A Belle Époque spa town in the shadow of Mont Blanc, Saint-Gervais skis the 400 km Évasion Mont-Blanc domain it shares with Megève. Thermal baths, a working town and grand views set it apart.
Saint-Gervais is a ski resort in France, in the French Alps. The village sits at 850 m and the lifts top out at 2350 m, with 400 km of pistes and 100 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 80/100, and the season usually runs Dec 14 → Apr 14.
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Run counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 942 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Saint-Gervais, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.8/5 from 942 reviews). A mid-range option for Saint-Gervais, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 662 reviews
Strong value for Saint-Gervais, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 670 reviews
Strong value for Saint-Gervais, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Good · 1.5k reviews
A long-standing favourite in Saint-Gervais, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
Excellent · 352 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Saint-Gervais, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 295 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Saint-Gervais, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 233 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Saint-Gervais, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Very good · 390 reviews
Strong value for Saint-Gervais, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 224 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Saint-Gervais, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 240 reviews
Strong value for Saint-Gervais, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 204 reviews
Strong value for Saint-Gervais, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
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Saint-Gervais is a real working spa town, so most stays are in-town rather than slope-side; the lifts at Le Bettex and the Mont d'Arbois gondola are a short ride away.
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is that rare thing in the Alps, a proper town with shops, thermal baths and year-round life, set on a balcony beneath Mont Blanc. Its slopes at Le Bettex feed straight into the 400 km Évasion Mont-Blanc domain shared with Megève, mostly gentle, tree-lined and beautifully scenic. The famous rack railway, the Tramway du Mont-Blanc, climbs from town toward the Bionnassay glacier, a reminder that this is mountaineering country as much as a ski resort.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Saint-Gervais offers 400 km of pistes across 100 lifts, from 850 m to 2350 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 14 to Apr 14, with a snow score of 80/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
Saint-Gervais is a real working spa town, so most stays are in-town rather than slope-side; the lifts at Le Bettex and the Mont d'Arbois gondola are a short ride away.
Saint-Gervais has 400 km of marked pistes served by 100 lifts, between 850 m and 2350 m of altitude.
Saint-Gervais counts about 125 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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