 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
It's our first time to Les Arcs. We're going on the first week of February and we'll stay in Arc1800. We’re a party of 7 (including kids) of an intermediate level. Trying to avoid asking too much from the kid's legs, we mainly ski blues and “not too much challenging” reds.
For those of you who have deep knowledge of the resort, I'd like to ask some help. Considering:
-the above mentioned preference for blues and easy reds
-the usual conditions slopes (best quality of snow, less crowded, best scenery…)
-the convenience of the lifts (quickest and less crowded ones…)
Which are your recommendations for excursions itineraries from/to our Arc1800 hub to/from the various areas:
-Vallandry / Plan Pesey
-Arc1600
-Arc1950/2000
-Villaroger
Note: for the return paths, I can anticipate the quickest route would be the main criteria 
Your recommendations would be very much appreciated. Also other tips (dos and don’ts) would very welcome.
P.S.: sorry for my poor English (I’m not a native English speaker) and for the long post.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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thefatcontroller, thanks. Yes, good run tips in this post. 
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Carlos_L,
Enjoy your trip. Les Arcs has everything you will need from begineer to expert, you will have a ball 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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thefatcontroller, thanks. Can I ask you some more help to clarify this question, please:
Looking this morning at the lifts and run status in the Les Arcs web site, I found the following with regard to Villaroger:
VILLAROGERPistes Nom Etat Note
AIGUILLE ROUGE Fermé
LES LYS Ouvert
PLANAY Ouvert
PRE Ouvert
RHONAZ Ouvert
SOLLIET Ouvert
VILLAROGER Ouvert
Remontées Nom Type Etat
TK RHONAZ TéléSki Fermé
TS DROSET Télésiège Ouvert
TS PLAN VIOLETTES Télésiège Ouvert
TS REPLAT Télésiège Ouvert
Looking also to the piste map, with AIGUILLE ROUGE run and TK RHONAZ lift both closed, I can't find out to get to Villaroger from the other areas. 
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Carlos_L, Lanchettes chairlift just above Arcs 2000, though I would not read to much into the Les Arcs website as the Glacier is often closed in the morning and open in the afternnon.
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Thu 24-01-08 10:55; edited 1 time in total
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Carlos_L, take the Lanchettes chair from Arc 2000 and ski down to Villaroger. The Rhonaz drag lift is often closed, and the Aiguille Rouge can be affected by weather (high wind is normally an issue).
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thefatcontroller, rob@rar, thanks a lot for your fast reply.
However, I'm still confused: in the piste map available in lesarcs.com, the only run going down to Villaroger from the top of Lanchettes chair seems to be AIGUILLE ROUGE (red part of it) which is closed... is there any other hidden (in the map) run ? or maybe the "closed" for AIGUILLE ROUGE is only applicable to the upper part ?...
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Carlos_L, Ignore the website, wait till you get to the resort, runs open and close all the time at short notice depending on weather.
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Carlos_L, As you ski from the top of the Lanchettes, you are on the 'red' part of the Aiguille Rouge, but after a few hundred metres, it widens right out and you can take a road (Green?) all the way down to Villaroger....then it is three chairs back up to a blue run into Arc 2000
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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If the Lanchettes chair is open it's almost certain that the Aiguille Rouge red towards Villaroger will be open. If the Lanchette chair is closed (perhaps because of poor weather) the resort will open the Rhonaz drag if it has sufficient snowcover to allow skiers to get to/from Villaroger.
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You know it makes sense.
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HI Carlos
For a mixed ability group - then we used to like the runs under the old "plan bois" lift which on the piste map is just to the right of the main bubble out of 1800 and is now renamed "DERBY69" - NOUVEAU on this years piste maps.
A couple of laps of that lift after lunch is always nice as people can take blue, red, black as they feel and then re-group at the top bottom, and some limited "between piste" potential - and then heading over to the vallandry sector can be fun.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Carlos_L, Another favorite of ours is from Transarc 2600 down to Peisey. Its not difficult and its just a nice long blast. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Carlos_L, The Rhonaz drag lift is usualy only opened when the Lanchettes chair is closed due to bad weather. Villaroger is well worth a trip out to, but do plan to have lunch at La Ferme or The Aiguille Rouge.
