Visitor reviews for Megeve

• March 25, 2008
  Mike Snelling from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Great Place for skiing and being seen in if you're an up yourself wealthy French person.
  Plenty of great skiing for all abilities but that's were the good bit ends.
  If they could move the border 30kms and let the Italians take over perhaps we would not have to put up with arrogant, unhelpful ski pass sellers, ignorant and down right rude lift attendants, pretencious and vastly overpriced bars; then we might consider going back!

• March 19, 2008
  HECTOR B from BARBADOS
  

  Skiing in Barbados is very good considering the hot temperatures. When I went last year I found the nightlife was very good, as the locals were all very friendly and not snobby like the French. T,he food and drink there was excellent and, at the same time, cheap which is hard to find. A* to Barbados.

• January 20, 2008
  Matt Richardson from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  I've skied Megeve 4 times now and am pleased to say will be there again in mid Feb.
  I have never been disappointed with the resort facilities or the pistes. All ages and abilities are catered for on the slopes. Can be busy in the half term week but outside of this the slopes are yours to enjoy. The views are incredible and because it's quite a low resort the snow is amazing, even caught a fresh dump last year after trying Chamonix for a day ( avoid. ) It is a little more expensive that some other resorts but with everything in life you get what you pay for. Megeve is full of French charm and character and the horse drawn carriages are a fantastic way of traveling home after a quality meal at one of the many good restaurants in the village centre.
  Only 1 hour from Geneva airport. You really couldn't want any more from an Alpine ski resort.

• January 14, 2008
  Hubert Cumberdale from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Very good resort if a little busy in the school holidays. I recommend the red ice bar in central Megeve, very good.

• January 14, 2008
  Milford Cubical from UNITED STATES
  

  I usually ski in the USA but I tried Megeve and I was sadly disapointed and I tried other European resorts but none of them measured up to USA and Canada.
  The best resorts in Canada and the USA are:
  Vail
  Whistler
  Banff
  Aspen
  Breckenridge
  I seriously recommend you try them.

• January 14, 2008
  Carry Milroy from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Great resort !
  I have skied in :
  Chamonix
  Val d'Isere
  Chatel
  Tignes
  Isola 2000
  but none of those I think are as good as Megeve.
  They may have slightly better snow, or slightly better pistes, or maybe even nightlife but Megeve covers all of those and is an all round good resort. I have been there three times. Once in 1994 which was excellent (and the snow was much better than it is today). The lift system left much to be desired though.
  2003 was probably my favourite visit because I went out of school holiday time so it was deserted.
  2007 was also good but the snow was of less quality.
  Overall, I think this is the best ski resort in France.

• January 14, 2008
  Claire Appleton from AUSTRALIA
  

  Very good skiing. This is the only time I have been skiing in Europe but it is slightly better than the Australian skiing I have to say. But the night life is not as good. On the whole, a good resort.

• January 14, 2008
  Jeremy Holsden from ANDORRA
  

  Wonderful skiing. I have spent the past two years in Andorra, La Ville but it does not compare to Megeve. A * resort but can be very busy.

• January 14, 2008
  Nalfazza Izaburah from AFGHANISTAN
  

  Skiing in Megeve is ok but is nothing like skiing in Afghanistan. I have only been out once this season but there was metres of snow like nowhere else I had ever seen. Unlimited piste and the best nightlife. Another problem I found with Megeve is that it is incredibly busy. This incredibly boring guy sped past me and knocked me over, I think his name was NICK MERRICK. Anyway getting back to the point I seriously recommend you.
  SKI AFGHANISTAN

