Christmas Chalets in Megève

France · Christmas week 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026

We list 103 Christmas chalets in Megève, France, sleeping from 2 to 19 guests. Where we have checked a chalet for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026), its card says whether it was available and what the week cost. Further down is the snow measured in Megève on Christmas morning since 1996.

35 chalets available for Christmas week when we checked on 12 October 2026, from £848 for the week.

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An elegant, low-lying village with a medieval centre, wooded slopes facing Mont Blanc and a handsome setting for Christmas.

Quick answers about Christmas in Megève

Is there usually snow in Megève at Christmas?
Not reliably. At the Megève weather station at village height (1,080 m, in the resort), there was at least 30cm of snow on the ground on Christmas morning in 12 of the 30 years measured since 1996; the thinnest was 0cm in 2002. Megève scores 27 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score. That is how often there has been snow, not a forecast: conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them.
What is Christmas actually like in Megève?
Megève does Christmas with style. The lighting of the Christmas tree in December comes with a surprise show, and the old centre around the church square makes a fine setting for the season. Last season the Elves' Village on the slopes held a Christmas Day event with Father Christmas.
When is Christmas week in Megève this season?
For Christmas 2026, Christmas Day is a Friday, so the Christmas week runs from Saturday 19 to Saturday 26 December. Most chalets in Megève are let by the week, so that is the week to search for.
Winter in Megève
Photo by Mathurin NAPOLY / matnapo on Unsplash

Your dates and group size

Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

Chalets in Megève you can book now

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Getting to Megève for Christmas week

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Chalets in Megève

On 12 October 2026 we checked 103 chalets here for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026): 35 were still available on Booking.com, from £848 for the week (typical £14,120).

Your dates and group size

Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

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Megève was shaped in the 1920s by the Rothschild family as a French answer to St Moritz, and it still carries that polish. The old centre, with its church square and bulb-topped bell tower, is lined with food shops, boutiques and restaurants, and the whole place is built for strolling as much as skiing. It is one of the more expensive resorts in the French Alps, and it looks it.

The skiing is spread across several sectors — Mont d'Arbois, Rochebrune, Le Jaillet and Côte 2000 — and links to Saint-Gervais and neighbouring villages. Much of it runs through trees, which helps in poor visibility and suits relaxed intermediates. The trade-off at Christmas is altitude: Megève is low, and a mild December shows on the lower slopes, so it is a resort to book for the village and the setting, with realistic expectations about early-season snow.

Christmas in Megève

Megève does Christmas with style. The lighting of the Christmas tree in December comes with a surprise show, and the old centre around the church square makes a fine setting for the season. Last season the Elves' Village on the slopes held a Christmas Day event with Father Christmas.

Our Christmas atmosphere rating: 4 out of 5

If you are not skiing

Excellent. The old village, its shops and restaurants, an open-air ice rink, snowshoeing and dog sledding give plenty to do off the slopes.

Christmas Snow Score

27/ 100

1,113m2,487m

Weather-dependent

27 out of 100 — more dependent on the weather in late December. The strongest factor here is the measured Christmas snow record. At least 30cm of snow on the ground on 12 of the last 30 Christmas mornings at the Megève station (1080 m). Read this one closely: the village sits a long way below the skiing, and this score leans on the village's snow and height. The mountain above is considerably higher than the number suggests — you are likelier to be taking a gondola to the snow than walking out into it. Scored on 85% of our inputs; the rest are still being verified. Snow in the Alps varies from one December to the next, and no resort can promise cover on a given week.

What went into it

Measured Christmas snowAt least 30cm of snow on the ground on 12 of the last 30 Christmas mornings at the Megève station (1080 m)
25% weight40
Village altitudeThe village sits at 1113 m and loses its snow first
20% weight21
Top of the ski areaThe skiing reaches 2487 m, and high ground holds cover in a thin December
15% weight26
Glacier accessNo glacier
8% weight0

Still to verify: snowmaking coverage. These carry no weight until they are sourced, so the score is calculated across the 85% we hold.

