Saint Gervais Ski Resort Guide
Saint Gervais Ski Resort Guide
Saint Gervais, in France (in the Haute Savoie region), is a large resort with 83 lifts ( 30 chair lifts, 47 surface lifts) that offers skiers an impressive 950 metres (3117 feet) of vertical descent. It is part of the Evasion Mont Blanc ski area with 445km of pistes. The resort is best suited to beginner and intermediate skiers and snowboarders but there is some terrain for experts and some great off piste available too. The nearest airport is Geneva (1 hours drive away).
Resorts close to Saint Gervais include:
Combloux (5 km),
Les Houches (6 km),
Les Contamines (9 km),
Megeve (10 km),
Chamonix (12 km),
Saint Gervais Chalets, Ski Hotels & Lodging
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Trails (Pistes): 47 |
Halfpipes: - |
| Summit: 2350 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 45% Int: 40% Adv: 15% |
Terrain Parks: - |
| Vertical Drop: 950 m |
X-Country: 30 km |
| Lifts: 83 ( 30 chair lifts, 47 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: - |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 6 |
Slopeside accommodation: - |
| Restaurants: - |
Acres of ski: - |
| Bars: - |
Nearest Airport: Geneva |
| Nearest Train: - |
Tourist Info Phone:: 04 50 47 76 08,
Saint Gervais Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Saint Gervais
Tony from United Kingdom writes:
I've been skiing at St Gervais for many years and can endorse the comments made by others reviewing this resort. The big advantage for Brits is the ease of access. A flight to Geneva of not much more than an hour, followed by a transfer of about the same time means that you can leave home at 6am (if you're reasonably close to the airport) and be skiing by lunchtime.
For ski-in, ski-out ability, I would recommend staying in or around Le Bettex. For me there's nothing better than clipping into the skis immediately outside the boot room and skiing down to the first lift at the beginning of the day, and then coming back off the mountain at the end of the day to return to the same spot!
The ski area is enormous and is worth exploring. On the first day you would probably get to know Mt D'Arbois and Mt Joux, discovering the welcoming bars/restaurants in places like Les Communailles and, on return, dropping in to Le Boitet just above Bettex, where you will be greeted by Gilles and a roaring log fire.
On the following days you will probably venture down to Megeve and across to Rochebrune where you will find your way to L'Alpette and then the wonderful reds of Fontaine and Lanchettes. If you start early enough, you can then reach Cote 2000 in time for a couple of runs before lunch in Le Radaz.
Another day would probably involve a trip to St Nicolas via L'Epaule and maybe a trip to the top of Mt Joly, perhaps the most challenging area of the resort.
For the adventurous, a trip by Navette into Megeve and across to Jaillet, Combloux, Christomet and Le Gettaz (bit of a trek this one) makes a good day out.
Then there's always the option of skiing down to St Gervais and catching the mountain train to the Col de Vosa ...
2011-12-17 |
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