Geneva to Les Arcs Transfer - Mountain dropoffs

Les Arcs Transfer

Mountain Drop-offs and Les Arcs

Head from Geneva Airport to Les Arcs with Mountain Drop-offs and you could be on the slopes of this celebrated ski area in just three hours. Whether you're staying in Arcs 1600, 1800, 1950, 2000 or even Peisey-Vallandry, we will get you there quickly and efficiently.

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Fun on and off the pistes of Les Arcs

* Go sledging in the Rodeo Park on the Col de la Chal at 2600m above resort. The sledge run is a seriously adrenaline-inducing 3km long and costs 7,50€ per run, with sledge and helmet included. For over 12s only and access is via TransArc or Arcabulle lifts. Open every afternoon Sunday to Thursday inclusive

* Try the speed test next to the Plagnettes chair lift, where you'll find a proper downhill, skis flat, poles tucked under ski run with electronic timing that'll show you your time at the end of the run. The record is an eye-wateringly fast 251.4km/h!

* Dare to do the water slide! Right in front of the Altiport restaurant on the Clair Blanc piste you'll find a water slide dug into the snow from March onwards. At 15m long and 50cm deep, you'll need some guts else you'll get sopping wet!

* Enjoy night skiing every week during the season on Thursdays until 19:00 in Arc 1600 and 1800, then every Tuesday and Thursday in Arc 1950/2000. There's even free vin chaud and hot choc to keep you warm!

* Visit the Beaufort cheese factory. Nothing beats a creamy Beaufort cheese made by happy cows grazing in the alpine meadows around Bourg St Maurice and Les Arcs and now you can go and see where it's made at the Co-operative dairy

* Keep your eyes peeled for snow art! Every winter Simon Beck creates some amazing patterns in the snow using mathematical calculations and his feet (and a trusty pair of snowshoes!). A fave spot is the lake in front of Club Med at Arc 2000, where he is commissioned each season to do a new snow piece. Head to the chair lift for the best views!

Les Arcs - the main events

European Festival of Cinema - December
Every year the winter season opens in Les Arcs with this cinema festival. Created to honour the diversity of modern European cinema and film, there are showings, workshops and conferences around resort, including films being shown at 3200m! Event runs for a week in mid December

GMX Competition - February
Patron of this kids' ski cross event held during the French half term holidays is none other than Enak Gavaggio, former pro ski acrobat turned skier cross champ who lives in Landry and was in the Les Arcs/Bourg St Maurice ski club in his younger days. This is your chance to watch future world champs in the making

B&E Invitational - March
A laid back affair, this slope style and big air competition organised in the spring puts Les Arcs on the map when it comes to showcasing both the talent of those on skis and boards and the park shapers who make it all happen. There are loads of apres-ski events organised around it too

Spring Final - April
As the season draws to a close, Les Arcs is in party mode for the month of April with loads of events from the whacky human skittles competition and snow golf, to on-slope beach parties. Off the pistes there are gigs and parties all night long at various spots around resort

As you can see, Les Arcs has everything anyone could ever need when it comes to a ski resort, catering for those little 'uns taking their first steps to those who love nothing more than hitting the half pipe for a few spins and grabs. Mountain Drop-offs makes getting to Les Arcs from the airport at Geneva easy, no matter which resort your're staying in!

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Les Arcs Destination Guide

Villages At Altitude!

Les Arcs is an incredibly popular ski area that, put quite simply, is both convenient and vast. Since the opening in 2003 of the amazing double-decker Vanoise Express cable car (the biggest in the world carrying 200 passengers in each of the two double decker cars) Peisey-Vallandry at the far end of the Les Arcs ski area links to Montchavin/Les Coches in La Plagne to create the huge Paradiski Ski area.

Les Arcs is actually made up of purpose-built mini resorts coupled with traditional villages and towns on the outskirts. The market town of Bourg St Maurice is at the bottom of the valley and is linked directly to the first ski area of Arc 1600 by the efficient 'Les Arcs Express' (formerly 'Arc en Ciel') funicular that whisks you the mile up to resort in just seven minutes and from here there are free navette buses that serve 1800, 1950 and 2000.

Arc 1600, also known as Arc Pierre Blanche, first opened in 1968 and is the smallest of the Arcs resorts, yet is still pretty snow sure and has great kids' clubs too. It has all its own facilities, including underground parking under all the hotel complexes, where you'll be dropped off on your transfer from Geneva, so you can catch the lift straight to reception - no dragging bags through the snow!

Winding further up the road you come to Arc 1800 (or Arc Chantel), which was constructed in 1974 and is now seen as the centre of the cluster of resorts. This is the largest development in Les Arcs and, if you're an architecture fan, you'll see the likeness of the cubic style to that of legendary architect Corbusier. Arc 1800 is divided into four areas, namely Charvet, Villards, Charmettoger and Chantel.

The buildings in Arc 1800 might not be to your taste, but it's SO well-planned. Access to lifts and pistes is easy, it's truly ski in, ski out and there are loads of shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities for you.

Further over towards the east side of the resort, Arc 1950 sets a very different tone. Designed and built to resemble Whistler resort, it's the newest and most luxurious area in Les Arcs, having opened in 2003. Sitting just below Arc 2000 (which, like Arc 1800 is made up of apartment blocks in a seventies style) 1950 is much chalet style in look and the access to the pistes is superb. There's an even a free gondola lift (the Cabriolet) to link skiers and pedestrians direct to Arc 2000.

In Arc 2000 it's a different ball game. Completely self-sufficient with shops, cinema, bars and restaurants, this hamlet, which hosted speed skiing in the 1992 Winter Olympics, is definitely one for the serious skiers. The climate can be quite wild and at 2000m altitude you'll be walking in snow all season, but this does mean the best access to the pistes and the legendary Aiguille Rouge area, with the summit looking down on Arcs 2000 at 3226m, the highest point of the whole resort.

If you're looking for a more authentic holiday experience in the Les Arcs area, you can look to stay in Villaroger, Vallandry or Plan Peisey, which are villages on the extremities of Les Arcs, but still offering easy access to the domain, being directly linked by lifts. As these resorts are lower down and not car-free, your Mountain Drop-offs transfer from Geneva Airport could well be slightly under three hours and will drop you off at the door of your accommodation.

The icing on the cake with Les Arcs is the fact that it's so convenient. An ultra-modern lift system with very few drag lifts (we can hear snowboarders breathe a sigh of relief!), truly ski in/ski out accommodation everywhere, wide open motorway pistes, excellent snow parks and plenty of hidden off piste to devour too.

So where's the catch? The only thing that grates with us is the fact that Les Arcs is a closed ski resort. By that we mean that as soon as you arrive at Arc 1800, you have to go through the 'Porte de Station' entrance area to get into Arc 1800, 1950 and 2000.

This means you are obliged to pay for parking, whether it's on the side of the road or in a municipal underground car park. Rates for a week are anything from 65 to 80€, which is another cost to bear in mind. Some residences and hotels have their own private parking, but guests still have to head to the welcome chalet to get their parking validated.

So our advice is to leave the car and head directly from Geneva airport, Lyon airport or Grenoble airport on a private airport transfer to Les Arcs, making your travelling to and from resort easy, so all you have to worry about is whether you'll find your ski legs or not!