Location
Car is not necessary
About Morzine
There is no shortage of interesting shops around Morzine, which could allow you to pass a good day or two trooping around, whether you are buying in them or just happily looking about!
Whatever your taste or fancy, Morzine will probably offer up something to tempt you, with:
Numerous sports shops, all very fashionable!
Lots of luxurious boutiques
Perfumeries
Jewellers
Toy shops, selling beautiful hand crafted toys
Beautiful homeware shops
Hand made pottery, slate and wooden sculptures
Plenty of fine delis and boulangeries to tempt your taste buds!
Local Market every Wednesday morning, selling lots of local food produce, clothes and gifts. Well worth taking a morning off the slopes for!
That is only a very short list of what there is to offer – we recommend you have a bit of a look around, whether it be to make a day of it and treat yourself, or to relax after a day's skiing, as all the shops in the town are open until 7pm!
Activities near Morzine
Skiing
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It is fair to say that most people associate the French Alps with skiing, and snowboarding of course – don’t worry boarders, your own section is below!
Morzine is the ultimate gateway to the Portes du Soleil, which really is any keen skiers paradise. Also given its enormous size, the well used phrase ‘there’s something for everyone’ genuinely applies to it!
Clearly to truly appreciate the area, we would recommend that you try it out –the below figures should be enough to convince you to jump for your boots…
650km of piste, made up of 266 runs
243km of cross country trails
206 lifts connecting 12 resorts, 7 in France, 5 in Switzerland
Highest point at 2466m, lowest at 1000m
To make this the perfect combination of skiing and value, this whole area is available under one ski pass!
Whilst the incredible size of skiable area makes skiers salivate at the mere thought, the difficulty of navigating your way round and making the most of the pass springs to mind. Fortunately, there are 12 discovery routes placed around the Portes du Soleil which are well mapped out, give you a time estimation and are marked by a different alpine animal! They usually take two and a half hours and vary in difficulty - yet for the real challenge seekers, the Portes du Soleil circuit is for you! 80 km of piste in one day, skiing in two countries and you will not use the same lift twice! We recommend you get a good nights sleep before it – you will need it!
Snowboarding
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What makes a snowboarder happy? How about an area which offers very few cat tracks and no tough traverses? Oh, and then throw in 5 snow parks and boarder cross courses, along with a amazing chair lift network and I think you will be hard pushed to find many disgruntled faces!
Morzine offers the perfect location to allow boarders to take full advantage of this snowy heaven, with its central position in the Portes du Soleil and very close proximity to Avoriaz, one of Europes top snowboard areas. It has 5 snowparks, catering for the complete beginners to freestyle to the absolute experts. There is also the Avoriaz Super pipe – a massive 120m long half pipe, which is regularly the host of many large events! The half pipe is only a short chairlift from the town, which is also close to another park called ‘The Stash’, which uses natural materials in the woods of Avoriaz to create a series of jumps and rails – as if off piste wasn’t enough fun already!
Of course, Avoriaz isn’t the only board park, the other 4 can be found in Chatel, Les Gets, Morgins and Les Crosets! Keep your board waxed; it’s going to cover a lot of snow during your stay - and maybe a bit of air too!
Another huge boarding attraction are the 5 fantastic boarder cross courses dotted around the Portes du Soleil. These courses are seriously fun, and of course take serious nerve, but that’s all part of it! And with the option to race up to 4 people at a time, get ready for your friends competitive sides to be exploited!
| Local sports activities |
On-site: Walking
Within 15 minutes: Mountain biking, Swimming, Horse riding, Climbing, Sports centre, Fishing, Cycling, Flying, Skiing, Golf, Tennis
Within 45 minutes: Boat hire, Sailing, Water Skiing
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| Local leisure activities |
Within 15 minutes: Food shop, Cinema, Restaurant, Shopping
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| Great for |
Walking holiday, Romantic, Good night life, Cycling holiday, Summer holidays, Ski Holidays |
