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4.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews
The chalet was very good value, but we did have some issues (e.g. some bits unclean and heating didn’t work). The hosts were lovely though, and we found the food very good. It’s not a ski in, ski out chalet – you had to walk a bit. + more
ANON
4 out of 5
Chalet L'ours Blanc is a big building split into multiple apartments which seem to be mostly shared between UK ski holiday operators. Overall, fairly functional, very tired and a bit grubby and definitely not what you would imagine a chalet to be like. We were looked after by our ski hosts well but were plagued... + more
Rory Gage
2 out of 5
The L’Ours Blanc was ok, the facilities like the heated lockers were good, and it wasn’t too far from the lifts (about 150m to the tow). The rooms were a wee bit small but that’s France for you – it’s a usual problem in France that you have nowhere to hang clothes and hardly enough room to swing a cat. We ... + more
The Cairngorms Two
4 out of 5
Booked this as a last minute holiday. The chalet was very good and I really enjoyed the holiday here, the 2 guys that ran it were great and the whole set up was good. The food was perfect for what we paid for the holiday. It was very central in a good spot, high up with access all over the area. From the chalet... + more
Marc Bilkus, Southend-on-Sea
5 out of 5
This being one of the bigger chalets as part of Chalets De l’ours, its located on the second floor with several rooms having a balcony to enjoy the views. It's ideally situated in Les Arc 2000 so this is a really popular place to stay with top catered service and friendly atmosphere in a great location. The bu... + more
Jimmy, Sno Staff
5 out of 5
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Overview: chalet description: Chalet L’Ours Blanc description

Situated on the second floor of the de l’Ours résidence, this 16 bed chalet apartment is a popular chalet in our range.

It offers comfortable accommodation on one level with 8 en suite bedrooms, several of which also have a balcony. In line with our other chalet apartments here, the chalet apartment has free Wifi,a satellite TV and a fireplace. Guests will appreciate the wide long balcony off the lounge and dining area, and the added bonus of its very own sauna.
In addition guests have free access to the indoor pool in the adjacent Altitude building and will benefit from the ideal location with the slopes and lifts less than 3 minutes’ walk away.

Facilities: Chalet L’Ours Blanc features

  • First class apartment Chalet L'Ours Blanc
  • Convenient location in Les Arc 2000
  • Free use of indoor swimming-pool
  • Ski-lifts and slopes less than 3 minutes' walk (250m)
  • Private sauna
  • Fireplace & satellite TV
  • Chalet catering with wine included

Room Types: Chalet L’Ours Blanc bedrooms

Second Floor

  • Lounge/Dining room with balcony. Sauna
  • Room 1
    Twin with bath/wc
  • Room 2
    Double with bath/wc/balcony
  • Room 3
    Twin with shower/wc/balcony
  • Room 4
    Twin with bath/wc/balcony
  • Room 5
    Twin with bath/wc/balcony
  • Room 6
    Double with bath/wc/balcony
  • Room 7
    Twin with bath/wc/balcony
  • Room 8
    Twin with bath/wc

Additional Information

  • Supplements per person per night: Shower/wc/balcony £3; Bath/wc/balcony £4
    • Floor plans are for guidance only and may not be to scale

Meals: Chalet L’Ours Blanc food & drink

We set very high standards for our cuisine, and train our staff extensively before the season starts, to ensure that you will thoroughly enjoy every meal on your holiday with us. We also take our Health and Safety responsibilities extremely seriously, so all our chalet and Chalet Hotel staff involved in food preparation are trained to the City & Guilds qualification – Level 2 in Food Safety during the pre-season training course. There is a continental breakfast is every morning and a breakfast hot option, afternoon tea and evening dinners are provided for six days of the week in both chalets and Chalet Hotels.

Breakfast

A good breakfast is essential on a ski holiday, so we provide both a hot option, as well as a continental selection with a choice of cereals or porridge, fruit juices, plentiful tea, coffee and bread (and croissants in France), cold meats, cheese and preserves, which is normally presented buffet-style for you to help yourself. On our staff day off, only the continental breakfast will be provided.

Afternoon Tea

The traditional ‘welcome home’ after a day on the slopes will be laid out for you in your chalet or Chalet Hotel, ready for your return, every day except on the staff day off. A good cup of tea or coffee is the perfect accompaniment to a delicious slice of cake and keeps hungry skiers happy until dinner is ready.

