{"id":10120,"date":"2017-11-10T15:44:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T14:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/?p=10120"},"modified":"2019-04-10T11:31:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T09:31:31","slug":"best-short-break-ski-resorts-near-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-features\/best-short-break-ski-resorts-near-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Short Break Ski Resorts Near Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">G<\/span><strong>eneva airport<\/strong> is a major hub for skiers travelling to the northern French Alps, and with so much easily accessible skiing, more and more people are able to squeeze in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skiweekender.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">long ski weekends or short breaks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For independent skiers <strong>scheduled flights to Geneva<\/strong> are easy and cheap from most major UK cities, and after you\u2019ve touched down various transfer companies and chalet hosts will whisk you off to a choice of the <strong>best short break ski resorts near Geneva.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, which resorts are near Geneva, and how do they compare?<\/p>\n<div class=\"aside_content\">\n<p>Jump straight to <a href=\"#comparison-table\">RESORT COMPARISON TABLE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1796\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption right-image wp-caption-text\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Manigod_La_Clusaz_21014-500x311.jpg\" alt=\"The Manigod valley, La Clusaz\" class=\"right-image size-custom-size wp-image-1796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Manigod_La_Clusaz_21014-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Manigod_La_Clusaz_21014-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Manigod_La_Clusaz_21014-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Manigod_La_Clusaz_21014-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Manigod_La_Clusaz_21014-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Manigod_La_Clusaz_21014-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Manigod_La_Clusaz_21014.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Manigod valley, La Clusaz ski area.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div id=\"attachment_6911\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption centered-image wp-caption-text\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1130\" height=\"531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/skier-trees-and-mountains-at-Les-Houches-29243-1130x531.jpg\" alt=\"Lone skier on mountainside passing timber chalets and pine trees at Les Houches.\" class=\"centered-image size-medium_large wp-image-6911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/skier-trees-and-mountains-at-Les-Houches-29243.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/skier-trees-and-mountains-at-Les-Houches-29243-150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/skier-trees-and-mountains-at-Les-Houches-29243-250x117.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/skier-trees-and-mountains-at-Les-Houches-29243-350x164.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/skier-trees-and-mountains-at-Les-Houches-29243-200x94.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/skier-trees-and-mountains-at-Les-Houches-29243-500x235.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/skier-trees-and-mountains-at-Les-Houches-29243-540x254.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/skier-trees-and-mountains-at-Les-Houches-29243-530x249.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1130px) 100vw, 1130px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lone skier on mountainside passing timber chalets and pine trees at Les Houches, French Alps.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<div class=\"content-ad-1col\">\n<p class=\"caption\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! --><\/div>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<h2>Attractive, traditional village style<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Most of the French ski resorts within easy reach of Geneva are in Haute Savoie, a mountainous area characterised by attractive, traditional Alpine villages and busy year-round communities \u2013 a far cry from the impersonal, purpose-built feel of larger resorts in other ski areas. Here, you are in touch with a working community and rub shoulders with the locals in the village bars and local shops<\/p>\n<p><strong>Traditional style resorts<\/strong> are dotted along valleys on either side of the <strong>Autoroute Blanche<\/strong> (White Motorway) which runs from <strong>Geneva to Chamonix<\/strong> and then through the <strong>Mont-Blanc Tunnel into Italy<\/strong>. Villages such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-les-carroz\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Les Carroz d&#8217;Araches<\/a>, Morillon and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-samoens\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Samo\u00ebns<\/a> (Grand Massif),<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-combloux\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Combloux<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-megeve\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Meg\u00e8ve<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-saint-gervais\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Saint-Gervais<\/a> (Evasion