Morillon
Morillon is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 2,046 m and the ski area rises to 2,449 m, a skiable vertical of 1,768 m.
The area offers 75 km of alpine pistes, 52 marked pistes (31 green, 10 blue, 10 red, 1 black), 18 ski lifts. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Morillon belongs to the linked Grand Massif area: one lift pass covers the neighbouring resorts.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 11 km (Cascades) and the highest lift tops out at 2,472 m.
Access: 50 min by road from Genève and 18 min from Marignier railway station.
1 official webcam shows the pistes live (on the French page).
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?3 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,449 m · Bottom of the pistes: 681 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 102 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 80%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 75 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 282 km · Lifts: 18 · Balance between piste levels: 73%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?3 / 5
Adult day pass: €63 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.22/km · Price read at a neighbouring resort of the same area
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 79% · Magic carpets: 6 · Sledging runs: 0 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 3 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 30 · Nearest railway station: 18 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 15
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?3 / 5
Bars and pubs: 5 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 15 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 1,155 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 0% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €63 — index: what the map and the listings publish
“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).
Open pistes and lifts will appear here during the season, as published by the resort. Out of season we show nothing rather than a misleading zero.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 2,046 m · top 2,449 m
Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.
Average snow depth by month
Good snow from January to February.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.2 h · Dec 5.6 h · Jan 5.8 h · Feb 7.2 h · Mar 8.6 h · Apr 10.3 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November9 cmInsufficient · 6%
- December41 cmVariable · 60%
- January70 cmGood skiing · 88%
- February84 cmGood skiing · 95%
- March76 cmVariable · 78%
- April37 cmInsufficient · 42%
- May5 cmInsufficient · 0%
30 cm on the ground: the benchmark for groomed-piste skiing. Bar = monthly average depth; percentage = share of time above 30 cm.
- Good skiing: 30 cm on more than 8 days in 10
- Variable: 30 cm on 5 to 8 days in 10
- Insufficient: 30 cm less than one day in two
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
27 complete winters measured, from 1997-1998 to 2025-2026 — on average 102 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec27 cmInsufficient · 31 %
- 16-31 Dec47 cmInsufficient · 48 %
- 1-15 Jan64 cmVariable · 56 %
- 16-31 Jan91 cmVariable · 69 %
- 1-15 Feb116 cmGood skiing · 85 %
- 16-29 Feb141 cmGood skiing · 94 %
- 1-15 Mar173 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 16-31 Mar188 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 1-15 Apr191 cmGood skiing · 98 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2023-2024 — 137 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2001-2002 — 55 days at 30 cm or more
Snowfall: no long enough record of fresh snow at this station. Rather than an estimate, we show nothing.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →52 pistes, by level — 75 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,768 m (681 m → 2,449 m)
- Lifts
- 3 gondolas, 4 chairlifts, 5 drag lifts, 6 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 2 named trails — 22 km of marked loops (15 km of distinct track: the loops overlap) · Domaine Nordique d'Agy - Saint-Sigismond area, 2.7 km from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(2)
- Piste aspect
- N 74% · E 10% · S 2% · W 13% (descent direction of 32 OSM pistes, terrain model)
Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.
Lift passes (2026-2027) detail →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €63 |
| Season | €1,316 |
| Child, 1 day | €50.40 |
| Beginner, 1 day | €30.50 |
| Pedestrian, 1 day | €23 |
| Free | Free under 8 · free from 75 years |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Price list of the linked area, read on Flaine. Official price list ↗
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Morillon only (“MORILLON”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Morillon
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (8) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 13 September 2026.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Getting to Morillon
From Paris: 6 hr 17 (588 km) by road.
By road
- From Genève: 50 min · 54 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 03 · 77 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 31 · 119 km
- From Grenoble: 2 hr 05 · 175 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 25 · 197 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 03 · 255 km
- From Valence: 3 hr 03 · 277 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 19 · 228 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 26 · 309 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 08 · 367 km
- From Montpellier: 5 hr 10 · 481 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 14 · 445 km
- From Marseille: 5 hr 15 · 491 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 28 · 513 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 08 · 509 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 17 · 588 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 31 · 629 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 27 · 715 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 06 · 754 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 22 · 905 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Marignier station
regional station · then 18 min drive (15 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 1 hr 01 by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 13 September 2026): ask the resort about a private shuttle or a taxi.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Genève (GVA): 1 hr 15 by road · 62 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 34 by road · 118 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Morillon as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
2 charging stations within 2 km
6 charging points · up to 24 kW
- MORILLON - Lac bleu · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 24 kW · 0.4 km
- MORILLON - Parking des Esserts · EASYCHARGE · 4 points · 22 kW · 2 km
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.
Road conditions
From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).
Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Named itineraries: ancien Piste rouge Velarge
Itineraries surveyed on OpenStreetMap within a 4 km radius (7 September 2026): “marked” means an itinerary exists on the map, not that it is open or safe on the day.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Morillon — up to 1,700 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe des Biollaires · De Morillon | 1.3 · F | 1,011 m | 700 → 1,711 m | n/a | 3.4 km |
| Tête du Pré des Saix · Depuis Morillon par les pistes | 2.1 · E1 · F | 1,030 m | 1,091 → 2,118 m | E | 3.9 km |
| La Bourgeoise · Versant SE - depuis la Combe Eméru | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 500 m | 1,287 → 1,770 m | SE | 4.9 km |
| Tête du Pré des Saix · Pointe de la Corne en circuit. | n/a · PD- | 710 m | 1,615 → 2,118 m | N | 5.1 km |
| Tête du Vuargne / Pointe de Ranfolly · Par les pistes | n/a · F | 1,100 m | 1,140 → 1,875 m | NE | 5.6 km |
| Tête du Vuargne / Pointe de Ranfolly · Par les Arêtes | n/a | 600 m | 1,180 → 1,825 m | NW | 5.6 km |
| Tête du Pré des Saix · depuis les Carroz, par les pistes | n/a · F | 980 m | 1,160 → 2,118 m | NW | 5.9 km |
| Pointe de Bellegarde · Versant N | 2.1 · E1 · PD | 1,700 m | 1,007 → 2,516 m | NW | 6 km |
| Tête du Pré des Saix · Versant N | n/a · PD- | 503 m | 1,615 → 2,118 m | N | 6 km |
| Aouille de Criou · Par les chalets de Criou | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 1,500 m | 710 → 2,227 m | S | 6.4 km |
| Tête de Duet (montagne du Criou) · voie normale | n/a · PD | 1,350 m | 710 → 2,002 m | S | 6.4 km |
| Pointe d'Angolon · Arête de Chamossière - depuis le Col de Joux Plane | n/a · PD | 400 m | 1,690 → 2,090 m | SW | 6.5 km |
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Beyond skiing at Morillon
Ice rink
- Jardin de glace à la Patinoire de Samoëns · Samoëns · 3.5 km away
- Patinoire extérieure · Les Gets · 8.4 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine de Samoëns · Samoëns · 3 km away
- Espace piscine -Aquacîme · Arâches-la-Frasse · 6.9 km away
- Piscine de la Grande Ourse · Taninges · 9.3 km away
Paragliding
- Profeel parapente · Morillon · 0.1 km away
- Aire d'atterrissage de parapente · Samoëns · 2.9 km away
- ABC Spirale Parapente · Samoëns · 3.9 km away
- Ecole de parapente - Les Hirondailes · Samoëns · 3.9 km away
Museum
- Ferme Ecomusée du Clos Parchet · Samoëns · 2.8 km away
- Maison du Patrimoine · Taninges · 7 km away
- Espace Jacquem'Arts · Taninges · 7 km away
- Musée de l'Horlogerie et du Décolletage · Cluses · 8 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Cinébus · Taninges · 6.9 km away
- Ciné Cluses · Cluses · 7.5 km away
- Cinétoiles - Cinéma Art & Essais · Cluses · 7.8 km away
- Cinéma Le Club · Les Gets · 8.1 km away
Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
1,155 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 1 hotel · 22 rooms (1 × 3★)
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 368 bed spaces
- 4 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 787 bed spaces
Commune: Morillon · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Tourist office
Office de tourisme de Morillon
Ski school
ESF Morillon - Grand Massif
65 instructors
🇬🇧 46 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Swimming pool · Le Splash
In case of accident
112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Morillon?
Morillon sits at 2,046 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,449 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Morillon have?
Morillon has 75 km of pistes served by 18 lifts, within the linked Grand Massif area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Morillon?
The longest piste is Cascades: 11 km (red run), for 1,594 m of vertical. Measured on the OpenStreetMap map, segments of the same name and level joined end to end, altitudes from the IGN RGE ALTI terrain model — a resort sometimes advertises a longer run by chaining several pistes.
How high do the lifts go in Morillon?
The highest lift, TSD Coulouvrier (detachable chairlift), tops out at 2,108 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Morillon have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 12 installations at Morillon (1 gondola, 5 chairlifts, 4 drag lifts, 2 magic carpets), for an authorised capacity of 19,232 people per hour, of which 3,300 for TSD du Sairon alone. The fleet spans 1966 to 2024, an average age of 27 years. This count covers the resort itself, magic carpets included, not the whole linked ski area — a resort brochure often announces a different number. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How much is a lift pass in Morillon?
The adult day pass costs €63 (2026-2027, read on the official price list, shared with Flaine).
How do I get to Morillon?
By road, Morillon is 50 min from Genève (54 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Marignier, 18 min by road from the resort. No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables. The nearest airport is Genève, 1 hr 15 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Morillon?
6 hr 17 for 588 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is the snow reliable in Morillon?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Morillon good for beginners and families?
79% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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