The Christmas Snow Score compares resorts on how often there has been snow on the ground on Christmas morning, measured at weather stations over the last thirty years, with altitude, snowmaking and glacier access. It describes how reliable a resort tends to be, not what the snow will do this year — Alpine conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them. How the Snow Score works and how the resorts compare

Resort figures from the source we checked on 22 September 2026.

Snow on Christmas morning in Megève

How much snow was on the ground on 25 December, each year since 1996, measured at the nearest weather station. This is what the resort’s Christmas Snow Score is built on.

In the village: Megève, 1,080 m

0.8 km from Megève. At least 30cm on the ground on 12 of 30 Christmas mornings measured since 1996. Typical depth 16cm; least 0cm in 2002; most 75cm in 2024.

No reading since 31 July 2026; this station reports in the snow season.

0cm50cm100cmChristmas 1996: 55cmChristmas 1997: 5cmChristmas 1998: 35cmChristmas 1999: 40cmChristmas 2000: 2cmChristmas 2001: 10cmChristmas 2002: 0cmChristmas 2003: 18cmChristmas 2004: 21cmChristmas 2005: 48cmChristmas 2006: 6cmChristmas 2007: 35cmChristmas 2008: 34cmChristmas 2009: 16cmChristmas 2010: 35cmChristmas 2011: 52cmChristmas 2012: 65cmChristmas 2013: 2cmChristmas 2014: 0cmChristmas 2015: 0cmChristmas 2016: 0cmChristmas 2017: 64cmChristmas 2018: 0cmChristmas 2019: 12cmChristmas 2020: 8cmChristmas 2021: 30cmChristmas 2022: 2cmChristmas 2023: 0cmChristmas 2024: 75cmChristmas 2025: 15cm30cm1996200020052010201520202025
Christmas morning snow depth at Megève, year by year
ChristmasSnow on the ground
202515cm
202475cm
20230cm
20222cm
202130cm
20208cm
201912cm
20180cm
201764cm
20160cm
20150cm
20140cm
20132cm
201265cm
201152cm
201035cm
200916cm
200834cm
200735cm
20066cm
200548cm
200421cm
200318cm
20020cm
200110cm
20002cm
199940cm
199835cm
19975cm
199655cm

Measured on the morning of 25 December by Météo-France (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0).

How Megève compares with the other resorts we measure: the Christmas Snow Report.

Compare Megève for Christmas

Common questions about Christmas in Megève

How high is Megève?

The village sits at 1,113m, and the lift-served ski area reaches 2,487m. Ski area figure is the Évasion Mont-Blanc area, which the Megève lift pass covers; piste kilometres are the lift company's figure for the same area. Altitude matters at Christmas because high ground holds snow in a thin December; the measured Christmas record on this page shows how that has played out year by year. Figures checked on 22 September 2026 against the source listed on this page.

Is Megève good for families at Christmas?

Megève is one of the better family choices we cover. The beginner terrain is good, which matters with children. It also does Christmas itself well, which children notice. This is our editorial judgement rather than a measurement, and the resort page explains the reasoning.

Can a beginner learn to ski in Megève at Christmas?

Yes — Megève has good beginner terrain. One thing to weigh at Christmas specifically: nursery slopes are usually the lowest terrain in a resort and so the first to be thin in December. Here, that is worth taking seriously in a poor December.

Which airport do you fly into for Megève?

The usual arrival airports are Geneva (GVA). Transfer times swing widely with traffic and road conditions on a Saturday in Christmas week, so treat any published drive time as a minimum and ask your transfer company for a figure they will stand behind.

Can I book a chalet in Megève through this site?

We list 103 chalets in Megève, but we do not take bookings ourselves: we are not a travel agent and we take no bookings or payments. We link to partners who do, and the links on this page go to their live Christmas availability. If you book through one we may earn a commission, which does not change your price.

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