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PAYMENT FOR LIFT PASSES

Please could you confirm your flight details and if you would like us to arrange any transfers for you? You can add this information into the ‘Travel’ section within your online booking.

• Private transfers to and from Geneva airport are €280 each way.
• Shared transfers will be available this winter season but availability will be limited. The price is between €45-€60pp depending on how early you book.

If you need gloves or a hat etc Avoriaz sports is at the top of the cable car to the right of the ESF office. Ski Alp is just before you reach the cable car on your right opposite the Neige et Roc hotel.

Children’s Introduction to snow

(3 years old)

Children from 3 can learn to ski at the famous Village Des Enfants in Avoriaz or with ESF’s Piou Piou.

Village Des Enfants is just down from the plateau so one can take the horse and cart or walk. The walk is about 15 minutes the first time, then 10 minutes after that.

To walk: At the top of the cable car, head towards restaurant ChangaBanga then take the lift up just beyond it on the left, walk along the corridor at the top, go up the stairs and follow the middle of the 3 roads. The Villages Des Enfants is just at the top of this.

W. https://www.village-des-enfants.com/fr/petits/

Children’s Ski School

(6 years +)

For guests in Chalet Grand Hibou, Avoriaz Alpine ski school is a great option as their lessons start on Monday, perfect for guests arriving on Sunday.

To get to the Plateau one simply takes the chair lift up next to the cable car, Avoriaz Alpine Ski School have a video showing the way here!

If it is your time on snow and the chair lift does not look like your cup of tea then we recommend taking a horse-drawn cart! This was recommended to us by our guests. One simply arrives at the top of the cable car, picks up the free to use the phone in the phone box and just like calling a cab, one appears, the cost is around €10.

T. +33 (0)4 50 38 34 91
E. info@avoriazalpineskischool.com
W. www.avoriazalpineskischool.com

If you have booked ski school and therefore would like a 07:30 – 08:30 breakfast please let your host know the night before? All meals are flexible by 30 mins either way if the group wishes.

Private lessons

(Adult or Child)

Private ski lessons are ideal as you can request to meet at the top of the cablecar. We have had previous guests recommend:

We have had previous guests recommend:

Billski
W: https://billski.co.uk/group-ski-lessons-morzine/
E: bonjour@billski.co.uk

Ski Beyond
W. https://skibeyond.co.uk/
T. +44 131 618 6717

Avoriaz Apine Ski School
W: https://www.avoriazalpineskischool.com/
T: +33 (0)4 50 38 34 91
E: info@avoriazalpineskischool.com

ESF Avoriaz
W: https://www.ski-school-avoriaz.co.uk/
T: +33 (0) 4 50 74 05 65

Evolution2
W: https://evolution2.com/en/avoriaz
T: +33 (0)4 50 74 02 18

Snowboarding Lessons

(Adult or Child)

In Morzine, one can choose between agencies or private nannies for 1/2 days, whole days, or babysitting. Childcare is such a personal thing so to get a child-specific quote please contact…

Agencies : 

• Cheeky Monkeys >> €15 p/h based on 2 children +33 (0)6 16 12 28 80
• Alpine Resort Nannies >>

Private :

• Ally Hinkley >> +33 (0) 7 67 86 89 97
• Helen Barnett >> +33 (0)684 064 098

Creche

Les P’tits Loups Childcare >> – The resort creche service is located in the centre of Avoriaz and can be accessed via the Prodains Express telecabine. Please be aware that from the top of the telecabine, there is a 5-minute walk through Avoriaz to reach the location of the creche.

L’Outa >> – The Outa creche is specifically for the children of holidaymakers – those who are too young to ski! It’s located in the centre of Morzine, just along from the Pleney lift and a lady called Cindy is the manager there this winter, with four experienced nannies to help her. The creche welcomes children aged between 6 months and 3 years old, it’s open every day except Saturdays between 8.30am and 5pm, beginning on Sunday 24th December. Access from Chalet Grand Hibou would require the free and frequent resort bus which departs from 200m from your chalet and takes around 8-10 minutes to reach the centre of Morzine.

