Lyon 195km Take transfers from the airport to Morzine with great Skiidy Gonzales
By Train Cluses station or Thonon approx 30km then get a bus transfer to the resort
By Car To get driving directions to the resort go to either the AA Website or the Michelin Route Planner website www.viamichelin.com or www.theaa.com
About The Resort..
Morzine Resort Information
Morzine is a traditional year round mountain resort and is very popular with the British who love its charm. Very much a family resort with plenty of restaurants and bars. There is an excellent bus service that helps you get around the place. It is easy to get to but is sometimes a little difficult to navigate around the one way system with all the hotel mini buses. It rarely suffers from bad weather days and is very popular in Summer. There are a lot of chalet style buildings and we would recommend staying in or near the centre close to one of the gondolas. Top tip:The little-used Ardent gondola, a short drive from Morzine, is a good choice to start your day from because you can get onto the Port Du Soleil circuit whilst missing Avoriaz and the potential queues.
Resort Restaurants
Morzine Restaurants
Lots of choice with the best restaurant being the L'Atelier in hotel Samoyede. Le Grange is good even if you need to take out a bank loan. If you are with the kids try out the 'child friendly restaurant' in the Hotel Rhodos.
Nightlife..
Morzine Apres Ski & Morzine Bars
Nightlife in Morzine?
Excellent by French standards
There is a torchlight descent on Thursdays and a drink afterwards!
Try out the Bar Robinson which gets busy especially apres ski time.
L'Opera and Laury's is where you will find the late crowd.
Dixies and the Cavern have their fans and for those of you who like dancing on the tables in your ski boots try Crepu
Other Activities
Morzine Activities
2 cinemas, ice rink, swimming pools, and many people just like to shop!
Accommodation
Morzine Accommodation
Morzine Chalets
One of our favourite chalet companies in Morzine is Chilly Powder. Families will especially love the 2 luxury chalets with great in-house childcare facilities. Ski right back to the Chalets and you'll find the main cable car directly opposite the chalet - bliss! Check out the outdoor Jacuzzi, sauna and excellent cuisine. UK Tel: 020 7289 6958 France tel: 00 33 45074 7521 Fax: 0033 45079 0148 Email: enquiries@chillypowder.com
Privately Owned chalets for Rental If you are looking for a self catered chalet, Chalet du Lac in Morzine is a real find. It's privately owned. Deep sofas, a log burning stove and only 5 minutes walk to the lifts - aaaah winter b
liss. find out availability and owner details at Chalet Rentals Direct website
Check out Chalet Gem who also list chalets available in Morzine
If you are looking for a large chalet then we've always recommended in the past Lou Bochons which was great for families. Chris and Allie who run the chalet have a passion for food and good quality local wines and their luxury catered ski chalet has an excellent reputation for customer service too. The couple are in the process of buying an even bigger and better chalet so do keep an eye out for when they go live in 2010. Why not sign up for their newsletter at Morzine365.com
For luxury right in the heart of Morzine look no further than Nebraska Lodge. It sleeps 8 persons and comes with it's own private cinema!!! We also love the jacuzzi and sauna and curling up with a good book in front of the fire.
For something a bit different why not check out www.skichamois.co.uk- the company run a Jumbo sized Chalet ideal for groups, individuals and families looking for an informal atmosphere. The Chalet is situated at the top of the Nyon cable car so it really is door-to-door skiing. They host a regular disco, quiz night and games night and they even run a Happy Hour between 4:30 and 7:00pm. The chalet works with Ace Eurotour and runs a luxury overnight coach from the UK via Newcastle, Leeds, Doncaster, South Mimms, and Folkestone / Dover. You can contact them on 01302 369 006.
Morzine Hotels
There are a total of 49 hotels to choose from with a number of 3 star hotels and at least a dozen 2 star hotels
LE DAHU 33.(0)4.50.75.92.92 Fax:33.(0)4.50.75.92.50 Good restaurant, pool, shuttle to lifts
Looking for a ski travel agent that provides accommodation in Morzine?
