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Going to Les Arcs 2000 in 3 weeks time, can anyone tell me the easiest way to take to get to the Vanoise Express and return using mostly blues. Was there last year at same time and never got over, would just like to go over to see what its like.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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willie5094, From 2000 head down to the bottom of Bois De L'Ours chair and take that up. From the top of the Bois chair take a left and I am sure the Vanoise is sign posted. From 2000 you can head down into the bowl and take Arcubulle, but there is a nasty bit in that you may want to avoid, go the Bois de L'ours route.
On the way back take the chair out of Peisey from there you follow La Foret to the Derby lift. Important when you get of Derby to go right, feels a bit weird as you seem to be heading away from Transarc, but you then go left again after about 400 yards and then left again and follow a nice blue to transarc. The red off Derby ain't the easiest way to Transarc.
There are lots of options, ask when you get there as well.
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| willie5094, From 2000 you can head down into the bowl and take Arcubulle, but there is a nasty bit in that you may want to avoid. |
Thank you, what do you mean by the nasty bit I don't remember it being nasty last year.
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willie5094, From the top of Arcabulle you go right and there is a very flat section , you then take a sharp left down a steep, narrow(ish), very busy, quite often mogully carved up red, thats the nasty bit because after than they run is glorious run all the way to the Vanoise.
If you did that last year then not sure why you are looking for blues as that red 'Reches' I hate and if you can do that then you can do more that blues.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks fatcontroller, I remember the nasty bit now, never went that way over towards 1800 I took the chair up from below 1950. Will have a look in 3 weeks so excited.
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willie5094, You should be excited, conditions look great. If you don't mind that bit then take the Arcabulle route to Vanoise as once you get past that nasty bit on Reche it is the most glorious wide open run down. Its one of our favourite runs. Enjoy.
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| On the way back take the chair out of Peisey from there you follow La Foret to the Derby lift. Important when you get of Derby to go right, feels a bit weird as you seem to be heading away from Transarc, but you then go left again after about 400 yards and then left again and follow a nice blue to transarc. |
You mean right again and right again
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bertie bassett, Whoops. Never could tell my left from right. However that inability does lead to some skiing adventures
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Its a long trip from Les Arcs 2000 over to La Plagne - leave yourself plenty of time to get back before the lifts shut.
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Its actually a very short trip, just depends on where you go in La Plagne 
The irony is one of the best runs in La Plagne is the run all the way down from the top of Arpettes lift past the Vanoise to Montchavin.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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True but presume they want to do more than just ride Vanoise Express! Agree run down to Montchavin a good run though. And at least not fighting with the 'traffic' of La Plagne!
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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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Guys thanks for your input, I do actually want to go over to La Plagne for the day. How long would it take to get back to 2000 from the Paisey side of the Vanoise Express. Is the run down to Montchavin a blue or red.
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You know it makes sense.
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| The irony is one of the best runs in La Plagne is the run all the way down from the top of Arpettes lift past the Vanoise to Montchavin. |
YES! called Pierre Blancs and then right onto red 'espettes' or sommut like that I discovered it on the last day of a recent trip, what a beautiful, scenic, varied and brilliant run. Is that the one you mean TFC?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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red 27, Yes but ssshhhh. Let the tourists scoot off down to the queues in Plagne Centre.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| willie5094 wrote: |
| Guys thanks for your input, I do actually want to go over to La Plagne for the day. How long would it take to get back to 2000 from the Paisey side of the Vanoise Express. Is the run down to Montchavin a blue or red. |
Bump
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Peisey to the top of Transarc, 5 mins for lift up from Vanoise, 5 mins ski down to Derby, 5 mins up in Derby, 5 mins ski to Transarc, 5 mins in Trasarcs. 5 mins ski down to 2000.
Perfect run 30 mins. but give yourself 40-45? The run down to Montchavin is a mixture of red and blue but if you can ski 'Reches' to get to Vanoise then you will be fine. Don't get overly paranoid about reds/blues, ruins the holiday.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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willie5094, the important bit to is to keep bearing right from the top of the Peisey lift to get to the Derby lift. from there the transarc is well signposted. as above it's 30 mins no faff no queues
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red 27, Bear right? Go left surely, turn right takes you to the easy black to Peisey. Easiest to say 'follow the large signs'?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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thefatcontroller, right if looking down the mountain from top of Peisey lift
But is straightforward really as has been said - although could do it by skiing all the way across to get on Transarc at bottom surely, may be less queues there than mid-station. Of course cutting under Trans Arc to the Grand Renard (I think) lift gets you over as well
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We are heading out on Sat 21st January, we were in Les Arcs same time last year, although there was good snow it was quite icy in bits especially down at 1800 thats why we didn't venture over to La Plange. Looks like there is tons of snow for our visit this year.
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thefatcontroller, yes indeed skiers right when skiing down. The only mistake that could be made would me tempted down one of the lovely runs towards the bottom of Grizzly, which while pleasant, would lose time
willie5094, this is an epic year - the trip must be made! 
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Thanks guys looking forward to skiiing the route over to La Plagne and back. A Happy New Year to all.
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red 27, Yes, again those reds down to Grizzly are hidden gems skied past by so many on Le Foret.
willie5094, Enjoy yourself.
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