Megève (French pronunciation: [məʒɛv]; Arpitan: Megéva) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France with a population of about 2,900 residents. The town is well known as a ski resort near Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Conceived in the 1920s as a French alternative to St. Moritz by the Rothschilds, it was the first purpose-built resort in the Alps. Originally it was a prime destination for the French elite; it remains one of the most famous and affluent ski resorts in the world.

The town started its development as a ski resort in the 1910s, when the Rothschild family began spending their winter vacations there after becoming disenchanted with the Swiss resort St. Moritz. In 1921, Baroness Noémie de Rothschild (1888–1968) opened the Domaine du Mont d'Arbois, a luxury hotel which boosted the resort's development. By the 1950s Megève was one of the most popular ski resorts in Europe and attracted many wealthy individuals and celebrities. In the 21st century, it is still visited largely by affluent people ^[who?] as is evidenced by 2008 real estate prices.

For the 2014–2015 winter season in the neighbouring resort of Saint Gervais Mont Blanc, a six-seater chair was installed to replace the previous 4 seater, whilst the old 2 place Mont Joux chair still runs from Megeve to the Mont Joux area in the peak season. Further additions include the latest branch of Folie Douce in Saint Gervais at the top of Mont Joux, introducing the chain's trademark Austrian-style afternoon party scene, which opened in the 2014–2015 season. This will be the fifth venue in the Folie Douce chain, which started in Val d'Isère and then spread to Val Thorens, Méribel and Alpe d'Huez.

Megève's Alpine skiing area, known as the "Domaine Évasion Mont Blanc", comprises Megève itself (Mont d'Arbois, L'Alpette, Rochebrune and Côte 2000); Saint-Gervais-les-Bains; Combloux; La Giettaz; Les Contamines-Montjoie and Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce. The "Evasion Mont-Blanc" range covers approximately 445 km of the ski slopes.

On an area of 8 km² (3.1 sq mi) there are 116 lifts providing access to 219 slopes totaling 445 km (277 mi).^{[citation needed]}

In addition, the "Domaine Évasion Mont Blanc" includes 18 cross-country skiing trails totaling 65 km (40 mi).

The first three World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Megève in 1976, 1977 and 1978.

The Megève Polo Masters is an international polo tournament played on snow.^{[citation needed]} The Snow Golf Cup is a unique golf tournament held on snow on Megève's Mont d'Arbois plateau.^{[citation needed]}