There are lots of British tour companies who go to Morzine. These include Alpine Weekends, Alpine Answers, Chalet Chocolate, Chalet Company, Chalet Group, Chalet Snowboard, Challenge Activ, Crystal Ski, Classic Ski, Erna Low, First Choice Ski, Independent Ski Links, Inghams, Inspired to Ski, Interactive Resorts, Lagrange, Momentum Ski, Mountain Tracks, Oxford Ski Company, Peak Retreats, Ride and Slide, Rude Chalets, Ski Activity, Ski Chamois, Ski Expectations, Ski France, Ski Independence, Ski Line, Ski McNeil, Ski Morzine, Ski Weekend, Skitracer, Snowfinders, Sugar Mountain, Snowline,Thomson Ski and White Roc
About The Mountain
Ski Morzine
Queues tend to form in the morning when trying to get up the mountain at both of the main gondolas.
Cross country = 95km of trails
Beginners = good slopes to learn on and nursery slopes near the village
Intermediates = good choice of all levels of piste to ski on
Advanced = good blacks and hire yourself a guide to explore the off piste
Overall Morzine is an excellent place to base yourself, there is more than enough skiing for all of our abilities and the massive Porte Du Soleil is just on the doorstep. The Super Morzine Link to Avoiraz makes it possible to ski into Switzerland as well as other villages in the Porte Du Soleil Area - altogether there is over 230 lifts.
To save time you can purchase on-line in advance all the different ski-passes sold by Morzine’s ski-lift company (Morzine-Les Gets ski-pass, Portes du Soleil, week-end passes, 6 to 14 day passes, individual or family packs).
These reserved ski-passes are then available within 48 hours from the "Accueil et information” office at the Pléney cable car station (ticket office open from the end of November).
Morzine and Portes du Soleil Ski Passes are available for purchase at the following website Buy Ski Passes Online
Mountain Restuarants
Morzine Restaurants
There are a number of lovely places to stop, amongst our favourites at Snowbrainer are the rustic charm of Chez Nannon where they serve great meat. The Pointe de Nyon also has a strong following. If you are hungryhead for the Vaffieu above the Folliets chair.
Ski Schools
Morzine Ski Lessons
The British Alpine Ski and Snowboard School (BASS) is good even if a little expensive Tel: 0033 450 747859.
The Edge Snowsports Tel: +44 (0) 870 446 90 90 www.theedgesnowsports.com contact@theedgesnowsports.com A British ski school offering exceptional tuition from British instructors of all levels - whatever you want from your skiing The Edge Snowsports offers a unique and fantastic experience with tailored private tuition and small groups. If you want to find out more; send an email or call on the number above for more information.
Mint Snowboard School Mint Snowboard School is a small team of British snowboard instructors qualified to the highest level within the sport. Their young, enthusiastic team offer easy to understand techniques and fun focused coaching. Their aim is to get you riding and keep you progressing, whatever your level and focus. Mint Snowboard School offers private tuition, group sessions, freestyle coaching as well as fully inclusive snowboard camps. Mint Snowboarding is the sole dedicated snowboard school in the Portes du Soleil and the Mint team are the only specific snowboard instructors working in Morzine, Avoriaz & Les Gets. www.mintsnowboarding.com info@mintsnowboarding.com 0033 (0)6 80 77 66 09
The Snow Institute
Another highly recommended ski and snowboard school is The Snow Institute based in a number of areas around the Portes du Soleil ski area.Offering lessons accommodating your needs and requirements, The Snow Institute will teach you all there is to know about snowsports!Courses can be taken individually, in groups or however you would like to organize them.All course instructors are BASI trained so you can guarantee to get the most of your ski and snowboard experiences! If you're interested in courses with The Snow Institute in either Les Gets or Morzine then get in touch here.
Should you fancy a pampering session; complete with massage, facials, manicures and pedicures then look no further than www.pamperoffpiste.com Pamper off Piste offer massage and beauty treatments in the comfort of your chalet. Operating in Courchevel, Meribel, La Tania, Val D’Isere, La Plagne, Morzine and Le Gets; the professional and qualified British therapists are on hand to help you get the most from your holiday; whether you're after relaxation or treatment for your muscles to maximise time on the mountain, Pamper off Piste will have you relaxed in no time.
Top 5 Family Activities
Morzine Family Activities
Two cinemas,Ice Rink
Hotel swimming pools open to the public at a price.
