Ski Morzine to find yourself in a delightful French market town. The Portes du Soleil offers skiing and snowboarding in France's closest lareg ski area to Geneva so for weekends away...
Where
If you ski Morzine, whatever your ski or snowboard ability, you can be practising within 90 minutes from Geneva airport by car. This is one of the traditional French ski resorts and is a market town within the Portes du Soleil ski area, with its massive 650Km of piste. Access is easy, a quick transfer from either Geneva or Chambéry taking you right into the village.
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Suitable For |
Slopes |
RESORT ALTITUDE : |
1000m |
TOTAL PISTE : |
145 km |
LONGEST RUN : |
11 km |
START SEASON : |
December |
END SEASON : |
April |
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OVERALL |
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SKIING |
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BOARDING |
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APRÉS |
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FAMILIES |
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Beginners
7 / 11% |
Intermediates
23 / 36% |
Advanced
26 / 41% |
Experts
8 / 13% |
TOTAL RUNS : |
64 |
SNOW CANNONS : |
141 / 100ha |
SNOW PARKS : |
1 |
CROSS COUNTRY : |
49 km |
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On the slopes
Ski holidays in Morzine ski resort offer something for everyone. Beginners will delight in the easily accessible nursery slopes, while intermediates will find that the Portes du Soleil skiing area is covered in blue and red runs, with some wonderful easy cruising on lovely wide pistes and through big bowls. Advanced skiers will find challenges both on and off piste, including the Swiss wall and the world cup downhill black. Boarders should head for Avoriaz to sample the best 'super pipe' in Europe.
Ski area :
If you ski Morzine you are also in the ski region of Portes du Soleil along with the following resorts; Abondance, Avoriaz, Champéry, Châtel, Les Crosets, Les Gets, Morgins, Morzine, St Jean d'Aulps
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Off the slopes
You will be staying in an old market town, so be sure to explore some of the local patisseries and boulangeries. Après ski you'll find a great selection of restaurants, bars and clubs to suit all price points and tastes. There's a bus service to help you enjoy the town, which is somewhat spread out. Other options include bowling, a cinema, a gym and a pool, and of course ice Skating and Parapenting. It's a good ski resort for families.
RESORT GOOD POINTS
- Larger local piste area (shared with Les Gets) than other resorts in the vast Portes du Soleil area
- Good nightlife by French standards
- Lots of tree-lined runs
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RESORT BAD POINTS
- Bus-ride or long walk to lifts from much of the accommodation
- Only a few tough pistes for experts
- Weekend crowds can get unbearable
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Tourist Office
Worldwide cover from £60.48
or Single trip Europe cover from £22.98 - get covered before you arrive!
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