ski chalets morzine

chalet ski holidays in morzine

One of the world's major ski centres and a sizable, picturesque town with a good range of shops, restaurants and alternative sports options. A key resort in the huge Portes du Soleil lift-linked region.

Established in 1922 the French ski resort Morzine lies at 2020 metres altitude in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Morzine ski area is not snow sure. Over 322 snow cannons ensure artificial Morzine snow making covers 130km of ski trails, which equates to around 20 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Morzine (France) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 80km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Morzine ski season runs from December to April.

morzine resort and apres ski

Morzine has a rich variety of alternatives to offer the winter holiday maker. To begin with, outdoors instructors are ready to guide you through climbs on frozen waterfalls, high altitude ski touring with destinations such as Zermatt in Switzerland, winter mountaineering and off-piste skiing. Snow-shoe tours and dog-sledding are also offered, along with marked winter hiking trails (and a specially priced lift pass for walkers) . A paragliding school operates and there's a 20 obstacle fitness circuit for those who need more than just a day on the slopes and a night dancing in the clubs. Torch-lit skiing is organised on Thursdays during much of February and March. Ice sports fans have an Olympic-sized indoor rink where hockey matches and figure skating contests are staged as well as free skating times for visitors and locals alike. There is also a curling rink. The Palais des Congrès conference hall sometimes stages exhibitions, films, shows and concerts. Movies are also shown, more regularly, at the two cinemas Le Colibri and Le Rex.

skiing morzine

Morzine skiing, as part of the Portes du Soleil, is vast with opportunities for all abilities and disciplnes. Portes du Soleil ski area links more than a dozen resorts in France and Switzerland and offers skiers over 600km of linked trails, limitless off-piste terrain all served by more than 200 lifts.A great reason to ski Morzine is that the local area is well suited for families, beginners and intermediates skiers with more than half the pistes aimed at these levels. Morzine ski area has nursery slopes placed all around the town, and so a short walk from most accommodation. One of the best beginners areas being around Le Pleney. There are quick links to over to Les Gets for access to cruisy treelined intermediate runs.

Skiing Morzine you'll enjoy 64 pistes and trails and that means approximately 107km of ski runs. Morzine lifts number 48 with the capacity to uplift 65000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Morzine is over 11km long. Ski Morzine summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Morzine.

Morzine Ski Area

Morzine ski area has 10% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 35% intermediate, 40% advanced ski slopes and 12% for expert skiers - the most difficult Morzine piste is the 3km Creux run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Morzine after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.

Morzine for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall

snowboarding morzine

Morzine snowboarding suits all abilities especially with the off piste opportunities. But snowboard Morzine local terrain if you are a beginner, less experienced or a less aggressive boarder. Snowboarders looking for more high adrenalin actions would do well to head up to Avoriaz with its very large fun park or try out the snowboard park in Les Gets. Snowboarding Morzine includes snow park and half pipe.

If you snowboard Morzine you'll want to know that, of the 48 ski lifts in total, 17 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Morzine snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Morzine snowboard facilities include 9 terrain parks and 3 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 3 quarter pipe and 4 boardercross courses.

Morzine for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall