Visitor reviews for Morzine Ski Resort

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• March 01, 2010
  hamish from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  In response to another reviewers comment about the English at Morzine:
  yes, I agree with everything you say but one thing:
  the French are way worse than any nationality I've encountered in the ski lifts. My board is now completely battered from the amount of people dragging their rental skis across it. That said, Morzine is a great resort and I'd recommend it to anyone.

• February 28, 2010
  Susan from Dorset from FRANCE
  

  I love Morzine too, been coming several times a year for 10 years now and never tire of it. I do prefer January and March to Feb, which is busy. However, I can always lose the crowds pretty quickly.
  I rather agree with the comment of 'don't tell them how great it is, let them go to Val instead and fight'from another reviewer. Some friends think Val is the only place to ski but I didn't like it: too pushy and rude. Morzine has a better group of visitors all together !

• February 16, 2010
  James Doyle from FRANCE
  

  Well, I got what I asked for at Morzine. Since the start of January it's been cold and dumped and dumped and dumped with snow. There's powder in all part of the PDS - try skiing Grande Terche or Les Gets for a day when the snow is this good.

• February 15, 2010
  rob from IRELAND
  

  Just back from a weekend at Morzine. Conditions and piste area were superb as was ease of access to Morzine and within the town itself. We were unfortunate in that we had not the full chalet to ourselves and our English "yob" chalet mates made sure to insult, abuse and terrify everyone in our group including our hosts ! But that is not Morzine's fault - wonderful place, superb skiing !

• February 08, 2010
  Richard from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Morzine is a pleasant small town, with a good choice of bars and restaurants. The locals all seemed extremely friendly and helpful. Skiing wise, it is a fantastic area with a good lift network. The pistes were quiet while I was there (31/1/10-6/2/10), with hardly any queues for the lifts and superb snow conditions. A real gem.

• February 03, 2010
  Andre from FRANCE
  

  I'm French, and with my family we have a chalet in Morzine.
  Of course, has you have already read in these comments, it's a fantastic place for skiing, good snow and a very huge domain. People of the area are very nice with tourists.
  But I would like to point out a problem...
  Why UK people are so unpleasant? Did you have a minimum of education? Why is so difficult for you to learn some basic words as : Bonjour, merci, etc...?
  Why on lift queue you don't take care about other people?
  Maybe because you bring a lot of money or because you have buy a lot of flats...
  In my point of view, you have to feel that you are invited, and as a good guest, your behaviour has to be very thankful & nice. For example, after ski, in town centre, many people who are drunk & speaking loud, are speaking in English.

  Of course, this comment is not general for all people from UK.

• January 31, 2010
  ann from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Morzine is a very pretty village, both summer and winter. It is very easy to ski both Morzine/Les Gets and then to scoot up to Avoriaz on the gondola, or on the bus or car to Ardent, straight into Les Lindarets. In a day it is possible to ski from Morzine and go into Switzerland, over to Morgins, Torgon, Chatel and back, giving vast amounts of skiing and if the snow is good, gets you away from any potential crowds at peak times. Last year had a largely queue free half-term by getting away from the obvious centres, in amazing snow. Super restaurants and bars, with the addition of the new wine bar in the centre during the summer of 2009, run by the owners of the La Chamade opposite. Super place to meet after skiing. Super atmosphere in the summer with walkers and mountain bikers etc, giving a very different feel to the winter weeks. Great.

• January 21, 2010
  Elton from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Just back from 5 days in Morzine and a fantastic stay with Treeline Chalet's run by Duncan and Amy. They really made every effort to make the stay as enjoyable as possible; food and chalet location were first class.

  Carrying on from the 3V's v's PDS debate, I would pitch PDS above 3V everytime. I've been to 3V twice and now fourth time in PDS and I've got to say I'm never let down in PDS especially Morzine itself. Great "reasonably priced" drinking, superb setting, village has authentic character, snow fall has always been better than 3V (maybe timing) and easy access from Geneva.

  Not a Russian in sight!

  Keep it real....

