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Winter in Morzine | Ski region | Summer in Morzine
Children in Morzine | Calendar/Events
Winter in Morzine
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Winter in Morzine is a harmony of white, transforming and revealing whole new landscapes. It’s the heat of an open wood fire, the comfort of a vin chaud after a day in the great outdoors… It’s the endless horizon of the Portes du Soleil and its 650km of piste unfolding before you.
›› Plan de la station
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 ski region), 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)
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Do something unforgettable !
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
- Watch Morzine’s own hockey team Pingouins de Morzine
- Various exhibitions and actibities at the Palis des Congrès
- Ice-skating galas
- Visits to the cheesemaker and the slate workshop
- Sleigh rides
- Guided voyage through the baroque universe
- Fitness suite
- Hairdressers
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
Sport, sport and more sport
- Climbing wall at the ice rink
- Ice rink
- Gym
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Ski Region
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Les Gets / Morzine
›› Piste map
Accessible straight from the centre of the village are :
- 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.
Night Skiing
At the end of the day after the pistes close you can still take part in nocturnal skiing on the floodlit piste. |
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Summer in Morzine
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From rambling to hiking in the high mountain, from paragliding to vertiginous downhill mountain biking, from lazing by the poolside to visiting the traditional fetes, summer in Morzine caters for all your wishes and those of your whole family.
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
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
Sport, sport and more sport
- Climbing wall at the ice rink
- Ice rink
- Gym
- Tennis
Sightseeing in the Morzine 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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Children in Morzine
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Children are pampered in Morzine. Depending on their age they can take take part in activities, games, ski lessons, or walks in the forest to discover nature’s secrets.
A Junior Badge – The ‘‘Little Mountain Dwellers’’
The crowning glory of the community in terms of welcome, activities, leisure infrastructure and safety equipment for the children.
The Outa Nursery
The Outa welcomes children of age 2 months to 6 years, for half or full days, under expert and qualified supervision. Tel/ fax : +33 (0)4 50 79 26 00.
The Piou-Piou Club
The leisure centre of ESF Morzine, the Piou-Piou welcomes children aged 3-12 years and offers ski lessons. The children are surrounded by qualified activity leaders and entrustd to ski instructors for the ski lessons. |
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Calendar / Events
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The Main Events of the Season 2004/2005
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