About Les Arcs ski pass prices

You can buy your lift pass online (see button below) and have it delivered to your home, or you can collect it from one of the ski pass offices in resort.

You can also buy your pass at any of the ski pass offices, but to get the best price we recommend you buy online at least three days in advance.

On top of the lift pass price, you’ll be asked to pay €2 for a hands-free card to use on the turnstiles. This goes for everyone, including children under five (who go free on the lifts).

Hang on to your card at the end of your holiday. You’ll be able to use it on future trips to Les Arcs.

Don't forget to bring a copy of your receipt on holiday. If you lose your lift pass on the mountain, you'll need the receipt to get a replacement.

The Les Arcs ski season runs from 14 December 2024 to 26 April 2025.

Early or late season skiing 

Ski passes tend to be cheapest right at the beginning and end of the season, when snow cover is less guaranteed.

If you're considering coming then, it's a good idea to keep an eye on our Les Arcs snow forecast for an up-to-date view of local conditions.

If you want an access-all-areas pass

With unlimited access to 425km of piste, 144 lifts and two glaciers, anyone of intermediate ski ability and upwards would undoubtedly get great enjoyment from the Paradiski pass. It allows you access to the resorts of Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry and neighbouring La Plagne. 

There are two different options available: The Essential pass and the Premium pass. These are available for 1 to 15 days duration, as well as for the whole season.

Essential pass
The Essential pass is the more basic of the two Paradiski ski passes. It includes not only access to Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry and La Plagne lifts and pistes, but also a whole host of bonuses:

• 13 express lanes: Mont Blanc, Villards, Vagère, Carreley, Transarc, Arpette, Comborcière, Bois de l'Ours, Marmottes, Varet, Grizzly, Peisey and Vallandry
• one extra half-day skiing on 6 day duration passes and longer, to be used the afternoon prior to the first full day the pass is valid for
• one-time participation in the Family's Torchlit Descent (priced at 2€)
• discounts on an array of activities including the zip line, first tracks, and the luge
• discounts at selected stores and services

Premium pass
Only on sale in the Les Arcs resorts. 
As well as access to the Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry lifts and runs, the Premium version of the Paradiski pass includes a number of additional benefits and activities that are specifically available in Les Arc.:

• 13 express lanes: Mont Blanc, Villards, Vagère, Carreley, Transarc, Arpette, Comborcière, Bois de l'Ours, Marmottes, Varet, Grizzly, Peisey and Vallandry
• one extra half-day skiing on 6 day duration passes and longer, to be used the afternoon prior to the first full day the pass is valid for
• one-time participation in the Family's Torchlit Descent and the First Tracks activity
• one entry per day for the swimming pool in Arc 1800
• unlimited access to the Luge 2000 and Luge 1800
• ski area tour with an instructor from the Arc 1800 ESF ski school (every Sunday from 14:30 to 16:30 – advance booking required at one of the ski pass offices or online)
• discounts at selected stores and services

If you like things a little calmer

The Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry lift pass, also called a Classic Pass, gives you access to the Les Arcs and Peisey-Vallandry ski area with 200km of pistes. Classic Passes are available from four hours to 15 days, as well as for the whole season. There is also a 10-day non-consecutive version of this pass available.

Classic ski passes are perfect for beginner to intermediate skiers who will enjoy the three gentle and wide green and 64 blue runs. The Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry ski pass is also a great option for those staying in the area for a short period of time, those who are quite happy skiing at their own pace or who perhaps need to stay closer to home to collect the kids from ski school.

There are one-day Paradiski extensions available. Please enquire at one of the ski pass offices.

These are our top tips for saving money on your ski pass.

• come early or late in the season
• buy a family pass
• buy group tickets
• book early
• buy multiple days - you’ll get a much better day rate

*Reloading is possible until midnight on Friday.