• December 10, 2007
  Tony Toole from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  We've been crashing around the Megeve pistes for about 25 years. Huge ski area with something for everyone (& expanding with La Giettaz opening up from Jaillet a couple of seasons back and rumour of a link over to Contamine from Mont Joly in the offing ...)
  We stay up the mountain in La Belle Etoile in Bettex. Ski to and from the hotel boot room with easy access to all areas of St Gervais, Megeve, St Nicolas, Mt Joly, Rochebrune, Cote 2000, Jaillet and, now, Giettaz. If you've got stamina it is possible to traverse the lot in one day.
  No nightlife up there, apart from what you make yourself (which is infinitely more enjoyable!)
  This is a skiers resort. Up with the first lift, down with the last. Lunch at La Radaz or L'Alpette having sampled the delights of Petite Fontaine and Lanchettes. Last beer at La Boitet after a final crash down Princesse Noire.
  Having been ushered off the slopes at the end of one day by the pisteurs, (having caught the very last lift to the top of the mountain and descending on a deserted piste in semi-darkness), I once came upon two Chamois standing and watching, with the top of Mt Blanc still catching the last of the peach coloured sunset in the background.
  Magic.

• December 09, 2007
  Nick Merrick from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  My parents bought an apartment at Megeve a couple of years ago. Since then I've been out there at every opportunity.
  Basically, this resort is awesome. It is usually very quiet (except for half term) and has a massive ski area, all easily accessible. There is generally good snow (exception was last season) but this season looks great already. I'm going out on the Dec 26th.......Can't Wait.

• January 23, 2007
  Tony Wade from FRANCE
  

  Great Skiing at Megeve with plenty of untapped off-piste potential and HUGE motorway pistes that you can absolutely rip down avoiding the gaping novices. Shame the place is so up itself.

• February 17, 2006
  Ben Chance from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Been skiing at Megeve every year for the last 16 years. The views are excellent, there are numerous restaurants dotted all over the resort and they are almost all proper restaurants (none of the self-service canteens you get in the bigger resorts). As with all low resorts the snow is not always great at the beginning and end of the season (having said that I had 50cm of untouched powder in the middle of April two years back, and a full week of fresh powder every day last Christmas). Although there are increasing amounts of English, the resort is very rarely busy and there are only significant queues on Feb 1/2 term week. Even over New Yr and at Easter it is pretty quiet. There is plenty of easy skiing, but there are also a far higher percentage of moguls and challenging runs than you find elsewhere. The real gem is the off-piste. Because it's low, you're skiing through the trees and the ground underneath is mostly grass or shale - hence, NO ROCKS. You can pretty much ski anywhere off-piste and there are some great tree runs and wide open off-piste down Mt Joly. The lift system is indeed antiquated (mainly because they don't have the crowds to demand improvement) but is being slowly updated. Rochebrune offers the most consistent snow but for a more varied approach go up Mt d'Arbois and if there's powder head under the ropes off Mt Joly. Personally, the skiing here is far harder than in bigger resorts such as Val d'Isere or the Three Valleys and although it's certainly not a resort to go to the nightlife for (unless you're older and more sophisticated), I use it as a detox week. There is some great (and hugely underrated) skiing to go for.

• February 13, 2006
  C Reusskier from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Great views,good restaurants, very easy skiing.Unfortunately the lift system is about 25 yrs out of date.Lots of poseurs who think Burberry is 'in' with very small incontinent dogs.If you like all of the above, this is 'the' ski resort. Enjoy.

• January 29, 2004
  Miss Lexi Jolly from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Both being avid skiers, my partner and I decided to take this yeaRs annual ski trip to the Club Hotel Terminus,
  St Gervais. Going on a recommendation from friends....The verdict was excellent!
  The ski safari service which was on offer to us enabled us to really make the most of our 8 days skiing throught the vast 470km of pistes.
  Not only were we spoilt for choice with such a wide range of ski areas, but we were also extremely pleased to be greeted with knowledgeable staff, a comftorable hotel and such a social atmosphere.
  With the 4 course meals and aternoon tea and cakes, we certainly never went hungry.
  All in all this was a super holiday at wonderfully good value.
  www.snowcoach.co.uk

• December 04, 2003
  Lee Dixon from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  I've been to Megeve very year for the past 5 years. This year I'm going for a month! It's excellent for all abilities and ages. The skiing is superb. Varying difficulties to suit the novice skier through to the advanced skier.

