Our Catered Chalets
in Morzine

The most popular way to travel to Morzine is by plane. Morzine is approximately 1 hour 15 minutes from Geneva airport and there are a range of transfers available – see below.

You can also get to Morzine by train. The Eurostar takes you into Paris where you can take the SNCF TGV that goes to Cluses or Thonon-Les-Bain. From there you can arrange a transfer to Morzine resort. Please note that the Snow Train service (which allows snow sports luggage to be carried on board) is no longer running as of Winter 2020/21 and you will not be able to carry skis/snowboard on the usual Eurostar service.

If you prefer to drive, Morzine is about a 9 hour drive from Calais if you take the toll roads. The tolls will cost around €60.

Private and Shared Airport Transfers

The sooner we book your transfer, the lower the price we will be able to secure. So please do let us know your flight details as soon as possible. As a guide:

• A Shared transfer is between €45 and €60 per person each way
• A Private 8 seater transfer us between €260 and €320 each way

For more info on shared transfers, see the miscellaneous section below.

Please note, there is an additional fee of €3 per rechargeable lift pass card. You can either keep this at the end of your holiday to recharge on your next Morzine holiday. Or you can return it to your hosts at the end of you stay who will refund the €3pp. 

Portes du Soleil

Morzine and Les Gets ONLY

We do not recommend this pass for guests at Chalets Atelier or Grand Hibou as one would have to then take a bus every day to get to this separate ski area.

Avoriaz ONLY

The Avoiraz only pass can only be brought for a maximum of 2 days at a time. The Avoiraz only pass costs €93 for 2 days, which would therefore be €279 for the week. Which is only 5% less than the full area pass however only gives you access to 10% of the available pistes (70km instead of 650km).

Ski hire in Morzine should be booked in advance and can be done at ski-mobile’s website don’t forget to mention Skiology to get 20% discount.

Ski Mobile offers an amazing service whereby the ski-hire comes to you! Pre-order online, then Ski Mobile delivers the skis/boards to the chalet and fits them there and then for you, in the comfort of their mobile ski shop. Once again we have fully researched all the options and found Ski Mobile to offer best value for money.

Adult skis and snowboards, boots and poles (including 20% discount) are all available. Below is an example of basic ski hire but please see the Ski Mobile website for a more specific quote:

Children skis (including 20% discount)

Morzine is ideal for beginners as it has a range of gentle slopes. You can also get cost-effective lift passes for beginners and there are a number of ski schools that offer lessons for beginners too. Find out more here.

Ski lessons for our Prodain chalets : Chalets Atelier and Grand Hibou 

If you are staying in our Prodain chalets that run from Sunday – Sunday (Chalets Atelier and Grand Hibou), you should take your lessons in Avoriaz as this is much closer to the chalets than Morzine.

Private ski lessons are ideal as you can request to meet at the top of the cable car. We have had previous guests recommend Evoultion2, Avoriaz Alpine Ski School and Esf-avoriaz.

If you require ski school and are in our Prodain chalets be aware that you will need to find a ski school that starts on a Monday (at time of writing, this is Avoriaz Alpine Ski School and our new supplier New Generation).  There is a list of the ski schools available here.

If you require snowboarding lessons we highly recommend our partners at MintSnowboarding.

If you are coming with children we have a section about children’s lessons here.

Ski lessons for chalet George, Grand Sapin, and Chalet Ibex 

If you are staying in any of our town centre chalets, the list for ski school or private lessons is here

If you require ski school previous guests have recommended Easytoride and ESF for ski school, be sure to make sure that the lessons start on the Monday if your chalet is Sunday – Sunday.

If you require private lessons, previous guests have also recommended Billski additionally to the above.

If you require snowboarding lessons we highly recommend our partners at MintSnowboarding.

If you are coming with children we have a section about Morzine children’s ski lessons here.