Children's High Tea

In chalets and Chalet Hotels with family guests, High Tea provides children under 11 years with a healthy menu, tailored more towards children’s tastes and puréed food is available for infants on request. High Tea is at 5.30pm, and children do not join the main adult-only dinner.

Dinner in Chalets

In the evenings our hosts will cook you a three-course adult only meal six nights a week. This starts with a glass of prosecco followed by an appetiser, main course and dessert – with unlimited complimentary red, white and rosé wine during service! There is also an option for vegetarians, please warn us in advance.

One of these meals will be a regional meal with the menu depending on which country you are staying in.

On the staff one night off per week just a continental breakfast is provided and it’s a great opportunity for you to experience some local restaurants in your resort. Speak to your resort representative for recommendations and help with reservations.

Vegetarian and Special Diets

Vegetarian options are available in our properties – just advise us at time of bookings so that we can ensure that our staff can prepare. Other special diets can generally be catered for at a cost of £35 per person per week. Any dietary requirements must be advised to us at the time of booking in order for us to be fully prepared. Our Chalet Hosts will discuss your dietary requirements with you upon arrival to the chalet or Chalet Hotel.

Christmas and New Year

All of our chalets and Chalet Hotels will serve a traditional Christmas dinner with a glass of Champagne to start off the evening. This will include roast turkey with all of the trimmings, Christmas pudding, mince pies, crackers and party hats plus a fantastic Alpine atmosphere in which to enjoy the day.

A special festive menu will also be served on New Year’s Eve, alongside the added bonus that many resorts put on fantastic firework displays. A glass of fizz, whilst watching fireworks over the snow-capped peaks of the Alps.. what better way to bring in the New Year!

Our Quality Wines

We are very proud of our wine selection for chalets and Chalet Hotels, which combines crisp and fruity whites with medium to full-bodied reds, for a variety of palates. We select our wines in conjunction with our good friends Nicolas and Véronique – the third generation in the Perret family’s fine wine business based in the Savoie. Nicolas is a qualified wine expert, having trained at the prestigious Burgundy Wine University in Beaune. Each season in October, Nicolas & Véronique bring over a new selection for us to sample (someone has to do it!) and together we choose our wines for the coming season, based on our menus and their pure enjoyment factor. Wine is an incredibly subjective and emotive subject, however, the feedback we have received from our guests over recent seasons endorses our aims of providing wines to enhance your meal and to suit most tastes. We hope you will enjoy them as much as we do!

We update Chalet L’Ours Blanc's details often, but facilities do change. e.g. some extras listed by the supplier as "free" or included might only be for the first time you use them, or for one time per party, then charged for further use. If any specific feature is essential to your holiday, make sure you ask us to confirm the details of it before you book your holiday.
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Resort: about Les Arcs: about holidays in Les Arcs: about ski holidays in Les Arcs: about ski holidays in Les Arcs France

•Paradiski ski area •Ski-in ski-out •High altitude skiing

One half of the magnificent Paradiski, Les Arcs has well earned its reputation as one of the best ski destinations in France (and if you ask us, the whole wide world).

Beginner Intermediate Advanced Snowboard

Great for •Snowboarding •Off-piste •Families •Groups

Les Arcs webcam

Snow Report: Top 374cm, Bottom N/Acm

Snow Forecast: 60cm expected this week

Snow History: November average depth 18.5cm

Les Arcs trail map

Approx. airport transfer times depend on conditions:

Chambéry (CMF)134km, 2 hrs
Geneva (GVA)215km, 3 hrs
Lyon (LYS)212km, 2 hrs 30
Grenoble (GNB)207km, 2 hrs 30
Region:France, Alps
First opened:1968

Les Arcs lift pass price last reported as €315 (adult 6 day Paradiski area pass)
€276 (adult 6 day Les Arcs local pass). Ask for a quote when booking Chalet L’Ours Blanc.
Night skiing: Yes
Les Arcs has N S E W facing slopes.
Usually open for skiing December - April.

