As a spa resort, St-Gervais has attracted tourists since 1806 and today is popular with families wanting a cheaper alternative to Megeve. Spa treatments are available in the hot springs. Nearby Le Bettex at 1,400m is a quieter village with a few comfortable hotels and some cross-country skiing.

The main ski area of St-Gervais has 79 lifts on the slopes of Mont d’Arbois, and is linked with that of Megeve. It has a terrain park with a half-pipe and is accessed by a fast, 20-person gondola from the edge of the resort to Le Bettex. The second stage goes up to St-Gervais 1850. This is a popular and often-crowded entrance to Megeve’s pistes. Skiing on the Mont Blanc side of St-Gervais is served by the Tramway, a mountain railway that climbs slowly to the Col de Voza at 1,653m, where it links to the skiing above Les Houches. Hotel-Restaurant Igloo and the Terminus in Le Fayet area have good reputations for their cuisine.

St-Gervais has three nursery-slope lifts and two kindergartens. The ESF at St-Gervais and St Nicholas, and the ESI at Le Bettex, all offer standard lessons, as well as cross-country, slalom and telemark. The two local mountain-guiding companies are Compagnie des Guides de St-Gervais and Guides des Cimes, and both can organise heli-skiing.

St Gervais Apres Ski

St-Gervais has a moderate range of restaurants, with 4 Epices and L’Eterle both good value. Le Four and Le Robinson serve a variety of local specialities, while La Taniere and La Chalette are traditional. La Nuit des Temps is the only disco and the town has a casino.