Paradiski
La Plagne and Les Arcs welded together by the double-decker Vanoise Express cable car — 402 km of piste and some of the best value big-resort skiing in France.
Terrain
Nearly 400 km of mostly intermediate cruising spread over two massifs, with the Bellecôte glacier above 3,000 m for early and late season. Village-to-village runs are long enough to fill a day.
Best suited to: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert
Live mountain conditions
Forecast from Open-Meteo · updated 02:40 AM
Live forecast shows expected new snow, not snow depth on the ground. For current base depth and open runs, check the official report here
Costs & logistics
Illustrative sample estimates. A 2-person, 5-day trip with budget-hotel lodging and rental gear works out at about $2,002 per person excluding flights.
Transport options
Nearest gateway: Chambéry or Geneva (CMF)
Chambéry is about two hours and Geneva a little over two and a half, usually by shared transfer. Snow trains run from Paris and London to Bourg-Saint-Maurice at the foot of Les Arcs.
Airport transfer estimate: $70 per person return. Airfare is estimated by region, not by a live fare quote.
Accommodation & on-mountain costs
- · 6 nights of budget hotel accommodation.
- · Accommodation is costed per person, assuming sharing.
- · Food and nightlife allowance scaled to your balanced travel style.
- · Airfare is a regional estimate — real fares vary by date and how early you book.
Nightlife rating 3/5 · Budget hotel selected
Eating, drinking and après
Restaurants
- · Savoyard restaurants in La Plagne
- · Pizzerias at Les Arcs 1800
- · Mountain refuge lunches
Bars & nightlife
- · Les Arcs 1800 bar strip
- · Après bars in Plagne Centre
- · Aime 2000 bar
Après-ski
Vin chaud and live music at the mid-station, then a pizza in the village.
Nightlife
La Plagne's villages are relaxed; Les Arcs 1800 has the busier bars and a younger crowd.
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Official resort pages
Booking & travel links
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Data & confidence
Illustrative estimateLast reviewed 2026-10-12Piste length, vertical and lift counts come from OpenSkiMap. Costs are illustrative planning estimates, not live prices.
- · Live snow depth and lift status
- · Weather forecasts
- · Flight and lodging availability
- · Interactive piste maps
We would rather link you to the resort’s own numbers than invent a snow depth. Weather, snowfall history, flight search, lodging search and live maps are planned integrations — the resort records already carry the fields they will fill.