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Hi, thinking of going to les arc 1800 either new year which will be a little cheaper or the school holidays in febuary. Which would be best for snow, que`s etc? Thanks
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It will be busier in half term, but in a typical year snow depths are likely to be greater in February. I've skied in Les Arcs for the last few New Years and the majority of the pistes were open albeit with thin snow cover a couple of times when the season got off to a poor start. My preference would be for New Year as I'd rather risk poor snow than the certainty of a very busy resort. Not entirely sure about prices, but I'd guess slightly cheaper at New Year.
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rob@rar, Everything I had heard about Les Arcs was that New Year was just as busy as 1/2 term and is a huge holiday? I hear that Xmas week is actually a quietish one?
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thefatcontroller, last Christmas seemed significantly quieter than the New Year week. I've avoided most of February for the last few years but my impression was that it was a bit busier than NY.
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Thanks for the replies. What kind of nightlife exists in les arcs 1800?
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| paulrfair wrote: |
| Thanks for the replies. What kind of nightlife exists in les arcs 1800? |
Usual mixture of bars, some quiet, some rowdy, a bit of live music, choice of restaurants, a couple of late night clubs which run until the early hours, a cinema, usual kind of stuff.
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paulrfair, have you got kids or going with teachers?
We had a big group 40 or so in 1800 about 5 years ago for new year week - groups of 5 or 6 in separate shoeboxes and it worked really well. Everyone met at 09:30 at the bubble ready to split into groups, and then we have a 'post-match' beer spot (usually the bottom of charmettoger) and then could arrange the evening entertainment. Busy, yes definitely but still skiable..
If I was going with kids I might leave it til easter, If I was going with teachers I'd definitely do new year in preference to 1/2 term. I'm going to be in Les Arcs for the season and seriously considering going home at 1/2 term as I dislike that level of busy-ness, my sisters family might have other ideas however...
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We went to 1800 last easter, and it was very quiet. Night life was almost non existant.
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Going with the missus and our seven year old who are both up to red standards. Dislike the crowds myself, but stuck with school holiday times and my wifes holiday times. Just worried about snow conditions over new year. Im going skiing again in march so new year would suit me, but i think the missus would prefer feb?
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Poor snow can significantly reduce what is skiable in Les Arcs. Personally I would go for February when it will not only be more likely that there is enough snow but is much more likely to be sunny. I was there the third week of February last and didn't find it all that crowded.
If you ski with a ski school, of course, you bypass all the lift queues anyway.
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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.
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Like rob@rar, we've been in Les Arcs over New Year a couple of times, and would put it as one of my favourite resorts. Would agree about the thinness of snow at New Year, and this is the case for a lot of places at this time or year. Would also say we had the pleasure of feet of freshies on New Year's day.  It is quiet over Christmas, and does tend to busy up over New Year, but cannot honestly say we had unbearable waits for chairs or gondolas. This is pretty much what to expect in any French resort over this time of year in our experience. We DID however make an enormous error one lunchtime one year and waited the best part of an hour to get served in the Arpette restaurant - I think it was being used by a tour grp or hotel on a voucher basis, and we hit it at the same time 
The first year we did full board, and were a bit apprehensive about having to come in over lunchtime, but in fact it was quite nice to come in an have a warm up and good face stuff in the hotel before heading out again. Les Arcs is so well designed that you seem to get from sector to sector quite quickly , and they have lots of nice picnic tables and toilet areas on the piste too, so there's none of this trying to find loos or places to eat if you want something a bit more civilised than perching on your skis. Cannot comment on the eating out, as have always been in a hotel.
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| MarjMJ wrote: |
| We DID however make an enormous error one lunchtime one year and waited the best part of an hour to get served in the Arpette restaurant - I think it was being used by a tour grp or hotel on a voucher basis, and we hit it at the same time |
It is often very busy there. Eat by noon or after 3pm during school holidays.
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You know it makes sense.
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72 or is it 78% of those who ski in Paradski are French. The great thing about the French is they love their lunches. You then learn to ski in Les Arcs and La Plagne over lunch as the slopes are very, very quiet but don't tell everyone. SShhh 
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| MarjMJ wrote: |
| We DID however make an enormous error one lunchtime one year and waited the best part of an hour to get served in the Arpette restaurant - I think it was being used by a tour grp or hotel on a voucher basis, and we hit it at the same time |
It is often very busy there. Eat by noon or after 3pm during school holidays. |
Good advice it would seem, I haven't yet managed to get served in a Les Arcs piste restaurant without a significant wait 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There's a review of La Plagne restaurants from last season here
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Boredsurfing, Your dedication to duty in trying to eat in all of them to review for snowheads is to be admired 
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paulrfair, We stayed in 1800 (in rob@rar, very nice apartment) half term this year and are returning again next year. We had excellent conditions and it did not seem overly crowded don't think we ever were stuck in a queue that took very long to clear pistes were a little crowded on some of the motorway sections but we had a great time.
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kevinrhead & Gregd, yes different times 
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I've not read the other replies so dont know if im repeating but.... I went to 1800 the first week of jan this year and then again at easter. Easter was busier than jan but it still wasn't 'busy'. Night life is good: chez bou bou's, red hot saloon, benji bar, the J.O., apokalypse, and ofcourse Le kebab for those 4am apres-apres ski munchies! The first time i went i was with 300 students, so ofcourse night life was gonna be good as we were gonna be making it! but the second time i was only with two girlfriends, and if im honest the nightlife was better!
Go go go.... I LOVE 1800!!!
Oh P.S. Go to Casa mia restaurant..... one of the best meals i have EVER had! Its at Terrasse du Miravidi, turn left coming out of the door oF chez bou bou's go over the bridge (not down the stairs) and its on the right. yum yum YUM! 
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| claireSKI wrote: |
| Oh P.S. Go to Casa mia restaurant..... |
I agree, I've had a couple of very nice meals there.
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