Category Archives: Le Brevent

Le Brevent is on the south facing side of the valley so enjoys a lot of sunshine. The main lift from the valley was replaced a few years ago and is super speedy (for Chamonix) however the car park at the lift station is super expensive.

At the base of the main lift there is the Savoy nursery slope which is great for complete beginners. The main area up the mountain does have a nursery slope but it is now a little disconnected as you need to hike to get to it from the top of the main gondola.

Great area for intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders. Le Brevent was the original venue for the olympic ski competition and has hosted the RED BULL extreme skiing competitions more recently. Needless to say that there is some amazing off-piste terrain accessible from the lifts and also some great ski touring and backcountry boarding routes for all abilities.

The piste down to the valley bottom is marked as a black but is on the tame end of the scale; it is quite narrow in places with switchbacks so if it is open it is better done early in the day rather than at the end with everyone else who wants to ski off the mountain.

If you are thirsty at all DO NOT go to Altitude 2000 restaurant by the nursery slope. It is the most expensive mountain restaurant in the valley. Years ago I got stung 13 € for a coke and have never been back since.