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Ski St Gervais

  

Ski St Gervais to stay in a charming French spa town near the mighty Mont Blanc. Great for beginners, skiing and snowboarding in France doesn't come better than this for advanced or good intermediates.

Where

Close to Mont Blanc, ski St Gervais for the charm of a charming 19th century spa town set in a narrow river gorge. Part of the large Mont Blanc ski pass, it's in the Évasion Mont Blanc area giving you access over 500 km of slopes, including the resorts of Megève, Combloux, Les Contamines and Les Houches. The resort is just 70kms from Geneva.

Essentials

Suitable For

Slopes

Resort Info Chart

RESORT ALTITUDE :

850m

TOTAL PISTE :

65 km

LONGEST RUN :

km

START SEASON :

January

END SEASON :

April

OVERALL

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SKIING

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BOARDING

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APRÉS

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FAMILIES

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Beginners
 / %
Intermediates
45 / %
Advanced
38 / %
Experts
17 / %

TOTAL RUNS :

47

SNOW CANNONS :

20 / ha

SNOW PARKS :

1

CROSS COUNTRY :

31 km


On the slopes

When you ski St Gervais, you get something for all levels of skier and snowboarder. Beginners will find an unusually good range of nursery slopes and long green runs to cut their teeth on, while intermediates will enjoy lots of long enjoy runs to stretch their legs and clock up the miles. For experts, off-piste is the way to go, while boarders will enjoy two terrain parks at Megeve, and a half-pipe, quarter-pipe, pyramid, 320m slope and moguls at Mont Joux.

Ski area :

If you ski St Gervais you are also in the ski region of Évasion Mont Blanc along with the following resorts; Megeve, St Gervais .

Off the slopes

With over 50 restaurants and bars in the St Gervais ski resort village, you'll never be short of somewhere to go. From French haute cuisine to pizza and fast food you'll find something to suit your budget and tastes. Other evening options include a nightclub, a casino, two cinemas, a free internet service and a youth club for children, while if you fancy some activities away from the snow your choices include: paragliding, ice-skating, curling, swimming and extensive waking trails.

RESORT GOOD POINTS

  • Cheaper alternative to Megeve
  • Good selection of Restaurants

RESORT BAD POINTS

  • Return to resort by off piste only
  • limited nightlife


Tourist Office

St Gervais Tourist Office
115 av. du Mont Paccard

SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS 74170

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Phone: 33 450 477 608
Fax: 33 450 477 569
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RESORTS NEARBY

Megeve (c.16km)

Les Houches (c.19km)

Chamonix (c.24km)

Argentière (c.34km)

Le Tour (c.36km)

Les Carroz (c.39km)

AIRPORTS NEARBY

Sion (c.92km/89mins)

Geneva (c.93km/65mins)

Chambery (c.128km/84mins)

Turin (c.196km/134mins)

Bern (c.204km/159mins)

Lyon (c.207km/123mins)

Grenoble (c.214km/128mins)


 
 

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