Montgenèvre

Montgenèvre is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

Montgenèvre is located in the French Cottian Alps. It is on the Franco-Italian border at the top of the Col de Montgenèvre.

The source of the River Durance is in Les Gondorans ski area of Mongenèvre, this river is a tributary of the Rhône River.

Ski area

Montgenèvre is a ski resort. It is linked to the Via Lattea (Milky Way) ski area, which has 400 km of pistes. Montgenevre's own ski areas has 85 km of pistes comprising 8 green runs, 12 blue, 22 red and 10 black slopes. The 2006 Winter Olympics were held in the Via Lattea. The resort is famed for lots of sun, good snow record and very good for intermediates. There is ski from your door accommodation. The resort height begins at 1,860 metres and its highest point (at the top of the Le Chalvet lift) is 2,577 metres. It was built in 1907 and celebrated its centenary year in 2007. It claims to be one of the first ski resorts in France. There is also an ice rink, but it lacks night life, which makes it family friendly.