Meet the Locals in Les Arcs
Get to know Les Arcs's who's who
Aurelien De Pierrefeu: Intersport Rental France
Hiring skis in Les Arcs is easier than ever now that you can pre-book online. The process seems so simple - log on, fill in your destination, dates, pick the right package for you, et voila - you turn up and everything is ready for you to go off and hit the mountain.
James Phillips: Tip Top Board Shop
Now in his eighteenth winter season, James has spent many years working at the specialist snowboard store, Tip Top Board Shop, in the heart of Bourg St Maurice. He splits his time between offering expert advice on snowboard equipment and shredding the pistes of Les Arcs.
Lea & Clemence: Spirit 1950 / Evolution 2 Les Arcs
Now that the season is winding down, we've managed to grab a few minutes with Clémence & Lea from Spirit 1950 in Les Arcs. They're busy ladies and it's no surprise when they look after a ski school, a whole selection of winter & summer outdoor activities and have a lot of clients to deal with on a day to day basis.
Rob Forbes: Cool Bus airport transfer company
If ever there was a prize given out to ‘the unsung heroes in the Alps’, airport transfer drivers would surely be nominated for it every time. Early mornings, late nights, flight delays, snow, rain, fog, hairpin mountain roads, Geneva airport on a Saturday, French radio....... the challenges these guys can face on a daily basis are often more gnarly than the most difficult black run in the whole Les Arcs ski area!
Simon Beck : Les Arcs Snow Artist
What are the first things that come to mind when you think about Les Arcs? Undoubtedly mountains, skiing, tartiflette and apres ski will be right up there on your list, but what about art? And in particular snow art? If you've never heard of snow art or Simon Beck then prepared to be amazed in a life changing, jaw dropping, disbelieving and wide eyed kind of way. This guy and what he is creating in the snow are quickly becoming legend around these parts. Word of Simon's snow art creations in Les Arcs has been spreading across the globe - so much so that he currently has over 33,000 followers on his Facebook page! [*update now 176,000+ fans as of December 2013!]
Thibaud Duchosal: Sponsored Freeride Skier from Les Arcs
Some of us can only ever dream about riding big mountains, getting heli-dropped into the sweetest looking powder fields, high-fiving your buddies at the end of riding some amazing back-country lines, or competing with the best in the world circuit for prizes and bigger & better sponsorship deals..
