bit shady ski down to Arc 1950 and take the Bois de L'Ours chair back up to the top of the ridge, and then follow the Arpette and Charmettoger postes towards Vallandry. From there you have a wide choice of blues (Grands Melezes, Charmettoger, Barmont, Rhodos, etc) and gentle reds (Reches, Myrtilles, Morey, etc) through the trees down towards Vallandry, using the Derby, Vallandry and Grizzly chairlifts.
3. Heading back towards Arc 1600 will involve a detour via Arc 1800, easiest is via the Maitaz piste, to catch the Vagere chair. Head left at the top of the chair and follow the Arpette (?) piste towards the snowpark and the Arpette restaurant. From there you cantake the Sources or Gollet pistes down towards 1600. If you have time you should take the Mont Blanc chair and the Mont Blanc blue which is a fabulous run through the trees and from there you can ski straight to the top of the funicular.
Fingers crossed for good weather 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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rob@rar, I knew I could rely on you  . i can see it all on the piste map. I suspect I won't get round it all (you've met me!) but this will help me get the best out of it. as you say, fingers crossed for good weather.
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holidayloverxx, the main strategy is to follow the sun if the weather is nice. Arc 2000 bowl in the morning, then over to 1600/1800/Vallandry in the afternoon. If the visibility is poor skip step 1 and head straight to Vallandry to the tree-lined pistes.
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