Morzine Ski Resort, France

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Introduction Skiing Snowboarding Apres Ski February 2010 by admin © A village with a history dating back to long before Morzine was first named in documents in 1180 AD, today Morzine is a large and pleasant resort in the midst of one of the world's largest ski areas, the Portes du Soleil, and with excellent off-slope facilities. Although the village may have existed for at least a thousand years, tourism only arrived rather more recently when the first hotel, the Grand, opened in 1925.[more] The first brochure stated that Morzine was located "...high above the damp mists, where the purifying breeze blows through the firs." Early visitors included many families of diplomats living in the French colonies. Winter tourism was not long behind initial summer business and in 1934 the opening of the Pleney cable-car made getting up the mountain to go downhill easy. François Baud, the pioneer behind the Grand, went so far as to build a ski jump behind his hotel, to employ Austrian ski instructors and to bring in the earliest tracked Renault vehicles to entice winter visitors. He also introduced the sport of Ski Jöring - being towed on skis behind a horse - to the village. After Pleney, the Pointe de Nyon was introduced as a second ski area and Jean Vuarnet won Olympic Gold at Squaw Valley, helping to underline further Morzine's growing pre-eminence on the winter-sports world map. The still futuristic resort of Avoriaz opened high above the village in 1966 and when Super Morzine opened in the 1980s a lift link between Avoriaz and Morzine was created.

Morzine Info Country:   France Resort height: 980m Top lift: 2020m Bottom lift: 1000m

Nearest airports to Morzine

Geneva, Switzerland 78 mins Chambery, France 100 mins Sion, Switzerland 103 mins Lyon, France 142 mins Grenoble, France 144 mins Berne, Switzerland 148 mins Turin, Italy 182 mins These driving times are approximate and will depend upon traffic and road conditions

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Morzine Reviews
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creativemouse January 2008 excellent conditions excellent apres-ski reasonable prices excellent overall tomsmith85 March 2005 poor conditions excellent apres-ski cheap prices very good overall John_frost January 2005 good conditions very good apres-ski reasonable prices very good overall

Morzine Photos
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Morzine Snow Forecasts
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Morzine Websites
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Morzine Transfers
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Ski Taxi (1 - 4 passengers) Chambery » Morzine Minibus (1 - 24+ passengers) Chambery » Morzine Minibus (1 - 24+ passengers) Geneva » Morzine

All of the resort information on this page about Morzine has been provided for information purposes only. We regularly update our Morzine information, facts and figures but we recommend that you check with the appropriate official Morzine websites before travelling.