From 8:30-10:30 & 15:00-19:00 a member of the Skiology team will offer you a lift to the Prodain cable car, this service was invented to help those with children get to ski school on time and is free. Available to all and offered every day apart from the team days off.  

Morzine has a lot of options for massage, Steph has risen to the challenge and tried them out for you. In all cases therapists will also come to you.

• Mountain Rehab Also does sports massage +33 6 37 13 02 64
• The Beauty Spot  Also does treatments +33 6 87 80 56 82
• Morzine massage  Also does sports massage +33 667 524936

We offer an early dinner sitting for children at 6 pm with adults dinner starting at 7:30 pm. However, you can request this 30 minutes earlier or later should that suit your party better.

Children’s Sample Menu

Mains: Homemade fish goujons or mini fish pies | Spaghetti bolognese | Cottage pie | Simple lamb or chicken roast dinner | DIY pizza night | Toad in the hole

Desserts: Fruit salad with dipping yoghurt |  Banana split with homemade icecream | Pear and berry crumble | Chocolate brownie | Apple sponge and custard

Menu Adjustments

We want every children’s mealtime to be a success, therefore, please feel free to comment in the dietary requirements section of the online booking form with any meal preferences for the children. We will be happy to amend the chalet menu accordingly.

Dietary Allergies

Please do let us know if you have any medical dietary requirements that your chef should know about. All our team are trained to manage allergens in the kitchen and we also have a complete free-from menu. We understand the absolute importance of delivering your foodie ski ‘free from’ the menu in a way that provides you with complete confidence. Therefore, if you would like to speak to Sophie, our ‘free from chef ‘ who creates the free-from menu, she will gladly talk you through the Skiology kitchen practices and team procedures to give you peace of mind.

Dietary preferences

Team Days Off

The team days off in most cases are Tuesday and Friday. The night before they will lay out a buffet breakfast with instructions. The team can also book a restaurant for you for the evening meal, our favourite restaurants are listed below. Please do ask the team to book within the first 2 nights of your stay so they have more of a chance of securing your first choice.    If you are visiting us during a peak week, we will contact you in advance to see if we can secure a reservation for you. 

Restaurant Recommendations

Clin d’Oeil
‘A touch of South West cuisine in the Alps’. Chef own and run means consistently good quality at the Clin d’Oeil. A lovely of fusion of local dishes and dishes from the South West of France. 

La Ferme de la Fruitiere
Artisan cheese makers create the cheese in the adjoining dairy for you to try at this spectacular cheese restaurant.  A beautiful traditional stone and wooden cosy interior with a roaring open fire and huge window make this restaurant a special place to have lunch or dinner. Most popular for its cheese however also serves some traditional French cuisine. 

Le Grange
Great food in a lovely, old converted barn, a romantic destination that we often recommend for couples.  

L’Etale
The longest menu in town! Most guests choose L’Etale as you are sure to find something for everyone including pizza and all-you-can-eat fondue, raclette and hot stone! 

La Rotonde Restaurant
Sister restaurant to L’Etale, a little calmer than L’Etale. Steph and Dom’s default choice some of our family favourites are ribs, ladies steak, pizza Italian and Thai beef salad! 

La Charmade
A bit like marmite, guests have said this is both the best and worst restaurant in Morzine. If you have been before the restaurant had recently has massively been renovated and now has an open plan kitchen with chef’s dining table and quirky downstairs wine bar.

Hotel du lac
An included return taxi ride away, set on the serene Lac De Montriond, a spot for those in the know this winter. Hotel du lac is a  newly refurbished hideout away from the bustle of Morzine. With an inventive menu of ethically sourced gastro classics such as “Local Pan fried trout, tomato, beurre blanc, herb gnocchi & herb salad” vegetarian and vegan alternatives.

Hide out hostel
One of our team’s favourite hangouts. Asian street food with different weekly specials. You may recognise former team member Oscar from our chalets La Roche and L’Isiere who heads up the kitchen here and continues his legacy of 6/5 food. Great vibe, great food and sympathetic to vegetarians and vegans.

