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Choosing the Right Accommodation in Megève
Megève is a charming French ski resort in the Haute Savoie. It blends elegance with tradition and authenticity, which is quite rare as many French ski resorts tend to forget to preserve their history in favour of new developments. The atmosphere is enhanced by a range of luxury chalets and hotels that fit perfectly with the surroundings.
These values are refreshing, but the village is still bustling while creating a pleasant atmosphere. Megève is linked to St Gervais Les Bains through a vast ski lift system and slopes.
Most of the area’s slopes are suitable for beginner skiers and snowboarders. It comprises mainly green, blue, and red runs that take you through picturesque forests, creating a pleasant experience.
There are a couple of nursery slopes close to the village that are easy to get to. But advanced skiers and snowboarders should head up to Mont Joux and Mont Joly for off-piste, while Mont d’Arbois offers challenging terrain. But you also get 1,450 meters of vertical drop, so make sure you do some squats before you arrive.
If you like to catch some air, you’ll love the resort’s two snowparks and halfpipe. But the boardercross course is excellent for getting some speed. For those who want to get some exercise, you can explore Megeve’s 43km of cross-country ski tracks.
Megeve is part of the Evasion Mont Blanc ski area and is split into three parts, covering 445km of pistes. Even though its highest point is at 2,525 meters, there’s rarely any problem with the snow coverage.
The Evasion Mont Blanc ski pass is well-priced when considering how far you can go on it compared to other resorts. But, if you want to extend your skiing further, you can opt for the Ski Pass Mont Blanc, which gives you access to eight more resorts, including Les Contamines, Chamonix, Courmayeur in Italy, and Verbier in Switzerland.
Megève can be an excellent choice depending on your dates, group profile, skiing level and accommodation expectations. If you are still exploring options, browse our French ski resorts page to discover more of the resorts we recommend across the French Alps.
Megeve with its cobble-stoned streets is a beautiful traditional old French farming village, bursting with life all year round. The stunning backdrop to the village is the majestic Mont Blanc and nearby peaks tower over the forests and alpine chalets surrounding the village.
Megeve’s ski area is exceptional for beginners to intermediate skiers alike, with the majority of runs being blue and red slopes. The Evasion Mont-Blanc lift pass offers over 445 kms of slopes. Upgrade to the Mont-Blanc Unlimited lift pass and its over 1,000. The Mont Blanc Unlimited Pass allows you to ski in Megeve and the Chamonix Valley as well as in Italy (Courmayeur). These ski areas are not interconnected however.
Megeve, being positioned behind the tallest mountain in Europe, the Mont Blanc, is wind-protected and less prone to bad weather than on the other side in Chamonix. This makes Megeve much better suited, safe and comfortable for the little ones.
Megeve is also a heavenly ‘après-ski’ destination with its luxury spas, more than 200 shops and 80 restaurants, several with Michelin stars or serving gourmet local produce.
- Families travelling with young children looking for nice gentle slopes in a world class ski area.
- Those looking for a traditional luxury chalet experience in either a chalet hotel or private chalet.
- Families, couples or friends wanting to stay in the heart of a beautiful charming medieval town with cobble stone streets. For this, hotels rather than apartments have the most and best options if wanting to stay in the town centre.
- Food lovers wanting to sample some of the most delicious cuisine the Alps has to offer (more than 80 restaurants from the local traditional gourmet food to the high-end white table cloth Michelin starred restaurants).
A part from incredible skiing, you can entertain yourself with many other winter activities such as ski joering, horse sleigh rides through the medieval town, dog sledding, luge, paragliding, snow shoeing (why not walk up the gentle slopes and meet your friends and family for lunch at one of the many mountain restaurants), snow mobiling, helicopter tours, hot air ballooning, art galleries, museums..
You will also find in Megeve the largest sports complex in the Alps: Le Palais des Sports which features: an ice skating rink, an aquatic centre, spas, wellness, yoga, gymnastics, climbing facilities, restaurants, kids club, shopping ..
Megeve is a 1hr drive by private transfer from Geneva airport.
It’s a 20min drive from Sallanches train station, the closest train station in France to Megeve.
Top Snow Travel can also arrange helicopter or scenic flight transfers from all airports or other ski resort altiports in the region.
Next winter, Megève Ski Resort is scheduled to open from December 12th 2026 to April 04th 2027.
Megeve is part of the Evasion Mont-Blanc ski area which spreads across 445 km of slopes and includes the ski resorts of: Megève, Combloux, La Giettaz, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Saint Nicolas-de-Véroce, Les Contamines-Montjoie.
Ski Information
Season
- December 12, 2026 – April 04, 2027
Ski area
Village altitude: 1,110m
Megeve is divided into three ski areas spread across 445 kilometres of slopes known as the Evasion Mont Blanc.
It has 79 lifts, with 19 green runs, 28 blue, 25 red and 11 black.
You can also buy ski passes that also allow you to ski in nearby Chamonix.
Linked ski area
Evasions Mont-Blanc: Megeve (Rochebrune, Mont d’Arbois, Jaillet and Cote 2000), Combloux, Cordon, La Giettaz, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Le Bettex, Saint Nicolas-de-Véroce, Les Contamines-Montjoie.
- 445 km of slopes
- 227 runs (46 greens, 60 blues, 85 reds, 36 blacks)
- 125 Lifts
Transfer time to Megeve
- Sallanches train station (closest): 20min*
- Geneva airport: 1 hr*
*Transfer time is approximate, by private transfer vehicle and subject to traffic, weather and road conditions. Shared shuttle/bus transfers have set departure times, take much longer to travel and don’t offer door to door service which is why we recommend & only book private transfers.
Activities & Location
Events
As with any good ski resort, there are plenty of other things to do off the mountain. But Megève is host to a selection of high profile events too.
In January, Megève is the venue for the Megève Polo Masters. This is part of the international polo circuit and is unique as it is held on the snow. In addition to polo on snow, Megève hosts the BMW winter golf trophy, played on a dedicated mountain golf course from late January to early February.
Après-ski
Megeve has more than 40 restaurants, including the Michelin-starred Flocons de Sel, Le 1920 and Le Refuge.
For après check out The Wake Up, Bar-Tabac Saint Paul or 5 Rues.
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Cobblestone streets, old traditional farming town with stunning views of the Mont-Blanc and one of the best gastronomic destination in the French Alps. Megeve is a great ski destination for beginners and intermediate skiers.
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