ABOUT MORZINE & AVORIAZ:

Situated in a large vale, stretching out to the Swiss border, Morzine has the rich
Savoyarde character of a typical Alpine village. The nearby spa towns around
Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) were what first brought tourism to this traditional slate
mining area early on in the 20th Century. Development in the resort has been
sensitive and is well up to modern ski-resort standards

Avoriaz was created around 35 years ago with families in mind - this car-free
resort is closely linked with Morzine, and offers higher altitude skiing - being
situated at an altitude of 1800m

APRES-SKI:

After a hard day up the mountain, what do you fancy? Lively bars, shopping, live
music, clubbing, Savoyarde food, local market, cinema, a quiet drink?

The tourist office and Morzine TV have a wealth of information on all the great apres-ski
activities in Morzine. Regular weekly events organised by the tourist board include ski
instructor displays, big air competitions and torch-lit descents.

Bars: Morzine's bars have lively apres-ski and are usually open until 1 or 2am

Dixie Bar: The Brit's favourite hang-out with live music
The Bowling Bar: Live music, arcades & dancefloor
Bar Les Alpes: Opposite Dixie's - a mellower French bar with pool tables
The Cavern: Lively, with a dance floor and DJs
Crepescule I: Wild and loud, for a post-ski warm down
Crepescule II: Chilled out companion to Crep I
The Buddha Bar: Buddhist theme, In-house DJ, & the legendary 2.5 litre 'Giraffe'
Cafe Chaud: Lively French bar with a beach theme

Nightclubs:
Club Opera: Every night, a different mix of music (open until ~6am)
Club Paradis: Also open until ~6am, with a glowing dancefloor!

Cinemas:
Two cinemas show weekly English-version current release films.

Local Market:
This takes place in the centre of Morzine every Wednesday morning - all sorts
of local produce is available: wild boar saucisson sec, Tomme fermiere cheese, etc.

Spectator sports:
Ice hockey is staged at the indoor ice rink with Division I Champions Morzine
battling in the national league - games occur most Saturday and Wednesday evenings.

Other sports:
Paragliding, ice-diving, helicopter journeys, husky sledding, local fitness centre.....

Restaurants:
There is a wide selection of food available in Morzine (from takeaway pizza and
five course gourmet dinners to a proper curry house!) - we can book you a table
for your midweek evening eating out in town. Local Savoyarde specialities include
fondue, raclette, pierrade, local trout, charcuterie, steaks, tartiflette

For the non-skier:
Indoor ice rink, fitness centre, cheese making, slate mines tour, many shops...

HISTORY:

Before skiing became the mainstay of local income, Morzine had its name as the
source of 'grey gold' - slate extracted from the Vallee des Ardoisieres (on the way
to Avoriaz). You will notice that the majority of buildings in the area are roofed
with local slate.

The Haute Savoie area is rich in local traditional cuisine: Raclette, Tartiflette,
Diots (sausages) in white wine, 'Berthoud' (based on melted Abondance cheese),
blueberry tart and other treats are available in Morzine, and on the mountains.