We recommend that you secure your booking online with your restaurant. Alternatively, we are happy to assist in making the reservation. The team nights off are Tuesday and Friday. (*Christmas and New Year: Thursday and Monday are the given team days off).

Optional for all 7-night stays

Dom’s top 5 mountain restaurants 

How on earth to pick just 5! Half the fun is of course finding your favourites but let us give you 5 from all corners of the Portes Du Soleil to inspire your exploring. 

Nyon: Chez Nannon  +33 (0)4 50 79 21 15 At top of Troncs Express. Dishes served in big pans that are brought to the table, a head turner for skiers going past.

Les Gets: Le Paika  +33 (0)4 50 92 85 22 Take drag lift la Turche, then on blue run Vorosses. Outdoor bbq with huge prawns, steaks, rotisserie chicken… Expensive however very memorable.

Avoriaz: La Taniere  +33 (0)4 50 74 13 10 At the top of the Prodain bubble on the left. So good that one family only ate here all week! Good value. Pedestrian accessible.

Plaine Dranse: Chez Babeth +33 (0)4 50 73 38 77 at the back of the cluster of restaurants in Plaine Dranse, always popular for characterful owner and amazing interior decoration. Don’t leave without going inside first!

Morgins (Switzerland): La’0 s +41 (0)2 44 76 83 24 If Skiology did a mountain restaurant it would be a bit like this one. In their own words, “You will come to discover a gourmet and local cuisine, “homemade”, inspired by our region which is so rich in quality products! We participate in preserving our environment and its exceptional beauty by working responsibly and limiting our non-recyclable waste. Thank you to the producers for their know-how and their precious collaboration!”. Don’t faint at the prices they are in Swiss francs!

Champoussin Chez Gaby OR La Ferme Du Gaby (Switzerland): Chez Gaby +41 (0) 24 477 22 22 Once both were owned by the same person, now they have gone their own ways. Chez Gaby is in most guide books and has a great Rosti restaurant at the back. La Ferme Du Gaby is still a farm and a homage to times past and most importantly, 3rd place in the 2023 World Raclette Championships! 

Or you may enjoy:

Why not switch the protein for one of your meals during your stay from meat to a lower carbon footprint option with our Chick Free Pie! Popular on our free-from menu leading with the highest feedback from guests, give it a go not just for the planet but for your foodie dining experience too! 🙂

Let us know via email prior to your stay if you would like to choose this option and we will let your chef know.

Unless requested, we will not provide a mid-week towel change. It is not a commonly requested service from guests and so in a bid to reduce our carbon footprint, we have not added a towel change as standard.

However, in our pursuit of having the lowest carbon footprint of ski chalets in the Alps, we will not let this be to the detriment of our guests. Therefore, should you wish to have a mid-week towel change, please note it in the guest requirements section of the online booking form. We will ask for a donation of €5pp which will go to Cool Earth, a charity that helps us offset our carbon footprint.

Directions: Follow signs for the Prodain cable car from Morzine. As you follow the Route De Ardoisières out of Morzine there is an open field on your left just after this before you reach the top of the hill is Chalet Hibou (the middle chalet of 3 chalets in a row). Give us a call or a BEEP to let us know you are there and we will come and let you in!

CHALETS HIBOU, 2151 ROUTE DES ARDOISIÈRES, 74110 MORZINE

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Excitingly, it is in Avoriaz which means you can ski to it! At the top of the cable car, take the chairlift Telesiege du Plateau. Face back down the mountain and ski left towards the centre following the piste until you see the bank on your left. The bank is just as you are exiting town past the tourist office. Or ski down to this piste from the chairlift, telesiege du tour. Credit Agricole and Banque Populaire Des Alps are both near the Yak pub.

Avoriaz: Next to the cash point (see above).

Morzine: On the tourist office road near Spar and the Charmade restaurant open non-stop 08:30- 20:00 and one opposite the Marie at the bottom of town 08:30 – 12:30 and 14:30 – 19:30.

Avoriaz! Near to the cash point. 

