The PERFECT ski resort
Well, it’s taken 4 years, and 4 ski blogs: Snowdome, Bulgaria, Les Deux Alpes, and Alpe d’Huez, but I’ve done it! I’ve finally found the PERFECT ski resort for anyone who loses their leg and needs to re-learn to ski! I’ve also found the perfect ski resort for anyone who just loves long, wide, greens and blues, everyone who loves luxury, and anyone who wants an actual taste of heaven! Les Arcs 2000 is EVERYTHING!!
I’m going to start with the hotel. Book this once and you will never book anywhere else ever again! Literally, it is that phenomenal! The Taj-I Mah is the most spectacular ski hotel I have ever stayed in.
The Taj-I Mah is the most spectacular ski hotel I have ever stayed in.
Genuine ski-in, ski-out, a ski hire shop inside the hotel that have your skis ready outside for you each morning, stunning rooms, a gorgeous spa, an alpine bar with open fires, a delicious restaurant, shops and restaurants right outside, a free gondola down to 1950 that stays open late, and the friendliest of owners with the biggest of smiles on their faces.
Here are a few clips that I’ve put together so you can get a feel for the hotel:
And the lady behind the magic who had us checked in early and was on hand for any help we needed was the fabulous Karine Gasparyan, a true credit to the Les Etincelles brand:
Now, onto the skiing… IT IS PERFECT!! I can’t stress this enough… IT IS PERFECT!! The Paradiski area is massive (and this is just half of it):
…and if you spot Arc 2000 on the left where I was staying, and then look at Vallandry 1600 on the right of the map, you’ll be able to see just how far I could get with one leg! No longer am I simply trying to find a couple of runs that work for me, I’m back skiing exactly as I was before, and that’s due to the incredible network of wide, gentle blues that connect the whole area. It felt magical and I felt truly free:
There were so many activities that I was looking forward to doing in Les Arcs – the two luge runs at Arc 2000 and Arc 1800, the massive zip wire, the crystal caves, but I just didn’t have time as I was too busy skiing. I really felt ‘back.’ My family and I were able to ski as we used to – plan the route at breakfast and stay out all day… and I even managed a couple of red sections!
I think this might be my last ski blog as I know I’ll be coming back here for many years. But I’ve done it. I’ve found somewhere I can ski like I used to, where having a prosthetic leg makes no difference to me or my family whatsoever. No words will ever be able to describe what that feels like.
I feel truly blessed to have been taught to ski at 3, a bit annoyed that I lost my leg at 13, but I guess it’s all worked out in the end, and I’ll always, always, always be grateful for the positives in my life… and finding Les Arc 2000 and the Taj-I Mah is one of them!
