The FIS Junior Championships

The FIS Junior Championships

Photo: @fisjuniorchampionships The FIS Junior Championships have come to the Portes Du Soleil! This week has seen the valley filled with Alpine Race teams from all over the world take part in competitions of various disciplines to gain points to qualify for the Youth...
Winter Walks Around Morzine

Winter Walks Around Morzine

Winter walks around Morzine It’s undoubtable that our town looks like a winter wonderland when covered in snow. There are many walks that are friendly for all abilities if you don’t fancy going on the mountain. Here are just a few of our favourites: Lac de...
Rainy Day Activities in Morzine

Rainy Day Activities in Morzine

Although it would be great to have sunny blue skies every day, sometimes it rains in Morzine when it is snowing up in Avoriaz, due to the freezing level being higher than 1000m at which the town sits. Here are a few activities you can get up to when the weather is bad...
Snow Conditions Update – January 11th 2024

Snow Conditions Update – January 11th 2024

It has been a great start to the season here in Morzine and the Portes Du Soleil! With many holidaymakers getting the illusive powder day on their week-long holiday, spirits have been high throughout the town! With 31cm of fresh snow falling over the last 3 days, the...
New Sledging Run on Le Pleney

New Sledging Run on Le Pleney

Discover the new sledging run at the top of Le Pleney. With a new year comes new activities. A recent designated sledging run is now at the top of Le Pleney in Morzine.The perfect activity for the smaller members of the family. photo @vltphoto Accessible via the Le...
Useful Information for the Portes du Soleil Area

Useful Information for the Portes du Soleil Area

Exciting news. The tourist office has just published their new web app, making information on Morzine and the surrounding areas more accessible for holidaymakers and locals alike!  The new app is an interactive map to find places, activities and events. So if you are...
Morzine – Les Gets Area Opening Dec 23rd

Morzine – Les Gets Area Opening Dec 23rd

photo @vtlphoto Good News! The Morzine and Les Gets areas will open this weekend for the season! The mountain teams have been working hard to open the slopes in time for Christmas. From Saturday, December 23rd, you can ski the Pleney, Nyon, and Les Gets area. Return...
Portes du Soleil’s Official Opening Weekend

Portes du Soleil’s Official Opening Weekend

Portes du Soleil’s Official Opening Weekend It’s here; the PDS area opens on Friday, the 15th of December 2023, until the 21st of April 2024. With an extra 28cm falling in the resort and the forecasted blue skies, it will be a great weekend ahead. Gondola...
Pre-Opening Weekend Part 2!

Pre-Opening Weekend Part 2!

Avoriaz has announced that the lifts will run again this coming weekend, December 9th and 10th, for more pre-season laps! The Arare, Chavanette, and Lindarets sectors will be partially accessible. A ‘beginners’ area, the Stash and Chapelle Park will be open. Châtel,...
Avoriaz is opening early!

Avoriaz is opening early!

Breaking News! Avoriaz is opening THIS WEEKEND!   Hot off the press, it has just been announced that the lifts will open early on Saturday, December 2nd and Sunday, December 3rd! It is forecasted to snow 70cm between now and opening weekend, making the first day...
Local Hikes – Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval

Local Hikes – Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval

There are so many hiking options around Morzine, and one of our favourites is Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, and I think you can see why. Just an hour’s drive from Morzine, and thanks to all the recent rain, there are copious waterfalls cascading down rockfaces all around...
Morzine – A Brief History

Morzine – A Brief History

Photo @morzineofficeil Morzine came from the Latin word “Morgenes”, meaning “border area”, and was first mentioned in history books in 1181. It was inhabited by monks who worked the land to provide for the Monastic grange of the Cistercian Monastery of...