Oisans - Montgenevre

Superb new community facilities have also recently opened in Montgenevre village including nurseries, cinema and multi-purpose space.

Part of one of the world’s largest ski areas, the Milky Way, Montgenevre is the only French resort on the circuit, the rest of which extends in to Italy, with over 400km (250 miles) of piste and includes the 2006 Winter Olympic resorts of Sauze d’Oulx and Sestriere. As well as being one of the worlds’s oldest ski resorts it is also one of the highest at 1850m, and the slopes extend on up to nearly 2700m. Thanks to its geographical location and high altitude, Montgenevre and the area benefit from maximum snow coverage and the fantastic sunshine of the Mediterranean climate claiming 300 sunny days a year!

The free travelator in conveyor opposite the Office du Tourisme accesses toboggan areas for two to six year olds, and there’s a second hill for older adventurers.  Other facilities in Montgenevre include an ice rink, supermarket, boulangerie, newsagents, butcher, post office, doctors and there are 17 restaurants/bars and a nightclub.

Activities available in Montgenevre include sleigh rides, snowmobiling and there’s a variety of snow shoeing and cross country routes.  A map with all the cross country tracks and walking trails is available at the Montgenevre Tourist Office and at ski pass sales points.

Value for money skiing

Listed in ski resort bible “Where to Ski & Snowboard 2011 guide” as one of 50 resorts in the world "where you can save money".

Montgènevre was rated by clients amongst Peak Retreat’s top 5 resorts for good weather in 10/11. It’s not surprising as the resort is actually part of the Provence Cote d’Azur region (ok at a stretch!) but the average number of days of sunshine is greater than most resort in the Alps. That said snow conditions have a track record of being excellent too.

Rated by Peak Retreats’ clients in 10/11 amongst the top 10 resorts that they would recommend a friend.

Montgenevre Resort Opening Dates

Montgenevre local ski area (65kms) opens on 04/12/10* & closes 24/04/11

Montgenevre-Mont de la Lune opens on 04/12/10* and closes on 10/04/11

Milky Way opens on 04/12/10* and closes on 10/04/11

*opens 04/12 depending on snow conditions

Read an article by the Independent on Montgenevre

Why Montgenevre?

·          Good snow record

·          Plenty of intermediate cruising

·          Links to Italian ski resorts (Milky Way ski domain)

Montgenevre has acquired the Famille Plus label for its childcare facilities. Please view here for more information on the Famille Plus label.

Childcare in Montgevenre

CHILD-CARE CENTRE FOR HOLIDAY-MAKERS

A new child-care centre in Montgenevre for children aged from 6 months to 6 years old, reserved for holiday-makers in Montgenevre.

Located in the Espace Partenaire at the foot of the slopes, this centre will offer 30 places reserved for tourists and visitors to the resort.

10/11 guide prices:

6 ½ days 9-12am or 2-5pm - €145

6 days 9am-5pm - €310.

Tel: 0033 492 21 90 46

Montgenevre offers a choice of many free play areas.
At Montgenevre: 1 on the Promenad & 1 in front of the Maison du Village.

Free sledging areas

(free access to travelator)

3 sledge areas for adults and children!

In the heart of the resort: 2 separate toboggan courses, open to everyone

- one for the 2-6 years old, the other one for older ones. And to enjoy sledging without the effort of walking up, a free travelator, located opposite the tourist office, leads to top of the sledge area. The 3rd one is located in Les Alberts, opposite the lake.

Tél. : +33 (0)4 92 21 91 73

Torchlight descents for kids, every Wednesday run by ESF.

Tél.: +33 (0)4 92 21 90 46

Join the Sweety Club at www.sweety-club.com and receive your membership card to one of the best kids clubs in the French Alps (their words, not ours! Please note we haven’t tried and tested the club). Every Thursday, come and join Sweety on the slopes for fun, games, gifts & photo sessions.

Eating Out, Après-Ski and Amenities in Montgenevre

Supermarket, boulangerie, tabac, butcher, post office, doctors, 12 restaurants/bars, 1 nightclub, chemist

Activities in Montgenevre

New for winter 10/11

- Luge, 1400m.

- Bigair bag for freestylers to practise their tricks

The toboggan track Monty Express

The new toboggan track is named Monty Express; it will be its first winter season! Enjoy a downhill of 1400 meters long, slalom in the forest, on the wood bridges and tunnels. A new thrilling activity for everybody. Ideal for an "après-ski" experience in Montgenevre.

