Morillon, France
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Morillon summary
Morillon is located in the French Northern Alps in the Haute Savoie, between Geneva, Chamonix-Mont Blanc and the Les Portes du Soleil ski areas. Together with Samoëns, Sixt and Les Carroz they make up the Massif ski area, offering a total of 125 km of slopes and 42 ski lifts. The Grand Massif ski area includes Flaine amounting to a total ski area of 265 km with 73 lifts. Morillon has two parts and you may skin in and out of either Morillon village at about 900 metres and Morillon 1100. Morillon itself has 16 trails and 12 lifts.
Resorts close to Morillon include:
Samoens (4 km),
Les Carroz (7 km),
Flaine (8 km),
Les Gets (9 km),
Sixt (9 km),
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Trails (Pistes): 16 |
Halfpipes: - |
| Summit: 1900 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 70% Int: 25% Adv: 5% |
Terrain Parks: 1 |
| Vertical Drop: 1212 m |
X-Country: 95 km |
| Lifts: 12 (42 in four resorts of Massif) |
Snowmaking: - |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1 |
Slopeside accom.: Y |
| Restaurants: 11 |
Acres of ski: - |
| Bars: - |
Nearest Airport: Geveva |
| Nearest Train: - |
Info phone: +33 (0)4 50 90 15 76,
Morillon Resort Info Website |
Visitor Reviews of Morillon
Bee from France writes:
If you experience Morillon & the Grand Massif at Christmas & New Year, I defy you to find any resort which is not stuffed full at these times. Yes, there was a queue for the lifts but nothing compared to the queueing I have done in larger resorts like Val d'Isere all season long. I thought that was normal until I came to Morillon. Since then, there has been virtually no queues, we have boarded runs completely to ourselves & there has been some brilliant off-piste just to the side of the runs which we went back to again & again & still there was fresh snow. As for the size of the lifts, this part of the Grand Massif has no need for huge 8 seater lifts; at 1100 the 4 seaters are more than enough & the Sairon lift is easy to get on & off; perfect for beginners. There is more than enough skiing to keep a beginner occupied without needing to take the smaller lifts to the top. Even as an experienced boarder, our favourite run in Morillon is the green 'Marvel' run which winds through the trees from the top of the Sairon lift back down to Morillon 1100. You can dodge in & out of the trees & on & off-piste; hours of entertainment. Just remember that there are beginners on the run too.
Morillon Village itself is pretty but small; family orientated with a full entertainment calender provided by the Tourist Office at both Morillon Village & 1100, with shows for children, fire juggling etc. There is a brilliant farmers market on a Wednesday evening where you can virtually eat a meal just walking from stall to stall. I recommend the apperatif stall. My favourite is the Apperitif Cerise Noir au Piment; cherries with a slight kick. The village itself sits at 690m. Our chalet is at 800m & we go down the mountain to get to Morillon. The bar 'Au bon Coin' is in the perfect place opposite the lift for an apres-ski stop, although 'La Puzze' is also a nice bar for this. There are a few restaurants in Morillon Village; we like 'La Tourne Pierre', but for more variety head for Samoens.
2009-01-31 |
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