 Poster: A snowHead
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Any one else skied Morzine recently? I loved it but I find that due to it being so low it needs constant snow otherwise goes very patchy at the bottom, don't want to risk booking it over New Year in case no snow has fallen yet, Thoughts?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Don't ski at the bottom?
New Year is always a risk. But going higher doesn't necessarily help viewed through the lens of a single week of a season.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@under a new name, the majority of hotels lie in the bottom so I don't really fancy having to take the ski's off and walk
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Can you not download in a lift? I'd generally expect to take the skis off and walk at the end of the day, and at least in Morzine you find yourself in a proper busy town with lots going on. But yes, just about everywhere is a risk, snow-wise at New Year.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@pam w, Im sure you can but ski to door is what we always look for which Morzine usually is when theres goof snow, its just hard that its one of the most expensive times of the year yet no guarantee to snow?
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Ski to the top of the Pleney and take the bubble down ? Did that a few times this year and it's a great way to enjoy the view and watch the late afternoon carnage on the pleney slope 
We've just come back from 3 days there and loved it - bluebird skies and great snow. I'm considering an Xmas break there but am also worried about the snow so are considering higher resorts especially as i'd want to fly out on Boxing Day.
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@GO1996, if you're keen on Morzine (which - apart from your concern about lack of early snow to the base of the resort - you seem to be) why not look at Avoriaz?
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@Vessigaud, @Montana, yeah it does get busy on there! And avoriaz is a good idea we do like it up there too, spoilt for choice with good resorts in the area haha 
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Well if ski to the door is critically important for you, I guess you should go somewhere else! You asked the question in your OP but I'm sure you know the answer, actually.
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@pam w, there are plenty of ski to door available in morzine permitting the right conditions, and I don't know as my only visit to Morzine was feb half term and if you can read I said i'm going over New Year, actually.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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After the situation this NY I personally would not book Morzine. I like the skiing and the town but its too risky. I have been once at NY and loved it but I would not gamble thousands on it. Up up and up from now on at NY.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Mike-H, was the snow not great this time then even after the massive downpour on 27th December?
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if you can read I said i'm going over New Year, actually.
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 yes, I can read, which is why my earlier post noted that nearly everywhere was a snow risk at New Year. If ski to the door is vital for you, Morzine is not the right choice (probably at any time of the year but certainly so early in the season). You need to be staying nearer 1500m to be reasonably sure. Or near a glacier to be 100% sure (though when only the glaciers have snow to offer you are better off reading a good book).
Personally I'd rather download in a lift to somewhere I enjoy staying than be sure of skiing back to some place up on a bleak mountainside - depends on your priorities.
The snow at new year did fall to low altitude but because the situation had been so very dire before it didn't put everything right. And it wasn't a massive fall - around 30cms in most places, and often onto grass. It only cause so much chaos because it was such a busy transfer day and because so many people failed to heed the very clear forecasts and/or were poorly equipped for the conditions.
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You know it makes sense.
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@GO1996, I go most years at NY. Only been Les Gets/Morzine once at NY. It was great as there was a big dump before we flew out. However, future NY bookings will all be at higher resorts.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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FYI we were at La Rosiere NY just gone. Resort is at 1850 and was OK if not brilliant.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I'm with pam-w, if ski to the door is your priority then Morzine at NY is not for you, regardless of how much you want to ignore the advice of pam and others!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@GO1996, I cancelled this year's ski hols to Morzine due to grass only pistes.
had I gone last year or the year before the snow was brill
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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i saw the title and immediately thought that snow sure and Morzine are not to things which are typically mentioned in the same sentence, certainly not at village level.
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we were at La Rosiere NY just gone. Resort is at 1850 and was OK if not brilliant
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Les Saisies had excellent snow at new year and most pistes open. I was mostly in the cross country area (which was superb) as I don't do lift queues, but friends told me the alpine pistes, whilst crowded, were in good nick.
In our area new year snow was about average, I'd say - whereas Christmas had been awful.
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