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Snow chains
 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All,

I am going for a quick break in Morzine from 20th-23rd of December and was wondering if i absolutely need to take snow chains?

I have a four wheel drive car and what with Morzine being low down I can't remember ever needed them in the past?

Thanks
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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capt_tri, Welcome to snowHead 's

If you have a quick search you'll find loads of info on snow chains. Its a popular topic Toofy Grin
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Morzine is indeed fairly low and it is unlikely you'd need them. However it would depend on the route you are taking to get to Morzine, and also the latest forecasts are hinting at the possibility of a big dump of snow round about that time. Not at all certain of course as it's so far out, but I'd take chains to be on the safe side.
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For Morzine in particular it has to snow pretty hard and low to need chains in a 4x4. The road up to Avoriaz is when you'd most tend to need them. You'd probably be let off given a 4x4 with winter tyres, but it depends how bad it is and whether you look like you should know better. Depends what time of day you expect to be around there too.

Anyway, yeah, do a search. wink
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

My understanding is:
If an amount of snow is present the police block the road and make you fit chains(on the rear with 4x4's) Evil or Very Mad . If you dont have them you dont go any further. Thats what they say anyway!
If that actually happens is any bodies guess???? Puzzled
Have a look at http://www.skiwear4less.com/acatalog/Snowchains.html
I think at that sort of price you just keep em in your car, if you need em you've got em.If you don't they've been for a drive, but when we have our Half inch over here at least you will be able to get home?????
May be not--nobody else has them or the skill to drive in snow--forgot about that
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Snow chains are required by law I think!!! I have a renault Clio with winter tyres and rarely use my chains but the police won't let you go further than they decide if you don't have chains and its snowing....and the chains sell out quick in verey local places when this is happening as you can imagine. I would get some as you could have to make a big detour to find chains if it were nessesary!!!

my guess is you won't use them though but there is always next year or ebay!!!! Very Happy
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 After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
After all it is free Go on u know u want to!

keep an eye on the weather, and identify where you can get the chains you need for your wheels/vehicle. Some, especially the bigger kind, are not found in every French supermarket. You will very rarely need chains, given that Morzine is low, and you have 4WD, but when you need them, you really, really, really need them. Bot nobody can tell you on 9 December - and it does look like there might be quite a lot of weather around then. Just as well too, as there's sod all snow in Morzine at the moment.
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