Mont Blanc), are all really easy to access and are<strong> lift-linked to large ski areas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Also <strong>easily accessible<\/strong> are the resorts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-la-clusaz\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">La Clusaz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-le-grand-bornand\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Le Grand Bornand<\/a>, Manigod and Saint Jean de Sixt known collectively as the <strong>Lake Annecy Ski Resorts<\/strong>. La Clusaz is just 50 minutes drive from Geneva via the <strong>beautiful lakeside town of Annecy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5987\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption right-image wp-caption-text\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/La-Clusaz-chalets-21038-500x311.jpg\" alt=\"La Clusaz - View across valley to snow-covered mountainside with chalets\" class=\"right-image size-custom-size wp-image-5987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/La-Clusaz-chalets-21038-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/La-Clusaz-chalets-21038-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/La-Clusaz-chalets-21038-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/La-Clusaz-chalets-21038-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/La-Clusaz-chalets-21038-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/La-Clusaz-chalets-21038.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/La-Clusaz-chalets-21038-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/La-Clusaz-chalets-21038-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View across valley to snow-covered mountain with chalets at La Clusaz.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<div class=\"content-ad-1col\">\n\t<!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! -->\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<h2>Comparing short break resorts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Having lived in the region for years and skied most of the resorts, we decided to compare the most popular areas suitable for a short ski break experience in a quality French ski resort. We\u2019ve put all the main things skiers want to know when planning a ski break \u2013 how big a ski area is, how long it takes to get there and how much the lift pass costs \u2013 in the quick <strong>comparison table<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<p>For easy comparison of the largest and more popular resorts, we haven\u2019t included a number of smaller resorts. There are, of course, many ski resorts you might consider as close to Geneva, but which don\u2019t quite make the <strong>1hr 15 minutes cut-off time<\/strong> we set for our comparison. Many of these are, however, linked to the main ski domains. The transfer times below reflect what is genuinely realistic during winter, based on our own experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5989\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption right-image wp-caption-text\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Samoens-skiers-forests-mountains-11855-500x311.jpg\" alt=\"Overview of skiers looking at mountain views with snow-covered forests at Samoens, French Alps\" class=\"right-image size-custom-size wp-image-5989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Samoens-skiers-forests-mountains-11855-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Samoens-skiers-forests-mountains-11855-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Samoens-skiers-forests-mountains-11855-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Samoens-skiers-forests-mountains-11855-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Samoens-skiers-forests-mountains-11855-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Samoens-skiers-forests-mountains-11855.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Samoens-skiers-forests-mountains-11855-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Samoens-skiers-forests-mountains-11855-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skiers looking at mountain views above Samo\u00ebns 1600.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<div class=\"content-ad-1col\"><!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! --><\/div>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<div class=\"content-container\" id=\"comparison-table\">\n<h2>Short-break ski resorts close to Geneva \u2013 at a glance, by transfer time<\/h2>\n<p>Scroll right to see the full chart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"scrollable\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#D3C6A4\">\n<td><strong>Ski Resorts<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-morzine\/\">Morzine<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-flaine\/\">Flaine<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-les-contamines\/\">Les Contamines<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-megeve\/\">M\u00e9g\u00e8ve<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-chamonix\/\">Chamonix Mont Blanc<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-les-gets\/\">Les Gets<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-saint-gervais\/\">Saint