Megève ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Megève is a ski area in Combloux, Haute-Savoie, France. Its 175 mapped downhill runs add up to 141 km, which ranks it #18 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 1.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 805 m long.

Slopes at Megève

About 47% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 38% intermediate and 15% advanced or expert, which makes Megève a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 55 lifts: 19 button lifts, 18 chairlifts, 8 gondolas, 5 drag lifts, 2 cable cars, 2 magic carpets, 1 funicular. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 819 m up to 2,370 m, a vertical drop of 1,551 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 19.4 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Megève

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 44 km away in a straight line — roughly 58 minutes by car; Geneva International Airport (GVA) is 61 km away. Nearby ski areas include Evasion Mont Blanc (293.0 km), Les Contamines (57.8 km), Les Portes du Mont-Blanc (85.9 km) and Les Houches - Saint-Gervais (36.0 km), which together add 673 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.