Morzine Ski Resort Guide
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Latest Snow Report
Issued: 30 Apr
- Last Snowfall:
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Today’s Weather (1638 m)
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1250 m |
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F-Level
1600 m |
Acres of ski: 272 | Pistes: 66 | Snowmaking: 20%
Halfpipes: 1 | Terrain parks: 1 | X-Country: 97 km
Resort Opens: | Resort Closes:
Lifts: 67 (31 chair lifts, 30 surface lifts)
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- Nearest Airport: Geneva
- Nearest Train Station: Cluses / Thonon
- Tourist office phone: +33450747272
- Tourise office website: www.morzine.com
- Slopeside Accommodation: yes
Popular Morzine (Haute Savoie region) is one of the closest major French resorts to the gateway city of Geneva. It is in the middle of one of the most extensive ski regions in the Alps: Les Portes du Soleil. This is a ski circus that connects 15 resorts in France and Switzerland. In addition to Morzine on the French side of the border are: Avoriaz, Les Gets, Montriond, St.-Jean d'Aulps, Abondance, and La Chapelle. The Swiss resorts are Planachaux, Champery, Les Crosets, Val-d'Illiez, Champoussin, Morgins, Chatel and Torgon. Les Portes du Soleil has overwhelming statistics: runs up to seven miles long, 403 miles of tended trails and slopes, limitless off-piste terrain and 207 lifts of every shape, size and description. The entire region is available on a hands-free, electronic pass tucked into a parka. Half of Morzine's slopes are rated beginner or intermediate, which attracts families to this resort which is a traditional village with old buildings and a colorful history. It partners in promotion with the purpose-built resort of Avoriaz, a mile higher and with treeless slopes that appeal to powder seekers. Avoriaz is a popular jumping off spot for the trip across the border to Swiss resorts. Morzine has 3 new 6-man chairlifts, a new high-speed chairlift, and a Magic Carpet.
Resorts close to Morzine include:
Montriond (3 km),
Les Gets (4 km),
Avoriaz (5 km),
St Jean d'Aulps/Espace Roc d'Enfer (7 km),
Champoussin (8 km),
Morzine Chalets, Ski Hotels & Lodging
Morzine Location Maps
All Morzine Resort Stats
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Piste info
- Trails (Pistes): 66
- Beginner: 20%
- Intermediate: 35%
- Advanced: 45%
- Cross-country: 97 km
- Snowmaking: 20%
- Acres of ski: 272
- Terrain Parks: 1
- Halfpipes: 1
Social
- Restaurants: 27
- Bars: 15
- Slopeside accommodation: Y
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Mountain info
- Summit: 2277 m
- Vertical Drop: 1277 m
- Base: 007
Lifts
- Draglifts: 30
- Chairlifts: 31
- Gondolas / Cable Cars: 3
- Toplift: m
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Basscamp festival 1st- 8th April 2012
Information supplied 16 Feb 2012
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Visitor Reviews of Morzine
Andy Mullett from United Kingdom writes:
Helped that we choose what we were told was the second best week of the season!
Had a very mixed party of twelve, including one complete beginner and a couple who decided to do some snow-shoeing, and we all thoroughly loved the holiday, despite a big dump of snow during the first couple of days which made things very heavy on the pistes (but great for those of us who want to explore a bit).
The basic Pleney area is pretty crowded with ski-schoolers, as were the slopes above Les Gets, but we spent a lot of time in the Chavannes area. Great reds on both sides of the valley and had one totally uncrowded day at Mont Chery, the highlight being lunch in the top restaurant (Les Grandes Orson); excellent food and great views to Mont Blanc.
Had a couple of days in Avoriaz, found the runs much more crowded than in Morzine, but good skiing once we got over the border into Switzerland - but give the long blue into Morgines a miss unless you want a long pole! One place we wished we'd stopped for lunch was the second (very small) restaurant down the very long red (Rapaille) into Gran Paradis - the fondue being eaten in the sun looked and smelt lovely, the sort of place you dream of finding on the slopes.
We stayed in a lovely chalet (Chez Nous) but it was high up under the Super Morzine chair - luckily we were hiring skis from SkiSet in town so could keep stuff in their bootroom - if you had had to carry skis or boards back up to the chalet it would quickly have become less than fun! The lesson is check out exactly where you're staying - it can be a long steep trudge back home!
Holiday arranged through skiline.co.uk who were most helpful in sorting everything out for us.
As we were flying EasyJet we hd a mid-morning flight out, so could sort out skis etc before we started, and then had a late flight back so we could ski until 4pm on day of return - effectively an extra day's skiing as the transfer time is so quick to Geneva.
Thoroughly recommend it!
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