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St Jean d'Arves Ski Holidays

At a glance

  • Connected to Sybelles ski-area
  • Well connected to St Sorlin d’Arves
  • Special beginners pass
  • Stunning alpine architecture

Great for

  • Families
  • Beginners
  • Alternative snow sports
  • French culture

Ski Holidays in St Jean d'Arves

Oozing culture from every nook and cranny, this is a terrific resort for anyone after a week of good skiing with other activities on the side. With friendly locals, the best fondue in France and connections with the Sybelles Ski area keeping ski legs happy too, St Jean is the perfect place for a relaxed ski holiday.

  • Flight Time
  • 1h 45m
  • From London
  • Nearest Airports
  • Geneva, Grenoble
  • Chambery, Lyon
  • Time zone
  • GMT + 1 hour
  • Language
  • French
  • Currency
  • Euros
  • Ski Season
  • Dec - April

St Jean d'Arves Stats

Top Altitude
2265m
Bottom Altitude
1450m
Resort Altitude
1600m
Total Piste
90km
Longest Run
1.52km
Slope Orientation
S
Vertical Drop
815m
Skiable Vertical
815m
Night Skiing
Yes
Glacier Skiing
Yes

This beautifully authentic alpine village is tucked away in the Sybelles ski area, in the Maurienne Valley in the Savoie region of France. As well as stunning wood and stone architecture that could have come straight off the front of a Christmas card, the quirky extras like visits to donkey farms guarantee such a good holiday.

This is a super resort for families or groups that don’t particularly buy into the gimmicks of some larger, more mainstream resorts.

This village offers so much more than an overpriced warm pint in an overcrowded bar, it may be small, but great transport links with nearby Saint Sorlin d’Arves mean you have heaps of bars, restaurants and snow activities to peruse at your leisure. Cheese lovers will be interested to know that Beaufort cheese is produced in the area, so if nothing else, you are sure to get a decent fondue, whilst safe in the knowledge that the food miles are pretty much non-existent.

The ESF provide excellent ski or snowboard lessons and there is day-care available to parents who want do some slightly more heavy duty skiing. As well as day-care, you’ll find family friendly things to do throughout the season, as well as a designated children’s play area so if they’re not worn out after a day on the slopes, they certainly will be after an hour here.

The local ski pass grants access to 90km of runs around St Jean d’Arves and neighbouring Le Corbier with plenty of skiing to more than satisfy beginners and intermediates. The special beginners pass caters well for those who don’t want to pay for a full pass when they’re unlikely to progress off beginner slopes for the first couple of days. More experienced skiers can take advantage of the full Sybelles ski area, and clock up their mileage on over 300km of varied terrain.

Winter Sports Ratings

Beginners

Intermediate

Advanced

Snowboarding

St Jean d'Arves Transfer Times

Chambery 1h
Grenboble 2h

The nearest airport to St Jean d'Arves is Lyon at 190 km or about 2 hours by car

What's the ski area like in St Jean d'Arves?

Beginners and intermediates are well catered for here, as there are a huge number of green and blue runs across the 90km area.

Which other ski resorts are near to St Jean d'Arves?

The nearest ski resorts to St Jean d'Arves include St. Sorlin d’Arves, Le Corbier.

Ski Area Facts

LocationRhone Alps, Savoie, France
Established1968
Downhill90km
Lift Pass€158 (adult 6 days)

Beginner Slopes

24runs63%

Intermediate Skiing

9runs26%

Advance & Expert Terrain

2runs6%

Snowboarding Trails

90km100%

What is St Jean d'Arves like for Beginner skiers?

The generous provision of a beginner's pass means that learners don’t need to pay full price for 6 days of skiing when it’s unlikely they’ll progress off greens for the first couple of days of the holiday. The beginner area has 3 lifts that give access to several gentle green runs like the Echaux to get started. Once confidence has built up on the greens, hop on the TSD de Rouet lift out of the village and ski the very gentle Lieves blue back to the village. After that, ski further afield to Le Corbier for a bigger challenge. Don’t be put off by the name of this lovely blue, ‘Torture’ will offer some stunning views and good parallel turn practice!

What is St Jean d'Arves like for Intermediate skiers?

Intermediates have some brilliant red runs across the whole area to test themselves on. Ski across to Le Corbier on some blues and greens to blow the cobwebs away, and take the TK du Torret lift to ski the Pirouette red, a short run perfect for first day of the holiday. Next, hop on the TSF des 3 Lacs lift right up to 2265m to test those newly awoken ski legs on the long red Frite run.

What is St Jean d'Arves like for Advanced skiers?

Advanced skiers have plenty of reds and a couple of blacks to test out over the week. Upgrade to the Sybelles area ski pass, which has over 300km of runs, if you really want to explore the area.

What is St Jean d'Arves like for snowboarding?

There is also a Snowpark in the area to keep boarders more than amused and a huge cross-country ski trail between St Jean and Le Corbier, for anyone who fancies trying something a bit different.

What is St Jean d'Arves like for off-piste skiing?

You can make the most of the varied terrain it has on offer with the area lift pass. For a long challenge, with a stunning view in the St Jean area, and enough adrenaline to keep the most hard-core skiers happy for at least an afternoon, try the J.N Augert run from 2265m right down to about 1800m, it will not disappoint.

What is St Jean d'Arves like for cross country skiing?

You will have to go across to La Toussuire and Le Corbier, where there is 32km of trails.

