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CHILDREN
Children: (BCG and healthcare records required)
'Garderie des Neiges' nursery (children aged 3 months-9 years) in Le Bettex - Tel. 0033 450 93 14 81
ESF Snow Kindergarten (4 years and over) - Tel. 0033 450 93 10 14
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Local ski area: 'Evasion Mont Blanc' ski domain linking Megeve, Combloux, St-Gervais and Les Contamines Montjoie (access via gondola or road for some) and offering 440km of ski runs.
200km of ski runs / 1 Snowpark.
Beginners >> Intermediates >>> Experts >> Snowboard>>
6-day lift-pass (08/09 prices):
Adult: 171 euros
Junior (5-14s): 133 euros
Children under 5: free (prices include inter-resort shuttle bus)
Ski schools:
Ecole du Ski Français:
Tel. 0033 450 47 76 21 (Saint-Gervais)
"Ski Pass Mont Blanc" offers 700km of slopes with 190 ski lifts.
6-day lift pass (08/09 prices): 255 euros/adult, 204 euros/juniours (ages 4-15), children under 4 years free. Prices include inter-resort shuttle bus.
Cross country skiing : length of cross country track 28 Km
Cross-country skiing: 28km/5 trails - access free.
THE AREA
Leisure:
Indoor swimming pool, spa centre, snow scooters, snowshoeing, ice-skating, paragliding.
Cinema, restaurants, nightclub, shops.
Apres Ski >>>
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Useful Information: Saint Gervais is within easy reach by coach from Le Fayet train station. The resort has all the required facilities for you to spend a great winter holiday:
> shops
> restaurants/bars
> doctors
> pharmacies.
This information is intended for guidance only and holds no contractual value. For further information, please contact the Tourist Office on 0033.4.50.47.76.08 or log on to www.st-gervais.net
The Haute Savoie region borders both Italy and Switzerland, and boasts historical monuments such chateaus and churches in stunning natural surroundings ranging from Lake Geneva in the north of the region to Mont Blanc in the south. A trip to the Haute Savoie offers visitors the chance to experience some of the world's most reknowned and celebrated ski resorts, with Chamonix at the heart of the region's ski activity.
For tourists looking for a true Alpine culinary experience can sample regional cheeses, such as Emmental, as well as cheese-based dishes such as raclette, ideal after a long day on the slopes and offering a different style of shared dining experience.
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A word of advice from Lagrange: French roads are excellent, but not free, so keep some euros handy.
'SKIPASS MONT-BLANC': 12 resorts including Chamonix, Argentiere, Les Houches, Megeve, St-Gervais... (Argentiere, Chamonix, Les Houches etc. are linked by road. Megeve, Combloux and St-Gervais share ski slopes).
Height: 850m-3842m.
Total pistes: 700km.
Total number of ski lifts: 200.
6-day "Skipass Mont-Blanc" lift-pass (08/09 prices):
Adult: 255euros, Junior (4-15yrs): 204euros, Child under 4 years free. Prices include inter-resort shuttle buses.
Cross-country skiing: 42km of trails
'EVASION MONT-BLANC':
Total pistes: 440km.
30 green slopes / 53 blue slopes / 69 red slopes / 29 black slopes and 1 snowpark.
6-day "Evasion Mont-Blanc" lift pass (08/09 prices):
Adult: 171 euros/adults, 133 euros/juniors (5-14yrs), children under 5 years free (price includes inter-resort shuttle bus).
