Christmas and New Year in Combloux
The Portes du Mont-Blanc open on 19 December 2026; Évasion Mont-Blanc on the 12th. Both L'Alpage apartments are decorated for the festive season, each with its own Christmas tree: you arrive in an apartment ready for the holidays, with nothing to decorate.
Updated on 28 September 2026.

The festive programme in Combloux
*(2025 programme, repeated each year in its main lines; the 2026-27 programme will be added here as soon as the tourist office publishes it)*:
- Welcome drink with Father Christmas on the ski area, at the start of the holidays.
- Horse-drawn carriage rides with Father Christmas, 22 to 24 December, booking required.
- On 24 December, Father Christmas's gondola, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- On 23 and 30 December, open-air banquets near the tourist office, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.: food trucks, fire show, concerts.
- On 25 December and 1 January: an afternoon of entertainment, the children's torchlight descent at 6 p.m., a sound and light show at 6:30 p.m., then fireworks.
- Every Wednesday of the holidays, the ESF torchlight descent on the Garettes run, opened by children from the 2nd star level upwards.
- Storytelling, workshops, magic and an escape game at the tourist office throughout the two weeks.
In Megève,
the Christmas Village (Father Christmas, elves, workshops) fills the centre from 22 December to 2 January, the tree is lit in early December, and the open-air ice rink runs all winter.
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
Restaurants in Combloux and Megève offer festive menus on booking, which should be made early: the list will be updated in November. If you would rather stay in, the big table in Les cimes de l'alpage has its extensions and the kitchen has everything you need; for your shopping, there is the market on Wednesday 23 December and.
Booking
The Christmas and New Year weeks run from Saturday to Saturday, 7 nights minimum, and are the first weeks of the year to be booked. The price shown is the total price — cleaning, linen, made beds and tourist tax included. See the two apartments.
Frequently asked questions
Are the slopes open at Christmas?
Yes: the Portes du Mont-Blanc open on 19 December 2026, Évasion Mont-Blanc on 12 December.
Are the apartments decorated for Christmas?
Yes, both of them, Christmas tree included.
Is there a fireworks display?
In Combloux, on the evenings of 25 December and 1 January, after the children's torchlight descent (2025 programme, repeated each year).
Can we meet Father Christmas?
In a horse-drawn carriage from 22 to 24 December and in the gondola on the afternoon of the 24th, in Combloux; at the Megève Christmas Village throughout the holidays.
What is the minimum stay over Christmas and New Year?
7 nights, from Saturday to Saturday.
Sleep fifty metres from the snow

Le lodge de l'alpage
70 m², 6 guests · from €200/night

Les cimes de l'alpage
130 m², 10 guests · from €400/night
Adults / Children (including under 2)