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Started by Coop in France - 1 Reply

Les Gets/Morzine

Coop posted Jan-2012

Hi guys, just got back from a 4 day trip to the Les Gets/Morzine area and thought I'd share my experience.

The village - we stayed in a chalet just outside of Les Gets so can only comment on Les Get itself. The village is small and sleepy, predominantly aimed at families, with very few bars and decent restaurants. The supermarkets are very expensive and of limited choice. Local transportation is hit and miss and the local taxi drivers (it would appear) prefer to sit around smoking and drinking coffee to earning a fare. In my opinion, your own transportation is essential to make the best of the area. Although we didn't make it into Morzine itself, the reports were that it's quite lively and a better base to enjoy the Portes du Soleil and also for apres ski. If you do plan to stay in Les Gets, I would recommend driving there and loading up with groceries en route (or take out a second mortgage to buy food in resort) or to stay in a catered chalet.

The mountain - although we'd bought the Portes du Soleil pass, we didn't actually make it to Avoriaz. There is plenty of very good skiing to be had in the 'local area' which encompasses Morzine & Les Gets. There are plenty of easy slopes for the timid and beginners and also plenty of challenging terrain, including a lot of off piste potential. The 'mountain' is effectively split into two sectors, the Les Gets/Morzine sector which is well linked and the Mont Chery sector on the other side of the village. The Mont Chery sector clearly has the better skiing, with some super fast reds and blacks, together with some heavy moguls and untracked off piste. We easily spent a couple of days doing the same 10 runs over and over again, with Mouflon being my favourite...a very long, steep, relentless mogul field which destroys the legs and leaves you with a smile on your face at the achievement of finally making it to the bottom. The reds on the other side, which take you back into Les Gets are very fast and would easily be blacks in other resorts. The Chamossiere sector in Morzine also has some brilliant blacks and reds, ideal if you like a challenge and going fast!

The weather - as a skier, you pray for lots of snow. But damn, not this much! It snowed constantly for the 4 days we were there, easily a metre of it. This car had a couple of inches on it when we arrived and this is what it looked like when we left!



Visibility was horrendous in places but I enjoy this, as it adds a sense of danger and challenge. I skied the Arbis red (Chamossiere sector) with visibility limited to about 5 metres, and although I was in need of a nappy for most of it, I thoroughly enjoyed it.



Would I go back again? I definitely would, as the skiing is great and we'd only skied a fraction of the whole area. I wouldn't want to stay in Les Gets again, especially not without a car.

Edited 1 time. Last update at 09-Jan-2012

Dids1
reply to 'Les Gets/Morzine'
posted Jan-2012

Sounds great Coop.
How long did it take to dig the car out though?

Topic last updated on 09-January-2012 at 17:14