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Les Arcs snow report and forecast

Discover the latest Les Arcs snow conditions

Author Caro Blackwell, Destination Editor Updated

It’s beginning to look and feel a lot like winter out here in Les Arcs. Snow capped peaks once again dominate our winter landscape and it’s really cold. It’s getting so close to the start of a new ski season now, who’s excited? We are excited to bring you an up to date snow report every week throughout the season.

Les Arcs is opening next weekend the 14 December for the season. However due to the forecast of heavy snow and winds at altitude, La Première Montée des Arcs event planned for this Saturday has been cancelled.

Tonight through to Sunday we are expecting a good snowfall of around 30cm, the heaviest to be on Saturday afternoon. The early part of this week was extremely cold and although it has warmed up a little for Thursday and Friday, we will see the temperature plummet by Friday night.

The freezing level earlier this week was down to around 1000m and is hovering around 1500 - 2000m for the end of the week. This will drop down to around 700-850m at the weekend, with fresh north westerly winds on Saturday getting lighter into Sunday. The good news is that it looks like it will be staying cold with a low freezing level for the next few days, hard to predict after that.

Although the snow coverage is looking good, be aware that as this is early season and the off-piste areas will not have been skied much yet, so not well compacted and there is likely to be thin coverage in many places. 

The first planned event for the season the ski touring event First Ascent Les Arcs has been cancelled due to the adverse weather forecast over the weekend. The Christmas festive atmosphere is beginning to build in the resort. It’s exciting to see Les Arcs all white again and the mountains will be adorned with skiers and the restaurants and bars will be open and buzzing once again from next Saturday.

Groomed pistes image above taken this week by Les Arcs Tourist Office.

Snotos

What's coming up

Are you planning to visit Les Arcs during December? Check out our guide of what’s on and weather in December.
Take a look at the events calendar for a diverse range of activities from E-mountain biking on snow in the dark to Freeride qualifiers, night ski touring, slack lining and music festivals. Find more details for these and other events in Les Arcs on our events calendar.

Have you got your ski pass yet? there maybe still some early bird deals out there.

Here's a quick check list to prepare for your winter ski holiday - check all the links below, we've got you covered.

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Updates

Scroll down to see live forecasts, lift status, links to webcams and above for real time photos from Les Arcs. We will be updating this snow report page every Thursday, so check back in with us next week to see how the pistes are doing and what you can expect from the snow forecast for the next seven days.

We need you! 
If you're in Les Arcs this week, we want to see your images, especially videos, of what you've been up to. So when you post to Facebook or Instagram, please tag us @SeeLesarcs #seelesarcs. Every week, we'll be posting our favourite videos and images here and sharing on our social media, along with our weekly resort snow report.

Look forward to seeing you out on the pistes very soon.

Weather

Updated 10 December 2024 at 0:00

Morning
-12°C
Afternoon
-11°C
North East
11 km/h
Snow Depth
100cm
FRESH
Last Snowfall
15cm
Marked
3/5

Lifts & Trails

Updated 10 December 2024 at 0:00

Lifts
0/53
0/4

Lifts

Vallandry
Open
Derby
Open
Grizzly
Open
Peisey
Open
2300
Open
Parchey
Open
Cabri.
Open
1Er Virages
Open
1Ere Glisse
Open
Lonzagne
Open

Trails and activities

Cabri
Open
1Ers Virages Vallandry
Open
1Ere Glisse Vallandry
Open
Barmont
Open
Belvedere 1
Open
Foret 1
Open
Foret 2
Open
Grive
Open
Maitaz
Open
Parchey
Open
Plan Bois
Open
Poney
Open
Renard
Open
Rhodos
Open
Traversee 3
Open
Aigle
Open
Belette
Open
Combe
Open
Morey
Open
Myrtilles
Open
Ours
Open
Ourson
Open
Perdrix
Open
Bosses
Open
Ecureuils
Open
Stade De Slalom Peisey
Open
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