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Here we go again  . Have a great season everyone!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Cheers Shep, it’s a great time of year now with the autumn colours and quiet resorts.
Another big redevelopment in the middle of LG town, area next to ice rink.
Boomerang are hosting a 3 day ‘German’ beer festival so that was the only lively place open last night. Finale on Sunday.
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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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The garage and petrol station in Morzine has also just been razed to the ground. More infrastructure demolished to make way for apartment blocks I imagine.
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@shep, yikes!
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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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Does anyone know if the Portes du Soleil will be doing their half price lift pass offer this year? They've done it for the past few (several?) years and it was a big money saver when we last visited in 2021.
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The half-price flash-sale for season passes was back in the spring; for shorter term passes they seem to have various rolling promotions, best to check in regularly on the website and hope something suitable pops up. Good luck
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@shep, thanks!
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| shep wrote: |
| The garage and petrol station in Morzine has also just been razed to the ground. More infrastructure demolished to make way for apartment blocks I imagine. |
60 new apartments apparently - just across the roundabout from the big one they seem to have been building for ever. Adam from Alpine Sports tells me he’s moving into a retail unit on the ground floor in that one. And planning permission being applied for on the big slope above the Delbard roundabout - I think that is 40-odd units.
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I see Les Gets are running a night bus this season - 2000-0000. Would be great if Morzine would do something similar. The walk back to ours isn’t too bad (20 mins from centre, and we have Le Local on the way for a half-time beverage) but it’d be good to be able to get into town without having to rush for the last bus.
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Tour de France route just announced and the tour will be in Morzine for Bastille weekend.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@WindOfChange, also the start of ZH holidays so for ONCE we might be able to go. Last time I was there for TdF was 2016, 8months pregnant and I got a ticket to the finish line because i’d volunteered at the Etape.
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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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| WindOfChange wrote: |
| Tour de France route just announced and the tour will be in Morzine for Bastille weekend. |
And the etape is using the Annemasse to Morzine stage the week before so a bumper week for the area. Flights sorted today - out Thursday night, bikes, Bastille and beer awaits.
The small matter of a ski season first though - looks to be getting decidedly chillier towards the end of next week?
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Hi all
Heading to the PDS for Christmas. Just the 4 nights staying up near the Lake in Montriond. Not been away over Xmas before so really looking forward to it! Just got a few questions that I'm hoping some area experts can answer!
Flying into Geneva and looking for a transfer for 2. Don't mind a shared. Any recommendations?
We are keen walkers and looking at google maps, it's suggesting that it's an hour walk from the Lake into Morzine but aware that sometimes it can be misleading. We would want to head down into Morzine on Christmas eve to partake in the celebrations and eat. Is it realistically walkable? I guess the buses down at least would still be running on the 24th afternoon so we can get down, and then a taxi back?
Any recommendations for somewhere to eat on the 24th in Morzine? Nothing too fancy, but just decent, wholesome food and an atmosphere.
Finally, what is Morzine like on Christmas Eve? I assume there will be some events on etc?
Thanks all!
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You know it makes sense.
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@Fridge03, I’m not sure I’d fancy that walk at night - it’s uphill all the way from Montriond village on an unlit road (won’t be a lot of traffic but I wouldn’t fancy it).
There are taxis but I’d start looking and booking now! I’m not sure how many will be working xmas eve - Last Van Standing, Getaway Vans and Paul D at Apex all do in-resort taxis. Another option is to ask your accommodation if they can help.
Your other option is to get a car instead of a transfer and then someone drives xmas eve? We’ve only ever used private transfers and usually use Jo at Taxi Morzine, but have used Skiidy Gonzales when she’s not available. There seem to be fewer shared transfers these days - mates sometimes use Alpybus, and I understand Skiidy also do shared.
Never done xmas in Morzine, but you’re well provided with decent places to eat - the ubiquitous La Rotonde and l’Etale and Chamade are all reliable (Chamade’s a wee bit posher) - our favourite is La Flamme at the bottom of the Super M gondola as they’re lovely folks - but all will do a good quality meat and cheese combo.
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@Fridge03, every time i've been to Morzine i've used Alpybus for shared transfers. Some people give them a bad review, but i've not had a single issue having used them in 2015, 2019, 2020 and 2022.
Like @andy from embsay, i'd not want to be doing that walk up that road either.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@swskier, +1 - I’ve read all the horror stories about Alybus but our mates had a perfect transfer both ways and paid about €35 each way.
We always hire a car now but Alpybus/Skiidy shared is a good option for a small party.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Christmas eve is the day when the French have their big Christmas meal, rather than the 25th.
