| Les Arcs 1950 and 2000 is a new generation of ski | | | | motorway style pistes to suit the modern day |
| resort - a generation that is evolving from the latest | | | | parabolic carving ski. |
| demands for high altitude snow and pretty chalet | | | | Les Arcs on the other hand offers some of the |
| style architecture. Naturally this demand has stemmed | | | | highest altitude snow in France, and doorstep glacier |
| from the worries about snow-surety, and is pushing | | | | skiing to those that stay in Arc 2000. The resort has |
| the elite developers to higher climes. | | | | increased further in popularity with the addition of the |
| With a new trend in boutique resorts and the modern | | | | twelve million euro 'Vanoise Express' cable car that |
| day demand for ski holidays with altitude, savvy | | | | spans the valley to link it directly with neighbouring ski |
| developers are now building their residences up high | | | | resort La Plagne, which forms the huge Paradiski area |
| with state of the art fittings and health centres, | | | | and the 4th largest ski area in Europe. |
| whilst loosening their grip on the dreaded concrete | | | | The Paradiski encompasses 17 alpine villages and over |
| touch that ruined so may of those purpose-built high | | | | 460 kilometres of ski slopes, varying in style and |
| rise resorts of the 1960's - a common concrete | | | | difficulty. |
| theme that is still evident in many high altitude ski | | | | Skiers will find variety to suit all levels and ages in Les |
| resorts today. | | | | Arcs, with family facilities that give an air of |
| Les Arcs 2000 is 'new generation' because it has | | | | confidence when entrusting your littl'uns to any of a |
| been designed from scratch for the skier in mind, | | | | number of local creches and day care facilities. |
| rather than having grown organically from a farming | | | | Snowboarders will also revel in the variety of facilities |
| village. The ski chalets are purpose built but emulate | | | | on offer. The Regis Rolland 'A Boards' designed Snow |
| an almost swiss 'chocolate box' feel. The now | | | | Park is one of the best I have seen and offers |
| standardised swimming pool, sauna and mini gym | | | | budding air enthusiasts and experts the chance to |
| highlight the modern-day demand for a more rounded | | | | hone their skills on well cut jumps of all sizes. |
| ski holiday where one can choose between apres ski | | | | The cafe culture and boutique shopping within Arc |
| antics, or a less hedionistic approach if relaxation and | | | | 1950 provides Les Arcs with the facilities to rival |
| well being is at the top of one's agenda? | | | | most Canadian super resorts. It conveys a wonderful |
| However not all resorts can offer a 'new-gen' | | | | atmosphere that depicts the lost feeling of skiing as |
| developer the necessary attributes to market their | | | | it should be. |
| resort to the informed modern day skier, because | | | | A feeling of cosy chalet-style and boutique skiing |
| not all resorts have the much needed glacier for year | | | | comforts, rather than a close association with |
| round snow. Nor do they have ski to door access, | | | | concrete high-rise shoe box apartments, and that |
| and moreover the necessary carte blanche for new | | | | gung-ho 'I'll-sleep-anywhere-just-so-long-as-I-can-ski' |
| build projects.But neither do many resorts have the | | | | machismo that those in their pink fluorescent |
| extensive skiing, and neither do they have the wide | | | | all-in-one's like to display. |