{"id":531,"date":"2014-08-13T10:17:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T08:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/wordpress\/?p=531"},"modified":"2019-10-16T11:24:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T09:24:13","slug":"ski-morzine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/alps\/ski-morzine\/","title":{"rendered":"Morzine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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O<\/span>ur arrival in Morzine<\/strong> coincides with the tail-end of heavy snowfalls, and low temperatures, a desirable combination in most ski areas, and particularly here, since the village sits at a relatively modest altitude. In the past our timing has been less than ideal here, but today we find Morzine \u2013 the entire valley, in fact \u2013 looking postcard-perfect. We can’t resist the lure of the gondola lift which provides rapid access to SuperMorzine<\/strong>, gateway to the vast amount of terrain around Avoriaz <\/a>and beyond, so that\u2019s where we begin. For now the further terrain on offer on the opposite side of the valley can wait for another day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n…today we find Morzine \u2013 the entire valley, in fact \u2013 looking postcard-perfect. We can’t resist the lure of the gondola lift which provides rapid access to SuperMorzine, gateway to the vast amount of terrain around Avoriaz and beyond…\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SuperMorzine is the gateway to routes to Avoriaz and beyond.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Avoriaz and its giant snow-park are close at hand - an attractive plus-point, particularly for families with younger skiers.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The SuperMorzine gondola<\/strong> is tucked away in a side-street across from the Tourist Office, and gives ever more impressive bird\u2019s-eye views of the village and the valley on the rapid haul up the mountain. At the top is a large restaurant, but we continue onwards, transferring to the Zore chairlift<\/strong> before things become too crowded with the morning\u2019s skiers. The high-speed four-seater drops us at 1754m<\/strong>, with an option to take the Baron draglift<\/strong> for a choice of Blue pistes back down. We ski onward, however, to ride the relatively short S\u00e9raussaix chair<\/strong>, then the longer and more powerful Proclou high-speed four-seater<\/strong> offering fine views across the la Chapelle snowpark<\/strong> to high-rise Avoriaz<\/strong> perched on its dramatic escarpment. It sounds a lot more more arduous than it is, and in a just few minutes we\u2019re at a useful 1873m<\/strong>, from which it\u2019s finally time to do some meaningful skiing on the memorable run down to Les Lindarets<\/strong>, a living, working mountain hamlet and a key navigation point, since it\u2019s blessed with no fewer than six lifts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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