MORZINE - Introduction
Morzine Ski resort is centrally located in the Portes du Soleil region, and just 90km from Geneva airport, making the perfect resort for families and short break skiers. Morzine is an old market town, charming and so typically French with patisseries and boulangeries prominent in the area. The town itself is surrounded by pine forests, and there is direct access to the sister resorts of Les Gets and Avoriaz. Morzine is slightly spread out but there is a good bus service that runs frequently throughout the day. Aprés-ski is fantastic and bars and restaurants are located throughout Morzine.
Skiing
The local skiing in Morzine is divided into three sectors; Pleney above the town to the west, Super Morzine to the east (and the main ski-link to Avoriaz) and Nyon-Chamossierre to the south. Skiing takes place on the wooded slopes on both sides of the Les Gets valley. On the north-western side of Les Gets, a gondola and a chair lead up to Mont Chéry. This is the location for dedicated slalom and snowcross courses, as well as a terrain park.
Snowboarding
There are no dedicated facilities for Snowboarding in Morzine.To find dedicated snowboard and freestyle facilities you need to head further away to Avoriaz or Mont Cheri.
Ski Schools
The ESF ski school dominates the school scene in Morzine and can provide any level of instruction and guiding.
Eating Out
Morzine is a busy little town with more bars and restaurants than you’ll need. It’s difficult to miss restaurants offering typical mountain food or pizzas with L’Etale and Le Clin D’Oeil favoured by many. Finding a higher level of cuisine is harder, but Le Chamade is a true gourmet experience and, indeed, most of the good hotel restaurants will serve a little more variety. If you’re prepared for a trip out of town, La Chalande at Ardent is excellent and L’Amandier in St Jean D’Aulps worth a trip.
Bars and clubs
There is unlikely to be any problem in finding somewhere suitable to kick back in your ski boots. Le Dixie is popular with Brits with pool tables, games and live rugby and football. For a real après-ski knees up you can try and get in at Crepescule. It’s small, busy, full of Dutch and Swedes and there’s a risk that you might not get round to taking off your boots until bedtime. If you're determined to make a big night out of it there are two nightclubs, L'Opera and Le Paradis du Laury's.
Off the slopes
Morzine has a large ice rink where you can skate and watch French league hockey matches. Other activities include tobogganing and snowmobiling.