Where To Go to Avoid The Crowds

Where To Go to Avoid The Crowds

February is just around the corner and that means the school holiday crowds are on their way. This means long lift queues and crowded pistes, with ski schools snaking across the slopes. There are ways to avoid the crowds, however, as certain areas are far more popular...
The Burton Stash Week, Avoriaz

The Burton Stash Week, Avoriaz

This week has marked the tenth anniversary of the Burton Stash snow park in Avoriaz, with a number of events laid on in and around The Stash, in conjunction with the Burton store in Avoriaz, to celebrate. The Stash park is located below the Prolays lift in Avoriaz,...
Snow Report, 24th January 2018

Snow Report, 24th January 2018

The sun has finally returned to Morzine after another week of stormy weather. Following heavy snowfall at the start of last week the mountain was once again shut due to the extreme weather. The avalanche risk went up to five out of five meaning that any off piste...
Morzine And Avoriaz: Two Contrasting Ski Stations, One Commune

Morzine And Avoriaz: Two Contrasting Ski Stations, One Commune

Morzine Avoriaz is one commune with two very different villages. Morzine and Avoriaz are two of the most well known ski resort towns in the French Alps. They feature prominently in the history of French skiing, as well as European snowboarding and are amongst the most...
Snow Conditions For New Year’s Week

Snow Conditions For New Year’s Week

The first week of January has been and gone, the New Years crowds have thinned out and it is getting quieter on the slopes. So what kind of condition are the slopes in at the moment? After an excellent start to the season, with plenty of snow falling throughout...
The Portes Du Soleil Football Tournament

The Portes Du Soleil Football Tournament

Next Friday, the twelfth of January, will see Champery host the inaugural Portes Du Soleil Football Tournament as part of the Karembeu Indoor Trophy. The tournament will take place at the Palladium in the prescence of retired French International footballer Christian...
What’s On In Morzine Next Week

What’s On In Morzine Next Week

On Saturday sixth of January the Morzine Avoriaz ice hockey team will be playing a Division Three game against local rivals Annecy. The game will take place at the Skoda Ice Arena below the suspension bridge in town and begins at eight thirty PM. Tickets are eight...
Safety On The Slopes

Safety On The Slopes

We are coming in to one of the busiest weeks of the season. The pistes are getting busier and there will be skiers of all different levels and experience on the slopes. This can make things more dangerous and it is important to do everything you can to make things...
Snow Conditions Over Christmas Week

Snow Conditions Over Christmas Week

We are nearing the end of the Christmas week now and snow conditions were excellent throughout. The week started sunny with hard packed pistes and the general feeling was that, despite an amazing December and the fact that it was nice that the sun had come out, the...
What’s On In Morzine Next Week

What’s On In Morzine For New Year

It’s the New Years week coming up and town is sure to be extra busy. The town has plenty of events and activities planned throughout the week to see the New Year in in style. Starting on Sunday, New Years Eve, there will be a torchlit descent with fireworks on the...
Meet Yohann Taberlet, Morzine-Avoriaz’s Paralympic Hopeful

Meet Yohann Taberlet, Morzine-Avoriaz’s Paralympic Hopeful

The Pyeongchang WInter Paralympics are coming up in 2018, and one Morzine-Avoriaz local will be hoping to end his career on a high. Yohann Taberlet was born in Thonon Les Bains on March twenty ninth 1981. He took upskiing at an early age and skied in competitions for...
What’s On In Morzine Next Week

What’s On In Morzine This Week

It’s going to be a busy week in Morzine as the holiday season is well underway. The town is putting on plenty of events to welcome people to town and keep them entertained during their stay. On Saturday the twenty third there will be free welcome drinks outside the...