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well its not long now, this sat i will be there. can any1 give me a few tips on some nice runs for intermediate boarders. also what restaurants/bars which serve nice food and at a good price. will be much appreciated, thanks.

oldboarder wrote:well its not long now, this sat i will be there. can any1 give me a few tips on some nice runs for intermediate boarders. also what restaurants/bars which serve nice food and at a good price. will be much appreciated, thanks.

There is a little hut at the top of blue arpette that we found was really cheap compared to most places(Only rolls and drinks) and has a few chairs around it - ok for nice sunny days. looking at the piste map there are 2 to the right of the top of Charmettoger28 lift - the lower one is a good place for full lunch with loads of inside and outside seating.
cant help with the boarding Q.
looks like a steady snowfall over the next few days so should be excellent conditions - 3 am start and still wot be able to ski on saturday afternoon due to long transfer and probably wont get to hotel till after lunch - i can live in hope though :lol:

Another day comes to an end with snow falling since about 3pm and continuing tonight right down to the valley with about 5cm settled on the ground so far as I walked home.

Today, before the snow started falling we skied across Les Arcs and up the Aiguille Rouge without any lift queues. It is very quiet on the pistes this week. They have held up well in the warm temperatures and now with fresh snow tonight should be in excellent condition tomorrow.

After a few photos we headed over into the national park and all the way down to Villaroger on mixed snow. Sometimes soft, other times a little crusty and towards the bottom hard packed chalky snow.

It was such fun we headed back up again and this time passed through the 'Whistler Gate' (the entrance to the Lanchette off piste valley) and down towards Villaroger again by a different route. This was again very mixed, but also fun to ski. Finally we went through the forest down to the restaurant at Pre Saint Esprit for a late lunch as the weather started closing in.

After lunch the snow had started to fall and the light was poor as we made our way across pistes and through the forest to Peisey Vallandry and then finally home.

I did manage to take some photos today, so take a look at the Jan 2013 Album in my Les Arcs Winter facebook page, plus a few from yesterdays that I will now post.

The pics I like the best from today.


Yet another day with some powder and now it is snowing again!!


What a fun route. From the top right of the mountain in the backround all the way down to the forest below

SC one of your facebook photos is a 'Ski not allowed' sign which i assume is the to prevent entry to the national forest down to Villaroger. I thought this was an area you use a lot so do you need a permit to ski in there?

What a great day!! They expected 15cm, maybe 20cm at most and we had 30cm by the time the lifts opened at 9.15am and it just kept on snowing. It was still snowing lightly when I came down at 5pm. I cannot wait for tomorrow.

Today we left from Arc 1600 as the links out of the Arc 2000 bowl were all closed at the start of the day and after a quick ride down through the trees and off piste into Arc 1800 we headed for the Peisey -Vallandry forests.

The snow was great although the visibility was very poor higher on the mountain. At times the snow was up to your waist. Even higher if you fell! The cold temperatures had kept the snow light and fluffy! AMAZING!!

When we reached Peisey - Vallandry we made a few different routes down through the trees on the right, left and centre from the top of the Derby and Grizzly Chairs all the way to the villages below and even one ride back up on the poma tow above the chapel run. Again the powder was in very good condition and the few pistes we crossed were also excellent. The new snow has really freshened everything up well 'on and off piste'.

After a quick lunch we headed back towards Arc 1800 through the forest again and then back over to Arc 1600. Some of us kept going and found more excellent powder in the Malgovert forest. Before finally heading for home. Going down to the middle station of the Funicular was good and some people were going all the way down to Bourg. Not me today. New skis!

What a great day. Powder everywhere you went without really trying hard. Most of it untracked. Tomorrow should be another special day.

Take a look at the photos in the Jan 2013 Album of my Les Arc Winter facebook page. Did not take many pics today, to busy having fun! Enjoy!

These are the photos I like best from today.


Canadian Powder in Les Arcs again!


You can spend a night in these in winter if you wish! Really fun!!


Powder power!!

MogulMonkey. you need to have a permit to go in the Reserve and you are only then allowed to go in certain places. The sign I took the photo of marks the places you cannot go.

Great conditions today! The sun shone and the powder was light and fluffy. The cold temperature kept the snow fresh and soft. The winds did not arrive and nor did the clouds or more snow as predicted by the French meteo. We were very pleased they got it wrong. There were smiling faces all day!!

After heading up the Arpette Chair we made a couple of warm up runs back down the same way in good visibility and fresh untracked snow under the lift. Then after watching the helicopter getting some shots of the Red Bull Linecatcher area above the Arpette ridge it was time to go start the days real work.

Down off piste to the Marmottes chair then up the Arcabulle and back down the middle ridge in more fresh snow. Then off the Col de la Chal to Nancroix. Again making our own tracks most of the way before catching the bus and crossing over the Vanoise Express to get to the meadows above Les Coches. The snow there was also in good condition.

Time for a picnic lunch in the sun followed by a number of runs down to the Bauches chair by different routes in more excellent snow. Finally finishing with a route from the Tow rope all the way back to just above Les Coches through the forest and onto the Vanoise Express.

Crossing from Peisey back to Arc 1600 by a mixture of pistes and off piste with one final run down the small hidden meadow above Arc 1600 to give us one last chance to make more fresh tracks after the lifts had closed and then heading for home.

What a fun day!!

The pistes we used were all in great condition most of the time and the off piste was mainly powder with a few hard patches mixed in to keep you awake. As it was a Saturday the resort was not busy so no lift queues anywhere.

Take a look at the photos in the Jan 2013 Album of my Les Arcs Winter facebook page if you want to see what the conditions looked like today. Enjoy!

These are the photos I like best from today.


What a great start to the day!


Into the back country!


Nice Air!

I am so jealous of these guys!

Save some of the powder for me!

Safe skiing everyone.

David

Hi david,we will try but cannot be sure. It is all so much fun right now.

Today was a Blue Sky Powder Day AGAIN!!

The weather man got it wrong. The sky cleared and the wind dropped, the powder stayed light, fluffy and it was cold when you were out of the sun. We set off early and had a quick blast across the pistes of Les Arcs to reach the Peisey Vallandry forest. After a fun route down through the trees we headed over to La Plagne and made a quick run down off piste to the bottom of the Bauches Chair off piste. Then back up and over to the Bellecote.

We managed four trips down from the top through the bowl in mostly fresh untracked powder. No time for a long lunch on a powder day. Had a bit of fun with some jumps and found some routes that were still totally untracked. Could it get any better than this?

Yes!! we made a quick decision to go home via the North Face. Dropped over the back and after some careful route finding and avoiding a few avalanche areas including stepping away while some loose snow slide away below us before descending one passage (a good learning experience for everyone) we made it onto yet more powder fields below.

After more than 2000m of vertical decent on almost completely untracked snow the whole way we stopped at the bar for a well earned drink before heading back to Les Arcs. With only a few people around today we quickly went up the lifts and from the top of the Derby and went directly to Arc 1600 crossing various pistes on the way.

What a day. We arrived back as it was getting dark with all the lifts closed and headed home. Today was one of those day you will always remember! Great job guys!

For those just out, there are more powder days coming. The snow is falling again tonight and the forecast for the next few days should produce excellent conditions on and off piste. Hope to catch up with some of you in George's Wine Bar in Arc 1950 after skiing.

If you are interested in looking at the photos from today take a look in the new Jan 2013 Album Two on my Les Arcs Winter facebook page. Enjoy!

Here are the photos I like the best from today.