As far as we can tell Megève is that smart ski resort of the area. In the very pleasant town you will see expensive ski suits (with plenty of fur) walking around that will never hit the slopes! But do not worry – the skiing is good especially if you head off to Cote 2000 from Alpette and back again.According to wikipedia “The town started its development as a ski resort in the 1910s when the Rothschild family started to spend their winter vacations there after becoming disenchanted with the Swiss resort: St. Moritz. In 1921, Baronne Noémie de Rothschild opened an important hotel which boosted the resort's development. By the 1950s Megève was one of the most popular ski resorts in Europe and attracted many wealthy individuals and celebrities. Nowadays it is still visited largely by affluent people as is made obvious by the real estate prices.”
Megève is part of the skiing area "Evasion Mont Blanc" which includes the resorts Les Contamines, St Nicolas de Veroce, St Gervais Mont-Blanc and Combloux for 445 km of skiable pistes. These resorts are less than an hour for home - Evasion Mont Blanc could be a contender for our season pass 2009/10.
Some tips;
- If you are more interested in skiing than wandering around the town it is probably better to park at La Princesse than in Megeve.
- If you plan to eat after skiing on a Saturday book a table (we ended up in Sallanches!)
- Saturday is market day in Sallanches - leave early and avoid the traffic for a full day's skiing
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