Chamonix Ski Day from Geneva with Optional Aiguille du Midi

Geneva, Switzerland

10 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Ski in Chamonix on a hassle-free day trip from Geneva that includes everything you need to enjoy the slopes with ease: ski rental, lift pass, and transportation. Choose the half-day pass to ride on the Aiguille du Midi cable car, then ski in the afternoon. Or, opt for the full-day pass for a longer day of skiing. Both options cover Chamonix’s Brevént or Grands Montets ski areas.

Day trip from Geneva in Switzerland to Chamonix in France
Admire the alpine peaks during a drive across the France-Switzerland border
Experience some of Chamonix’s best runs in Brevént or the Grands Montets ski areas
Enjoy a cable car ride to the stunning summit of Aiguille du Midi (if half-day pass selected)

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Ski pass to Brevent or the Grand Montets ski areas
Ski equipment (rental)
Aiguille du Midi cable car ride (if selected)

Food and drinks
Ski instructor

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Geneva Bus Station
1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Place Dorcière 1201 Geneva

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:30 am

What To Expect

Geneva Bus Station

Aiguille du Midi

Sport 2000 Hire Des Planards

Domaine des Planards

Brevent Cable Car

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level

Not recommended for child aged 3 and under
Please note that this tour will not be accompanied by a guide, only a local assistant
Please wear warm clothes suitable for skiing
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel, as you will be traveling from Geneva (Switzerland) to Chamonix (France)
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

3.8

based on 15 reviews

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Good bus transportation to ski area

Jon_L, Dec 2024

This is basically transport from Genva to ski area and back. It's not clear which bus is the right bus at the debark bus station so you just need to ask each bus until you find the right one. Left at 830 then a 1 hr bus ride to ski area. Bring your passport. Once off bus in ski town 10 min walk to collection area where tour splits up between different tours. You will need to pay attention so you get in correct group. Guide will take you ski rental shop get you checked in. Rental process was quick and gear good. They do have helmets included. You can also rent ski pants and jackets. No lockers. They said we could leave our shoes under benches. We did and they were there when we returned. Then you are on your own. Guide told us what public bus to take and we walked back 10 mins to bus area. You will have to look at maps/legends to ensure you get on right bus and platform. Very crowded on bus. No guarantee you will get first bus. Busses run every 15 mins. Pass provided by guide is your lift ticket so no need exchange etc. Pass is electronic so ensure easily accessible to scan on various lifts. My son could leave in wallet in jacket and scan jacket but I had to have mine out. We where skiing by 11AM. We skied Brevarnt and was amazing good maps at collection points and trails marked. We stopped skiing at 16:00 as we were not sure about public bus return and gear return timing. Return bus collection point had no map/legend so we just followed all the skiers and hoped for best. Again very crowded and no guaratee on getting on bus. Bus signage didn't help as to where it was going. It did get us back to bus area and then 10 min walk back to rental return. Return was crowed but quick and efficient. On 10 min walk back to tour bus we had time for a quick beer before 17:30 departure. Bus situation was same as debark need to keep asking each bus until you find yours. We were back in Geneva at 19:00.

Response from Host, Dec 2024

Thank you for your detailed review! We're glad to hear you enjoyed skiing in Brévent and appreciated the rental process and the quality of the gear provided. It's wonderful to know you had an amazing experience on the slopes and that the lift pass process was seamless. We appreciate your feedback about the bus and navigation experience. We understand that clearer instructions and signage at the bus stops and collection points would have made your trip smoother. We’ll take this into account to improve communication and guidance for future travelers, especially regarding bus identification and directions. Thank you again for sharing your experience—it helps us refine our services. We hope to welcome you on another trip soon, with an even better experience!

Worst in organized experience

Mohaned_E, Jan 2024

Key tours are absolute thieves , they will drop you in town give you brief information and if you don’t know your way around you won’t find anyone to support over and above that if you for any reason did not ride on the cable car they will not refund you , they will claim that you used the pass in different activities even if you didn’t and without any proof , Avoid Avoid Avoid !!!! If you don’t k ow your way around Chamonix or haven’t been there before , if you do know your way , consider them as a bus ride that’s all , THIEVES

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Dear Sir, Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. We appreciate the time you took to share your feedback, and we take every guest comment seriously. We sincerely apologize if your experience did not meet your expectations. However, after a thorough review of your concerns, it appears that there might be some miscommunication or misunderstanding. We did the best we could before your daily trip answering a lot of questions you'd made through our partner website, even questions not related to us (like ski instructor etc...) and we did it by pleasure obviously. We provided all information needed thanks to our guide for you daily trip ski pass in Chamonix. Considering the fact taht we have limited control over natural elements such as weather, we couldn't guess that the cable car for the Aiguille du Midi would be closed. However, as we mentioned it before the Compagnie of Mont Blanc has confirmed that you've used the Brevent Cable car that to their system, so could we understand that the office of Chamonix is lying! We feel sorry if the tour did not except your wishes but we could advise a book a private tour next time. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we look forward to the opportunity to address your concerns and enhance your overall experience with our services. Sincerely

Our guide explained...

