Arc 1950
Arc 1950 is a village that forms part of the winter sports resort of Les Arcs, located in the commune of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Les Arcs is an integral part of the Paradiski ski area, which has more than 425 km of slopes.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?4.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 3,166 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,220 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 129 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 97% · Glacier skiing
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?4 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 337 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 337 km · Lifts: 61 · Balance between piste levels: 67%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?2.5 / 5
Adult day pass: €76 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.23/km · Adult 6-day pass: €401
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 76% · Magic carpets: 18 · Sledging runs: 3 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 3 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 5 hr 14 · Nearest railway station: 28 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 02
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?4.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 3 · Nightclubs: 1 · Restaurants: 23 · Upcoming events: 21 · Collective tourist beds: 11,524 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?3 / 5
5-star hotels: 2 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 28% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €76 — index: what the map and the listings publish
“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).
The domain is due to open on 12 December 2026. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 2,048 m · top 3,166 m
Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.
Average snow depth by month
Good snow from December to April: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.3 h · Dec 5.5 h · Jan 6.1 h · Feb 7.3 h · Mar 8.3 h · Apr 10.1 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December85 cmGood skiing · 88%
- January114 cmGood skiing · 98%
- February153 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March187 cmGood skiing · 100%
- April152 cmGood skiing · 100%
- May—no record
30 cm on the ground: the benchmark for groomed-piste skiing. Bar = monthly average depth; percentage = share of time above 30 cm.
- Good skiing: 30 cm on more than 8 days in 10
- Variable: 30 cm on 5 to 8 days in 10
- Insufficient: 30 cm less than one day in two
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
24 complete winters measured, from 2001-2002 to 2025-2026 — on average 129 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec56 cmVariable · 71 %
- 16-31 Dec79 cmGood skiing · 89 %
- 1-15 Jan99 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 16-31 Jan115 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 1-15 Feb131 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 16-29 Feb140 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 1-15 Mar153 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 16-31 Mar156 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 1-15 Apr154 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2019-2020 — 137 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2001-2002 — 105 days at 30 cm or more
Snowfall: no long enough record of fresh snow at this station. Rather than an estimate, we show nothing.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →377 pistes, by level — 337 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,946 m (1,220 m → 3,166 m)
- Lifts
- 3 cable cars, 5 gondolas, 19 chairlifts, 15 drag lifts, 18 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 10 named trails — 26 km of marked loops (17 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), 5.9 km from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(10)
Trail Level Length La Gouille blue 12 km Les Dzirpes easy 3.4 km Le Mône difficult 3.4 km L'Epinerie expert 1.9 km Le Vigerand intermediate 1.8 km L’Eau Salée very easy 0.9 km Le Cassinet difficult 0.8 km Le Tumelet blue 0.7 km La Culaz expert 0.7 km Beaupraz intermediate 0.7 km - Snowpark
- 1 mapped zone, 1.7 km from the resort — Snow Park (intermediate)
OpenStreetMap, surveyed on 12 September 2026. OpenStreetMap does not map individual features (kickers, rails): what is counted here are the named zones. - Glacier
- Some pistes run on a glacier (OpenStreetMap; summer opening to check on the official site)
- Night skiing
- 8 floodlit pistes (OSM)
- Without skis
- 3 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 3 sledging runs
- Piste aspect
- N 40% · E 14% · S 6% · W 40% (descent direction of 259 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Season 2026-2027
- opens on 12 December 2026
- Tourist office
- Les Arcs Bourg Saint Maurice Tourisme · 35 rue de la Gentiane, 73700 · 0479071257 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Resort app
- Android (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by Les Arcs Bourg Saint Maurice Tourisme and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September
Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.
Lift passes detail →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €76 |
| 6 days | €401 |
| Child, 1 day | €61 |
| Beginner, 1 day | €45 |
| Free | Free under 5 · free from 75 years |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Official price list ↗
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.
