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Les Arcs

Find your piste, then your village base. Compare the named blues with the route you’ll take to reach them.

In this guide
7 documented blue profiles
The perspective
Official grades, creator videos & first-hand reports
Your next step
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Before you click into your skis

Think through the whole day.

Choose a named piste, check how you’ll reach it, and plan the way back. Official blue grades help identify the run; your confidence and the day’s conditions matter too.

Sources checked 19 October 2026. Some map editions are 2025–26; check for updates before travel. Read the source review →

Pistes to get to know

Vallée de l’Arc 1–4Official blue · comfort unassessed →Arpette 1–3Official blue · comfort unassessed →EdelweissOfficial blue · comfort unassessed →Forêt 1 / Forêt 2Official blue · comfort unassessed →
The lay of the land

Getting your bearings.

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Illustrated overview showing Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Arc 1600, Arc 1800, Arc 1950 and Arc 2000 in the Tarentaise valley.

Les Arcs. Illustrated travel overview · not a piste map. Travel times are approximate and routes are schematic. Check official transport information ↗

Rail update: the illustration’s direct London train label is outdated. The 2026–27 Eurostar Snow journey to Bourg-Saint-Maurice includes a change at Lille Europe. Eurostar journey information ↗

Published grade, with the evidence

Check the exact piste.

Official grades are separate from comfort. Sources checked 19 October 2026; check current maps, closures and conditions before skiing.

1Vallée de l’Arc 1–4

Official blue

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Numbered Vallée de l’Arc sections are mapped blue.

Follow numbered section signs.

Official grade: BlueComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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2Arpette 1–3

Official blue

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Arpette’s numbered sections are mapped blue.

No comfort score applies across all sections.

Official grade: BlueComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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3Edelweiss

Official blue

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Mapped blue piste above Arc 1950.

The mapped grade alone does not establish how this slope will feel in particular snow, weather or traffic conditions.

Official grade: BlueComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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4Forêt 1 / Forêt 2

Official blue

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Forêt 1 and 2 are mapped blue.

Follow the numbered piste.

Official grade: BlueComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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5Plan bois

Official blue

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Mapped blue piste in Peisey-Vallandry.

The mapped grade alone does not establish how this slope will feel in particular snow, weather or traffic conditions.

Official grade: BlueComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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6Mont Blanc

Official blue

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Mapped blue piste in the Arc 1600 sector.

Nearby Cachette is red.

Official grade: BlueComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

Creator-labelled piste video
Les Arcs Mont Blanc Blue Slope — elskerski
Title and description reviewed 19 October 2026. The footage has not been independently surveyed; filming conditions may differ from your day. Watch original on YouTube ↗
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13Ninja

Official blue

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Mapped blue piste below Grand Col.

The mapped grade alone does not establish how this slope will feel in particular snow, weather or traffic conditions.

Official grade: BlueComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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Corrected grades, areas & other reviewed entries (7)

These are retained to explain earlier listings, preserve links and distinguish individual pistes from broad areas. They are not additional local blue recommendations.

7Cachette

Red · grade corrected

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Cachette is mapped red, rather than blue.

Excluded from blue recommendations.

Official grade: RedComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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8Combe de l'Aiguille

Piste not confirmed

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

No marked piste under this exact name.

Previous route instructions withdrawn.

Official grade: Not confirmedComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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9Bois de l’ours

Black · grade corrected

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Mapped black piste; operator identifies it as ungroomed.

Previous groomed-blue claim withdrawn.

Official grade: BlackComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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10Plan des Violettes

Piste not confirmed

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

No corresponding marked blue piste established.

Official guided-outing listing associates this name with off-piste terrain.

Official grade: Not confirmedComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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11Dou de l’homme

Black · grade corrected

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Mapped black piste; operator identifies it as ungroomed.

Previous blue label withdrawn.

Official grade: BlackComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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12Arc 1800 Village Run

Area / multi-piste route

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Generic village-return label; several different pistes exist.

Choose a named marked piste before planning a descent.

Official grade: Mixed gradesComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

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14Carreley

Red · grade corrected

Les Arcs – Arc 1950

Carreley is mapped red, rather than blue.

Lift-area blues are separate pistes.

Official grade: RedComfort: not yet rated
Sources & review details

No independently supported run-specific comfort score; official colour alone does not establish beginner suitability.

Reviewed 19 October 2026. A 2025–26 map is labelled as such where a later winter map was not available.

Read sources & reports →Add evidence or a correction +
Notes from people who were there

From the piste

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What it felt like, what to look out for, and a view of the way down. First-hand contributions are reviewed before publication; they describe one person’s day and sit alongside our source-based guides.

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