Why Have You Never Heard Of St Gervais

Why Have You Never Heard Of St GervaisWhy Have You Never Heard Of St Gervais By: Jamie ForrestThis is a stunning resort and ski area, less than an hour from Geneva airport. Welcome to St Gervais.Some of you well-travelled skiers will have heard of St Gervais before, yet few have ever skied there or even know much about it, the British just don't tend to go there, with the massive drawing power of Chamonix and Megeve only 15 minutes either way down the road from St Gervais, it just literally gets passed by.I'm going to tell you why it shouldn't (and why it's great that it does!).Founded in the Roman era - the town flourished during the middle ages as one of the largest market towns in the Alps - and bringing in tourists since 1806, St Gervais is that very rare thing, a ski resort with real character and real history. The first ski lift, the famous rack and pinion railway, situated just 200m from our chalet, was installed in 1904 and still runs today as the highest rack and pinion railway in Europe!St Gervais feels like a genuine French town, Why? with numerous great value transfer companies, you can get from your seat on the plane to the cake in the chalet in an hour!As for the important stuff, the skiing: St Gervais and the Evasion Mont Blanc offers you 450km of pistes. The area is predominantly suited to improving beginners and intermediates who enjoy being able to ski or board the whole mountain-range on empty runs without horrible blacks or icy blind corners.So, St Gervais Mont Blanc, a beautiful, peaceful resort;