Staying and hiring gear in Arc 1950
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (14) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Getting to Arc 1950
From Paris: 7 hr 38 (697 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 51 · 128 km
- From Annecy: 2 hr 06 · 122 km
- From Grenoble: 2 hr 07 · 157 km
- From Genève: 2 hr 48 · 168 km
- From Lyon: 3 hr 01 · 226 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 3 hr 11 · 250 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 35 · 275 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 53 · 427 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 54 · 395 km
- From Besançon: 5 hr 08 · 340 km
- From Montpellier: 5 hr 18 · 454 km
- From Marseille: 5 hr 23 · 464 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 25 · 468 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 39 · 602 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 55 · 510 km
- From Nancy: 7 hr 00 · 638 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 35 · 689 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 38 · 697 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 52 · 782 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 30 · 879 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Bourg-Saint-Maurice station
regional station · then 28 min drive (25 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 1 hr 49 by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 13 September 2026): ask the resort about a private shuttle or a taxi.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 2 hr 02 by road · 136 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 2 hr 40 by road · 203 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Arc 1950 as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
2 charging stations within 2 km
13 charging points · up to 22 kW
- Bump - SAGS - Bourg-Saint-Maurice - Lac des Combes · Bump · 5 points · 7 kW · 0.5 km
- Bump - SAGS - Bourg-Saint-Maurice - Mont Blanc · Bump · 8 points · 22 kW · 0.5 km
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.
Road conditions
From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).
Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Named itineraries: Lanches · Droset · Bois de l'Ours · Génépi · Combes · Deux-Têtes
Itineraries surveyed on OpenStreetMap within a 4 km radius (7 September 2026): “marked” means an itinerary exists on the map, not that it is open or safe on the day.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Arc 1950 — up to 935 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe du Fond Blanc · Les Couloirs du Muguet | 3.2 · E2 · D- | 100 m | 2,375 → 2,480 m | N | 0.3 km |
| Pointe du Fond Blanc · Cirque de Fond Blanc | 1.3 · E1 · PD | 75 m | 2,375 → 2,480 m | SE | 0.3 km |
| Aiguille Grive · Épaule et couloir N | 2.3 · E2 · AD- | 200 m | 2,540 → 2,732 m | NW | 1.5 km |
| Aiguille Grive · Couloir N | 4.3 · D+ | 130 m | 2,600 → 2,732 m | N | 1.5 km |
| Aiguille Grive · Couloir NW | 3.3 · E2 · D | n/a | 2,400 → 2,700 m | n/a | 1.5 km |
| Aiguille Rouge · Couloir en "S" | n/a · E2 · D- | 70 m | 3,025 → 3,227 m | E | 1.6 km |
| Aiguille Rouge · Couloir de l’Equipe | 4.3 · E4 · D+ | 20 m | 3,227 → 3,227 m | E | 1.6 km |
| Aiguille Rouge · Face N et ancien K.L. | n/a · AD+ | 1 m | 3,220 → 3,227 m | N | 1.6 km |
| Aiguille Rouge · Couloir E | 3.3 · E1 · D | 1 m | 3,220 → 3,227 m | E | 1.6 km |
| Aiguille Rouge · Face W | 3.3 · E2 | n/a | 2,400 → 3,220 m | W | 1.6 km |
| Grand Col · Versant W | n/a · PD | 935 m | 2,000 → 2,935 m | W | 1.9 km |
| Grand Col · Crête des Lanchettes - Les Lanches | 3.1 · E1 | 230 m | 1,520 → 2,850 m | n/a | 1.9 km |
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Beyond skiing at Arc 1950
Ice rink
- Patinoire · La Plagne Tarentaise · 7.7 km away
Swimming pool
- LA PISCINE · Bourg-Saint-Maurice · 3.7 km away
- Centre nautique · Bourg-Saint-Maurice · 6.7 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- La Piscine - Bien-être à Arc 1800 · Bourg-Saint-Maurice · 3.8 km away
Paragliding
- Les Arcs Parapente · Bourg-Saint-Maurice · 3.7 km away
- Ecole de Parapente des Arcs · Bourg-Saint-Maurice · 3.9 km away
- Parapente Addict · Peisey-Nancroix · 3.9 km away
- Peisey Mountain Fly Parapente · Peisey-Nancroix · 5.5 km away
Museum
- Muséum des Animaux de Montagne · Landry · 3.9 km away
- Espace Saint-Eloi · Séez · 6 km away
- Coopérative Laitière de Haute Tarentaise - Exposition permanente · Bourg-Saint-Maurice · 7 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma l'Eterlou · Bourg-Saint-Maurice · 5.4 km away
- Cinéma Coeur d'Or · Bourg-Saint-Maurice · 6.8 km away
- Cinéma Montchavin-Les Coches · La Plagne Tarentaise · 7.3 km away
Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
11,524 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 15 hotels · 1,019 rooms (1 × 5★, 4 × 4★, 4 × 3★, 3 × 2★)
- 5 holiday villages and family centres · 3,574 bed spaces
- 13 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 7,460 bed spaces
- 1 youth hostel or sports centre · 490 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 201 pitches
Commune: Bourg-Saint-Maurice · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Tourist office
Offices de tourismes de Bourg Saint-Maurice
Ski school
ESF Arcs 2000
126 instructors
🇬🇧 70 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Bowling
In case of accident
112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.
