access to entire ski area is difficult with slow chairs,
lower sunny slopes probe to rocks
Getting There
St Jean D'Arves Travel
By Air Lyon (LYS) 174 km
Chambery 100km
By Train The TGV rail line runs as far as the St-Jean-de-Maurienne train station, which is located between St-Avre la Chambre and St Michel Valloire train stations, with TGV connections from Grenoble, Lyon and Geneva. For schedules and reservations, please visit www.sncf.fr. From the train station, there are convenient bus and taxi services to the resort.
By Car The resort is located at 119 km from Grenoble aprox 1 hour 20 mins drive. To get driving directions to the resort go to either the AA Website or the Michelin Route Planner website www.viamichelin.com or www.theaa.com
About The Resort..
St Jean D'Arves Ski
An unspoilt pretty mountain village that has retained its traditional charm.It is known as a friendly resort and it links into Le Corbier via a slow lift!
Resort Restaurants
St Jean D'Arves Restaurants
The Table de Marie - friendly service
Petit Ferme - for pizza and pasta
Nightlife..
St Jean D'Arves Bars
Very basic Apres Ski an nothing to get excited about with the highlight being night toboganning to music???
There is an Irish pub and a couple of bars.
Other Activities
St Jean D'Arves Family Activities
Snowshoeing Dog sledding Cheese farm visits Cinema
About The Mountain
St Jean D'Arves Ski
Part of the Les Sybelles ski area which is not a resort as such but a lift network that links a few small resorts in the Maurienne massif in the Alps. It was formed in 2003 and has 310km of pistes but be warned a number of the lifts are a little slow., St Jean D'Arves links to it via the lifts at Le Corbier.
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Top 5 Books To Read
Ski Books, Snowboard Books and Ski Holiday Information Books
Looking for some information before you go on holiday or looking for a book to read when you are there. Here's some books we recommend. They're worth a read before you head off on your winter holiday or they can make great presents for skiers and snowboarders.
Top 5 Things To Take
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An unspoilt pretty mountain village that has retained its traditional charm.It is known as a friendly resort and it links into Le Corbier via a slow lift!
The Table de Marie - friendly service
Very basic Apres Ski an nothing to get excited about with the highlight being night toboganning to music??? 
Snowshoeing
Part of the Les Sybelles ski area which is not a resort as such but a lift network that links a few small resorts in the Maurienne massif in the Alps. It was formed in 2003 and has 310km of pistes but be warned a number of the lifts are a little slow., St Jean D'Arves links to it via the lifts at Le Corbier.