Enjoy the skiing, it's great there.
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bertie bassett, thefatcontroller, CP, thanks for the tips. Just trying to catch them all in the piste map.
CP, are La Ferme and The Aiguille Rouge restaurants located in Villaroger 1200 ?
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Carlos_L, yes....(this is on the assumption that the Aiguille Rouge is the last restaurant as you actually come towards Villaroger - it changed ownership last season and I haven't been there since). La Ferme is next to the carpark - and the chairlift back up. Be sure to go there - Michele had a rough season last year due to the conditions, and he's a bloomin' nice bloke...
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| Guvnor wrote: |
| Carlos_L, yes....(this is on the assumption that the Aiguille Rouge is the last restaurant as you actually come towards Villaroger - it changed ownership last season and I haven't been there since). La Ferme is next to the carpark - and the chairlift back up. Be sure to go there - Michele had a rough season last year due to the conditions, and he's a bloomin' nice bloke... |
Guvnor, thanks. Already noted in the "must dos" list.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Carlos_L, Go down to Villaroger and go to La Ferme. Right at the bottom of the slope. Have the plat du jour, you will feel very happy after. I love the place. Heavy snow potential for late next week to.
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thefatcontroller, sounds good to me (both, the plat du jour and the weather outlook stuff...).
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Carlos_L, and if your legs give out on the way down the restaurant half (could be the Aiguille Rouge but I can't remember) way is pretty good now too, but you must eat at La Ferme at least once (Diots Polenta - you won't move for an hour!), and at Beliou la Fumee if it looks like being a snowy day, although for the first time last week we couldn't get in because it was fully booked 2 days ahead.
Skied down to Villaroger on Sunday before the snow and it was fine - should be better still now with the 15cm new snow, although it did rain down to about 1350 - 1400m early on Tuesday.
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Martin Nicholas, thanks, now there's a strong reason to take a second lunch excursion to Villaroger
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Carlos_L, Just thinking about it, next week is the start of school holidays you may want to try and book La Ferme?
http://la.ferme.free.fr/
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thefatcontroller, thanks for tip. Already added the contact to the list.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Hi, in the context of "to avoid", any tips on long slow lifts to keep away from ?
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You know it makes sense.
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Carlos_L, Pre Esprit up out of Comborciere was very slow but needed a reast after skking Comborciere which was brillant. Charmotteger out of 1800 is an awful slow old 2 man lift. Better options that than one. The ones of out Villaroger are slow but gives you a chance to digest your plat du jour 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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thefatcontroller, thanks again; very useful info.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Carlos_L, Beware of the lager at La Ferme - Mutzig Old lager at lunchtime can make for an interesting trip home. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Guvnor wrote: |
| Carlos_L, yes....(this is on the assumption that the Aiguille Rouge is the last restaurant as you actually come towards Villaroger - it changed ownership last season and I haven't been there since). La Ferme is next to the carpark - and the chairlift back up. Be sure to go there - Michele had a rough season last year due to the conditions, and he's a bloomin' nice bloke... |
I think the restaurant you are talking about is Soliet, which did change hands last year and improved no end too!! The Aiguille Rouge is in Villaroger near the church.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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CP, thanks, this beer is going also to the list
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Carlos_L, .... great to see a happy skier ...
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Carlos_L, What lovely photos - thank you
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Carlos_L, nice photos. Looks like you stayed in the Alpage du Chantel. Great choice of accommodation 
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Carlos_L, Nice pics - we're going at Easter and will piggy-back on all the useful info here - thanks again to all the contributors
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Carlos_L, that's a shame. I have a small apartment in Chantel (in the St Bernard building) and have also stayed in Chantel 1 and Roselend. As you say, it's a nice development and a good location for skiing, but not all apartments are as good as each other. Will you go back there?
I think Chantel 1 is a much nicer building, so not too much of a mistake to not look at Roselend for an alternative. I think you're correct that time of arrival influences apartment choice a little bit.
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