• January 11, 2010
  Terry from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Morzine/Avoriaz has to be one of the most agreeable and pleasant places in - as J Clarkson would say - The World. It has good slopes for beginners, mediocre and experts.
  It has a lot going for it, we (12) go there every year and never tire of it. A 'boys weekend' with a difference, set off from HRW at an unearthly hour in the a.m. and are on the piste - Really! - by 12.00 all kitted out with a pass in hand. First day, Les Gets and then on to Avoriaz (pronounced Avoria, for you guys who don't know).
  Us oldies get a real good deal here with points collected on our passes and good discounts for the over 60's we're quids in!
  Staying at Le Carlina, only 50 metres away from Pleny lift, eating and drinking all over. The American Bar-b-que in Avoriaz has a double burger and chip sandwich (with salad) to die for - and you probably would if you hadn't been on the sno park all morning, burning it off!
  I love it almost as much as my family and wouldn't mind getting a winter job here, serving bar or waiting tables, making beds and stuff, just to ski the whole place over and over, it's that much fun.
  I don't know, Ft Lauderdale or Morzine? What a choice!

• December 30, 2009
  Andy B from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Just got back from spending Christmas with the family (of 11) in Morzine. This was my first time in the resort (I usually go to the 3V but the family wanted somewhere for the grandparents (non-skiers). The town was plenty big enough for them to wander around all day.

  I can honestly say I was impressed. It took a bit of getting used to, the town is much bigger than I thought and the layout and bus routes had me fooled for a while, but once you get your barings getting around between ski-lifts on the free buses is very easy (don't ask the bus drivers too much as anything in English is a challenge). Dan our chalet host gave us a lift in the morning, and we either started at the Super-Morzine bubble and skied over to Avoriaz or went on the bus to the Prodain Telecabin and out to the rest of the PdS. Only went to the Nyon once but this was because we were on the wrong bus (see earlier comment re bus drivers' English)

  The skiing at Morzine easily compares to the 3V and I can see why people love it. The resort is low at 1000m, but even this early in the season there was always snow at the top of the first lifts and there are plenty of snow cannons to get you back home OK. The snow higher up was always perfect.

  We did stay on the Morzine/Les Gets ski area for one day, although this is plenty for first timers or people with young families - would suggest that this is not enough for experienced skiers and that you should invest in a full PdS pass.
  I stayed in Chalet Robin with moremountain.com - they really looked after us - first class.

  Highlights at Morzine: Mutzig at Bar Robinsons; friendly welcome and sport on TV at The Dixie Bar; fantastic home cooking by Ruth in Chalet Robin.

  Lowlights: Piste maps are not good compared to the 3V (lifts can go down and pistes can go up - actually they can't but the maps say they do), but there are good signs out there to point you in the general direction of where you want to go. Being hyper-critical I would have to say the town is a bit big, but once you get used to it it really isn't bad at all, you just need to invest some time early on in finding your way around, then everything is quite easy.

  I still love the 3V, but I'll be back to ski the rest of PdS one day as there's plenty more to go at.

• December 17, 2009
  Ben From Suffolk from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Don't tell them Morzine is great (which it is), we have a place here too. Tell them its horrible, then they can go to Val with all the other horrible people and let us normal people ski and enjoy this fantastic place all to ourselves.

  Coming out again in the Spring with my 4.5 year old son who has been skiing since he was two and a bit!

• December 10, 2009
  James Doyle from FRANCE
  

  I live in Morzine but work in UK. Its a fantastic place to ski. There's been loads of precipitation early 2009/10 and so up on Avoriaz the snow is good. But its been raining below 1800 so there's no snow left down to the village of Morzine itself. Need snow low down very badly. It's the same across the Alps so go high ... come to Morzine and ski Avoriaz.

• September 30, 2009
  Paddy from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Morzine - what a fantastic old Alpine town with things for all types to enjoy. Great Bars, restaurants, clubs and cafes - and the shopping is great too. A gateway to a ski area that, in my view, is the best in Europe for all levels. Take a bit of time to study the Porte Du Soleil ski map and you will find hidden gems of ski runs. Try La Grande Terche for a day. go over to Switzerland and ski the legs off your self. We stayed in the centre of town in a modern chalet apartment- morzineskichalets. We stayed in an apartment called Slemish. It was fabulous - a modern home from home and the staff were very helpful. They organised the whole thing from ski school to ski passes, transfers and even meals on the odd night that we could pre book (very handy after a hard day on the slopes) The ESF ski schools for our kids are brilliant.