Visit to the cheese factory
Fitness Centre,Snowshoeing,Ballooning
Ice Diving,Helicopter flights
Tobogganning,Paintballing
Paragliding
Top 5 Runs
Morzine Ski
There are plenty of ski runs and pistes for keen intermediates and beginners willing to try plenty of tackling blues and red runs. Expert and advanced skiers may not be challenged as much as they would like. Mont Chery has some pretty steep runs whilst Le Pleney has some great runs for groups of mixed abilities skiing and snowboarding together. Snowboarders are usually pretty content in Morzine with a freestyle area and boardercross beelow Pointe de Nyon. If you fancy heading over to Avoriaz you'll find 4 terrain parks to practice your boarding moves on.
Ski & Snowboard Hire Shop
Morzine Ski Hire and Snowboard Rental
Ski Hire Morzine, France Looking for ski hire and snowboard hire in Morzine? Here at snowbrainer we work with Le Caribou Sport and ABC Sports ski rental shop. Your ski rental will be waiting for you in the shop on your arrival. Save time and money - Book Here Now!
Morzine Rental Shop Locations
Le Caribou Sport - located at 95 route Combe a Zore ABC Sports - located at Route de la Plagne
Ski Hire Shops opening times Le Caribou
Hours : 8h30-19h
Language(s) Spoken : French English Italian
ABC Sports
Hours : 8h30-12h30/13h30-19h
Language(s) Spoken : French English
How to Hire Ski Gear? It's simple. Snowbrainer has a three step booking system. Step 1) choose your country, resort and shop. Step 2) choose your equipment Step 3) register and check out
You'll receive an instant Equipment Voucher via e-mail. (best viewed in HTML on your e-mail setting) Print out the Voucher and take it to the shop.
What to expect from your ski hire gear. Snowbrainer works with over 700 ski rental shops in 11 countries. The range of equipment stocked from shop to shop changes. Large shops in the most popular resorts tend to stock the largest range of ski rental equipment. They may have 5 or 6 ski models in each category whereas smaller shops may be limited to only a couple. Snowbrainer gives you an indication of the type of equipment to expect within a category.
Skis - a breakdown per category of ski equipment rental
Platinum Plus *
High Precision skis with a high retail price, exclusively designed for experts
Platinum *
Top of the range skis current and last seasons top models. Offering a variety of Slope, All Mountain, freestyle & Women's ski models
Gold *
Easy to manage skis designed for beginners and intermediates. Offering skis suitable for on slopes and Women's models
Silver
Easy to manage skis designed for beginners and intermediates. Offering skis suitable for on slopes and Women's models
Bronze
budget skis in their 3rd year of use
Snowblades /Miniskis
Snowblade for fun! (and those feeling lazy... until you realise they don't glide so well and hitting a flat straight means physical exertion by walking.)
* Offer in this category : This category allows customers to change the equipment 3 times during the course of the week (from Monday to Thursday) subject to availability at the shop (this offer is limited to 1 per day)
Snowboards - a breakdown per category of snowboard equipment rental
Platinum *
top of the range boards
Gold *
a range of on and offpiste models
Silver
entry level snowboard for beginners
* Offer in this category : This category allows customers to change the equipment 3 times during the course of the week (from Monday to Thursday) subject to availability at the shop (this offer is limited to 1 per day)
Child Ski Hire
Champion
young skiers 6 to 11 years inclusive (up to 145 cm in height) For all levels including high quality skis, twin-tips. equipment up to 3 years old
Aspire
skis for children 6 to 11 years under 145 cm in height. equipment up to 3 years old
Minikids
skis suitable for very young children up to and including 5 years.
Child Snowboard Hire
Champion
Snowboards suitable for beginner and intermediate level kids
Ski Helmet Hire It is recommended that all adults and children wear helmets
The Cost of Ski Hire There are quite a few factors that change the cost of ski hire. Certain times of the season are more expensive than others. If you are looking for the cheapest ski hire then booking outside school holiday periods usually makes the price cheaper. By booking online at Snowbrainer we'll give you a discount bringing the price of your ski hire down. We publish the Recommended Retail Price on our site so you know not only how much discount you get off your ski hire but also how much you would pay if you walked into the shop and paid full price.
Ski Hire Clothing Unfortunately we do not hire ski wear.
We recommend hiring your skis and snowboards at ABC or Caribou . If you book online here at Snowbrainer you can make big savings up to 45% on the recommended retail price for all your winter equipment. Your equipment will be waiting for you in the shop on your arrival. Save time and money - Book Here Now!
