Located at the Rh?ne-Alpes region of France, the town of Morzine is really a favorite alpine ski destination. The town is close to Swiss border and the nearest international gateway is Geneva. The ski resort Avoriaz is situated at the upper part of the Morzine commune. This resort is component of the vast Portes du Soleil ski circuit which spans across an impressive 650km of pistes and extra than two hundred ski lifts.
The primary ski location of Morzine provides a good deal to all categories of skiers, both professional and amateur. You can find plenty of black and red runs waiting to be scaled by the much more accomplished of skiers. However, the beginners will get to brush their skills at the several blue and nursery slopes scattered around Morzine-Avoriaz. Having said that, just like most ski destinations, snow and skiing activities can not be guaranteed, but usually the town starts to gather snow from late December and skiing activities are enjoyed till the commence of April.
While primarily a skiing town, Morzine presents other endless winter and snow activities. Snowboarding is a common winter activity besides skiing, but you'll be able to too go for snow scooters, snow-shoe walks, ice skating, ice-diving, sleigh rides and additional. Morzine also hosts national league ice-hockey matches so though you are at the town, you can also get pleasure from some leading ice hockey action. Other distinctive attractions would contain horse drawn floodlit skiing, paragliding, tobogganing and else.
In addition, the town boasts of a happening nightlife and just like any well known tourist destination, is actually a hub of several other activities. You can find nightclubs, cuisine restaurants, bars, cinemas, net cafes, adventure parks, massage parlors and certainly, lots of attractive ski chalets. To take pleasure in the neighborhood color, the visitors can also go for a tour of the nearby Morzine shops and markets and invest some time seeing the slate-mining and cheese-making demonstrations.