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The slopes

  • Extent 5 out of 5
  • Fast lifts 2 out of 5
  • Snow 2 out of 5
  • Queues 3 out of 5
  • Terrain p'ks 2 out of 5
  • Expert 3 out of 5
  • Intermediate 4 out of 5
  • Beginner 3 out of 5
  • Boarder 4 out of 5
  • X-country 4 out of 5
  • Restaurants 3 out of 5
  • Schools 3 out of 5
  • Families 4 out of 5

The resort

  • Resort charm 3 out of 5
  • Convenience 2 out of 5
  • Scenery 3 out of 5
  • Eating out 3 out of 5
  • Apres ski 4 out of 5
  • Off-slope 3 out of 5

Gallery

  • Morzine Pleney

Piste maps

Key facts covers:

  • Portes du Soleil

Key facts

Resort1000 m
Slopes950-2300 m
Lifts194
Pistes650 km
Green13 %
Blue 40 %
Red37 %
Black10 %
Snowmaking694 guns
Price index95

Linked resorts

Package operators

Alpine Answers, Alpine Elements, Alpine Ski and Golf Company, Alpine Weekends, AmeriCan Ski, Chalet Chocolat, Chalet Entre Deux Eaux, Chalet Famille, Chalet Group, Chalet Gueret, ChaletBook, Challenge Activ, Classic Ski, Crystal, Erna Low, First Choice, Haig, Host Savoie, Independent Ski Links, Inghams, Inspired to Ski, Interactive Resorts, Lagrange, Momentum, Mountain Heaven, Mountain Tracks, Mountain Wave, Oxford Ski Co, Peak Retreats, Powder White, PowderBeds, Reach4theAlps, Ride & Slide, Rude Chalets, Ski Expectations, Ski France, Ski Independence, Ski Line, Ski Morzine, Ski Weekend, Skiology.co.uk, Skitracer, Skiweekends.com, Snow Finders, Starski Chalets, Sugar Mountain, Thomson, Trail Alpine, VIP, White Roc, Zenith

Morzine

France

Morzine Pleney

The upside


  • Larger local piste area (shared with Les Gets) than other resorts in the vast Portes du Soleil area
  • Good nightlife by French standards
  • Quite attractive summer-resort town
  • Few queues locally, in general
  • Lots of treelined runs

The downside


  • Just off the Portes du Soleil circuit
  • Bus ride or long walk to lifts from much of the accommodation
  • Low altitude means an enduring risk of rain and poor snow
  • Few tough pistes for experts
  • Weekend crowds


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Tourist office links

www.morzine-avoriaz.com

Weather

Summary

Morzine is a long-established year-round resort, popular for its easy road access, traditional atmosphere and gentle wooded slopes; bad weather rarely causes problems (except that it rains here not infrequently). For keen piste-bashers wanting to ski the Portes du Soleil circuit regularly, the main drawback is that you’re slightly off the main circuit.
This problem can be solved by taking a car or using a tour operator who will drive you around. The little-used Ardent gondola, a short drive from Morzine, is a particularly neat option, giving the alternative of a shorter circuit that misses out Avoriaz, where the worst crowds tend to be found.

News – this season 2011/12

A new indoor swimming pool opened in January 2011. Nine more snow-guns were installed in the Pléney and Nyon sectors.

News – last season

A new six-pack to the top of Chamossière replaced the triple chair and Blanchots draglift. Eleven new snow-guns were installed on the Pléney and Nyon sectors. A new lift pass for five consecutive hours starting any time has replaced the half-day pass.

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