  The after ski, is also great with plenty of restaurants and bars to choose from. I recommend the Jazz Club and the Palace.

  Very helpful ski shop near the Cocoon Bar which can help you with Ski and Boot Hire.

  And if you want somewhere to stay, I've always used the Soleil d'Or for a ski package holiday. www.simonbutlerskiing.co.uk

• 
  Tom from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Great if you like stuck-up French people, snotty bar owners and ridiculously strict night club entry policies. However……….
  Although the resort is at a low altitude compared to many others in the French Alps, there were plenty of runs to chose from and the snow was pretty good. We went at the end of the season and the snow got a little slushy later in the day, especially lower down. The runs are incredibly pretty, with lots meandering through trees and had our first day's skiing (pure millionaires skiing) with hardly a sole on the slopes. The only person you had to look out for was one of my mates who would suddenly decide, without warning, to do a couple of 360 spins down steep red runs!
  Food on and off mountain was brilliant. On the slopes, the two table service restaurants we ate at were great (the one self service meal we had was well below par!) and in the resort all the meals, we enjoyed, hit the spot. Be it slightly more expensive than other resorts, the general quality was excellent. On the first night I enjoyed the best Cepe Risotto I’ve ever eaten and I am remarkably fussy about food!
  However, getting back to my review of the bad points of Megeve; I have never been to such a stuck up resort and the French really did their best to live up to their reputation of disliking the Brits and, for all the good things I have spoken about, I will not be going back here for a very long time. On each night we went out (we were 3 guys, well dressed, not drunk and behaving very well) they just wouldn’t let us in bars or clubs, claiming they were full or it’s a private party etc, etc. At the same time we turned away only to see then let in group after group of French people, unbelievable! The worst offenders were: The Jazz Club Megeve (arrogant tall bloke on the door – idiot) and The White Pearl Megeve (chubby dark guy who also swiped an extra €5 out of my hand – idiot). We also visited Palo Alto Megeve and they would have let us in on the Friday night, but the place looked dead.. Here the doormen were great and did us the courtesy of informing us that it was indeed very quiet and subsequently didn’t take €20 off each of us, which they could easily have done. They let us in on Saturday when, indeed, the place was busier, but being a bit out of season it was still quiet by our standards and, like most of Megeve, it was stuffed to the rafters of pretentous idiots. All posturing, trying to look their best. If you want to sit down at any of these bars, forget it. You can’t, as they all have areas reserved for the rich or wanabee rich, who sit there swigging champagne, right in the middle of all the action. If you want my opinion (which you’re going to get anyway) they want to be looked at and probably all hate the taste of champagne! In the ultra portentous White Pearl Megeve, one champagne swigging idiot, who’s birthday it was, decided that it would be really funny to spray champagne over everybody on the dance floor and everyone outside of his posing VIP circle (he probably thought we were commoners as we weren’t drinking champagne.) Perhaps he thought this was funny. The worst thing was that the bouncers and club management let him get away with it. They turned a completely blind eye. More than likely as he had a bit of cash. ANY nightclub in London would not have put up with that, whoever he was, and in London he would have been ejected. Good work White Pearl Megeve!
  Summing up, as you can see, most of this Megeve review is directed towards going out at night as this was by far the worst aspect of the resort and it has really put me off it. If you are looking for a ski resort to go out in the evening I would never recommend Megeve beyond its great restaurants. Well done to the Jazz Club Megeve (especially the arrogant tall doorman – idiot!), The White Pearl Megeve – you have the worst door staff I have every come across and you did your best to ruin our evenings. To think, when we did get into your stuck up and rubbish establishments (Jazz Club does have a good atmosphere) we still had to pay a minimum of €15 Euros a drink (€13 in the Jazz Club) for short measures and low grade spirits, unbelievable. By the way, I like using the word idiot a lot! Oh, let’s not forget that the skiing and food was very good.