• March 31, 2009
  Euan from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Just returned from skiing in Morzine. Snow fantastic, area huge. Can highly recommend Chalet Symphony run by Robin and Alex of Savoie Flair. Food and facilities brilliant; new hot tub great after a day on the piste. Nothing was too much trouble for our hosts. This is a gem of a place. Have no doubt you will have a fantastic time here.

• February 14, 2009
  Sarah from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  I have been to Morzine twice before and absolutely loved it. The skiing is varied and the snow has always been good - even when there hasn't been a dump for a while.

• February 12, 2009
  chillypowder from FRANCE
  

  Knee deep in powder at Morzine. February is due to be busy but the tourist offices are predicting a quiet March so take advantage of all the snow and the lack of people. Try ChillyPowder at the bottom of the Prodains cable car. Ski to the door. There is an in-house creche at Morzine; excellent.

• January 28, 2009
  Adrian Singleton from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Just returned from Morzine. Fanatastic place for a skiing holiday. Lots of snow & an unbelievable amount of runs in the Portes Du Soliel area.
  Stayed at the Hotel Chalet Chamois at the top of the Nyon gondola; couldn't have asked for a better location or better food; best I've ever had in Europe.

• January 20, 2009
  Mark P from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Morzine. Bar Robertson & Mutsic what a mad place to be after a hard day in the mountains or for the people who can't handle the super brew a couple in the Budha Bar is a nice place to unwind. The skiing is also good.

• January 17, 2009
  chris from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Morzine rocks. Been with and without family and can't fault it. There really is something for everyone. You can nearly always find decent snow; when Morzine is getting a bit bare you can get to Avoriaz really easily and there is always decent snow up there with some great off-piste stuff. Back there in Feb and will let you know how it goes.

• January 10, 2009
  ady from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Stayed at Le Sherpa in Morzine for several summer and winter holidays. Great distance skiing/boarding out past Avoriaz into Switzerland and fantastic downhill mountain biking all around the area.
  There is/was a camel at Les Gets for Borat types, I have seen it. I think the area has everything.

• January 02, 2009
  Susan from FRANCE
  

  I love Morzine, now I am older I am no longer an intrepid skier and I fear busy pistes and hate queues. I can always find quiet runs within yards of the crowd, I have often skied a whole run down without seeing more than 2 or 3 other skiers.

  I can go up a busy bubble and lose the crowd within 100yards of the top and ski down a gorgeous, silent empty run through the trees, when I can hear a squirrel squeeze. I can step off the lift at Pleney when it looks like the crowd for the first day of the Sales, and lose everyone of them within 3 minutes.

  I have taken young friends to Morzine at busy times, they have played on an empty mountain at Nyon while I took a short cut to the restaurant to wait for them.

  There is something in Morzine for just everyone.

• December 18, 2008
  NickF from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  I've had a place out in Morzine for several years now, so my review of the place is not going to be negative. I love the area, as much for the summer scenery as for the skiing.
  Skiing itself is good, and there's enough challenging stuff to make even experts feel they've earned their dinner. My kids have learned to ski here, and for them half the fun is carving out rat runs through the trees.
  This season looks to be the best start for 40 years, and luckily I'm out there for Christmas week. None of us can wait, though given the level of snow, even 4wd and chains may not be enough to get us to the chalet this time.......

• December 15, 2008
  Monica from FRANCE
  

  We were last in Morzine last winter, and we're back again in January with two small children. The snow has never failed us and we always stay at Au Coin du Feu, a family run chalet just below the cable car up to Avoriaz - an ideal spot for all standards of skiers. Better still, the ski school are putting up a special kid's lift just outside the chalet for little beginners to find their feet. Along with the excellent creche at Morzine, this makes it the best and only place I would go skiing with small kids. Evenings are great; with kids in bed, adults can enjoy really excellent cuisine in the chalet itself. Easily the best catered chalet I have ever visited and I have worked in travel for seven years.

• November 27, 2008
  easiski from FRANCE
  

  Morzine, is one of the best ski areas that is linked to the vast Portes du Soleil. With just over 1 hour from Geneva, Morzine offers an excellent chance for people to ski for the weekend.

  We have lived here for 10 years, and we came here as the locals are some of the friendliest, and will always show you the best that this area has to offer.