Ski by night

This winter Montgenevre has decided to offer you some more fun! The Col ski run situated on the snow front will be open once a week during the French holidays. Parallel slaloms will be set up in order to challenge your friends.

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Ice rink inMontgenevre

Information: +33 4 92 21 52 52
With its natural surface, the Montgenevre skating rink is open whenever weather conditions permit. Facing the slopes, it is open to skaters day and night from Mid December to the Mid March.

Snowshoeing in Montgenevre

4 ROUTES:
- Montgenevre – Clavière (5 km round trip)
- Sentier du Rachas (4 km round trip)
- Bois de Sestrières (6 km round trip)
- Le grand balcon and the Rocher Diseur. Easy access using the ski lifts.
A map with all the cross country tracks and walking trails is available
at the Tourist Office and at ski pass sales points.

ESF Montgenevre - Tél (+33)4 92 21 90 46

Les Pléiades - Night-time snow shoe treks

Every Thursday evening, Eric Peironnet of the Ecole de Ski Français in

Montgenevre leads a snowshoe trek to discover the wonders of the

mountain night sky. If the weather conditions are good,

it’s not long before you can make out the ten stars of the Pleiades close

to Sirius and Orion.

Easy circular route around Montgenevre by torchlight. No special experience

required. 5 people minimum.

18:00 to 20:00 every Thursday evening/ €16.

Toboggan track

Use the travelator opposite the Office du Tourisme for maximum entertainment with minimum effort.
New for Winter 2007: 2 toboggan areas – one for 2-6 year olds, and the other for older adventurers.

Skidoo in Montgenevre

Guided night-time adventures with SUNSCOOT
Tel: +33 4 92 21 83 35
Discover the mountain in a completely different way at the controls of your snowmobile.
The adventure begins every evening and every hour at 17:30 (booking required).  Trips take approx. 1 hour.
Option of enjoying dinner in a mountain chalet.
Driver: €80; Driver + passenger: €90; Passenger sitting behind the guide: €20; Children (in a trailer).

Sleigh rides in Montgenevre

LES SABOTS DE LA CLARÉE

Véronique VACHET

Villa Rose des Vents

La Vachette – 05100 Val-des-Prés

Tel/fax +33 (0)4 92 20 19 46 / +33 (0)6 61 71 98 45

vero_vachet@hotmail.fr / www.lessabotsdelaclaree.fr

Sleigh rides. 30-minute ride to the Mas des Alberts. Ideal for groups, special events, parties and weddings…

Prices: €8 for adults, €6 for children. Wednesdays and Sundays outside French school holidays; every day except Saturdays during French school holidays.

Heliski (in Italy)

2 helicopters based in Sauze d' Oulx. Freeride possible accompanied by a guide. Summits are all over 3000 metres altitude, Italian summits: ormillouse, Terra Nera ou Clausi.

1st rotation for 4 persons + guide: 960€

2nd rotation for 4 persons + guide: 590€

Contact - ESF: +33 (0)4 92 21 90 46

Ice walking

This unusual sport practiced on the rio seco, at the foot of Chaberton, promises strong sensations. Walk up frozen torrents with crampons and ice axes. See the water flow beneath the ice. Families welcome, open to all.

Run by Montgenevre ESF.

Cinema

17.30-21.00 (from 14.30 in bad weather) - €7 for adults and €5.50 for children.

Market every Wednesday until 6pm.

All the above information is for information only. For the most up-to-date information please visit the resort tourist office website

Montgenevre Tourist Office

Montgenevre Tourist Information

00 33 (0)4 92 21 52 52

www.montgenevre.com

Open all year, high season 7 days a week from 09.00-18.30 (Sat till 19.00). Low season from Mon-Fri 9.00-12.30 and from 13.30-17.30

Wifi access and computers

Cinema: With two sessions a day in high-season.

Access to and around Montgenevre ski resort

By Road: Distance from Calais to Montgenevre: 611 miles. Montgenevre is between 9 and 11 hours from Calais and is motorway all the way except for the last 30 minutes. Montgenevre is situated only 30 minutes from the A32 autoroute.

Paris via the Frejus tunnel or by the Lautare pass (697km)
Lyon - Grenoble by Motorway +  Lautaret Pass or via the Frejus Tunnel (230km)
Grenoble - Briançon by National Road RN 91 +  Lautaret Pass (130km)
Briançon - Montgenèvre by National Road RN 94 (12 km)

Traffic Information Lautaret Pass and Montgenèvre Pass: +33 (0)4 92 24 44 44

By Rail: The nearest railway station to Montgenevre is Briancon, 12kms away from the resort. From the UK, take the Eurostar from London St Pancras station to Paris (four hours). From the French capital, connect with one of the local trains that run regularly to Briancon. Transportation from the station to Montgenevre is provided by taxis.

