Morzine

Area info about Morzine

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The Savoyard village of Morzine offers a wide range of shops, restaurants and sporting activities.  This popular and pretty village at the base of the mountain below Avoriaz offers excellent local skiing plus access to the vast Portes du Soleil ski area.  From here you have access to over 650km of piste, making this the largest ski domaine in the world, linking 14 pretty villages in France and Switzerland.  The proximity of Mont Blanc ensures a long winter season and the 430 graded pistes, 4 snow-cross areas, 9 snow-parks, including the boarder's 'paradise' at Avoriaz plus hundreds of kilometres of free-ride, ensure skiing and boarding  for every ability.  In addition to the Alpine skiing there are 243km of cross-county trails.

Morzine offers a diverse variety of activities including heli-skiing, glacier walking,  ice-climbing, horse-drawn sleigh-rides, parapenting, ice-skating, ice-hockey, tobogganing and snow-mobile to name but a few!

Morzine ski area:

Morzine has an excellent central position in the Portes du Soleil with several possibilities to start your ski tour. The resort pistes of Pleney connect to the larger ski area of Les Gets, an area with mostly gentle blue and red runs. On the other side of the valley is the more challenging ski area of Avoriaz, which connects to the ski resorts of Champery/Les Crosets and Champoussin in Switzerland and the La Linga section of the Chatel ski area. First time skiers will not be disappointed with Morzine's nursery slopes and have the opportunity to explore further afield if they wish!

In addition to the Alpine skiing you will find 100km of cross-country (Nordic) ski trails in Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz and Lake Montriond.

Summer

When the winter ends and the snow melts to reveal the lush, green meadow-land and alpine flowers, the fun does not stop in this warm and friendly region.  Graded mountain-biking trails from Les Gets, golf courses at both Les Gets and Avoriaz, kayaking, white-water rafting and canyoning on the nearby River Dranse, climbing and walking, fishing and tennis - plus 'Fantasticable' -  the exhilarating zip-glide, the only one of its kind in the Alps -  are just a few activities on offer locally during the lively summer season. Children are very well catered for with the Indiana Park high in the trees, adventure parks, water parks and lots of special events throughout the year.

Add to this, the fact that the vast Lake Geneva is at just 40 minutes' drive away, offering all the water-sports you could wish for, plus the airport being less than an hour's drive from Essert Romand and you will agree that this is the perfect location for a home in the beautiful Haute Savoie, whether for a primary residence, a holiday home or a superb investment.

If you are looking for property in the Portes du Soleil, Alpine BC are delighted to offer a wide range of apartments and chalets for sale in this region.

For more information regarding the village of Morzine, please see link below:

http://www.morznet.com/

Les Portes du Soleil:

• 2470m highest piste
• 209 ski lifts
• 50 green runs
• 172 blue runs
• 168 red runs
• 40 black runs
• 4 snow-cross areas and hundreds of kilometres of free-ride
• 9 snow-parks and 3 half pipes
• 243km of cross-country skiing
• 5 boarder crosses
• 200km snowshoe trails
• 90 mountain restaurants
• 650km of marked and graded mountain-biking trails
• Constructed in January 2008 "The Stash" is a 100% natural snow playground in Avoriaz, based on the US concept of the same name. Created in conjunction with Burton, the Avoriaz Stash run is the only one of its kind in Europe and it comprises 3 slopes of varying difficulty, punctuated with hidden wooden obstacles that riders happen upon with each descent. The area is left un-pisted and all the obstacles are made entirely from wood. (Total length = 1300m, vertical drop = 470m).