{
  "name": "Les Arcs",
  "alternateNames": [
    "レザルク",
    "莱萨尔克",
    "Les Arcs (Savoie)"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/les-arcs/",
  "summary": "A group of purpose-built ski villages above Bourg-Saint-Maurice, linked to La Plagne as part of Paradiski.",
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Savoie",
    "latitude": 45.57,
    "longitude": 6.81
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 3226,
    "village": 1200
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Mid-December",
    "closes": "Late April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.lesarcs.com",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "status": "out of season",
    "resumes": "October"
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 12.9,
      "february": 10.6,
      "march": 13.2,
      "april": 9.6,
      "may": 7.6,
      "june": 0.4,
      "july": 0.2,
      "august": 0.2,
      "september": 2.6,
      "october": 4.7,
      "november": 11.4,
      "december": 12.3
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 19,
      "february": 11,
      "march": 14,
      "april": 9,
      "may": 7,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 2,
      "october": 4,
      "november": 14,
      "december": 20
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -12.5,
        "high": -4
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -10.6,
        "high": -1
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -9.1,
        "high": 0.1
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -6.2,
        "high": 3
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -2.6,
        "high": 7
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 2.8,
        "high": 13.5
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 5.1,
        "high": 15.8
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 4.9,
        "high": 15.9
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 1,
        "high": 11.4
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -2.3,
        "high": 7.5
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -8.9,
        "high": 0.4
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -10.9,
        "high": -3
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 81,
      "2017/18": 142,
      "2018/19": 99,
      "2019/20": 116,
      "2020/21": 103,
      "2021/22": 81,
      "2022/23": 94,
      "2023/24": 118,
      "2024/25": 79,
      "2025/26": 88
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 6
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Les Arcs official website",
      "url": "https://www.lesarcs.com/en/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Les Arcs resort overview",
      "url": "https://www.lesarcs.com/en/discover-les-arcs/les-arcs-destination/les-arcs-peisey-vallandry-mountain-resort"
    },
    {
      "label": "Skiresort.com",
      "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/les-arcs-peisey-vallandry-paradiski/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Arcs"
    },
    {
      "label": "Les Arcs Peisey-Vallandry ski area dates",
      "url": "https://www.lesarcs-peiseyvallandry.com/en/ski-area"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}