Karen_O, Mar 2023

Our guide explained everything to us. My niece and I skied the day surrounded by the most beautiful mountains ever. After skiing, we enjoyed some crepes, in the cute town of Chamonix! Absolutely loved the experience from this excursion.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Good morning, Thank you very much for your review. We are glad you had good weather and nice snow for skiing. We hope you keep good memories. Best regards

Weather was very poor and trip should have been rescheduled

Layla_F, Mar 2020

The guide indicated that the weather was not good at Chamonix that day but he didn't explain how badly it would affect our experience. He and his company, Key Tours, knew the conditions based on the weather report, the Chamonix ski resort website information, and his own experience skiing the slopes and the company's experience leading tours. We should have been given the opportunity for a refund or to book on another day. Our skiers were completely drenched with rain after 1 hour on the slopes. We were taken up a cable car with windows completely covered with wet snow and fog - couldn't see a thing. We were brought home at 12:30 (we paid for a full day tour). I contacted Viatour for a refund, and Key Tours only refunded 1/2 the cost. In my opinion they wasted our money and time by not offering to reschedule the trip. Very disppointed.

Fantastic Day Trip!

Nicole_R, Jan 2020

This is a great choice if you're looking for a day trip into Chamonix! Bus ride - easy to get to, informative and organized! The guide spoke many languages Cable Car Ride - a must! You go early enough to bypass all the lines(tickets are handed out during the bus trip to France) Skiing - if you plan accordingly and manage your timing, you should have enough time to grab your rentals and ski for about 1.5hrs When you're done with the cable car and skiing, you have enough time to walk around the cute and quaint Chamonix town and check out the shops - so much to do and see! At around 5:30pm the bus departs and you head back to Geneva.

The guide was very nice and scenery...

diana s, Mar 2017

The guide was very nice and scenery was beautiful. But I purchased the 1/2 day ski trip with the Midi Cable car ride but was only able to ski. The guide told me it would be better to just ski because the shop where we get the gear closes from 12-3pm. I just feel like it was a very expensive ski trip, for that I could have taken a shuttle over and bought the entrance myself. I also wonder what beautiful views I missed out on by not taking the cable car ride

Slightly disappointed in this trip...

tim_g, Feb 2017

Slightly disappointed in this trip. Parking at the station was difficult and the bus would not wait for us even though it waited for those who were taken off of the bus when entering France. When we arrived at the mountain we were told that the tickets would work anywhere, that we found to be untrue as we waited for over 30 minutes for the tram only to be told that the tickets that did not work. All in all an ok day. The equipment was not great and the fact that there were no helmets to rent was really disappointing.

A very easy and well organised trip...

Lisa S, Jan 2017

A very easy and well organised trip. We went snowboarding for the day, and a wonderful experience.

I enjoyed it very much. The mountain...

Maki S, Jun 2016

I enjoyed it very much. The mountain view was extraordinary going up the cable car is a must! - you want to make sure you spend good time on it and snowboarding experience was definitely worth it. The 1 less star stands for the amount of time I had for snowboarding. With how it is scheduled, I could only snowboard for a short time... maybe 1.5 hr...? As mentioned, you do not want to and you can't just rush up on a cable car and come back down quickly. However it was 1.5 hr, the experience itself was great. Good range of courses in intermediate and advanced level, not crowded so you do not have to wait in a long line to get on a chair lift, etc. The view you get while you ski/snowboard is absolutely stunning. If ski/snowboard is the thing you want to do there, I suggest you to book an overnight trip to Chamonix, but this trip is great for someone who wants to do something a little different, wants to include sports activity, but has limited time. Overall, it was a highly satisfying trip.

Great way to get a taste of Chamonix...

Frank L, Feb 2016

Great way to get a taste of Chamonix skiing from Geneva. Drop off at Planards around 10am for equipment and there's a beginners slope there. Take the free 15min shuttle to Brevent where the real action is and you can return to Planards early to walk around Chamonix town a bit before bus pick up at 5pm.

Fantastic location but very bad...

henrik.sylvan, Feb 2016

Fantastic location but very bad arrangement with rented ski gear. Very bad ski rental shop. No possibility to upgrade gear.

Os horários foram respeitados, o...

celso p, Jan 2017

Os horários foram respeitados, o ônibus era confortável, o guia nos deu todas as informações necessárias. Chamonix é uma vila muito bonita, recomendo a visita.