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Morillon Ratings

Overall: 4.3. Based on 19 votes and 26 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.3

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Morillon is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.6

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Morillon has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 4.0

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.6

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 4.9

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Morillon

Public Transport: 4.2

  • There are no buses or taxis to Morillon
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.7

  • No places to stay in/near Morillon
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 4.3

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 3.4

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Morillon

Ski in/Ski out: 4.8

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.6

  • There are no child care facilities at Morillon
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.3

  • Morillon relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.7

  • There are no snow groomers at Morillon
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Morillon are groomed daily

Shelter: 4.6

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Morillon is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 4.6

  • If snow conditions are poor at Morillon, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.2

  • Morillon usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.9

  • The staff at Morillon are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Morillon are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 4.1

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.4

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.8

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.6

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.9

  • No intermediate terrain at Morillon
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.2

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.8

  • Not even a kicker at Morillon
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 4.1

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Morillon
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.3

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Morillon has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.5

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.9

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.4

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 3.3

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.9

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 4.4

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.2

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.2

  • Overall, Morillon is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.4

  • Overall, Morillon is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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March 14, 2020
Crioutwo from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Lifts have improved so much from early days and it is a fabulous area to ski. No steps anywhere as completely equipped for the disabled skiers. Pistes very well looked after and there is something for everyone. .The Grand Massif has black off-piste bowls and runs, to lovely long green ones. There are also open slopes and tree runs so when the weather is bad you can usually ski. February does get busy but so does everywhere.
January 04, 2020
Bongo from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
The review by V was accurate until two years ago when the Lanche Lift was replaced by a high speed 6-man chair-lift on a new run to Samoëns called Chars + a new 6-man lift at Moliettes to Tete de Saix. Thus speeding up the process of skiing over to Flaine and other parts of the Grand Massif Overall, the Grand Massif has high speed links, great pistes and a warm welcome
January 02, 2020
T from Ski France France
Morillon is a small resort but with very good connections to 3 other major resorts: Samoen, Carroz and Flaine. Access to the other resorts is via new express ski lift or other older ski lifts. From the main village you can use gondola to reach the ski area and when snow conditions are good you can ski all the way down to the center of the village. Overall, it is a good resort and not too crowded. It offers a peaceful place to relax in the evenings and no crazy drunk tourists everywhere.
February 11, 2016
V from Ski France France
We won't be back. The queues for the lift were just ridiculous. Most notably the Lanches chairlift, where we queued for the best part of an hour and then had to ski straight back down to get the kids from ski school rather than the routes we had planned. Having a rickety slow 3 man chairlift as the main link to the rest of the Grand Massif area is awful and it really needs to be replaced with a decent high capacity lift.
February 15, 2015
Julie Smith from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Staying at Morillon and the conditions are great. Great snow at the top, odd crusty patches lower down but still great skiing. Gondola queue (half-term) was just 10 minutes but the fast chair lift at 1100 has been very busy all day. Other lifts were fine and the slopes weren't too busy.
February 05, 2013
