Morzine Snow Forecast

Dave J from United Kingdom writes:

Having spent 25 years avoiding PdS because of concern over generally low elevation, i've now been two years on the bounce - Les Gets and Morzine. I do think it's still "skier beware" on the elevation front. In warm weather, or beyond early March, lower slopes are going to be very mushy, but with snow making the quantity of snow isn't a problem.

Pluses:
- Big area, with a genuine variety of skiing;
- Good blend of meadow / tree skiing, and high mountain (Avoriaz);
- Some good, not too challenging, off-piste options;
- Close to GVA;
- Busy town; lots going on.

Tips.
- Go visit Les Lindarets for lunch, at least once;
- Don't use the Super Morzine to get to Avoriaz; ride the bus to the gondola at Les Prodains - much faster: same true at the end of the day in reverse. One previous reviewer talks about the need to set off back early - only if you insist on going down the Super M gondola: in my opinion a waste of an hour you'll never get back! You can ski all the way down to Prodains (great run) and the buses from there to Morzine run late, and take you to the same general location (in fact, better for most people) than the Super M.

MInuses:
- Morzine is strung out, and a lot of accommodation is a bus ride from the lifts;
- Still too many slow lifts for the price of the lift pass;
- Not much very hard on-piste skiing;
- Elevation: a lot of the skiing is low, and not the best in warm weather.