Avoriaz: The medical centre is located on the left of the plateau. Go up the cable car, take the chair lift on your left (Telesiege du Plateau). At the top, if you turn around to face the chair lift the medicabine will be on the right on the other side of the piste that goes under the chairlift. Consultations are without appointment from 8.30 am to 7 pm, 7 days/week.

Morzine: Cabinet Médical, 878 Route De La Plagne +33 (0)4 50 75 99 17 Perhaps take something to do if you go as you can’t make an appointment and may have to wait an hour or so. Dr Julian speaks English and is open 08:30 – 19:30, he stops to have lunch however never at the same time so perhaps go either side of 12:00 and 14:00.

Magical snow treks.

W. https://magicalsnowtreks.com/en/

Guided snowshoeing. Magical Snow Treks is all about walking in nature and deeply connecting with it. Evening and dinner walks are also available. Simone Simpson has worked in the outdoor industry for over 30 years. International Mountain Leader, British Qualified Teacher of Sport & Health Education and a Forest Bathing ‘Shinrin Yoku’ guide. Read more from Simone on our blog https://www.skiology.co.uk/blog/snowshoeing-in-morzine/

Day Away Aventures.

W. http://www.daysawayadventures.com
T. +33 (0)7 88 83 14 41

Snowshoe and trekking adventures, transport and equipment included. Private or group. Also available… torch-lit adventures, hidden Alpage visits, snow shelter building, and understanding winter flora and fauna.  Read more from Viv and Jason on our blog https://www.skiology.co.uk/blog/alpine-summer-the-march-of-the-cows/

Maps

Discover the beauty of the mountains without skis or a snowboard. There are a huge number of routes around the Portes du Soleil features in this handy guide book:

For guests staying with us in Morzine who are staying behind to look after the children, we have created a guide to what to see and do during your stay in resort:

Left out of the chalet, up the hill and next to the Les Lans hotel is the free regular bus service (100m). Buses are every 10 minutes from 08:30 – 11:00 & 14:00 – 17:30 , and every 15 minutes from 11:00 – 14:00 (at time of writing).  You can also get the bus back to the chalet from the cable car, the bus stop is practically opposite after hotel les Lans and you MUST request this stop.

Your chalet has private off-road parking space for up to 2 cars. There is an additional parking area 200m down the road from the chalet where the car can be parked for the week.

The Prodains Express is the ski lift that serves your chalet. If you prefer to drive there instead of using our free shuttle service, please note that the car parking is chargeable upon a pay and display basis.

Located in the valley, the Prodains Express cable car connects Morzine to Avoriaz in 4 minutes. A ski lift ticket office is accessible and open every day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the winter season.

Winter timetables for the Prodains Express cable car:

• Monday to Thursday: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Friday and Saturday: 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
• Sunday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Please note that the Prodains car park is open and chargeable. For more information, please see here >>

There is no taxi rank in Morzine, taxis must be booked in advance. Taxis are hard to book during the daytime as most drivers are occupied with airport transfers.

• Mountain Bus. Monday – Friday from 18:00 – 02:00 +33 682 88 85 50 please book before 22:00 the day before.
• Get Away Vans. Sunday – Friday from 18:00 – 02:00 +33 68 45 17 616
• Action cabs +33 615 740 043 18:00 – 02:00
• Taxi Morzine. Neighbours to chalet Ibex! Evenings until 2am  +33 677 411 664
• A2ski +33 6 46 89 96 11 Monday to Thursday between  6pm – 2am  and Friday to Sunday until 00:00 (subject to airport commitments the following day).

• SOS European emergency services number dial 112 

• Morzine police station +33 (0) 4 50 79 13 12 

• Avoriaz police station +33 (0) 4 50 74 11 41 The police station is on the plateau between the Festival and Falaise areas, at the top of the telesiege du Plateau chairlift.

What to do in an emergency on the piste

Do what you can to secure the area. You can walk a few steps up from the injured and put your skis in the snow in an X shape to stop anyone skiing into the patient. Call the emergency piste rescue. If you have no service flag send someone to tell the person at the top or bottom of the lift. Keep the patient warm. Stay calm and reassure your casualty. 

Emergency piste rescue +33 (0) 4 50 74 11 13