Megève, France

Megève is a ski resort in the Alps in France. If you are looking for information about Megève to plan a ski trip here, you will find most of what you need to know here. The best time of year to ski in Megève is during the mid December to start April.

Megève is open for skiing right now and the slopes currently have a reported snow depth of 35 centimeters. 12% of the lifts are open today, and 9% of the slopes are open to the public for skiing and snowboarding.

In Megève you will find 81 lifts with a lift capacity of 110297 passengers/hour. There are 263 kilometer of groomed pistes in total, divided into 98 kilometer blue pistes, 134 kilometer red pistes and for the more experienced skiers, 31 kilometer black pistes. As Megève belongs to the ski area Megève/Saint-Gervais, one have access to all facilities in all ski resorts included there. The highest point in the ski system is at 2353 meter, which gives a vertical drop of 1503 meter. The longest piste in Megève is 3.5 kilometers.

For those of you who like to ski in the dark, there is also the option of night skiing in Megève. There are also other skiing and snowboarding activities here besides the slopes, for the more daring (and perhaps more experienced) skiers there is both a fun park and a halfpipe facility.

If downhill skiing isn't your thing, or other in travel company don't like it, there are 40 kilometers of cross-country skiing tracks available for those who needs a good exercise. For those of you who want to try something new (probably), there is also a toboggan run here that is open to the public, as well as prepared trails for winter hiking.

Airports close to Megève

For those of you who want to fly to Megève the nearest airport is Geneva International Airport. The distance from this airport to Megève is 58 kilometers. It is also possible to fly to the airports Aix Les Bains, Chambery, which is 62 kilometers away, and Torino International Airport, Turin, which has a distance of 108 kilometers from Megève.

Closest ski resorts to Megève

Just nearby, with a distance of 4 kilometers from Megève, you will find Praz sur Arly. Other nearby ski resorts are Combloux (5 kilometers) and Saint Gervais (8 kilometers).