Ski Books, Snowboard Books and Ski Holiday Information Books
Looking for some information before you go on holiday or looking for a book to read when you are there. Here's some books we recommend. They're worth a read before you head off on your winter holiday or they can make great presents for skiers and snowboarders.
Top 5 Things To Take
Easy to use Piste Maps & Ski Trails Looking for high detailed piste maps for your GPS? Snowranger sells affordable quality digital maps that are great for any ski or snowboard trip. For those of you who’ve ever wondered which run gets you back to France from the Swiss side of Portes du Soleil or you’re racing the clock to get back from a Courchevel lunch to Val Thorens before the lifts shut this is invaluable kit. No more wrestling wet paper maps with frozen fingers! There are over 500 ski resorts piste maps in Europe and North America available. Go to Snow-Forecast Snowranger Film your Mates Jumps, Tricks & Shameful Ski / Snowboard Moments. We love the JAMCAM – it’s a head camera that allows you to capture your days skiing or snowboarding on the mountain. You can rent or buy the kit so for more details head to www.jam-cam.tv If you take the JAMCAM rental service in resort they include a host to record your day. The alternative is to rent before you leave, taking the equipment to the ski resort of your choice and posting back on your return. Gift vouchers are available via the website offering an unusual Christmas or Birthday present for your ski & snowboard mad friends.
What's an easy way to carry skis? Well we found the ‘THE HANDLE’ . This nifty little device allows you to carry your skis around without causing major injury to yourself and other members of the public. It’s incredibly easy to use – no Velcro just a click buckle. It’s also light and small enough to put in your pocket. www.ski-walker.com
Reviews
Morzine is a pretty French town with character, good hotels and restaurants with lovely food. Ok I am biased because we tend to go there most years and it is where the children learned to ski with the British Alpine School. We can’t recommend it enough and in good weather it is brilliant. If it raining which it does a bit head up a little higher to Avoriaz where it is likely to be snowing. Please thank the staff at Le Caribou who are first rate.
By Charlie, Cheshire on 22/10/2009 19:50:24
We love Morzine and have a brilliant time there every year. We often stay at the hotel Les Airelles as it is clean, comfortable and has good food too. The resort is lively and is great fun. We were lucky with the snow and the pistes weren’t too crowded either…definitely recommend this resort. It is great fun all year round. We’ll be back again next year Snowbrainer for the ski and snowboard hire for all the family!
By Tom Hunter on 04/01/2010 09:58:54
Please thank the guys at Caribou who went out of there way to find me boots that fitted perfectly. This made for a great ski week with no aching feet. Morzine is an great ski destination and we will definetely ski there again next year. Can we book the ski hire with you for next year?
Morzine is a traditional year round mountain resort and is very popular with the British who love its charm. Very much a family resort with plenty of restaurants and bars. There is an excellent bus service that helps you get around the place. It is easy to get to but is sometimes a little difficult to navigate around the one way system with all the hotel mini buses. It rarely suffers from bad weather days and is very popular in Summer. There are a lot of chalet style buildings and we would recommend staying in or near the centre close to one of the gondolas. Top tip:The little-used Ardent gondola, a short drive from Morzine, is a good choice to start your day from because you can get onto the Port Du Soleil circuit whilst missing Avoriaz and the potential queues.
Lots of choice with the best restaurant being the 
Nightlife in Morzine?
2 cinemas, ice rink, swimming pools, and many people just like to shop!
Queues 
There are a number of lovely places to stop, amongst our favourites at Snowbrainer are the rustic charm of 
Mint Snowboard School is a small team of British snowboard instructors qualified to the highest level within the sport. Their young, enthusiastic team offer easy to understand techniques and fun focused coaching. Their aim is to get you riding and keep you progressing, whatever your level and focus. Mint Snowboard School offers private tuition, group sessions, freestyle coaching as well as fully inclusive snowboard camps. Mint Snowboarding is the sole dedicated snowboard school in the Portes du Soleil and the Mint team are the only specific snowboard instructors working in 
Portes du Soleil ski area.Offering lessons accommodating your needs and requirements, The Snow Institute will teach you all there is to know about snowsports!Courses can be taken individually, in groups or however you would like to organize them.All course instructors are BASI trained so you can guarantee to get the most of your ski and snowboard experiences! If you're interested in courses with The Snow Institute in either Les Gets or Morzine then 
Two cinemas,Ice Rink