What's on around Arc 1950
All 21 upcoming events →-
18 September 2026 – 26 September 2026
Exposition "Médaillons" : aquarelles d'Antoine Belmère
Médialudothèque de Bourg Saint Maurice · Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Le point de départ de l'exposition, c'est le "médaillon", aussi bien son usage en sculpture qu'en peinture. On peut en découvrir un exemple sur la façade de la Maison des Têtes à Bourg Saint Maurice.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Les Evènements en Haute Tarentaise” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Bourg Saint Maurice (0.6 km), Arc 1600 (3.1 km), Arc 1800 (4.9 km), La Rosière (6.5 km)
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18 September 2026 · 18:30
voyage à vélo
Maison d'Emilien - Médiathèque de Séez · Séez
A vélo Bruxelles - Amsterdam
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Les Evènements en Haute Tarentaise” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Bourg Saint Maurice (2.2 km), Arc 1600 (3.1 km), La Rosière (3.9 km), Arc 1800 (5.8 km)
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19 September 2026 – 26 September 2026
Conte, jeu et bricolage : au pays des gnomes
Médialudothèque de Bourg Saint Maurice · Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Conte, jeu et bricolage en deux séances pour le séchage de l'argile.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Les Evènements en Haute Tarentaise” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Bourg Saint Maurice (0.6 km), Arc 1600 (3.1 km), Arc 1800 (4.9 km), La Rosière (6.5 km)
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24 September 2026 · 10:15
Animation 0 - 3 ans
Maison d'Emilien - Médiathèque de Séez · Séez
animation jeunesse lecture d'albums
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Les Evènements en Haute Tarentaise” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Bourg Saint Maurice (2.2 km), Arc 1600 (3.1 km), La Rosière (3.9 km), Arc 1800 (5.8 km)
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25 September 2026 · 18:30
Rencontre autrice / Expo / Vernissage
Maison d'Emilien - Médiathèque de Séez · Séez
Rencontre autrice / Dédicaces / Expo / Vernissage
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Les Evènements en Haute Tarentaise” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Bourg Saint Maurice (2.2 km), Arc 1600 (3.1 km), La Rosière (3.9 km), Arc 1800 (5.8 km)
Events published on OpenAgenda by the agendas named above, kept when they take place within 10 km of the resort. We organise nothing: times, prices and cancellations are the organiser's.
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Frequently asked questions
How high is Arc 1950?
Arc 1950 sits at 2,048 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 3,166 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Arc 1950 have?
Arc 1950 has 337 km of pistes served by 61 lifts, within the linked Paradiski area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Arc 1950?
The longest piste is Grands Mélèzes: 7 km (red run), for 540 m of vertical. Measured on the OpenStreetMap map, segments of the same name and level joined end to end, altitudes from the IGN RGE ALTI terrain model — a resort sometimes advertises a longer run by chaining several pistes.
How high do the lifts go in Arc 1950?
The highest lift, Aiguille Rouge, tops out at 3,201 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 66 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 60 km.
How much is a lift pass in Arc 1950?
The adult day pass costs €76 and the 6-day pass €401 (current season, read on the official price list).
How do I get to Arc 1950?
By road, Arc 1950 is 1 hr 51 from Chambéry (128 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 28 min by road from the resort. No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables. The nearest airport is Chambéry-Savoie, 2 hr 02 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Arc 1950?
7 hr 38 for 697 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
When does Arc 1950 open?
According to the official website, the resort opens on 12 December 2026 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in Arc 1950?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Arc 1950 good for beginners and families?
76% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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