Established in 1922 the French ski resort Morzine lies at 1000 metres altitude in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2020m Morzine ski area is not snow sure. Over 322 snow cannons ensure artificial Morzine snow making covers 130km of ski trails, which equates to around 20 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Morzine (France) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 80km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Morzine ski season runs from December to April.

alpine downhill runs to ski in Morzine France

Beginner Trails

7 runs 11km

10%

Intermediate Trails

23 runs 38km

35%

Advanced Trails

26 runs 45km

40%

Expert Trails

8 runs 8km

12%

Morzine Resort & Holiday Info

Beginners learning to ski
Intermediate Skiers
Expert Skiers
Snowboarders
Apres Ski
Family friendly
Snowsure
Ambience
Value for money
Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day)	€144.8 - €163
Traditional Ski Village / ~~Purpose Built Ski Resort~~
Ski Resort Opens	Dec 2012
Ski Resort Closes	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Ski Area Morzine Mountain

Downhill Ski Runs	107km
total length of Morzine trails
Longest lift serve Run	11km
longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift
Ski Slope Orientation	N S E W
direction Morzine ski areas face
Top Altitude	2020m
top station of highest ski lift
Bottom Altitude	1000m
bottom of lowest ski run
Resort Altitude	1000m
centre of Morzine ski resort
Vertical Drop	1000m
total descent from top lift to bottom piste
Skiable Vertical	^v 1000m
can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served

Skiing in Morzine

Skiing Morzine you'll enjoy 64 pistes and trails and that means approximately 107km of ski runs. Morzine lifts number 48 with the capacity to uplift 65000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Morzine is over 11km long.

Morzine Ski Area

Morzine ski area has 10% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 35% intermediate, 40% advanced ski slopes and 12% for expert skiers - the most difficult Morzine piste is the 3km Creux run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Morzine after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.

Morzine for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall

Snowboarding in Morzine

If you snowboard Morzine you'll want to know that, of the 48 ski lifts in total, 17 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Morzine snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Morzine snowboard facilities include 9 terrain parks and 3 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 3 quarter pipe and 4 boardercross courses.

Morzine for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall

Morzine Apres Ski

The apres ski Morzine scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:

15 apres ski bars 27 restaurants 1 bowling 2 night club 2 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 2 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 8 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bungee, Cheese Making, Curling, Frozen Waterfall Climbing, Guided Walks, Ice Hockey, Physical Training Course.

Morzine for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall

More Morzine Snow Ski Area and Resort Information

Morzine resort - ski Morzine by any other name

The French ski resort of Morzine ski resort is also known as Morzine Chablais / Portes du Soleil and has the following common misspellings: Marcene, Marciene, Marcine, Marezine, Marocine, Marzen, Marzenie, Marziane, Marzin, Mercin, Morcin, Morosin, Morzines, Murzin, St Jean Deslps

Morzine ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W

The direction which the various Morzine ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.

- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Morzine ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.

Morzine for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall

Morzine reviews, 3.8 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.