» The SMA-Lift Company

When the slopes have closed and you are relaxing with your mulled wine, having a warm bath or unwinding in the swimming pool, the lift company team are getting together to make your ski area a little better each day. Presentation...

» Avalanches

Making the ski area safe whatever it costs. This is the mission that the ski patrollers aim to accomplish every day by using the Avalanche Release Intervention Plan (PIDA). Snow cover can become dangerous due to particularly warm weather or heavy snowfall and must be stabilised. Several methods are used by the ski patrollers in order to set off an avalanche :

» Artificial snow cover

Artificial snow cover is guaranteed over an area of 42 hectares, principally on the return slopes to Arc 1600 and Arc 1800 as well as the Cachette slope which is famous for the Slalom World Cup in 2001-2002.

» Mountain professions

Everyone has a job to do...

» Environment

Environmental protection

» Respect our nature

The Les Arcs ski area is actively engaged in establishing preservation of the natural environment as a vital feature of its projects, actions and development.

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» Snow & weather

» Glide

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