Ski Megève - Skiing and Snowboarding in Megève

Ski Megève - Ski Resort and Snow Summary

Megève Ski Facts

Megève in brief Megève Ski Resort is:- Excellent for Expert Skiers. Fantastic for Intermediate Skiers. Excellent for Beginners. Fantastic for Snowboarding.

for Intermediate Skiers for Beginners 17    Black Runs 54    Red Runs 40    Blue Runs 20    Green Runs 300Km Downhill Pistes 70Km Cross Country Trails 79 Ski Lifts 1300m Max Vertical 2350m Highest Lift 1100m Resort Altitude 1050m Lowest Piste Full Page Map of Megève

In addition to the skiing in Megève itself (300km of pisted ski runs), the appropriate ski Lift Pass will allow you to ski or snowboard in the other Ski Pass Mont Blanc ski resorts of Argentière, Chamonix, Combloux, Cordon, Le Tour, Les Contamines, Les Houches, Passy Plaine Joux and St Gervais Mont-Blanc.

Megeve is a well kept secret; a traditional little Haute Savoyard village in the shadows of the highest mountain in Europe, Mont Blanc. This pretty and chic village is paved with cobble stones and automobile circulation is banned, to the great pleasure of all that come to ski and shop in well known boutiques found in famous cities around the world.

There are wonderful restaurants with 4 stars to their credit as there are hotels of equal renown. In fact you can find all types of accommodation, hotels, apartments and chalets from inexpensive to what ever you could desire. The night life is relaxed and includes a Casino and a Jazz Club. A huge sports complex and ice skating rink is perfect at the end of a long days skiing, or for those who do not ski.

The skiing is wonderful and challenging on a huge domain called the �Espace Mt.Blanc� and the �Evasion� lift pass is valid in all of the above. The domaine has a great majority of its runs cut in the trees which makes it the area to be in when there is a bad storm or �whiteout� conditions. In most ski areas above �treeline� one would have to stop skiing for safety in bad weather conditions but not in Megeve.

The ski area boasts excellent snow cover due to a combination of the high altitude of the resort and the �micro climate� created by the proximity of Megeve to the Mont Blanc. The pistes, Ski Patrol, groomers (pisteurs) and lift attendants are among the best in the world.

Megeve is great for all skiers but the intermediate skier will find it difficult to match the abundant amount of terrain at his disposal. All within sight of Mont Blanc and the French Alps at all times.

Directions from Geneva: 80 Km almost entirely on toll ways, �A40� direction Chamonix, turn off at Sallanches and a 20 minute drive to Megeve in the direction of Albertville.

This information was kindly provided by Mike Beaudet - Ski Instructor in Megeve.

Snowmaking :- Megève is able to augment natural snow through the use of 170 Snow Cannons.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 79 Ski Lifts of Megève are able to uplift 52,000 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

There are six airports within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Megève are perfectly feasible. Chambery Airport and Geneva Airport are just one hours drive away, in good driving conditions, so you can be on the piste quickly.

Skiing in Megève

All levels of skier ability, from Beginner to Expert, are well-catered for in Megève.

Snowboarding in Megève

Megève offers some good boarding and there is a Snow Park.

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