Chamonix & Megève

Hi there,

Me and my brother have booked a holiday to chamonix via geneva. We will be
staying in Megève. From what I've read, Megève is a beginners to
intermediate resort. Ideally we'd like to actually do most of our ski-ing
in Chamonix Mont-Blanc. Unfortunately it is not now possible for us to
change our accommodation.

Can anyone tell me how easy it is to get from Megève to Chamonix Mont-Blanc,
either by bus or ski-lifts, or a combination of the two? I heard that it
was about a half hour ride on the bus from Megève to Chamonix Mont-Blanc.
Also, with regards to ski-passes, I'm assuming we will have to buy a pass
for the whole Mont-Blanc area? We are headed out around the middle of
march. Does anyone know what the snow is like around Megève at that time of
year?

Thanks for any help

Paul

Paul Symons wrote:

Hi there,
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Me and my brother have booked a holiday to chamonix via geneva. We will=
be
staying in Meg=E8ve. From what I've read, Meg=E8ve is a beginners to
intermediate resort. Ideally we'd like to actually do most of our ski-i=
ng
in Chamonix Mont-Blanc. Unfortunately it is not now possible for us to
change our accommodation.

I've an apartment in St Gervais we used for a few years and I've always=20
found you can get in plenty of trouble skiing around Megeve. It's one of =

the more underrated ski stations in France I think.

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Can anyone tell me how easy it is to get from Meg=E8ve to Chamonix Mont=
-Blanc,
either by bus or ski-lifts, or a combination of the two? I heard that i=
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There's no lifts. As for a bus, there's a bus station in Megeve. I'm=20
sure the Tourist office will be happy to tell you timetables. They're=20
pretty 'wired' I think so an email in English should be fine.

was about a half hour ride on the bus from Meg=E8ve to Chamonix Mont-Bl=
anc.
Also, with regards to ski-passes, I'm assuming we will have to buy a pa=
ss
for the whole Mont-Blanc area? We are headed out around the middle of

You can still I think buy a 6 Mt Blanc area pass which would cover=20
Chamonix and Megeve but I'm not sure where the break even point is in=20
terms of days. In Megeve there's three or four different variants on the =

area so you might find day tickets work out well.

march. Does anyone know what the snow is like around Meg=E8ve at that t=
ime of
year?

It can be excellent, one of my favorite times to ski in fact.

Ian