Airports:

Turin Airport is 107km from Montgenevre (1 ¼ hours)

www.aeroportoditorino.it

Chambery is 155km from Montgenevre (1 ½ hours)

www.chambery-airport.com

Grenoble-Isère Airport is 222km from Montgenevre (2 hours)

www.grenoble-airport.com

Geneva Airport is 236km (2 ½ hours away)

www.gva.ch/en  

Lyon Airport is 233km from Montgenevre (2 ½ hours)

www.lyonairport.com

Marseille – Montgenevre (270km). Bus service (3 hours) (www.navettesblanches.com) - €90 per family, €35 per adult and €17 per child return. Meets one BA flight and one easyJet flights from London Gatwick until 28/03.

Getting around Montgenevre

2 free shuttle buses circulate in the village every day from 8:45 am till

17:45 pm, every 15-20mins. Besides providing a great service to skiers and tourists alike, this initiative is aimed at reducing traffic in the village.

Access Plan

Montgenevre France

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Resort Map

Montgenevre France

SKI AREA

Montgenevre village is a popular destination with plenty of après ski and multitude of slopes to keep the whole family happy. Montgenevre ski resort offers something for everyone. The ski slopes are spread across both sides of Montgenevre and called Le Chalvet and les Gondrans.

BEGINNERS

For beginners there is a fine selection of convenient gentle nursery slopes for skiing in Montgenevre with reliable snow at the foot of the north facing area. Progression to longer runs could not be easier with a very easy blue starting at Les Anges, leading on to a green. Skiing in Montgenevre is not a problem for beginners.

Montgenevre created a new area in 2010 dedicated to families & beginners. Area 50 000m ², situated on the snow front in the heart of Montgenevre village. This is secured and the area is composed of travelator, a free ski lift (La Durance), a snow garden…

The whole family can enjoy the Montgenevre ski resort which includes a discovery trail, half pipe, free-ride zones and children's play area at the top of the Chalvet gondola.

INTERMEDIATES

The local slopes are best suited to leisurely intermediates with lots of easy cruising on blues and greens, both above and in the woods. The major north-facing Montgenevre Les Gondrans sector offers easy intermediate slopes above the mid-mountain gondola station, with more of a mix of runs lower down. Montgenevre has extensive intermediate slopes with big lift networks.

EXPERTS & OFF-PISTE

There are very few challenging pistes, but on the other hand there is ample off-piste terrain.There’s the option of off-piste skiing with a mountain guide to show you the way and keep you safe which is very popular in the area.  From classic runs like the Doire and the La Vachette valleys to the highly technical gullies of Le Janus, there are just so many opportunities to get off the beaten track.

It's just a question of choosing which magic run, from the nearest in Les Bois des Brousset or Le Tremplin, the fantastic curves of Les Mamelons to the gentle 1000-metre descent to Cervières via Les Gondrans… it never stops. Or get more athletic on the slopes of La Plane or the Le Janus gullies… and a thousand other possibilities that one trip just isn't enough to enjoy.

SNOWBOARDERS

For boarders there are good local beginner slopes in Mongenevre and long runs on varied terrain for intermediates. There are some excellent off-piste areas for more advanced boarders and a dedicated free-ride area at Les Gondrans. 

For freestylers the half-pipe and boarder cross are located near the Prarial chair and there’s also a freeride zone higher up on the Gondrans sector, next to the Observatoire chair.

NIGHT SKING

This winter (10/11) Montgenèvre has decided to offer you some more fun! The Col ski run situated on the snow front will be open once a week during the French holidays. Parallel slaloms will be set up in order to challenge your friends.

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The neighbouring French resorts of Serre Chevalier and Puy Saint Vincent are easily reached by car and a joint lift pass is available.  However if you prefer to keep your skis on, simply ski over the border first to Claviere, then Cesana and on to the 2006 Olympic biathlon venue of Sansicario before reaching Sestriere and Sauze d’Oulx.  Although there’s little skiing to make it worth your while, if you wish to almost complete your 2006 Olympic set, you can take the new gondola on to Pragelato, the Nordic centre.  Altogether there are almost 100 lifts in the region.

