Snowsure: 4.1
- 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
- Morzine is snowsure even in the poorest seasons
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August 15, 2013
Johny from
USA - California
Johny from
USA - California
More of a beginner resort. I think that is why a lot of English go there. It seems more of a place where non-ski fans go who are not used to being on the slopes hard. A lot of partying and drinking and noisy at night, so not the place to go if looking for a quiet vacation with the family. Very, very crowded. Yes, there are places to get away from the crowds but takes a while to get to them. Again, a lot of beginners who think they are good and run down blue runs thinking they are on steep runs and have no respect for the people trying to learn on the beginner runs. Funny watching people walk down the steeper runs because they can not handle it. Never seen before. When you get to the harder more advance runs will run into a lot of beginners who can not handle it and get in your way and take up the entire run. Watch out for the ESP school, they will take over the entire runs and lifts and are so disorganized and disrespectful. Seen people run into each other and other stupid moves that do not exist in the States.
March 25, 2013
Andy Mullett from
United Kingdom
Andy Mullett from
United Kingdom
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!
January 25, 2013
jason from
United Kingdom
jason from
United Kingdom
First trip to PDS was 12 - 19 Jan 2013. Group of 8 friends. Stayed in an apartment booked through resa-morzine. Great value and v handy for Pleney lifts, Tremplin bar etc. Snow was excellent due to a large drop the day before arrival and smaller top-ups during the week. I think the lower, busier slopes around Morzine town could be a little sketchy otherwise. Great blue runs in Les Gets, Nyon and back down to Morzine. Nice testing reds both near the tops and lower down, although the lower ones got a little hard in the afternoons. Ski Morzine/Les Gets on cloudy/snowy days and head up to Avoriaz for the sun or if snow not so clever in Morzine. Crowds around first lifts soon disperse as you venture further out. Easy to ski from Morzine to Les Crosets in Switzerland and back by lunch if you can ski blues easily and get the SuperMorzine at 9am.
Drink in Le Tremplin between 4 and 7 ish in your ski kit (cold but great crack), have a meal/snooze/shower then head for the Tibetan for a flatliner or two 'til 11 then downstairs to the Cavern for table dancing 'til you fall off.
Good place all round.
November 26, 2012
Sean from
Germany
Sean from
Germany
Morzine is a great venue for groups with various levels of skiers and non skiers (as you can always meet up for lunch).
With the whole of the Port de Soleil for the taking no problem with variety.
Bass is great for all levels and ages, really good one on one lessons. Yes, you pay more but still worth it.
The snow institute is also very good.
Come on snow.
March 29, 2012
Chris Leeks from
United Kingdom
Chris Leeks from
United Kingdom
I returned from Morzine on 27th March 2012. The temperature in the resort in the sun was in the mid twenties, but as the sun went over the crest of the hill the temperature fell. This meant a slight refreeze and combined with the hard work of the piste bashers a great day's skiing beckoned the next day. Although the spring conditions meant it was better to get out on the slopes early and maybe finish a little earlier.
From Morzine you can take the Pleney lift and ski above Les Gets, or take the super Morzine and ski through Avoriaz and on to Switzerland. A bewildering choice of skiing offering many skiparks and the infamous Swiss Wall, which is not for the feint hearted.
The town had a relaxed, unpretentious feel with plenty of shops, bars and restaurants. We had a full Porte de Soleil pass which gave us ample choice of slopes. We particularly enjoyed the reds around Avoriaz. The resorts were all connected well with clear sign-posting and a bus service.
Having skied Les Trois Vallees and Paradiski I think would have to rate Porte de Soleil as my favourite of the large ski areas.
I shall return next winter.
March 11, 2012
Tyler from
United Kingdom
Tyler from
United Kingdom
I spent a week in Morzine w/c 29th Jan. The skiing was superb. Perfectly pisted snow if a little cold at times (-22!) The local ski area of Morzine and Les Gets has plenty of piste to keep you occupied for a week. My advice would be head away from the front of the Pleney. All the blues are full of ski schools and the reds were sheet ice. Over in the other bowls near Les Get or Nyon there were lots of lovely empty blues and reds through the trees with a couple of more difficult reds and blacks if you want to test yourself! You can also get the Super Morzine bubble up to Avoriaz. There are some excellent blues at the top of the lift. Lift queues were minimal and organised. The food on the mountain wasn't too expensive. I would suggest the smaller mountain restaurants over the big self service affairs as they all had home cooked food at much lower prices.
I'd certainly recommend this resort and I'll definitely be going back.
February 28, 2012
Al Sweet - Bristol from
United Kingdom
Al Sweet - Bristol from
United Kingdom
I have been skiing in Morzine once or twice a year for the past dozen or so years and love it. The variety of runs, restaurants and apres-ski is amazing.
As our budget, group size and accommodation needs have changed over this time we have always been able to easily find something in Morzine to suit our exacting standards. It is also an easy flight (Bristol-Geneva) and transfer (1 hour Geneva-Morzine) or a 10-12 hour (including channel crossing) 600 mile plus 60€ in tolls each way drive (we drive these days as it tends to be cheaper for a family car load).
We have been taking the children along for the past 6 years and have tried various ski schools et al but the only one that I would highly recommend, having been with them for the last 4 years, is The Snow Institute ran by Sally and her team. The children have consistently received only the best instruction and childcare and the kids have loved every minute of their time with TSI. This has resulted in them being able to out ski their folks for past couple of trips!
Of course there is always the occasional gripe......why does the petit train stop for an hour at lunchtime?. Why is there so little in town car parking? etc, etc. But these are easily outweighed by the positives that Morzine has to offer.
We will be back again in early April having already done a week in January. Bring it on!
'Le ball de chien".
February 19, 2012
Ben Watts from
United Kingdom
Ben Watts from
United Kingdom
Just got back from France, and thought if anyone was skiing this year or in the future with kids etc, and looking for lessons, it was worth going through some of the options;
The British Ski School is the best for kids, but you need to book early – Search for BASS Morzine for their website.
BASS ski schools have smaller class sizes (plus one on one lessons – which are fantastic), the kids classes are a max of 5-6 kids, they all speak English, and they really look after the kids
Why not use the French Ski Schools?
ESF (Escole Ski Francais) (aka - The Red Coats),
These guys are a nightmare, the kids classes sizes are 10 or more (I counted 15 in a class), they lost kids twice while we were in France, most instructors do not speak great English, and conversing with little ones is not great “shouting at a 4 year old in French to get up is not helpful”…
The ESF school have set up another Ski School to try and copy the BASS schools, it is called “The Snow School”, basically they choose their best English speakers, put them in a different coloured jacket and charge 20 euros an hour more!, what’s more you could have a lesson with a guy from The Snow School in the morning for 70-80 Euros, and then have a lesson with the same instructor in the afternoon with an ESF Jacket on for less. (The two offices are next door to each other)
Henry (6yrs) had 3 private lessons this year (2 hrs each), and came back smiling from every lesson, did his Polar Bear, Bronze, Silver, and Stage 1, and then proceeded to ski with me in the afternoons, I could hardly keep up, he just wanted to ski through the trees and over jumps
Brilliant!
Ben Watts - Norfolk UK
January 31, 2012
Catherine Penneck from
United Kingdom
Catherine Penneck from
United Kingdom
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