First tracks: Swapping plane for train on a ski trip to Les Arcs

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I sleepily trundled my enormous bag off the train and made my way to Cafe Le Tonneau around the corner from the station, where Travelski Express kindly lays on a light breakfast of croissants, juice and coffee, included in the package, to bridge the gap between the ski train’s arrival time and the first funicular up to Les Arcs at 7.30am. open image in gallery Arc 1600 is accessible by a quick funicular ride from Bourg As part of the resort’s push to get people swapping road for rails, they’ve made the funicular free for anyone arriving by train this season – just flash your ticket and climb aboard. Feeling energised but not bloated – a welcome change from the majority of my post-lunch skiing experiences – I headed over to my final stop on the “nouvelles choses” Les Arcs tour. open image in gallery Les Arcs’ new Museum of Mountain Animals offers displays of Alpine critters “We want to reduce our impact as much as possible,” said Laura.