help with morzine please

great area with some great skiing, as others have said food will not be a problem and beer is cheaper than a lot of french areas....... if you need to sort lessons i would use either BASS.. british alpine ski school or The Edge snowsports...both are brit run ski schools which mean their instructors are all ISTD [top level to allow them to work in france]

cem wrote:if you need to sort lessons i would use either BASS.. british alpine ski school or The Edge snowsports...both are brit run ski schools which mean their instructors are all ISTD [top level to allow them to work in france]

I concur, BASS are superb. We used them last year and are booked in again this year. Marian and Steve who run it are extremely helpful.

thanks colin for your info sorry late replying have just come back from skiing trip in alpbach. we are going to book for morzine and staying in a chalet run by an english couple so hopefully food ok. thanks for all replies but all info still welcome.

Morzine is a fantastic area if the snow is good-Ive been to Chatel in the past and last april got a late deal to Morzine which was a cracking week.
The best thing to is get the Portes Du Solei pass, get up dead early and get around the circuit! If you can, try the swiss wall on the way over to switzerland, its a great run! If youre thing is more like snow parks and jumps then avoriaz is great with the stash park being a long terrain park made of natural features-really novel.
Loads of good cruising runs and lots of off piste/tree runs. If youre staying in morzine you should get over to Les Gets and Mont Chery area as it is always deserted and stunning!
Youll have a great week, ive been to most of the big resorts in europe and if there is snow, Portes Du Solei is my favourite!

thanks for reply rossyhead sounds great, what is the area like for boarding, my son had a week in a beginners class and loved it and wants to carry on instead of skiing. also how did you find the prices of beer, coffee etc.

Avoriaz was designed for boarders i think-im a skier myself but im pretty sure Avoriaz was one of the first resorts back in the 80s to recognize borders and really build specific areas for them so he will be rgand!
as far as prices go i cant remember that well-we stayed in the hotel "le viking" which was up the hill above the village but i do remember some nice cafes and patisseries around the base gondola for lunch etc-not too pricey
get to chatel for a spot of lunch one day-its very nice!