Les Houches - Saint-Gervais
Ski resort · Haute-Savoie, France
Les Houches - Saint-Gervais is a ski resort in Haute-Savoie (France) with 36 km of runs and 27 lifts. You can ski between 978 m and 1,887 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 909 m. Its longest run is Abbaye (2.4 km) and the steepest, Kandahar Intermédiaire, reaches 63% on its toughest stretch.
See Les Houches - Saint-Gervais on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 36 km
- Lifts
- 27
- Elevation
- 978–1,887 m
- Vertical drop
- 909 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.8 km
- Blue17 km
- Red14 km
- Black4.6 km
The steepest runs at Les Houches - Saint-Gervais
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Kandahar Intermédiaire Black63% · 32°
- Grands Bois Red61% · 31°
- Piste à Léon Blue59% · 31°
- Mur des Épines Supérieur Red59% · 31°
- Kandahar Supérieur La Cassure Black59% · 31°
The longest runs
- Abbaye Blue2.4 km
- Les Aillouds Supérieur Col de Voza Blue2.0 km
- Aillouds Blue1.5 km
- Kandahar Intermédiaire Black1.5 km
- La Cha Blue1.4 km
Lifts
12 trains · 8 chairlifts · 3 platter lifts · 1 gondola · 1 rope tow · 1 cable car · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Les Houches - Saint-Gervais
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,447 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,432 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Les Houches - Saint-Gervais
- Passy - Plaine Joux8 km · 7.8 km of runs
- Megève8 km · 141 km of runs
- Evasion Mont Blanc11 km · 293 km of runs
- Les Contamines11 km · 58 km of runs
- Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix)12 km · 41 km of runs
- Les Portes du Mont-Blanc14 km · 86 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Les Houches - Saint-Gervais?
- In Haute-Savoie, France. The nearest resort is Passy - Plaine Joux, 8 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Les Houches - Saint-Gervais have?
- 36 km: 0.8 km of green runs, 17 km of blue runs, 14 km of red runs, 4.6 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Les Houches - Saint-Gervais?
- You can ski between 978 m and 1,887 m: a vertical drop of 909 m.
- How many lifts does Les Houches - Saint-Gervais have?
- 27: 12 trains, 8 chairlifts, 3 platter lifts, 1 gondola, 1 rope tow, 1 cable car, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Les Houches - Saint-Gervais?
- Kandahar Intermédiaire (black), at 63% (32°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Les Houches - Saint-Gervais?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Les Houches - Saint-Gervais?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.