BLM from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Stayed in Morillon 1100 at the Le Buet apartments - January 19th 2013. It's a small resort, but not that small and has everything you need for a short break or for a full week of skiing. The skiing is excellent, and Morillon 1100 is well placed in the Grand Massif system, allowing you to visit Flaine, Les Carroz and Samoens with ease. The local slopes are good fun, and we repeatedly skied the blue and red runs from the top of Sairon. The mountain restaurant as the top of Sairon lift is well worth visiting - friendly efficient service, good food and well-priced. The lift system is generally modern with fast, high capacity lifts. There are a few exceptions (notably the Lanches chairlift that you have to take to get to Flaine) that could do with replacing, but this doesn't detract from your enjoyment of the ski area as a whole. We found the Le Buet apartments to be clean, reasonably spacious and in good order. They are basic but, at the same time, have nearly everything you need. If driving, take a kettle, some mugs and your own duvets - and you'll be just fine. We visited the Madison Pub on most evenings, which is a French run bar/restaurant rather than a full-on expat drinker. It's a nice, comfortable bar with a relaxed atmosphere and seems to be the place where everyone congregates in the evenings. The restaurant serves good salads, steaks and the usual Savoyarde offerings. The staff are nice, friendly and it's well worth a visit or two. We hired our skis from Intersport Cashta. We pre-booked for a good discount, our skis were ready on arrival, and the service was excellent. We visited the local supermarket which was reasonably well stocked, but (for convenience and price) it's problably best to stop in a hypermarket in the valley on your way up to resort. All in all, a great little resort with good access to the extensive Grand Massif ski area, and all less than 1 hour from Geneva airport!
January 13, 2013
Louise from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Very lucky to have spent a lovely Christmas and New Year in Morillion 1100 with good snow and intersting weather- some snow, some very hot days and some crisp ones too. Wonderful family resort, kids enjoyed ski school with ESF and progressed well. They made the most of toboganing, snow play and the chance to take part in the torch lit descent. Great access and easy to get to. Not too over developed. Friendly people and we loved that we could ski in and ski out of Le Buet. Apartment was clean, good value, equipped with what we needed, good ski locker, but it luxury, just what we were looking for! The runs were great for giving beginners / intermediates confidence, nice and wide, beautiful scenery and the Marvel run was a real hit. We really enjoyed Les Carroz too and also 2 trips to Flaine for some more challenging reds. Negatives - some investment is needed in the major links where queues on busy days were not good. Plus the links at Tete des Saix were very busy and in some places narrow which meant in the afternoon there were busy, full of moguls and not much fun. We quite liked the charm of some of the older lifts, dotted around the resorts, but the key link points need a bit more capacity. However, over the 2 weeks, these are minor points for a good value, friendly and accessible resort for families, I would definitely consider going again.
January 12, 2013
Woodster from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Staying at a fantastic appt at refuge Alpage Morillon 1100, amazing scenery and snow conditions, esf ski school excellent. Last day of skiing and boarding for us and looking forward to coming back later in season, excellent resort and place.
March 04, 2012
Mr S from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just returned from a week in Morillon. The weather was unseasonably warm, t-shirt weather at 1100m with maybe a light jacket for skiing at 1700m+. Not a cloud in sight all week. Freeze/thaw. Snow was slush at lower altitudes and hard pack over ice up higher except where ploughed by traffic. Piste suffered from carving and ploughing and snow was very heavy in most places. Moguls formed on popular runs (see webcams). Icy patches on some runs resulted in a few spills and work for the mountain rescue team. At lower altitudes snow had given way to bare earth as the thaw continued although snow expected for the coming week. Best to avoid the runs which decend into the village directly. All in all, not a bad resort. A little disorganised at 1100m, too many flat spots for a snowboarder and less than ideal for a skier, unless you're a fan of organised chaos. The queues for the Sairon lift were ridiculous. Definitely one to avoid if it's a French school holiday as it's simply too busy to be much fun especially if you're trying to learn on the débutante slope as some in our party were. Admittedly bad planning on our part but worth mentioning. Can recommend bakery in the village for lunch items. These can be taken up the mountain as there are some decent picnic spots on Marvel (green). I would certainly avoid the cafe, "L'Igloo" at the summit (top of Sairon lift). It was busy but that wasn't the problem, the food quality was absolutely appalling. When it finally arrived, after a 40 minute wait, nobody in our group was even remotely happy with their order. Almost all went in the trash and we're not picky eaters...serious error not going to the bakery in town and hauling a few pizza slices up top. A complete waste of money. The saving grace of the trip was the accommodation and whilst I can't mention the name here, it's amazing how mediocre skiing/boarding can be compensated for by quality accommodation. Overall, a decent holiday. Just avoid the peak periods and make sure you get weather reports. I would not say this resort is particularly challenging for anyone with skill. The lack of short green runs also hurts it for beginners. I'd suggest it would be most suited for an intermediate skier.
September 13, 2011
ian Wickham from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
This was our second visit to Morillon. We stayed up at 1100 in the very pleasant Chalet Morillon, a good location and only 100 metres to the gondola. The only problem we had was the poor snow conditions and a few of the pistes were closed through lack of snow. Still a very nice area with very good ESF ski tuition with which my daughter passed her third star.