Skiing in Combloux: the Portes du Mont-Blanc across the road

The Portes du Mont-Blanc ski area

Combloux, Megève-Jaillet, La Giettaz and Cordon: 100 km of slopes between 1,200 and 1,930 m, 63 runs (10 green, 17 blue, 28 red, 8 black), 29 lifts and 11 drag lifts. A ski area geared to families and intermediate skiers, with no queues, wooded on the lower slopes and with Mont Blanc facing you across the whole upper part. 2026-27 season: 19 December 2026 to 21 March 2027.

The Beauregard gondola, with 10-seater cabins, opened in winter 2025-26. It replaces a chairlift that ran for forty seasons, and because you board while the cabin is stationary, it is much easier for ESF children and beginners to get up the mountain. It leaves from the base area at La Cry.

The base area at La Cry

the "L'Ours des Prés" beginners' area with magic carpets, the "Les 7 Nains" green runs, the ESF chalet, the Piou-Piou snow garden and a sledging area for little ones. Higher up, the boardercross and the La Croix snowpark, and the red and black runs of Le Christomet, the highest point of the ski area at 1,930 m.

Évasion Mont-Blanc

With the Évasion lift pass, the ski area grows to more than 400 km: Megève (Rochebrune, Mont d'Arbois, Côte 2000), Saint-Gervais, Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce and Les Contamines, 110 lifts, 232 runs between 1,100 and 2,350 m. The Princesse gondola (Demi-Quartier), which goes up to Mont d'Arbois, is 7 minutes by car from the building; the Bettex gondola in Saint-Gervais 25 minutes; Les Contamines 27. Évasion 2026-27 season: 12 December 2026 to 11 April 2027.

Skiing Megève, via La Princesse

For a day on the Mont d'Arbois, the largest of Megève's three ski areas, the easiest way is by car: the Princesse gondola at Demi-Quartier is 7 minutes from the building (3.5 km), with 900 free parking spaces at the bottom. It goes straight up to the Mont d'Arbois, whose runs link to Saint-Gervais and Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce over the Mont Joux. Rochebrune and Côte 2000 are reached from the centre of Megève, 15 minutes away, by the Rochebrune cable car. You need the Évasion Mont-Blanc pass, or the Évasion day included in the 6-day Portes du Mont-Blanc pass. → Where to stay for skiing in Megève

Other resorts within a short drive

Saint-Gervais – Le Bettex, the southern gateway to the Évasion area, 25 minutes; Les Contamines-Montjoie, on the same Évasion pass, 27 minutes; Chamonix and its high-altitude areas, Brévent-Flégère and Grands Montets, 36 minutes. In the Val d'Arly, the Espace Diamant (192 km of runs) starts at Praz-sur-Arly, 17 minutes away. Further afield, La Clusaz and Le Grand-Bornand beyond the Col des Aravis, and the Grand Massif (265 km, Flaine) via the Arve valley. Enough for a change of scenery one day in the week, before coming back to ski at the end of the road. Skiing in Chamonix →

Lift passes 2026-27

Free for children under 5; half price from 80. The 6-day Portes du Mont-Blanc pass includes one Évasion day. Family rate: 10% off for 4 passes bought together, including 2 children. The 6-day Évasion pass bought online more than 10 days in advance drops to €289.50 (adult). Beginner pass €18 a day, at the ticket office. Buy online at lesportesdumontblanc.fr; collect your cards at the ticket office at La Cry.

Ski school

ESF Combloux, Maison du tourisme, 49 chemin des Passerands, +33 4 50 58 60 87. Piou-Piou club from age 3 in the snow garden at La Cry (€140 for 6 sessions of 1 hour 30 in 2025-26), group lessons for children and adults, the Gardi-Ski package of lessons plus childcare, and 10% off from 4 group lessons within the same family. Children's torchlight descent every Wednesday of the school holidays on the Garettes run.

Equipment hire

Five hire shops in Combloux: Ski and Bike (Skiset), Mabboux Sports, Riding Zone (Skimium), Sport 2000 Marin Sports and Locask'ouil. Our guests get 20% off at Mabboux Sports and Sport 2000 Marin Sports, when booking with the code sent with the confirmation.

The ski bus

Free, no booking needed, from the opening to the closing of the ski area, every 15 minutes between the tourist office and the La Cry car park (8:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., until 6 p.m. from the February holidays). Real-time tracking on the Pysae app. From the building you don't need it to ski; it lets you go down to the village without taking the car again.

Eating on the mountain

The ski area has eleven places to eat, from food trucks to sit-down restaurants: Auberge de Bonjournal (reachable on skis and by car), Le Cœur d'Or, Les Bachais, Les 3 Garçons, Face au Mont-Blanc, Le 45° (new), Chez Albert, La P'tite Ravine in Demi-Quartier, and the food trucks Le Point 5 (with its igloo), La Cabine and 1930 at La Giettaz. See → Where to eat.