Megeve riding guide - World Snowboard Guide

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Freeriding

The main area is the Mont d'Arbois, which covers the Mont Joly and Mont Joux sections, with some steep 33-degree blacks and has some great powder opportunities. If you take a bit of time though and ride the quieter Rochebrune area on the other side of the valley, by crossing the town on the cable car. You are more likely to find powder as far fewer people go over here. You can get really lucky and ride all day through the trees in powder, without seeing anyone. This area is also great in white out conditions and if you can't see here then get to the nearest bar.

Freestylers

3 main snowboard areas with pipe and boarder-cross, things are slowly getting better but the resort is still not putting much effort into welcoming boarders.

Pistes

There is also some fantastic carving terrain.

Beginners

The Megeve area also has great opportunities to learn those all-important liked turns, with nice nursery areas dotted around at the base of most areas. If there's not much snow here you can learn your turns by using the gondolas that are on offer in much of the resort, so you will not have to master the drags too early.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 112
Cable cars: 4
Gondolas: 10
Chair lifts: 37
Drag lifts: 61
Board Leashes required: Yes

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 170
Total ride area: 420km
Longest run: 3.6km

Top lift: 2353m
Vertical drop: 1253m
First lift: 1100m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 48%
Red runs: 40%
Black runs: 12%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
1 Day 31.5euros
6 Days 151euros
Lift times:8.30am to 5.00pm

Snowfall

Artificial snowmaking coverage: 60 hectares%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: Private lessons 31 euros/hr
Group lessons 6@80euros
Snowboard Hire: 1 day from 14 euros
6 days from 72 euros
Night Riding: : No