The Megève ski area

Megève has 123 km of pistes, 39 lifts carrying 54,670 people an hour, 70 m of vertical, from 1,380 m to 1,450 m. 40 green runs, 45 blue, 44 red and 15 black.

Megève is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 1,027 m and the ski area rises to 1,450 m, a skiable vertical of 70 m.

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Runs by level

144 runs over 123 km:

40 green 45 blue 44 red 15 black

Vertical drop: 70 m — from 1,380 m to 1,450 m
Slope aspect: 36 % east · 29 % west · 26 % north · 9 % south — computed from the fall line of 156 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026

3 kmLongest piste — Mandarines (green), 530 m of vertical

604 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,256 → 1,651 m, 2 km

2,014 mHighest lift top — TS de la Cote 2000 (chairlift), national lift register

54,670Total lift capacity, people per hour — 39 installations: 1 aerial tramway, 6 gondolas, 11 chairlifts, 15 drag lifts, 6 magic carpets

37 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1933, newest 2024

3,000Biggest lift, people per hour — TSD l'Idéal Sport (detachable chairlift, 1987)

100 kmTotal length of lifts — 110 lifts mapped

14,636 haSki area boundary (OSM)

2,893Inhabitants — Megève (INSEE 74173)

Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.

Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Megève only (“MEGEVE”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

39 lifts , carrying 54,670 people an hour in total , 37 years old on average (from 1933 to 2024).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Téléphériques	1	550
Télécabines	6	11,850
Télésièges	11	26,434
Téléskis	15	9,476
Tapis roulants	6	6,360

Lift by lift

The 20 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
TSD de l'Alpette	Télésiège débrayable	3,000	884 m	281 m	2005	LEITNER
TSD l'Idéal Sport	Télésiège débrayable	3,000	1469 m	328 m	1987	POMAGALSKI
TC Princesse	Télécabine	2,800	3020 m	763 m	2002	POMAGALSKI
TC la Caboche	Télécabine	2,800	1700 m	448 m	1989	POMAGALSKI
TS de la Ravine	Télésiège	2,400	703 m	199 m	2011	POMAGALSKI
TS des Prés	Télésiège	2,400	1207 m	345 m	2004	POMAGALSKI
TSD du Christomet	Télésiège débrayable	2,400	1608 m	431 m	2004	POMAGALSKI
TS des Grands Champs	Télésiège	2,400	794 m	151 m	1996	LEITNER
TS Petit Rochebrune	Télésiège	2,400	434 m	69 m	1996	LEITNER
TS de Jardin	Télésiège	2,400	891 m	270 m	1990	POMAGALSKI
TSD Petite Fontaine	Télésiège débrayable	2,400	2042 m	482 m	1990	POMAGALSKI
TC du Mont d'Arbois	Télécabine	2,400	2428 m	532 m	1985	POMAGALSKI
TS du Radaz	Télésiège	2,034	1070 m	277 m	1996	LEITNER
Tapis Roulant de Lady	Tapis roulant	1,800	70 m	10 m	2014	FICAP
Tapis roulant du Schuss	Tapis roulant	1,800	93 m	10 m	2010	SUNKID
TC du Chamois	Télécabine	1,750	1258 m	196 m	1982	POMAGALSKI
TS de la Cote 2000	Télésiège	1,600	1008 m	350 m	1993	POMAGALSKI
Tapis roulant Piou Piou	Tapis roulant	1,500	47 m	3 m	2024	SUNKID
TC du Jaillet	Télécabine	1,500	1550 m	452 m	1978	POMAGALSKI
Tapis roulant la Garderie	Tapis roulant	1,260	41 m	4 m	2008	COMPAC

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “MEGEVE” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort.