Megeve ski hotels and holiday packages
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Megève's enormous ski area is divided into three main sectors – Rochebrune, Mont d’Arbois and Jaillet. Just over an hour’s drive from Geneva airport, Megève in the French Haute Savoie is both pretty and chic. A combination of extensive gentle skiing, excellent children’s facilities, lavish hotels and superlative restaurants makes Megève a serious contender for the most stylish resort in the Alps.
You can reach Rochebrune ski area via a gondola from the pedestrianised central square or a cable car from the Rochebrune station, a 5 minute walk up the hill. This area has attractive runs through the trees and is linked to Mont d’Arbois by a cableway which takes you across the valley. From Rochebrune you can continue upwards via several lifts and pistes to Cote 2000, home to some of the most difficult runs in the resort and excellent off piste.
The Mont d’Arbois ski area is reached from the central square via the gondola and then the Rocharbois cable car across the valley. Alternatively, the ski bus from town will take you directly there. Many green and blue runs make it great for beginners and for intermediates to notch up the kilometres skiing over to the charming village of St. Nicholas. For more advanced skiing try the steeper terrain at the top of Mont Joly (2350m).
The Le Jaillet is the least visited area but provides some fantastic off-piste runs, uncrowded slopes and beautiful views of the Mont Blanc range. A gondola from the edge of town takes you up to mainly red runs and then the six-seater Christomet chairlift gives access to the village of La Giettaz and beyond.
Megève is the most pleasant base in the Mont Blanc area from which to enjoy the 16 resorts covered by the Ski Pass Mont Blanc. Day-trips are also possible to Les Contamines, with 120km of slopes, and to attractive Val d’Arly with its linked resorts of Nôtre-Dame-de-Bellecombe, Flumet and Praz-sur-Arly.
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Entertainment
Megeve is a very lively resort with a cosmopolitan atmosphere. There are 90 bars and restaurants. Nightlife is sophisticated and revolves mainly around Megeve's piano bars and nightclubs. Megeve's restaurants include L'Alpage which offers Savoyard specialities and the Italian Mirtillo. Club de Jazz Les Cinq offers live music and jazz
Gourmet & nightlife
Megeve is known as the Gastronomic Capital of the Alps, with over 90 restaurants to choose. From the Pizzeria’s and Creperies for the children to the 2 Michelin Stared “Flocon de Sel” for those with a more refined palet. It is not only in the town that Megeve boasts such incredible restaurants but also on the piste, from the Petit Ravine and La Ravière to the Alpette and Chalet des Princesses.
Extras
Activities include snowshoeing, paragliding, archery, snow-scooters and dog sledging. There is also the Palais des Sports with has a swimming pool, Olympic ice-rink, indoor tennis court, a 200m² climbing wall, gym, sauna, and steam room. You could also visit the museum, go bowling or even visit the casino.
Beginners
Beginners can learn on the wide open nursery slopes of the Mont d'Arbois plateau and the Chamois ski areas, both easily reached from the chalet and with plenty of space are the ideal slopes to build up your confidence.
Intermediate
For the intermediate skier the choice is fantastic, both the Mont d'Arbois and Rochebrune ski areas offer metacously groomed and well sign posted blue and red pistes in every direction, while the more adventurous can take one of the twisted trails through the trees into St.Nicholas and St.Gervais.
Experts
Advanced skiers can test themselves at Cote 2000, host to the Women's World Cup downhill. The steep descents, moguls, and superb off piste skiing and gullies on Mt Joly are a challenge for the most advanced skier.
Snowboarders
The ski resort Evasion Mont Blanc has two different snow parks, which makes this a great holiday destination for snowboarders. One snowpark is near the elevator at Mont Joux and one in the near Combloux. The halfpipe at Mont Joux is in very good condition due to the constant maintenance.
There are 2 different nurseries and kindergartens offering childcare from between 1 to 14 years old.