**Valid on Sundays except: 22.12.2024, 29.12.2024, 09.02.2025, 16.02.2025, 23.02.2025, and 02.03.2025.

***You need to purchase a ski card for €10 (€50 for season ski passes). Discount available upon presentation of proof of age.

These passes can only be bought at the ski pass offices.
Note: Check prices at the point of purchase as they are subject to changes in sales tax.

If you're coming skiing for a week with two or more children over the age of five, you'll be able to save when you buy a family ski pass.

You'll need to buy online in advance using the same offer, same duration and same validity dates in a single payment.

The family booking must include:

• at least two children aged 5 to 17 years - can be cousins
• a maximum of two adults aged 13 to 74 - can be parents, grandparents or older siblings 

You can't include children under five and adults over 71 years.  

If you're only just starting to ski or snowboard, you can purchase one of these passes.

*Includes two trips on Vallandry or Plan-Peisey chairlift plus unlimited trips on Premiers Virages or Cabri drag lift.
** For 5-74yrs.

Yes, you heard it right, there are free ski passes available to young children as well as for pedestrians and cross-country skiers.

Children aged under five years old ski for free. Proof of age required at the moment of purchase.

Pedestrians can access the Villards, Jardin Alpin, Cabriolet, Lonzagne, Replat and Dahu lifts for free during the winter.

All of the 'ski de fond' or cross-country ski trails in Les Arcs are free to use, you just need your equipment, some snacks and plenty of water.

Not everyone comes to Les Arcs to ski and, when there are such beautiful panoramas to take in and mountain restaurants to enjoy, we can understand why. You'll be glad to hear that pedestrians can also enjoy the Les Arcs ski area in the winter.

There are two pedestrian passes that grant access to the following Les Arcs lifts.

• Pedestrian Pass: Funicular, Transarc 1 & 2, Vallandry, Varet, Aiguille Rouge, Peisey, Arcabulle.
• Pedestrian Pass+: Funicular, Transarc 1 & 2, Vallandry, Varet, Aiguille Rouge, Peisey, Arcabulle, Villards, access to Paradiski area and the Express Lanes.

Remember that the last six lifts offer free pedestrian access. Senior pedestrians (75yrs+) can benefit from special prices – ask at the ski pass offices. Pedestrian passes are available at the ski pass offices in resort only.

If you're planning to spend more than a couple of weeks in Les Arcs this winter, you've got a few options to save money on your lift journeys. You can buy:

Les Arcs season passes

*The deadline for buying this pass is 13 December 2024.

**Funicular included 7 days a week. Additional days can be purchased for a reduced rate at the sales offices only.

Ski à la carte benefits from numerous advantages.

• direct access to the slopes without going to a sales office
• a daily discount of up to 38% on the Les Arcs / Peisey-Vallandry or Paradiski 1-day pass
• the more you ski, the more you benefit from loyalty days
• a discount is granted every day on the six other ski areas of the ‘ski à la carte’ network

There are special passes for the sledge runs or ‘luge’.

Luge passes
Children from 3-7 years old can enjoy the luge in Arc 1800, if in the company of an adult holding a valid pass for free and sharing the sledge. 

For the Luge 2000, children must be at least 10 years old to participate and 1.25m tall. 

The freestyle toboggan airbag in Arcs 1600 is free for all lift pass holders to use from the age of eight years and over. 

Les Arcs and Paradiski ski passes Classic and Essential afford you discounts on the sledge runs across the resorts. Holders of the Premium pass gain unlimited free access to the luges.

The prices on this page do not include insurance.

You’ll be given the option to add ski insurance when you buy your ski pass. This is provided by Carré Neige and normally costs a few euros a day. 

You don’t have to buy insurance from the lift company, but we can’t stress how important it is to have a snow sports policy in place before you come skiing or snowboarding in Les Arcs.  

Hopefully you’ll never have an accident. But if you have to be helicoptered off the mountain, or spend any time in hospital in France, you could end up with a huge bill.