In the heart of the Portes du Soleil, at an altitude of 1172m there is a place where the magic of the authentic Savoyard village is conjured up on a daily basis. Les Gets caters to the desires of adults as well as children, whether on the search for thrills in the snow, a haven of peace in glorious panoramic scenery, or simply to recharge their batteries.

›› Map of the resort

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There’s only one way to enjoy your holidays
and that is the way you want to enjoy them.

Enjoy the snow sports :

• Alpine ski, snowboarding (see domaine skiable), cross country ski. Discover the beauty of the mountains in winter
• Snow shoe walks in the forest
• Or simply on the well kept pedestrian foot paths
• Or getting up into the mountains with the minimum of effort using the chair lifts and cable cars (pedestrian pass)

Do something unforgettable !

• • Paragliding. Manu Pellet www.airlibre.net

See a film, attend conference, a show, an exhibition, learn about the cultural heritage…

• Museum of Mechanical Music (lemuseedesgets.free.fr)
• Les Gets’ Cinema – showings at around 17.00 and 21.00, also 14.00 in bad weather
• Various exhibitions and activities
  Watch the Morzine Penguins play ice hockey
• Library
• Bridge tournament
• Sightseeing trips
• Visits to Les Perrières cheesemaker
• Visit to the la Sarre farm

Relax…

• Fitness centre
• Beauty institute

Night life !

• Many bars
• Restaurants to suit all tastes
• Night clubs
• Bowling

Go shopping

• Wander round the boutiques of Les Gets and let yourself to be tempted
• Market on Thursday mornings

Sport, sport and more sport

• Ou toddor ice rink in the heart of the village

Les Gets / Morzine

›› Piste map

Accessible straight from the centre of the village are :

• 110 km de pistes
• 66 pistes réparties sur 4 secteurs :
  • le Mont-Chéry (Les Gets)
  • les Chavannes (Les Gets)
  • Nyon (Morzine)
  • Le Pleney (Morzine)
• 48 remontées mécaniques dont :
  • 2 téléphériques
  • 3 télécabines
  • 22 télésièges
  • 18 téléskis

• 110km of piste
• 66 pistes spread over 4 sectors :
  • Nyon (Morzine)
  • Le Pléney (Morzine) – Le Mont Chéry (Les Gets)
  • Les Chavannes (Les Gets)
• 48 ski lifts :
  • 2 cablecars
  • 3 bubble cars
  • 22 chair lifts
  • 18 ski tows

Morzine / Avoriaz

Accessed from the village of Morzine by the Super Morzine bubble car, there are 70km of piste at altitudes of between 1000m and 2350m.

Cross country skiing

• Two slopes for two cross country ski areas :
  • Le Mont Chéry area : access by cable car
  • Les Chavannes area : access by bubble car or 18km of circuits (2 green runs, 2 blue runs, 2 red runs)
• Pistes dressed with double track
• Altitude : 1500m

Night Skiing

At the end of the day after the pistes close you can still take part in nocturnal skiing on the floodlit piste of the Boule de Gomme.

In summer, live life at your own pace. Relax, hit a few balls on the 18 hole course with views to Mont Blanc, swim a few laps in the lake or sunbathe at the recreation park, take a bike ride round the various mountain bike tracks of the area… so many acivities that allow you to escape from it all in enchanting countryside.

Water…

• Lido with full size and toddlers’ pools – enjoy the sunshine and the mountains from your sunbed by the pool.
• Discover the mountain lakes (within 20 minutes or 5 hours’ walking distance) - Lac des Mines d’Or, Lac de Montriond, Lac de Joux Plane
• River or lake fishing – remember to buy a permit
• Whitewater rafting and canyoning

Nature…

• On foot you can discover the natural harmony of the alpine flora and fauna. Numerous walks, accompanied or independent, begin from Morzine through the meadows
• Hiking through the mid and high mountains to refuges , passes, summits and glacier
• Donkey trekking through the mountains

Relaxation

• Golf course at Avoriaz and Les Gets(18 holes with views to Mont Blanc)
• Horse riding at the Les Dérêches
• Fitness centre

Thrills

• Mountain biking downhill tracks and tours of the Portes du Soleil
• 2 summer luge descents acessible via the La Crusaz chairlift
• Indiana Parc adventure playground in the trees
• Cascade Aventure _ adventure playground with rope bridges, ladders and zip wires beneath the Nyon Waterfalls
• Paragliding - get a bird’s eye view of the resort
• Hot air ballooning
• Accompanied quad biking expeditions
• Flying fox at Avoriaz
• Climbing : indoors or outdoors
• Bungee jumping from the Nyon cablecar
• Mountainboarding in the Mountainboard Park
• Skateboard Park – specially equipped space with ramps and jumps for skaters and boarders

Sport, sport and more sport

• Climbing wall at the ice rink
• Ice rink
• Gym
• Tennis

See a film, attend conference, a show, an exhibition, learn about the cultural heritage…

• Two cinemas in Morzine : showings at 17.00 and 21.00 and also matinées at 14.00 during bad weather
• Various exhibitions and activities at the Palis des Congrès
• Ice-skating galas
• Visits to the cheesemaker and the slate workshop
• Sleigh rides

Night life

• Many bars
• Restaurants to suit all tastes
• Night clubs
• Bowling

Go shopping

• Wander round the boutiques of Morzine and allow yourself to be tempted
• Market on Wednesday mornings

Sightseeing in the Gets area

• Museum of Mechanical Music in Les Gets (www.lemuseedesgets.free.fr)
• Gorge of the Pont du Diable (www.lepontdudiable.com)
• Annecy and Lake Annecy
• Evian, Thonon
• Chamonix and the Mont Blanc massif
• A little tour of Switzerland : Montreux, Geneva, Lausanne …

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The Main Events of the Season 2004/2005