

Hotel la Petite Auberge


Skiing in PARADISKI
Paradiski is the name of the joint La Plagne, Les Arcs, ski area linked together
by the Vanoise Express cable car. Opened in December 2003, the Vanoise Express is
currently the world’s largest single span cable car; in fact there are two of them
both capable of ferrying 200 people across the Ponthurin valley that divides the
two areas. The journey and the views make for a spectacular 4-
Individually, La Plagne (225 km) and Les Arcs (200 km) are significant ski areas in their own right and are both made up of different villages.
In Les Arcs the high altitude villages are Arcs 1600, Arcs 1800, Arcs 2000 and, the latest development, Arcs 1950. Again these all offer a ski in ski out experience. Great cruising runs through the trees lead to the lower villages of Plan Peisey, Vallandry and Villaroger for a more traditional mountain experience.
Both La Plagne and Les Arcs offer something for everyone. Early intermediate blue
and red run skiers can soon explore the area and travel around the mountain enjoying
some of the good value mountain restaurants. However with two glaciers at over 3,000
m, a wealth of “between the piste” and off piste and long runs through the trees,
there really is something for all levels of skier-