Les Arcs Mountains
What to do:
There are just so many things to do on the once snow-covered slopes of Les Arcs during the summer months. Activities ranging from the extreme to the sedate, there is something to cover all tastes, with just some of these activies are listed below:
•Mountain biking- For those of you who enjoy their downhill biking, some of the ski lifts run all year round.
•Climbing- Les Arcs has more than 6700M of Vertical climb for those of you who wish to go Abseiling or climbing.
•White water rapids- Fast paced, adrenalin pumped, water soaked action in one rivers nearby
•Swimming in live waters
•Golf- Facing Mont Blanc in Les Arc you will find an 18 hole Golf course, and there are 3 or 5 day courses professionally run through out the summer.
•Walking- La Vanoise national park has summits that rise to 3000m
•Tennis- There are 30 tennis courts in the Bourg/ Les Arcs area and the Nastase Academy will give you the courses to help you improve you game so you can return home and beat your friends! There are even student tournaments you can take part in. There are lessons available to suit all ages from 5 upwards and all abilities.
•Swimming Pools- In Bourg there is a 50m outdoor pool, a 25m indoor pool with removable roof, 1 indoor pool and there is a diving area with 1m, 3m and 5m diving boards.
Club des sports:
There are a number of other activities available. Here is a list of what you can do:
parks areas, water slide, waterfalls Top running : running up in mountains. Fitness. Stretching. Step. Water aerobics, Nature discovery, Archery: from 8 years old, with professionnals of FFTA. Body building: from 14 years old. Silk cotton and wood painting Team sports : basket-ball, volley-ball, beach-volley, initiation, training and games. Walking: from 8 years old, with guides, 1/2 day or day, according to programm Mountain biking: from 14 years old, with guides of Arc 1800, 1/2 day or day, free mountain biking in Arc 1600 (without guide) Circus school. Trampoline. Tennis: rent a court. Squash. Rafting (hydrospeed, kayak-raft): once a week, from 10 years old rafting junior, from 14 years old rafting, hydrospeed or kayak-raft, with Arc Aventures. Adventure park: once a week only with 7 day card, 50 different topics in forrest, monkey bridge, ropes, with Arc Aventures (size of 1m45 minimum). Tennis courses: "Nastase Academy", 5 day course, 1h30 / day of lesson. Boxing. Fencing. Taï Chi Chuan. Golf discovery: 1h afternoon with a pro "Leadbetter
Bourg St Maurice Town, and Nightlife
There are a number of restaurants, bars and a club in Bourg St Maurice and more night life in Les Arcs 1800. In Seez your local village there are crafts shops, speciality shops, museums and often local summer festivals.
In Bourg Saint Maurice there are climbing, mountain bike, ski and snowboard shops, 2 large supermarkets, a Mc Donald's, a sports centre, a tennis club, sports shops, a skate park, fashion shops and more…