• November 25, 2008
  Dan Hunt from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  I posted a comment about Morzine early on in the year before my February trip to the town.

  I must say for a week where the snow wasn't the best, it was one of my best weeks there yet. I have also recently decided to move out there for the winter season, and leave on the 2nd of December.
  The fact that there is already 20cm of snow in the village and 70cm on the top is looking very promising indeed!

  Hope you all have a good winter season, I'm sure I will and will keep updated with the snow conditions ;)

• November 24, 2008
  Benjamin from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Morzine is a fantastic place, look at the snow reports in the Daily Mail ski magazine for Avoriaz from last year, they got 5th place for snow coverage out of all the ski resorts in Europe. You are only an hour away from the airport, a huge extensive ski area and already loads of snow has fallen for this season. Be very aware of companies that say they are in Morzine centre. Do your research and make sure they are.
  Also, nearly all the companies are run by small personal operators not huge tour companies so you get looked after far better.

• September 22, 2008
  Kevin from IRELAND
  

  Morzine was recommended by our friends last year. We all togged off and had a great week. Skiing was great even though there wasn't a huge snowfall for a long time (Last year was crap for all the resorts after Christmas). The long and the short of it was that we're heading back this year and I can't wait.

  Stayed in Alpine Encounters (very nice place with great food.. I mean very very good food) Rooms pretty good. 7/8 min walk to the main gondola. Very popular with UK seniors. Michela & Maggy were great and helped us with our 5 month old son.

  Had the little fella looked after by Jack Frosts Childcare (1 on 1 nanny service) who were great and very accommodating but a little pricey for the few hrs per day but he liked the nanny (Jacklyn) and that tells a lot.

  Over-all, the town (it's not a village by any means) was nice and good healthy atmosphere. No mad loutish music or people locked out of their tiny minds (who wants to get drunk by 3pm when there's skiing to be done?). We mostly skied on the Morzine side and only headed off to the Avoriaz on the 2nd last day. It/s really a full day trip over there to make it worth your while but you can rock on over there for an hour or two also.

  If you're booking your ski pass don't buy for the whole area if you're not going to use it. Save some cash for next years holiday...!!!

  As value for money goes, it's the best place I have been to. It's close to the airports ( Geneva & Lyon), Ski passes are good value for money, Food is good and snow is good. Don't be annoyed if there is no snow in the village, There's always plenty on top and they keep the passage back to the town open with the fake stuff. Love it, love it, love it.

• September 14, 2008
  Alpine Addicts from FRANCE
  

  As a permanent resident in Morzine I would just like to say that it's a beautiful old Savoyarde town that is vibrant and unlike other resorts, it has a heart with something happening here throughout the year.
  With 650km of piste for a mere 200 Euros (1 wk Portes du Soleil lift pass '08/09 season) it's an awesome place to live and ski, and with local knowledge you can avoid virtually every queue! Where else do you have the opportunity to ski through 12+ linked ski resorts, to start the day in one country & have lunch in another?
  The best skiing is not in Morzine itself, but with so many access points into the vast Portes du Soleil system from the area's largest town alone (i.e. Pleney, Nyon, Super Morzine, Prodains, Ardent), why would you want to be anywhere else?
  Plus, Morzine has a huge range of high quality chalet companies offering incredible value for money - hot tubs, saunas, transportation to the starting point & collection from the slopes of your choice, great night life, lots of shops, ski hire delivered to your door..... There are very very few other resorts where the public are pampered to this degree!
  Here's to a fab 08/09 season. The trees started turning red/gold very early this year so let's hope that's a good sign for lots of white gold.

• September 08, 2008
  Ann from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  So glad that other people have felt so strongly against some rather unfortunate comments that they have felt to reply. There is actually no need to support Morzine, it does it extremely well itself.

  [Editors comment: text directed towards an individual has now been removed]

• July 28, 2008
  Harriet from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Don't listen to Kenny. Morzine is fantastic!!!!!!!! The skiing is great and there are some fabulous runs for all levels. As a family of four we have spent many winters and summers there and enjoyed every minute. The town is beautiful and the people are so friendly (check out Monty's cafe!) I would certainly recommend Morzine and can't believe that somebody could call this amazing, beautiful town horrible!!!!!!!