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Arc 1600

Alt 1,600 mLes Arcs · ParadiskiTop of the funicular4 places listed
1,600 m · Les Arcs · Top of the funicular · 4 places listed
Lifts Open 12 DecRight nowSat 3 Oct · 06:43Funiculaire, Arc 1600Closed, Reopens 12 Dec (winter)Intersport Arc 1600 CentreHours not listedLe Sanglier qui FumeClosed, Reopens 12 Dec (winter)

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Funiculaire, Arc 1600

The top station of the funicular in Arc 1600, and the quickest way down to Bourg-Saint-Maurice for the train, the big shops or the hospital.

About seven minutes to the valley floor, every fifteen to twenty minutes, and included in the Les Arcs ski pass.

Later departures on Friday and Saturday evenings for part of the season.

Closed · Reopens 12 Dec (winter)Train to town
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Intersport Arc 1600 Centre

Ski and snowboard hire and sales in the shopping arcade at the centre of Arc 1600, next to the Belambra La Cachette hotel and the Sherpa supermarket.

Rental kit maintained on site, with premium ranges from Black Crows and Blizzard if you want something better than the standard fleet, plus technical clothing and a general sports floor.

You can collect your equipment the evening before your rental starts, which saves a morning.

Booking online in advance is cheaper than walking in.

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04 79 07 70 08Website ↗

Eat & drink

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Le Sanglier qui Fume
Le Sanglier qui Fume

On the pistes above Arc 1600, under the Mont-Blanc chairlift by the Mont-Blanc and Cachette blues - and unusually for a mountain restaurant, you don't need skis: it's reachable on foot, by car, or on the free navette (UCPA stop).

Gastro cooking with mountain leanings, meats seared over wood and smoked in the terrace fumoir - boar chops included - plus a proper wine list and a big view.

Warm up on cold days next to the wood burner, and with a super hot choc 😋

Skiing down, it's easy to miss: turn off the Mont-Blanc piste well before you reach the lift at the bottom, and keep your eyes peeled 👀

Open daily; booking by phone only, and worth it.

Near the Mont Blanc liftYes, there's actually boar 🐗
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Health & emergencies

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Pharmacy Arc 1600

The pharmacy in Arc 1600, in the shopping arcade near the top of the funicular.

Prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines, personal care and orthopaedic supports.

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Arc 1600Arc 180020 SepWinter Olympics 2030: Val d'Isère and La Plagne confirmed as Tarentaise venues

The French Alps host the Winter Olympics from 1 to 17 February 2030, followed by the Paralympics from 1 to 10 March, and two of the venues are on the Tarentaise's doorstep.

Val d'Isère hosts the alpine skiing, 30 minutes up the D902 from Sainte-Foy. La Plagne takes the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton on the Albertville 1992 track, directly across the valley from Les Arcs. Courchevel gets ski jumping and more alpine racing, plus the para alpine and para snowboard events. Alpes 2030 - Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games +2

For anyone booked into Villaroger, Sainte-Foy or Les Arcs that February, expect the valley to be busy, the Bourg-Saint-Maurice funicular and buses fuller than usual, and accommodation booked out early. It also means the quieter villages between the venues will be exactly where you want to be.

Ticketing and volunteer sign-ups haven't opened yet; the organising committee's site at alpes2030.org is where those will be announced.

The venue plan is still subject to final IOC confirmation, so treat the details as provisional for now.

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Arc 1600Arc 180012 Sepfresh. in Bourg

The fresh-food market that opened on the edge of Bourg in summer 2025 has settled in, and it's worth knowing what it is before you plan a shop around it.

It's a market hall rather than a supermarket: produce, a butcher, a fishmonger, a traiteur and a cheese counter, each with someone behind it. For the fresh half of a week's shopping it beats the supermarkets nearby.

But it is fresh only. No alcohol, no tins, none of the store-cupboard basics. If you're doing a full shop, plan a second stop at Super U or Intermarché, both a few hundred metres away.

It also closes later than either of them, and opens on Sunday mornings, which makes it useful for a late arrival or a Sunday top-up when Super U is shut all day

Link: https://www.fresh.fr/magasin/bourg-saint-maurice/

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Arc 1600Arc 180026 AugLes Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry ski passes coming soon!The 2026-27 ski passes are coming! From September 3rd to 9th, 2026, you can get up to 40% off some ski passes.

The classic pass gives you access to the Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry ski area, including the funicular.

The Essential pass gives you access to the above plus La Plagne, and use of the express lanes, handy in the busy weeks.

There is also a premium pass, which gives you all of the above plus extra activities.

Check out the website.Read the full piece →
Valley25 AugNew ski shop opening at the Villaroger gondola this DecemberVillaroger's snow front is getting a proper set of services this winter. The gondola building will gain a small grocery shop — the village's first convenience store — alongside a new EPEAK ski hire store, opening in December.

EPEAK's new shop brings rental, chalet delivery, and help arranging guides and instructors right to where you load. Until it opens, their workshop at La Roche continues as normal, with online booking and collection as before.

There's also talk of a bar joining them 🍸

It all follows a strong first season for the gondola, which opened last winter and has settled in quickly as the way up from this side of the mountain.Read the full piece →