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The Megève ski area

Megève has 39 lifts carrying 54,670 people an hour, 634 m of vertical, from 1,380 m to 2,014 m.

Megève is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The ski area rises to 2,014 m, a skiable vertical of 634 m.

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Vertical drop
634 m — from 1,380 m to 2,014 m
Slope aspect
35 % east · 30 % west · 25 % north · 10 % south — computed from the fall line of 161 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026
3 kmLongest piste — Mandarines (green), 530 m of vertical
548 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,755 → 1,207 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

Register of 1 January 2025

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

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Téléphériques1550
Télécabines611,850
Télésièges1126,434
Téléskis159,476
Tapis roulants66,360

Lift by lift

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

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
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.

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Where to stay in Megève

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Ski hire in Megève

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