Genève
Sallanches
2350
1113
23
60
50
29
120 km
CHILDREN
The snow kindergarten and nursery "Meg'Accueil" welcomes children aged between 18 months and 12 years.
The ESF French Ski School kindergarten "La Cabouche" is ideal for children aged 3 and 4 years, and the SEI ski school offers lessons for children aged 4 years and over.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
As one of the resorts in the expansive "Skipass Mont-Blanc" ski domaine, Megeve offers access to an impressive 700km of slopes to suit skiers of all abilities and ages. The more immediate "Evasion Mont-Blanc" ski domaine offers skiers access to 445km of slopes, with links to Les Contamines and Saint-Gervais via road.
Cross country skiing : length of cross country track 120 Km
Cross-country skiing: 43km of trails suitable for range of levels (payable access).
THE AREA
Non-skiers visiting Megeve can make the most of the resort's indoor and outdoor ice-rinks, as well as snow scooter trips, snowshoeing, and paragliding, plus swimming pools, gyms and an indoor tennis court.
For evening entertainment, the resort offers a casino, as well cinemas, restaurants, and nightclubs. Anyone hoping to take home a souvenir or two should check out the numerous shops in the resort, stocking local produce.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Megeve is easily accessible from Sallanches train station (12km) and Geneva airport (70km) via coach or taxi transfer. Lagrange can arrannge rail travel and accommodation packages for anyone who prefers to let the train take the strain, so call our friendly UK reservations team on 020 7371 6111 for more information and prices.
Megeve is a well-equipped resort, offering all necessary amenities including a doctors and pharmacy, a wide range of restaurants and local shops.
All information provided is intended for guidance purposes only and is not contractual. For more up to date information, please contact the local tourist office.
The Haute Savoie region borders both Italy and Switzerland, and boasts historical monuments such chateaus and churches in stunning natural surroundings ranging from Lake Geneva in the north of the region to Mont Blanc in the south. A trip to the Haute Savoie offers visitors the chance to experience some of the world's most reknowned and celebrated ski resorts, with Chamonix at the heart of the region's ski activity.
For tourists looking for a true Alpine culinary experience can sample regional cheeses, such as Emmental, as well as cheese-based dishes such as raclette, ideal after a long day on the slopes and offering a different style of shared dining experience.
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A word of advice from Lagrange: French roads are excellent, but not free, so keep some euros handy.
'SKIPASS MONT-BLANC': 12 resorts including Chamonix, Argentiere, Les Houches, Megeve, St-Gervais... (Argentiere, Chamonix, Les Houches etc. are linked by road. Megeve, Combloux and St-Gervais share ski slopes).
Height: 850m-3842m.
Total pistes: 700km.
Total number of ski lifts: 200.
6-day "Skipass Mont-Blanc" lift-pass (08/09 prices):
Adult: 255euros, Junior (4-15yrs): 204euros, Child under 4 years free. Prices include inter-resort shuttle buses.
Cross-country skiing: 42km of trails
'EVASION MONT-BLANC':
Total pistes: 440km.
30 green slopes / 53 blue slopes / 69 red slopes / 29 black slopes and 1 snowpark.
6-day "Evasion Mont-Blanc" lift pass (08/09 prices):
Adult: 171 euros/adults, 133 euros/juniors (5-14yrs), children under 5 years free (price includes inter-resort shuttle bus).
