# Les Arcs for Beginners > Les Arcs scores 7.7/10 for beginners: Green and blue pistes (share of total km) 56.91 %, Magic carpets and rope tows 33 lifts and Nursery slope at village level 1. Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-arcs/beginners · Updated: 2026-09-21T22:00:18.055Z · Data as of: 2026-09-21T22:00:18.055Z · Source: Just Piste ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Resort | Les Arcs, France | | Beginner score | 7.7/10 | | Village elevation | 2,273 m | ## Score explanation | Input | Value | | --- | --- | | Green and blue pistes (share of total km) | 56.91 % | | Magic carpets and rope tows | 33 lifts | | Nursery slope at village level | 1 | ## Beginner pistes | Name | Ref | Colour | Difficulty | Length | Vertical | Top elevation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Route des Lys | | Blue | easy | 5,258 m | 419 m | 1,689 m | | Route du Rey | | Blue | easy | 4,156 m | 363 m | 2,072 m | | Route des Espagnols | | Blue | easy | 3,665 m | 258 m | 1,790 m | | Arpette | | Blue | easy | 3,434 m | 442 m | 2,404 m | | Route de Courbaton | | Blue | easy | 3,346 m | 255 m | 1,527 m | | Vallée de l'Arc 1 | | Blue | easy | 2,487 m | 387 m | 2,181 m | | Charmettoger | | Blue | easy | 2,266 m | 417 m | 2,238 m | | Belvédère | | Blue | easy | 2,069 m | 246 m | 2,320 m | | Mont Blanc | | Blue | easy | 2,011 m | 259 m | 1,455 m | | Mont-Blanc | | Blue | easy | 1,975 m | 403 m | 2,224 m | | Chemin de Blanche Murée | | Blue | easy | 1,792 m | 188 m | 2,099 m | | Renard | | Blue | easy | 1,764 m | 332 m | 2,313 m | | Vers Arc 1800 | | Blue | easy | 1,682 m | 157 m | 1,946 m | | Plan-Vert | | Blue | easy | 1,547 m | 204 m | 2,498 m | | Plan des Eaux | | Blue | easy | 1,498 m | 196 m | 2,483 m | | Réservoir | | Blue | easy | 1,434 m | 195 m | 2,324 m | | Lys | | Blue | easy | 1,416 m | 253 m | 2,080 m | | Col de la Chal | | Blue | easy | 1,352 m | 115 m | 2,539 m | | Vallée de l'Arc 2 | | Blue | easy | 1,342 m | 175 m | 2,442 m | | Route des Bauches | | Blue | easy | 1,291 m | 150 m | 1,650 m | | Bois de Saule | | Blue | easy | 1,255 m | 191 m | 1,619 m | | Maïtaz | | Blue | easy | 1,198 m | 132 m | 1,855 m | | Retour Plan Peisey | | Blue | easy | 1,186 m | 178 m | 1,838 m | | Ninja | | Blue | easy | 1,184 m | 136 m | 2,711 m | | Accès Transarc | | Blue | easy | 1,164 m | 168 m | 2,263 m | | Boardercross | | Blue | easy | 1,126 m | 129 m | 2,484 m | | Barmont | | Blue | easy | 1,076 m | 222 m | 2,007 m | | Chantel | | Blue | easy | 1,030 m | 202 m | 1,910 m | | Edelweiss | | Blue | easy | 962 m | 100 m | 2,389 m | | Route des Chalets de l'Arc | | Blue | easy | 917 m | 66 m | 2,183 m | | Marmottes | | Blue | easy | 884 m | 146 m | 2,161 m | | Saint-Jacques | | Green | novice | 884 m | 110 m | 2,218 m | | Les Cabanes | | Green | novice | 879 m | 119 m | 1,821 m | | Poney | | Blue | easy | 866 m | 87 m | 1,741 m | | Clapet | | Blue | easy | 854 m | 186 m | 2,374 m | | Rhodos | | Blue | easy | 827 m | 202 m | 2,080 m | | Marsupilami | | Blue | easy | 820 m | 109 m | 2,030 m | | Grive | | Blue | easy | 738 m | 189 m | 2,178 m | | Retour combe | | Blue | easy | 709 m | 88 m | 1,732 m | | Bas KL | | Green | novice | 678 m | 71 m | 2,221 m | | Chemin de la Maitaz | | Blue | easy | 580 m | 62 m | 1,927 m | | Vallée de l'Arc 3 | | Blue | easy | 533 m | 76 m | 2,518 m | | Combettes | | Blue | easy | 512 m | 122 m | 1,738 m | | Stade Vezaille | | Blue | easy | 499 m | 73 m | 1,798 m | | Arc 1950 | | Blue | easy | 399 m | 60 m | 2,075 