St Gervais Ski Areas

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Domaine Evasion

Piste Map

The Evasion Mont-Blanc ski domaine (ski pass Evasion) - 113 lifts, 445km of pistes - covers the large area and pistes of Saint-Gervais/ Le Bettex, Combloux, Jaillet, Les Contamines, Megève/ Mont d'Arbois, Megève/ Rochebrune, Mont Joly/ Mont Joux/ Saint Nicolas de Véroce. Choose your ski area opposite Mont Blanc and vary skiing pleasures during your stay. All areas are easily accessible, for beginners to advanced skiers. The ski area is open from 17/12/05 to 17/04/06. The Mont Blanc ski domaine covers all of the above plus the Chamonix Valley (infamous Vallee Blanche), Les Houches, Montjoie and Val Veny. The biggest highest and most varied sector is Mont Arbois. It offers woody slopes but is mainly open especially higher up. Most of the slopes face west, but there are north-east-facing slopes to Le Bettex and on down to St Gervais. You can work your way over to Mont Joux and up to the Mont Joly area - Evasion ski area highest slopes. From there you can descend to the backwater village of St Nicholas-de-Véroce (there is a splendid red run along the ridge with spectacular views of Mont Blanc and mile upon mile of rolling peaks on both sides. From Mont d'Arbois lift base  you can get to the valley of Rochebrune (Alpette the starting point of the historic downhill course). A network of gentle wooded, north-east-facing slopes, served by drags and chair-lifts, lead to the high point of Cote 2000. Another area Le Jaillet was revitalised in 2004/ 05. In one direction the new system will take you almost to La Clusaz and in the other, gentle tree lined runs go down to Combloux.

St Gervais/ Le Bettex - Mont Joux

Marked, patrolled and mechanically groomed: 6 green 9 blue 10 red 3 black

Combloux

Marked, patrolled and mechanically groomed: 3 green 6 blue 9 red 1 black

Jaillet

Marked, patrolled and mechanically groomed: 4 green 6 blue 4 red 1 black

Les Contamines

Marked, patrolled and mechanically groomed: 6 green 9 blue 10 red 3 black

Megeve/ Mont d'Arbois - Princesse

Marked, patrolled and mechanically groomed: 4 green 4 blue 9 red 3 black

Megeve/ Rochebrune - Cote 2000

Marked, patrolled and mechanically groomed: 5 green 12 blue 10 red 5 black

Saint-Nicholas de Véroce - Mont Joly

Marked, patrolled and mechanically groomed: 2 green 8 blue 8 red 5 black

For Off-Piste

One of the main attractions of the Evasion domaine, is that it does not attract that many expert off piste skiers who are lured to Chamonix steeper descents 45 minutes away. As a result you can often make first tracks on challenging slopes many days after a fresh dump. The Mont Joly and Mont Joux ski areas off the steepest slopes. Down to St Nicholas offers some more challenging runs. Cote 2000 has a small section of steep runs, including good off-piste.

For Intermediates

Good intermediates will enjoy the Evasion ski area. The black runs are perfectly manageable and the runs between Mont d'Arbois and Le Bettex are  also interesting.  The new link in La Giettaz is expected to mean access to steeper slopes there too. It is a great area of the less confident. 

For Beginners

There are a good choice of nursery slopes in the Evasion domaine - in Megeve at valley level and more snow sured ones at altitude on each of the main mountains. There are also plenty of very easy green runs to progress to - particularly in Combloux.

For Cross Country

There are 75km of trails across the area. Some are at altitude, making lunchtime meetings with Alpine skiers simple.

For Snowboarders - Mont Joux Snow Park

Snowboarders to your boards! The Mont Joux Snow Park, at the heart of the Evasion Mont Blanc Ski area is one of the top spots in the region. A superb half pipe that hosted, in March 2002, the French Snowboard Championships. original modules (try snowskating!), music, animation and… BBQs! The Mont Joux also offers 4 varied slopes for your skiing pleasure, 2 slalom stadiums, and a mogul run. The Mont Joux snow park is accessible with both the Evasion and Saint Gervais ski passes.

Other Ski Areas

Aiguille du Midi (384m) Advanced/ Off-Piste - ski pass Mont Blanc

The famous Valley Blanche with its 20km run over the glacier is easiest to reach from Aiguille du Midi. For the more adventurous, there are four challenging off-piste runs to try. The route finishes on the giant glacier before the Montenvers train takes you back down to Chamonix. Some of our Chamonix accommodation have terrific views of the Aiguille du Midi.

Les Houches (1010m) Beginner/ Intermediate

Les Houches is included on the Mont Blanc ski pass but not on the Cham'Ski pass. Alternatively you can buy a day pass just for the Les Houches area. The slopes are a little more sheltered than the rest of the valley making it a good option on bad weather days.

Italy - Courmayeur

You can also go for a day through the Mont Blanc tunnel to the Italian resort of Courmayeur. This can also be organised from your local ski hire shop. The skiing there is varied but not as difficult usually as in the Chamonix valley. You will also find the restaurants far cheaper!

Grand Massif - Les Carroz, Porte du Soleil / Les Gets

You can also go for a day to any of the above ski areas - excellent varied skiing for all.