Les Houches, Haute-Savoie · France · ski area
Les Houches - Saint-Gervais ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Les Houches - Saint-Gervais is a ski area in Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France with 36 km of mapped downhill runs and 27 lifts, between 978 m and 1,886 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 36 km
- Lifts
- 27
- Top elevation
- 1,886 m
- Vertical drop
- 908 m
- Nearest airport
- NCY · 51 km
Slopes by difficulty
69 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 12 Mountain railways
- 8 Chairlifts
- 3 Button lifts
- 1 Gondolas
- 1 Rope tows
- 1 Cable cars
- 1 Magic carpets
Les Houches - Saint-Gervais is a ski area in Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France. Its 69 mapped downhill runs add up to 36 km, which ranks it #63 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 521 m long.
Slopes at Les Houches - Saint-Gervais
About 50% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 38% intermediate and 13% advanced or expert, which makes Les Houches - Saint-Gervais a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 27 lifts: 12 mountain railways, 8 chairlifts, 3 button lifts, 1 gondola, 1 rope tow, 1 cable car, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 978 m up to 1,886 m, a vertical drop of 908 m.
Getting to Les Houches - Saint-Gervais
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 51 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 6 min by car; Geneva International Airport (GVA) is 63 km away. Nearby ski areas include Le Tourchet (Chamonix) (0.6 km), Servoz, Les Bossons and Passy - Plaine Joux (7.8 km), which together add 442 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Les Houches - Saint-Gervais
- 1 NCY51 kmstraight line
- 2 GVA63 kmstraight line
- 3 CMF73 kmstraight line
- 4 TRN103 kmstraight line
Geneva, Switzerland
Caselle Torinese (TO), ItalyNearby
Ski resorts near Les Houches - Saint-Gervais
- 4 kmLe Tourchet (Chamonix)0.6 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,067 m
- 6 kmServozup to 854 m
- 8 kmLes Bossons1 lift · up to 1,418 m
- 8 kmPassy - Plaine Joux7.8 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 1,722 m
- 8 kmMegève141 km of slopes · 55 lifts · up to 2,370 m
- 10 kmEvasion Mont Blanc293 km of slopes · 106 lifts · up to 2,444 m
- 11 kmLes Contamines58 km of slopes · 25 lifts · up to 2,444 m
- 12 kmLes Planards (Chamonix)1.9 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,241 m
- 12 kmBrévent/Flégère (Chamonix)41 km of slopes · 18 lifts · up to 2,485 m
- 13 kmLes Portes du Mont-Blanc86 km of slopes · 24 lifts · up to 1,925 m
- 17 kmLes Chosalets (Chamonix)0.4 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,252 m
- 17 kmLe Grand Massif174 km of slopes · 69 lifts · up to 2,483 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.