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I spent a few days in Morzine this summer (not skiing obviously) and thought that it had a lot to offer and am now considering going back this winter for my ski holiday.
How snow sure is Morzine / Avoriaz?
How busy does it tend to get outside of school holidays etc?
Does the powder tend to get tracked out pretty quickly and where is the best powder spots?
Any other advice will be much appreciated - thanks.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Lou, Thanks for the reply. We intentionally book our ski holiday for the first week of February so that we miss the school holidays and it is generally quite a bit cheaper than most other weeks.
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Lou, Thanks for the reply. We intentionally book our ski holiday for the first week of February so that we miss the school holidays and it is generally quite a bit cheaper than most other weeks.
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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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Spent 5d there in Mid-Jan last year - snow on the streets. Booked a lovely hotel but a bit of a trek (well 5mins but a slidy path - see my photos...) to bus stop (only 1 stop to Supermorzine & not that far to Pleney). Food was fantastic & our room was also great - biggest & nicest I've been in in the Alps.
Snow-sure?
The Friday I left it rained & was horrible apparently so there is the odd day when the relatively low altitude is a factor, but I think it's odd days only at that time of year. My friend was out there for a second season in the same town so it must be alright.
Lift queues?
There was a (fast-moving 5-10min) queue for Pleney gondola just after 9am (if its out the door - you might like to use the slower chairlift to your right) but otherwise it was ski onto lift.
Powder?
Covered (& a whole lot more...) in this thread: http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?p=1298811&highlight=morzine#1298811
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Well its a huge ski area and you can ski over into switzerland which is s small novelty. It also has the Wall!!!
I've stayed in Avoriaz at Easter (and it wasn't the best year for snow) and there was still lots of snow about. I found the pistes very well groomed all the way down into Morzine (but there wasn't huge amounts of off piste but lots of fun through the trees on the way down to Morzine. If you book to go in February the snow will be good over the whole area.
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what...snow, Thanks for the information and the links. It has answered all my questions. I'll definitely be booking for the first week in February and looking forward to it.
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Good Points - French, pretty, plenty of stuff to do in the village, links to massive area, family friendly, short transfers, easy even in busy weeks to find some quieter areas (Mont Chery by Les Gets springs to mind)
Bad Points - French, too low to be sure of good snow. Treks across villages a bit of a pain in ski boots if I'm being picky
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