Gervais<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-les-houches\/\">Les Houches<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-samoens\/\">Samo\u00ebns<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-les-carroz\/\">Les Carroz<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-la-clusaz\/\">La Clusaz<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-le-grand-bornand\/\">Le Grand Bornand<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#D3C6A4\"><strong>Ski Domain (Linked Resorts)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Portes de Soleil<\/strong>: Avoriaz, Morzine, Les Gets, Ch\u00e2tel, Morgins<\/td>\n<td><strong>Grand Massif<\/strong>: Samo\u00ebns, Flaine, Les Carroz, Morillon<\/td>\n<td><strong>Evasion Mont Blanc<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Portes du Mont Blanc<\/strong>: Combloux, Megeve Le Jaillet, Le Giettaz, Cordon <strong>Evasion Mont Blanc<\/strong>: Megeve, Saint Gervais, Saint Nicolas de Veroce, Combloux, Le Giettaz, Les Contamines<\/td>\n<td><strong>Chamonix Le Pass<\/strong>: All valley ski areas between 1000 and 2500m except the summit of Grand Montets<\/td>\n<td><strong>Portes de Soleil<\/strong>: Avoriaz, Morzine, Les Gets, Ch\u00e2tel, Morgins<\/td>\n<td><strong>Evasion Mont Blanc<\/strong>: Meg\u00e8ve, Les Contamines, Saint Gervais, Combloux, La Giettaz<\/td>\n<td><strong>Chamonix<\/strong>: Argenti\u00e8re, Les Houches, Le Tour, Brevent, Fleg\u00e8re<\/td>\n<td><strong>Grand Massif<\/strong>: Samo\u00ebns, Flaine, Les Carroz, Morillon<\/td>\n<td><strong>Grand Massif<\/strong>: Samo\u00ebns, Flaine, Les Carroz, Morillon<\/td>\n<td><strong>Aravis<\/strong>: La Clusaz, Le Grand Bornand<\/td>\n<td><strong>Aravis<\/strong>: La Clusaz, Le Grand Bornand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#D3C6A4\"><strong>Local Ski Area \/ Total Ski Domain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>120km \/ 650km<\/td>\n<td>140km \/ 265km<\/td>\n<td>120km \/ 445km<\/td>\n<td>325km\/445km<\/td>\n<td>110km\/+400km<\/td>\n<td>120km \/ 650km<\/td>\n<td>235km \/ 445km<\/td>\n<td>47km\/ +400km<\/td>\n<td>145km \/ 265km<\/td>\n<td>145km \/ 265km<\/td>\n<td>125km \/ 220km<\/td>\n<td>95km \/ 220km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#D3C6A4\">\n<td><strong>Transfer Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1hr 15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1hr 15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1hr 10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1hr 10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1 hr 10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1 hr 10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1hr 05<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1hr 05<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1hr 05<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>55 mins<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>55 mins<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>55 mins<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#D3C6A4\"><strong>Altitude<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>900m-2450m<\/td>\n<td>1600m-2500m<\/td>\n<td>1100m-2350m<\/td>\n<td>900m-2350m<\/td>\n<td>1000m-3300m<\/td>\n<td>1100m-2450m<\/td>\n<td>900m-2350m<\/td>\n<td>1000m-3300m<\/td>\n<td>700m-2500m<\/td>\n<td>1100m-2500m<\/td>\n<td>1100-2400m<\/td>\n<td>1000-2100m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#D3C6A4\"><strong>Adult Ski Pass (4 Day)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac138<\/strong> Morzine\/Les Gets<br \/>\n<strong>\u20ac182<\/strong> Portes de Soleil<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac184<\/strong> Grand Massif<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac145<\/strong> Les Contamines\/Hauteluce<br \/>\n<strong>\u20ac165.50<\/strong> Evasion Mont Blanc<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac133<\/strong> Portes du Mont Blanc<br \/>\n<strong>\u20ac165.50<\/strong> Evasion Mont Blanc<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac186<\/strong> Chamonix Le Pass<br \/>\n<strong>\u20ac230<\/strong> Mont Blanc Unlimited<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac138<\/strong> Morzine\/Les Gets<br \/>\n<strong>\u20ac182<\/strong> Portes de Soleil<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac165.50<\/strong> Evasion Mont Blanc<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac155<\/strong> Les Houches<br \/>\n<strong>\u20ac230<\/strong> Mont Blanc Unlimited<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac164<\/strong> Massif<br \/>\n<strong>\u20ac184<\/strong> Grand Massif<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac164<\/strong> Massif <strong>\u20ac184<\/strong> Grand Massif<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac140<\/strong> La Clusaz\/Manigod <strong>\u20ac146<\/strong> Aravis<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u20ac140<\/strong> Grand Bornand<br \/>\n<strong>\u20ac146<\/strong> Aravis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ski Pass prices for 2017\/18 sourced from official resort websites. MountainPassions does not guarantee their accuracy, and they are intended as a guide only. <\/br>The quoted transfer times are approximate, since they can be affected by weather and traffic conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Each winter Geneva airport becomes a major hub for skiers travelling to the French Alps. 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