Les Gets Town

The skiing resort of Les Gets is situated 1 hour and 5 minutes from Geneva, at an altitude of 1172m - 2460m. Les Gets is one of the 12 resorts of the vast  The Portes Du Soleil ski area, although it is an extensive ski area in its own right and a truly picture perfect Alpine resort.

Les Gets has a distinctly upmarket but friendly feel to it with an impressive array of clothes boutiques, souvenir and ski shops, traditional restaurants and a good selection of bars for some apres ski fun. In the evening the town is bustling and the postcard perfect setting is ensured by the twinkling Christmas lights, the floodlit pistes, snow covered chalets and the outdoor skating rink, right in the town centre.

For those non skiers take a trip up Mont Chery cable car and enjoy the terrific view of Mont Blanc from the restaurant terrace over a long lunch or wander round the many shops in town. A free "toy town" train circuits the village regularly although the town itself is all easily accessible on foot. There is an outdoor market weekly and of course for the more adventurous other activities on the mountain include snow-shoeing, ice-skating, sledging and paragliding.

Family Friendly Ski Resort

Les Gets is a great family ski resort and is very popular with beginners and intermediates. There is an abundance of wide, gentle tree lined pistes right down to village level and a large beginner area at Les Chavannes which can be accessed by gondola, chairlift and bus. Children (and adults) don't always want to ski a full day for a lift of other activities on offer please see our activities for children page.

For intermediates to the more advanced skier or snow boarder the Mont Chery ski area (the opposite side to the main ski area connected by a free train that regularly circuits the town) has some of the best red and black runs of the whole area, affords fantastic views of Mont Blanc and is incredibly quiet! For more information on the Portes Du Soleil ski area please see our skiing  and snowboarding pages.