Morzine in the French Alps has a huge array of adventure activities to try and many of them are based in the water. We have a fantastic swimming pool with indoor and outdoor pools, slides and toddler play pools. Montriond lake is in the most fantastic setting and is set up just like a beach,...
By Rob Stewart As a ski writer, I get asked the same questions over and over again. I’m also often asked about when the best time to go skiing in the Alps is and when I answer March or April, the reaction often includes a raised eyebrow. We associate skiing with winter, not spring. But...
If you have booked a luxury self catered ski chalet in Morzine, you may well be driving. A significant amount of British winter holiday makers decide to drive to the Morzine every year, rather than fly, especially families during school holiday weeks as there’s a financial reward (generally) for doing so. Other advantages alongside being...
Morzine is right at the heart of the biggest ski area in the Alps – the Portes du Soleil. With 650km of pistes spanning across France and Switzerland the area is vast. Elevation Alps luxury chalets include a detailed meet and greet. Not only will we tell you about your chalet and how everything works...
Morzine is at the heart of the Portes du Soleil ski area. It is a huge ski area with 12 resorts and one ski pass, offering up around 400 miles of marked pistes (ski runs) and straddling the French-Swiss border – with views one way to Lake Geneva and the other, to Western Europe’s highest...
There could be nothing more quintessential on your Morzine ski holiday than Ice Skating around the town square in the midst of a snowy ski resort. Every year when Winter settles in, Morzine opens up its Outdoor Ice Rink situated right in front of the Office de Tourisme. Open to the public, the 30m by...
Rob Stewart argues that Morzine is just as ‘snow sure’ as its Alpine rivals…. Morzine is linked to one of the World’s biggest ski areas – the Portes du Soleil, ‘Gateway to the sun’ and is one of the most popular resorts for British skiers, mainly due to the choice of accommodation, proximity to...
It holds a serious reputation in the Portes du Soleil. And with moguls the size of a small car, the Swiss Wall is a force not to be reckoned with! Le Pas de Chavanette is an incredibly steep and tricky piste bordering France and Switzerland, otherwise known to the locals as Le Mur Suisse (the...
Staying in a self catered chalet or apartment in Morzine allows you to choose when and what you want to eat. Whether it is a long lunch on the mountain or an evening meal at one of the many restaurants in town. Or perhaps you want to cook for your self. For people with allergies and dietary...
Non-skiing activities are now an important part of ski resort offerings and there’s now so much choice for anyone who doesn’t wish to take to the slopes during the winter. Morzine, located in the heart of the Portes du Soleil ski region in the French Alps, has an abundance of choices of non-skiing activities –...