Morzine

Morzine is an Alpine village resort in Haute-Savoie, set in the Chablais massif between Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc. The village sits at 1,000 metres, with shops, cafés and accommodation spread around a compact centre and along the valley.

Skiing from Morzine is organised across several lift-served sectors. The Pléney lift rises directly from the village and is the main gateway towards the Morzine–Les Gets slopes. From the same base, the Pléney gondola is known for panoramic views over Morzine, the Chablais and Mont Blanc. In the Nyon and Chamossière sectors, the ski area includes designated beginner zones, fun areas, a snowpark, and marked trails for snowshoeing, alongside freeride areas.

On the other side of town, the Super Morzine gondola links Morzine and Avoriaz, opening the wider Portes du Soleil circuit. Portes du Soleil is a cross-border domain linking 12 resorts in France and Switzerland, with 600km of pistes served by 208 lifts. With the wider lift pass, it is possible to ski from France into Switzerland and return on linked pistes and lifts. Around Morzine, the terrain ranges from tree-lined pistes lower down to more open slopes and ridgelines higher up, with local high points reaching around 2,000 metres.

In terms of scenery, the Pointe de Nyon (2,019m) is an emblematic summit above Morzine. It is also the access point for Le Pas de l'Aigle: a 15-metre glass footbridge fixed to the rock, with a 350-metre drop and wide views between Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva, reached via the Pointe de Nyon chairlift.

In the village, Morzine's historic character shows in its Savoyard architecture and its church. The Church of Sainte Marie-Madeleine was built in 1825 and sits on Church Square at the bottom of Rue du Bourg. A weekly market runs year-round every Wednesday morning at Place de la Poste, with local produce as well as clothing and household items.

Morzine is a year-round resort, and lifts operate in both winter and summer. Off the slopes, the Palais des Sports in Parc des Dérêches includes a covered 56 x 26 metre ice rink with an area dedicated to children, skate hire on site, and regular ice hockey matches. The Aquatic Center in the same area has indoor pools, an outdoor Olympic pool in the warmer season, a children's pool, and a balneo zone. Other activities offered locally include tandem paragliding, and in winter there is a supervised night-time sledging descent on the Pléney slopes that follows a 4km route of ski trails overlooking Morzine.

Local travel is supported by free shuttle buses that connect key areas and lift bases in and around Morzine.