St Jean d'Arves Restaurants

The restaurant choices are great, with the firm favourite being La Grenouillere, which has a beautiful sun terrace for an early evening aperitif with panoramic views over the surrounding valley. They serve really high quality French cooking, with the scallop gratin or burger with homemade mayonnaise coming highly recommended. For a family friendly restaurant with a cosy atmosphere, try Les Melezes for some delicious mountain classics and a good children’s menu too. Finally, try the Oule Rouge for super fresh ingredients and homemade dishes galore. The service is really friendly and the sun terrace has beautiful views.

St Jean d'Arves Après Ski

The après–ski isn’t the liveliest in the Alps but that said, there are a number of nice restaurants and bars to satisfy the need for a beer after a long day on the slopes. The resort runs a free bus to the slightly larger village of St Sorlin d’Arves, so if you did fancy a bigger night, access is super easy and doesn’t take too long, Le Skwal is a nice café/bar with a solid list of alcoholic favourites to ease aching muscles. Alternatively, try Le Bouj for a friendly atmosphere and excellent drinks list. There isn’t a nightclub in the village itself, but close by in St Sorlin there’s the d’Sybelles nightclub, open late, it’s the perfect place to round off a night, and in past years if you ask at the Tourist Office, you’ve been able to request a free bus home, what could be better?

St Jean d'Arves Activites for Non-skiers

There isn’t a spa in St Jean, but there is there is the beautiful Harmonie centre in St Sorlin, which offers a range of massages from Californian to Swedish as well as a really unique opportunity to make your own cosmetics. For really high-class pampering hop on the bus and have an evening to yourself, you probably deserve it!

Clothing Food & Souvenir Shops

Best Time to Visit St Jean d'Arves

Due to the high reaching and north facing slopes around the St Jean area, the snow tends to be pretty good throughout the season. With easy upgrade options to the whole Sybelles ski area, with even higher reaching slopes, you don’t need to book depending on when there will be snow, but rather what kind of holiday you’re after.

Early season holidays usually see good snow and festive cheer by the barrel load, anyone heading to St Jean over the Christmas period won’t be disappointed by the traditional Christmas markets and abundance of vin-chaud on offer.

Mid-season is arguably the best time for snow, so serious skiers will enjoy nothing more than catching the first lift and tearing up some fresh powder. Mid-season is also great for learners, as powdery snow is so much more pleasant to learn on than ice.

Late season will see the arrival of the sun in St Jean, and whilst this can mean a decline in snow quality in some resorts, the high reaching slopes of over 2000m should still have decent snow to be enjoyed. The resort also offers special pedestrian lift passes, so anybody keen on skiing in the morning and doing some mountain exploring in the afternoon will be more than happy pottering around for a week.

What's St Jean d'Arves like at Christmas?

Lose yourself in the magic of Christmas in St Jean d’Arves this festive season with vin-chaud, beautiful alpine scenery and great skiing. With snowy, Christmas-card scenery and past events including a visit from Santa, you’ll have the best Christmas yet.

What's St Jean d'Arves like in the New Year?

Celebrate New Year’s Eve in St Jean d’Arves in style, think French mountain road trip, vin-chaud and fireworks. Intrigued? You’ll have to book and experience it for yourself!

What's St Jean d'Arves like in Half-Term?

Children and adults will appreciate the relative calm during February Half-term in St Jean d’Arves with quiet slopes and shorter queues, it’s the ultimate destination for a chilled out family break from school and work.

What's St Jean d'Arves like at Easter?

The sun, scenery and good snow will be difficult to resist over Easter in St Jean d’Arves. With lots of extra activities to enjoy, and sunny weather without the slush, it’s the perfect late-season destination.

St Jean d'Arves Snow Conditions

Snow Report, History & Forecast

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Ski Extras

How much is a ski pass in St Jean d'Arves

Maximum and minimum adult St Jean d'Arves lift pass prices ranged from €141 to €141 for 6 days access to the St Jean d'Arves ski lift system at the start of the 2025 winter season. Our lift passes are part of a packaged St Jean d'Arves holiday with accommodation, so prices vary depending on chalet or hotel suppliers. Confirm price for the lift ticket before booking your holiday.

Lift Tickets Child Adult Senior
1 Day Price €25 - €25 €29 - €29 €25 - €25
6 Day Price €121 - €121 €141 - €141 €121 - €121
Age Range 5 - 11 12 - 64 65+

Getting to St Jean d'Arves

Most of our ski holidays to St Jean d'Arves packaged with flights include airport transfers. We can also arrange private transfers to St Jean d'Arves from nearby airports

How long does it take to fly to St Jean d'Arves from the UK?

Flights from London take about 1h 45m to Geneva, Grenoble, Chambery, Lyon. This table shows approximate transfer times to St Jean d'Arves from the nearest airports, smaller airports can be more prone to delays.

Airport Distance Transfer Time
Lyon 190 km 2 hours
Geneva 150 km 2 hours
Chambéry 100 km 1 hour 30 minutes

How long does it take to drive to St Jean d'Arves from the UK?

Browse our self-drive ski holidays which include your car channel crossing, or go choose accom-only and book your car ferry or tunnel later.

How long is the transfer from nearest France train station to St Jean d'Arves?

The transfer time from alpine train stations are generally shorter than from airports, Call us for details of St Jean d'Arves transfers.

Station Distance Transfer Time
St Jean de Maurienne 22 km 22 minutes

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Going to St Jean d'Arves under your own steam

For independant travel to France, compare accommodation only with St Jean d'Arves self-drive packages which include Eurotunnel or ferry.

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