So a many places will have a set meal with some all or any of:
(Mi-cuit) Fois Gras, Oysters, Turkey with Chestnuts, Filet Mignon, Smoked Salmon, yule log et ... Champagne.
In addition to the places mentioned in above replies, I enjoy The Grange, The Local & used to like the Farmhouse, but since Covid they did not offer dining to non-guests (don't know if thats gonna change this 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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@andy from embsay, If looking at Chamonix, we'd be booking now for xmas eve (not as bad as NY eve but still). An issue in Morzine?
I wouldn't be walking an hour at night when it could easily be well below zero (and we would hope that it is...)
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@WindOfChange, Le Local also a fave of ours - a bit out of town, but great food, fab people and (crucially) half way home for us!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@WindOfChange, an eye wateringly expensive set meal, typically.
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| under a new name wrote: |
@andy from embsay, If looking at Chamonix, we'd be booking now for xmas eve (not as bad as NY eve but still). An issue in Morzine?
I wouldn't be walking an hour at night when it could easily be well below zero (and we would hope that it is...) |
Taxis are hard to come by on a normal night as there’s hardly any local taxi services - mainly transfer firms who do a bit extra in the week.
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| WindOfChange wrote: |
| Filet Mignon |
It should perhaps be pointed out that this, in France (and CH) is used to refer to pork tenderloin; the Americans use it to mean fillet steak, which is simply Filet de Boeuf. Does the UK tend to use the American term these days as well?
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@Chaletbeauroc, I was referring to Porc. I've never seen Filet de Boeuf on a French Christmas or NYE Menu.
It's more for practical reasons though, because when you have a filet de boeuf, you get to choose how well its cooked. So its not practical for this kind of set menu operation as you'd need to have a whole load on the go all cooked differently ( cheffy nightmare ). With porc, you don't have this - just get a nice bit of colour on the outside, make sure its cooked through and still juicy inside, and cut off slices to for your orders. You can hot hold the porc without really affecting its state detrimentally (up to a point), whereas it's harder to hot hold beef without it continuing to cook.
The question about what people in the UK think a Filet Mignon refers to is pretty moot as I'm sure 60% wouldn't know and a further 25% wouldn't care as they're meat free 
@under a new name, Xmas and NYE are the big money nights you want to be banging out covers at 50-90 euros a pop plus getting them buying champers (after the one glass included with their meal gives them the taste for it). With a set menu its easy as you get it all prepped in advance. What you don't want is a table of 4 coming in and ordering 4 different dishes, drinking a carafe of water and spending 20 Euros a head. These are more effort to serve and cook, and there's no pay-off.
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@Fridge03, just seen an ad on FB for Hotel du Lac’s pre-xmas party nights - and they state they offer a free taxi service back to town - so I wonder if they’d do it in reverse on xmas eve?
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@WindOfChange, Yes, I thought you probably were, just pointing it out for non-French speakers. Maybe I spent too much time with American colleagues over the years, and too many visits to the US.
I would be interested to know if/how it's used these days in the UK anyway, though.
We've done these Gala dinners a couple of times, at vast extra cost, and TBH I wouldn't bother again. Too much of it, like the oysters, not to my or my wife's taste, and just 'fussy' for the sake of it in our view. Then again I guess the French might not appreciate our single-course but ten different dishes xmas turkey dinner either 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Brilliant. Thanks all for the tips!
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Great to see this Polo. We're due in Les Gets on 17 Dec, we're a little nervous as to what the snow will by the time we arrive. So it's always nice to see the first serious snow of the season appear in good time. Hopefully the 20+C temps will also now be a distant memory!
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Randyp909, long way to go, later in November for next chance. Snow settling now at 1300m, will head up to La Croix in the morning
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Still not enough at 1500m, might get a few more cm tonight otherwise a longer hike
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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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Lovely to see some snowy pictures. It won't last, but it's very early November - absolutely no need to panic.
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We were skiing a few times in Les Gets around 15 November when we happened to be there to open up the chalet. Returning for a quick week before Christmas on 17th December staying in the village somewhere.
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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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Stopped snowing
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@polo,
Great Pic
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@@247snowman, +1 
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It’s a privilege. I literally took the dog out for a wee and looked up and snapped
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Has there been any mention of Black Friday lift pass offers this year? Last year we had a good deal for the two of us and as little one is 5 now he will need one buying as well so I was hoping to save a bit on them if possible.
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Do they do free kids’ passes with adult ones? They do on season passes I think.
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FAQ
As much as ticketed bars on new years eve.