m | | Traversée | | Blue | easy | 366 m | 88 m | 2,112 m | | Gollet | | Blue | easy | 339 m | 118 m | 1,908 m | | Route du Tommelet | | Blue | easy | 327 m | 12 m | 1,630 m | | Accès Plan-Peisey | | Blue | easy | 325 m | 50 m | 1,672 m | | La Jaccotaz | | Blue | easy | 323 m | 87 m | 1,501 m | | Accès Peisey-Vallandry | | Blue | easy | 305 m | 21 m | 1,701 m | | Legend | | Blue | easy | 304 m | 42 m | 1,831 m | | Accès Village des Deux Têtes | | Blue | easy | 293 m | 73 m | 1,740 m | | Accès Arcabulle | | Green | novice | 270 m | 9 m | 2,188 m | | Rue de la Piste des Étoiles | | Blue | easy | 259 m | 10 m | 2,050 m | | Tommelet | | Blue | easy | 236 m | 59 m | 1,656 m | | Liaison Legend vers Arc 1800 | | Blue | easy | 206 m | 13 m | 1,743 m | | Retour Combe | | Blue | easy | 202 m | 48 m | 1,780 m | | Jardin Millerette | | Blue | easy | 189 m | 41 m | 1,252 m | | La Forêt | | Blue | easy | 177 m | 39 m | 2,275 m | | Accès Arc 2000 | | Green | novice | 177 m | 15 m | 2,188 m | | Coqs | | Blue | easy | 167 m | 24 m | 1,995 m | | Pré | | Blue | easy | 165 m | 19 m | 1,220 m | | Chalets | | Green | novice | 153 m | 24 m | 2,202 m | | Premiers Virages | | Green | novice | 143 m | 19 m | 2,132 m | | Allée du Mont Blanc | | Blue | easy | 115 m | 4 m | 2,040 m | | Impasse de la Source | | Blue | easy | 106 m | 14 m | 2,140 m | | Ski tranquille | | Blue | easy | 105 m | 40 m | 1,738 m | | Traversée 2 | | Blue | easy | 90 m | 17 m | 1,968 m | | Accès Arc 1600 | | Blue | easy | 80 m | 9 m | 1,738 m | | Grands Mélèzes | | Blue | easy | 80 m | 0 m | 2,270 m | | Vallée de l'Arc | | Blue | easy | 80 m | 6 m | 2,688 m | | Route des Lanchettes | | Blue | easy | 71 m | 15 m | 2,141 m | | Liaison Grizzly | | Blue | easy | 70 m | 5 m | 1,608 m | | Ours | | Blue | easy | 65 m | 5 m | 1,609 m | | Rhonaz | | Blue | easy | 41 m | 7 m | 1,834 m | | Plan Bois | | Blue | easy | 36 m | 5 m | 1,932 m | | Woodstock | | Blue | easy | 36 m | 25 m | 2,137 m | | Chemin du Front de Neige | | Blue | easy | 34 m | 0 m | 1,715 m | | Villaroger | | Blue | easy | 16 m | 0 m | 1,806 m | | Eldorador | | Blue | easy | 13 m | 0 m | 2,140 m | | Dents du Peigne | | Blue | easy | | | 2,428 m | | Espace débutant Club Med | | Green | novice | | | 1,797 m | | Plan | | Green | novice | | | 2,273 m | 246 unnamed connecting sections, 44.2 km. ## Facilities - 22 magic carpets. - 5 ski schools. ## FAQ ### Why does Les Arcs score 7.7/10 for beginners? The three inputs that move the score most are Green and blue pistes (share of total km) 56.91 %, Magic carpets and rope tows 33 lifts and Nursery slope at village level 1. ### Is there childcare in Les Arcs? 1 childcare provider are listed in OpenStreetMap for Les Arcs. ### How many ski schools are there in Les Arcs? 5. ### How much of Les Arcs is easy skiing? 56.9% of the piste km we measure is green or blue. ### How high is the village in Les Arcs? 2,273 m, with lifts to 3,131 m. ### Are there magic carpets in Les Arcs? 22 magic carpets are mapped in Les Arcs. ### How far is Les Arcs from Chambéry Aix les Bains airport? Chambéry Aix les Bains is about 122 minutes by road from Les Arcs (72.7 km). ### How high is Les Arcs? 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Taken in Les Arcs, summit station ski lift Vagere 24, Savoie, France. — Andreas Eichler — CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 Cite as: Just Piste, "Les Arcs for Beginners", https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-arcs/beginners, accessed 2026-09-21