MONTGENEVRE PISTE MAP

To see the Montgenevre piste map for 11/12 please see the resort guide panel on the top right hand side of the current page.

What’s new with the ski area for 11/12?

See MONTGENEVRE RESORT NEWS

Montgenevre Lift Passes

Save Time in resort and budget ahead by pre-booking Montgenevre lift passes. See below for prices.

PRE-BOOK* your MONT DE LA LUNE LIFT PASS with PR

PHOTO COMPULSORY!

FREE PASSES!

Children under 6 and seniors over 75 receive a FREE lift pass.

Note: Proof of age will be required for reduced price passes.

BEGINNER PASSES

100km of pistes. For complete beginners, please note that there is also a slightly cheaper lift pass covering Montgenevre ski area only (65km) although we cannot pre-book this so it has to be bought in resort (winter 09/10 prices: €31.50 /adult/day, €20/child /day).

The full 'Via Lattea/Milky Way/Voie Lactée' lift pass covering 400km of pistes is also to be arranged locally.

** Monts de la Lune-Galaxie lift pass allow you to ski for 1 of the 6 days that the pass is valid for in Serre-Chevalier, Puy St Vincent, Les 2 Alpes, l'Alpe d'Huez or Bardonecchia (Italy) + 1 free sledge ride in Montgenèvre (not available on Saturdays nor Sundays). Please note this has to be specified at least 2 days before the lift pass start date.

Lift pass from 10^th April 2012

Lift pass on offer from the 10^th April is the Montgenevre local pass only (65km of pistes) as links to Italian side will be closed from the 10^th; Price is 20% off Monts de la Lune passes (above). Galaxie part still valid (1 day in Serre-Che, 2 Alpes etc… + sledge ride).

Montgenevre Ski Schools    

PRE-BOOK* your GROUP SKI/BOARD LESSONS

Please note that a booking fee of £9 per party will be charged

Group Ski Lessons

Times and Schedules (ALL TIMES TO BE CONFIRMED, SUBJECT TO CHANGES).

6 day lessons are SUN-FRI

SKI 6 half days : Adults ONLY:

SKI 6 half days : Children (5-12) ONLY:

SKI 6 half days : Children (3-4) ONLY:

SKI full days : Children (5-12) ONLY:

SKI full days : Children (3-4) ONLY:

Mini club 6 half days : Children (6 months – 5 years) ONLY:

Mini club 6 full days : Children (6 months – 5 years) ONLY:

Ski + nursery : Children (3-5 years) ONLY:

* For full day lessons lunch is not provided.

Please note that lesson times are subject to change right until the last minute. Outside French school holidays the ski school reserves the right to cancel group lessons should numbers be insufficient. For peak periods (18/12-2/1, 13/2-13/3 & 9/4-24/4) we strongly recommend that you book as early as possible and in any case at least 6 weeks prior to the required dates. Morning lessons tend to get booked up first and therefore we may only be able to offer afternoon classes within 6 weeks of departure. In some resorts English speaking instructors may not always be available, particularly at peak times.

Montgenevre Individual Tuitions

(10/11 prices, NOT pre-bookable)

Individual tuitions can only be purchased directly from the ski school. Peak Retreats cannot pre-book these.

Please note that prices are only an indication and are subject to change

Ski school Montgenevre contact numbers:

ESF - 05100 Montgenevre

ESF MONTGENEVRE - Tél : +33(0)4 92 21 90 46
Fax :+33(0)4 92 21 98 43

Ski Hire Montgenevre

Montgenevre ski hire prices start from £37 for children (skis and boots) & £54 for adults (skis and boots) for 7 days. View here for Montgenevre ski hire prices.

Montgenevre Cross-Country

Montgenevre boosts 2 designated cross country areas with more than 80km of groomed cross country trails.

Services:

- Individual coaching

- Beginners area with free access to the 5000m2 initiation area featuring the full range if gradient profiles

- Slope maintenance with daily snow grooming

- Marked snow trekking tracks for all levels. Access via Télemix.

Montgenevre Terrain Park

Half-pipe and boarder cross near the Prarial chair and a freeride zone higher up on the Gondrans sector, next to the Observatoire chair.

*ALL PRE-BOOKABLE EXTRAS ARE PAYABLE TO PEAK RETREATS IN STERLING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. PRICES ARE IN £.

ANYTHING IN EUROS (€) WE ARE UNABLE TO PRE-BOOK AND

WILL BE PAYABLE LOCALLY.