Official Resort Website: www.Ski-LesArcs.com
You can email the hosts direct and ask any questions you have about the resort. Send An Email

Bedding
Basic bedding (pillow and blanket) is provided in all the packages. Bed linen is supplied if you book the Classic package and washed once a week. On the Basic/Custom you can choose to bring your own and wash it yourself, or we can provide bed linen and wash it once a week for €25 EURO for the duration of your stay

Laundry Costs
You can choose to have your bed linen washed, but your clothes are up to you. The laundry facilities in Les Arcs are good, there are 3 laundromats in the centre of town.
We have installed a pay per use washing machine in the Pink House which costs about 5 euros per wash.

Towels: Bring your own towels.

Drinking Water
The tap water in Les Arcs is drinkable but occasionally contains French bugs. As with any foreign country it will take a while to get used to drinking it so it is advisable to drink bottled water. This will cost about 0.62 euros a litre in Casino

The Electricity
  In France is 220V so you can use all appliances safely, you will need a continental adapter which is available from tesco's for £5.99. This will allow the use of hairdryer, shaver, stereo and clippers.

Telephones
We have installed a payphone in the Pink House for your convenience and phone cards can be purchased from all Tabacs, for 5 euros upwards The bigger the card you buy the cheaper the rate you get. A special international card is now available giving 50 minutes for only 10 euros. The best thing to do though is get the person you're ringing to ring you back!

Internet - There is ADSL access in some properties, or 50 FF for a card (refunded if you open a free email account with the post office) Recharge the card for 30 FF there after per hour.

The nightlife in Bourg is growing yearly, with The Spot Bar being the locals favorite, and who can blame them with 10% of all drinks for you all. There are a number of nightclubs, though some can be pretty spooky.
For those that want non alchoel fueled activities there is plenty from cinemas, to bowling to gyms to keep you busy. Oh and dont forget the Skate Park..
In the chalet there is a mini ramp and a 14ft Trampoline for you to practice your tricks and flips on.

Les Arcs has masses of off-piste from the clinically insane to the more mild and mellow. One thing they all have in common though is that they are all well guarded and few of the locals like to divulge their stashes. Yes, some have become more commonly known than others like Valley of the Kings and Heaven, they are brilliant and stay fresh for a long time after a dump. BUT, A BIG BUT please do not assume that this means they are safe. Full backcountry equipment and transceivers are always recommended.

Valley of the Kings
Is a lovely powder run that takes in every feature you can imagine.
You can drop in from a 10ft cornice into a steep untracked coulouir, as your speed builds you get spat out into a huge half bowl about 800m wide. You throw down your first powder turn of the year and charge of down the bowl. As it starts to mellow it narrows and splits, you bear left towards the trees to avoid the big cliff band to your right. As your back leg starts burning you reach a flat section and you think that's it, then roller after roller hits you, boosting of into the air. Then as the trees are about to run out you cut in and make a line for the shed. With a corrugated roof you just fly over it and are airborne. Just a few more tree turns to make and then, its back onto piste and a short ride to the lift.
 All that for not even a 5 minute hike and you wondered why Les Arcs is such a popular resort.

Kickers
Everyone has heard of 69, and as a spot for building jumps it is one of the best. You have all seen the photos of the Brits launching into space, well this is the spot where they practice. Bottomless drifts of powder and perfect transitions allow for memorable days.

 Here at Seasonaires we have aimed to make doing a season as easy and as affordable as possible. The price you pay Seasonaires for your trip includes all the main expenses that would be incurred by every individual doing a season. After these have been paid for is where the budgeting and spending habits are different for every person.

This is an average breakdown for the season. Not being extravagant, but not being tight. You can either spend more or less, its up to you!

Eat out at a reataurant, 5 nights a week (No shopping, cooking or clearing up!) £300 Cook your own English Breakfast, every day £126 Lunch: Roll, Drink, Chocalate bar or Crepe at the cafe. £120 Drink: A crate of 24 bottles of Beer or 3 litres of Coke (every single day) £294 Apres Board: Cinema, Bowling, Return bus to Tignes (every week) £180 Total Spending for the Season £1,020

Accident Protocol
   We hope that nothing will happen and no one will get sick but we would be silly not to prepare for an incident. It is comforting to know that if anything was to happen a competent reliable person is going to be there with all the relevant information and experience needed. All seasonaires complete a medical information form and provide emergency contact numbers and names.

The Hospital
  Is located in Bourg St Maurice and is quite renowned for not looking like much but actually being a very well staffed specialist hospital. It has its own Helipad and chopper for the ride down the mountain if needed. The staff are friendly and the food is excellent which I can verify after spending a week there.

Cost
  As everyone will have full medical Insurance the only cost you might incur will be if on discharge from the hospital if they prescribe medicine from the pharmacy. Any medicine taken before you leave the hospital will be put on the insurance bill.
  The prescriptions aren't to expensive and most insurance policies have an excess and the cost of prescriptions being paid for by yourself will be classed as the excess.

How to Pay
  Apart from what is prescribed to you, you will not incur any more charges. We recommended to have your insurance card and always carry it with you when riding. Upon admittance to the hospital just hand over the card and that is that. Your host will be at hand with copies of all details that may be needed and a friendly face to offer support.

First Aid Kits
   It is advisable to take your own first aid kit, even though there will be one available. In your personal first aid kit you can collect the contents that will be useful to yourself. The standard treat at home requirements are :
Plasters, Steri strips, Steri wipes, Arnica cream (you will have bruises), lemsip, painkillers.
A good first aid kit is available from www.thesnowboardshop.co.uk, this contains the basic tools and will need to be personalised with your own requirements.

Season Passes can be pre ordered through Seasonaires® to get you the best deals and simplifies the pick up process.

€670 Euros
Les Arcs - covers you for 1600, 1800, 1950, 2000, Villaroger, Peisey, Vallandry

€875 Euros
Paradiski - Covers you for all of the above PLUS La Plagne

Travel options to Les Arcs are excelent which make it a great resort to spend the season in if you are expecting lots of visitors or need to head back the UK on short notice. We can book these for you with a Zero fee, and add them to your 'My Season' control panel.
You can also book Flights / Transfers / Train / Ferries individually from our packages.

BY AIR from as little as £10 return to Lyon/Geneva

BY RAIL from £100

By Car/Ferry from £150 (tolls, petrol, ferry)