Morzine

MORZINE - RESORT Overview

 The Mountain

Situated at the heart of the Portes du Soleil, the area offers a vast network of slopes accessible via the Super Morzine gondola on the east side of the village or the Pleney gondola on the west side. From Pleney, you can ski over to the neighbouring resort of Les Gets. The local area lift pass provides access to both Morzine and Les Gets, with 120km of piste to play with, it's ideal for intermediate skiers and boarders. Le Pléney, in particular, caters to mixed-ability groups with a variety of blue and red runs from every chairlift. Beginners are also well catered for with numerous progression slopes.

Confident intermediates and above will find it worthwhile to purchase a full area lift pass and explore the rest of the Portes du Soleil, you'll have access to 650km of slopes! Using the Super Morzine Gondola or the Prodains Express will get you to the snow sure resort of Avoriaz from here you can ski into Switzerland. Advanced and expert skiers in particular should too consider the upgrade to find more challenging terrain including the infamous Swiss Wall. Locally, there are challenging steep runs at Mont Chery in Les Gets and above Morzine in the Nyon and Chamossière sectors- which also offer some of the best off-piste opportunities.

Click here for a more detailed overview of the pistes.

The Village

Morzine is not a purpose built ski resort, it’s lived in year round by locals and frequented by visitors in both winter and summer. Because of this it’s not like you’re typical ski resort, there’s so much to do here, that you don’t have to be a skier or snowboarder to enjoy a winter holiday in the mountains.

Its traditional wooden chalets that line the valley hold real alpine charm. Morzine is a really lovely village which has a family friendly ambience. Whilst it has been awarded the Famille Plus Label, it also offers some great bars to head to for a bit of après ski or later in the evening for a night out. You’ll not be short of places to eat either. It really is a resort that suits everyone’s needs.

Morzine is quite a large and fairly spread out resort. It’s relatively easy to walk around and wherever you are you're generally in walking distance to lots of retaurants, cafes and bars. It’s very common here to take the ski bus from your accommodation to lifts, due to the nature of the resorts layout. Because of this there are many bus links which will enable you to get around with considerable ease. You can see the free bus timetable here.

See our other guide pages for a more detailed look on what Morzine village has to offer.

Prodains

Prodains is an area of Morzine that it situated about 10 minute drive from the centre of Morzine. It’s tucked away beneath the cliffs of Avoriaz, and the valley views are just stunning. It’s a great place to be if you’re looking to get the best of both worlds, easy access to the high altitude skiing of Avoriaz, but still with easy bus links to Morzine and Les Gets. Prodains is slowly developing from a sleepy little hamlet into a vibrant village. Lot’s of development is happening in this area, with new restaurants and après bars popping up, this really is a great spot to stay. Check out our catered Chalet Tavernier located in Prodains.

Getting Here

Morzine is located only an hour away from Geneva Airport, making it the ideal destination to maximise your ski time on a short break away.

It also has great transport links, so if you’d prefer to travel a bit greener taking the train is a really easy option. Hop on the Eurostar from London to Paris, change in Paris for the train to Geneva and from here catch the train to Cluses or Thonon Les Bains, which both have great public transport links to resort. If you fancy a ski by train holiday, check out our Eurostar Ski Holidays.