Town altitude: 1600m - 2100m
Top of slopes: 3226m
Bottom of piste: 1200m
Vertical drop:
Total length of trails:200km
Longest piste:7km
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Les Arcs came to be in 1968 after a group of ski instructors and architects dreamt up a resort with all the perks of a village but a mountainside location. It grew into one of the largest, most incredible ski areas in the Alps. The closest airport is Chambery with a transfer time of a couple of hours, plus transport links from Geneva, Lyon and Grenoble. Present-day Les Arcs consists of four main purpose built villages. The original resort, Arc 1600, was created for doorstep skiing and is linked by a funicular ...
As you'd expect from one of the biggest ski areas on the planet, there's everything from gorgeous tree-lined runs to wild, white-knuckle off-piste. For beginners, each of the 3 main Arcs has 'ski tranquille' zone, and the wide beginner runs leading to the resort have gentle gradients perfect for practising. Local instructors are on hand to show you the ropes, with ski schools based in each of the main villages (1800 has the most). There are magic carpet lifts at 1800 and 2000 - an easy way for newbies to get up ...
If you're looking for a party, Arc 1800 is the place to be. With heaps of watering holes like the Red Hot Saloon (or the 'Red Bar' to use local lingo), Benji's and La Folie Douce. If you're looking for more of a French-style après spot, Ambiente Cafe has a really cool atmosphere and lots of nice cocktails (happy hour usually starts at 4) while Le club 1950 your venue if you're looking to party into the wee hours. Arc 1600's a little quieter but for good music and a scenic terrace check out Les 2 Têtes. In te...

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"L'Ours Blanc"

ANON
4/ out of 5
The chalet was very good value, but we did have some issues (e.g. some bits unclean and heating didn’t work). The hosts were lovely though, and we found the food very good. It’s not a ski in, ski out chalet – you had to walk a bit.

"Early January family holiday"

Rory Gage
2/ out of 5
Chalet L'ours Blanc is a big building split into multiple apartments which seem to be mostly shared between UK ski holiday operators. Overall, fairly functional, very tired and a bit grubby and definitely not what you would imagine a chalet to be like. We were looked after by our ski hosts well but were plagued by maintenance problems such as the heating in the main room not working for 5 of our seven days, no light in the sauna, showers not working and dishwashers churning out dirty plates and cutlery. The relationship between the ski companies and the maintenance team of the chalet owners seems poor and the ski companies have little leverage to get repairs done. This is not a ski in ski out chalet as it requires a 100 yard walk to the nearest lift along a road. There is a good ski hire shop at ground level in the chalet.

"Good facilities and location - have had better food in other chalets"

The Cairngorms Two
4/ out of 5
The L’Ours Blanc was ok, the facilities like the heated lockers were good, and it wasn’t too far from the lifts (about 150m to the tow). The rooms were a wee bit small but that’s France for you – it’s a usual problem in France that you have nowhere to hang clothes and hardly enough room to swing a cat. We paid extra for a balcony but probably wouldn’t bother next time, it’s not much of a balcony. It’s not as good as some we’ve stayed in from the point of view of the food menu, which was a bit Spartan. Don’t get me wrong we know what chalet food’s like, we’ve just had better experiences elsewhere.

"Ideal for what we paid"

Marc Bilkus, Southend-on-Sea
5/ out of 5
Booked this as a last minute holiday. The chalet was very good and I really enjoyed the holiday here, the 2 guys that ran it were great and the whole set up was good. The food was perfect for what we paid for the holiday. It was very central in a good spot, high up with access all over the area. From the chalet it was a little walk to the lifts, more or less 2 minutes to the rope lift which drags you up the hill to Les Arcs 2000. From there you could go left or right or ski down to Les Arcs 1950. Liked the sauna, room was a bit tiny but this wasn’t a huge problem as we only used it to sleep in. Stayed in a twin room which had a balcony and shower but no bath, it was clean though and nice and warm - half of the other rooms were probably bigger than ours. This would be a good place for families, we shared the chalet with a couple who had 2 young kids and another family with older children, it’s not in a loud area and not near any clubs or bars so very quiet at night.

"Great for big groups or couples keen to socialise"

Jimmy, Sno Staff
5/ out of 5
This being one of the bigger chalets as part of Chalets De l’ours, its located on the second floor with several rooms having a balcony to enjoy the views. It's ideally situated in Les Arc 2000 so this is a really popular place to stay with top catered service and friendly atmosphere in a great location. The button lift is 250m away, so you have easy access to slopes heading out and heading back home.
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