Where is Morzine? Morzine is one of the most popular and long established French Resort as it is very easy to reach from Geneva Airport. It is roughly at a driving distance of 1hr 15 mins from airport. It has a very sattle atmosphere and gentle tree-filled slopes, where bad weather rarely causes problems.
Morzine is the largest of the 13 interconnected ski resorts within Les Portes du Soleil, and has something on offer for every one .
The 13 linked ski resorts cross over from France to Switzerland . A far cry from the sleepy Savoyard village set in a wooded valley on the banks of the River Dranse , it’s now a proper Alpine ski resort whose main industry is tourism; both winter and summer and has maintained an , all year round appeal, the town still kept its traditional chalets and barns and an authentic Savoyard charm. Morzine offers much more variety for shops, bars and restaurants than the normal ski resort due to it village atmosphere.This is a great bonus i especially if you have a non skier in your group During the winter season it is very popular with the Brits, Dutch and Belgians so suites all tastes and budgets.
For Tourist keen about piste who would like to visit to Portes du Soleil circuit, the main drawback to staying in Morzine is having to take a bus and cable-car or several lifts to get to Avoriaz and the main circuit. Morzine is at a relatively low 900 metres. Free shuttles now connect the center of Morzine with all the lift systems. |