In Morzine one can choose between agencies or private nannies for 1/2 days, whole days or babysitting. Below is a price guide. Child care is such a personal thing. To get a child specific quote please contact…

Private nannies

Helen Barnett – Morzkids

Ally Hinckley – A-Range Childcare

Agencies 

Cheeky monkeys From €80 per day

Chalet George, Grand Sapin and Ibex

Our town centre chalets George and Sapin are only a few 100 meters from the cable car and Ibex offers a shuttle service so most often guests do not feel the need for lockers. However, if you have small children, for example, you might like to reserve one.

The lockers are at the bottom of the Pleney cable car. You will need to book well in advance as availability is limited. The price is around €10 for up to 5 people per day and includes boot warmers. Book here.

Morzine has a lot of options for massage, Steph has risen to the challenge and tried them out for you. For sports massage look no further than Mountain Rehab For non-sports massage Stephs’s two favourites are Kerri McAuley and Indulge.

Morzine has a great range of activities for when you’re taking a break from the slopes. From renowned apres-ski bars and restaurants to pamper sessions, massage and more. Find out more below and in our Morzine resort guide.

Morzine must be one of the best know places for apres-ski in France.

From the bottom of town to the top. Dixies often has live music. Robinson’s has Mutzig on tap (very strong beer). Roger’s is the ‘in’ place at the time of writing. Cafe Chaud is a great night spot playing everything for drum and bass to grime. Tibetan is popular with guests. Coyote, Opera, the Tavern are all within inches of each other and are a great night out. Tremplin is great for apres as is neighbouring hotel the cottage. Phew!

Though you will most likely catch Dom and Steph chilling in Coupe De Coeur, or the wine cave at the Charmade or Chadanne!

What time do the lifts open?

The closest lift to our Prodains chalets (Chalets Atelier and Hibou) is the Prodain Express which is open for skiers daily from 08.45 until 17.45. HOWEVER pedestrians can access from 07:00 with midnight closing on Friday and Saturday, a 22:00 closing on Sunday and a 21:00 closing through the week.

The closest lift to Morzine town centre chalet George, Grand Sapin and Chalet Ibex is the Pleney lift which opens at 08:45

Can you get our lift pass for us?

In both resorts we can save you time and pick the lift pass up for you (we can use the Tour Operators’ queue and then have the passes waiting for you when you get into resort). We can also reuse hands free passes saving you 3 euros, not much but enough for a beer / vin chaud.

Passes ordered through Skiology have to be paid for in cash on the second ski day of the holiday.

What is a shared transfer?

All transfers are door to door
The maximum waiting time for a customer having met the Ski-Lifts representative in the arrivals hall is 45 minutes.
Pick up times for departures are between 3 to 4 hours before the scheduled flight departure time (3.5 to 4.5 for Avoriaz).
These rules only apply for flights between 09:00 & 21:00, outside of these times, the maximum waiting time at the airport increases to 1.5 hours and the pick up time window changes to 3 to 5 hours before the flight time (3.5 to 5.5 for Avoriaz).

All shared transfers involve sharing a vehicle with other customers who have similar flight times and are going to the same, or a nearby resort.

A Shared Transfer may involve a short amount of time waiting at the airport for other customers. The rules defining the waiting time for the different types of shared transfers are described below. However, in all cases if a flight is delayed by more than one-hour then the customer will have to wait for the next available transfer, which could be on the next day if no further shared transfers are available.

GVA Airport > Morzine
09:00 – 21:00: Maximum wait of 45 minutes
21:00 – 09:00: Maximum wait of 90 minutes

Pick-up times for departures are set by Ski-Lifts and they will send an SMS message the day before they are due to leave with their exact pick up time. If the pick up time is within the allowed time window (described below) then these are not flexible and cannot be changed – if a customer wishes to choose their pick up time, they must book a Private Transfer.

These are the different areas of Geneva Airport, where Shared Transfers are on offer this season and some of the key rules that relate to each (a full break down of Terms & Conditions can also be found at http://www.ski-lifts.com/AdditionalInformation/Terms.aspx)

What happens if I arrive late?