Morzine
Off season985 mVillage altitude
2,127 mTop of the ski area
600 kmLinked pistes · Portes du Soleil
26Ski lifts
Not published by any source: adult day pass.
Morzine is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 985 m and the ski area rises to 2,127 m, a skiable vertical of 1,140 m.
Live webcams
All webcams (8) →PleneySkaping
ChamossiereSkaping
MorzineSkaping
Each player is the camera operator’s own, loaded only when you ask for it — it may set its own trackers.
Official players of the resort, live image. 4 more cameras on the webcam page. Checked on 24 September 2026.
Snow, opening and weather
Snow report →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.
Right now at the LE PLENEY station (1,515 m)
Source: Météo-France, LE PLENEY weather station, 1.4 km away. Hourly measurement — not the resort’s own snow report.
Avalanche danger
Snow cover varies from one winter to the next — the best time runs from early January to late March. 78 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 404 cm of fresh snow, measured over 57 winters at the Météo-France “GETS (LES)” station. Fortnight by fortnight, over 57 measured winters →
3-day forecast
Village 985 m · top 2,127 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.
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 315 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?2.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,127 m · Bottom of the pistes: 987 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 78 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 88%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?4.5 / 5
Km skiable from the resort, linked area included: 600 km · Lifts: 26
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: no official price list could be found.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 76% · Magic carpets: 4 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 6
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 43 · Nearest railway station: 34 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 5 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 30
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?4 / 5
Bars and pubs: 18 · Nightclubs: 1 · Restaurants: 46 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 6,137 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?3 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 5 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 32% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 1 — 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 declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), STRMTG register, OpenStreetMap; snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (figures declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), national lift register (STRMTG), OpenStreetMap) ; 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).
- Skiable vertical
- 1,140 m
- Cross-country skiing
- 3 named trails — 8.9 km of marked loops, 1.7 km from the resort
Ski-area figures — bottom: OpenStreetMap; top, lifts: STRMTG — French national lift register (1 Jan); km of the linked area: Resort’s official website (read by SkiRadar) (23 Sept) . In a linked ski area the map cannot tell where the resort ends: its own km stay “n/a” until the resort declares them.
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 20265 kmLongest piste — Cabri (red), 355 m of vertical
596 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,768 → 1,171 m, 4 km
2,127 mHighest lift top — TSD de Chamossière (detachable chairlift), national lift register
36,255Total lift capacity, people per hour — 26 installations: 1 aerial tramway, 1 gondola, 13 chairlifts, 7 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets
27 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1960, newest 2023
3,000Biggest lift, people per hour — TSD de la Charniaz (detachable chairlift, 2003)
94 kmTotal length of lifts — 105 lifts mapped
15,923 haSki area boundary (OSM)
2,658Inhabitants — Morzine (INSEE 74191)
Measured 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 Morzine only (“MORZINE”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Morzine
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Collective accommodation
6,137 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 37 hotels · 1,063 rooms (9 × 4★, 17 × 3★, 4 × 2★)
- 3 holiday villages and family centres · 1,054 bed spaces
- 11 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 5,083 bed spaces
Commune: Morzine · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Stay & accommodation
Holidu
Holiday-rental comparison site.
Ski Planet
Self-catering flats and all-inclusive ski holidays at the foot of the slopes, since 1999.
Montagne Vacances
Flats and chalets in the resort, at direct prices.
Ski hire
Skiset UK
Skiset’s UK site: ski hire in the resort shops, booked in English, paid in pounds.
Gear & equipment
Absolute Snow
UK ski and snowboard shop — delivers to UK addresses only.
Hardloop
Mountain gear shop: ski touring, avalanche safety, winter clothing.
Beyond skiing at Morzine
Without skis on — 1 sledging run
Toboggan runs
- Luge d'été · Morzine · 0.1 km away
- Bobluge de Pré la Joux · Châtel · 8.9 km away
Ice rink
- Indiana'Ventures -Patinoire en plein air · Morzine · 0.2 km away
- Patinoire extérieure · Les Gets · 3.4 km away
- Patinoire en plein air · Morzine · 5.9 km away
- Patinoire extérieure · Saint-Jean-d'Aulps · 7 km away
- Skoda Arena · OpenStreetMap
Swimming pool
- Espace Aquatique · Morzine · 0.6 km away
- Piscine extérieure de l'Hôtel et Spa Neige et Roc · Morzine · 4.2 km away
- Piscine de la Grande Ourse · Taninges · 9.5 km away
- Bassin Olympique · 0.6 km away · OpenStreetMap
- Bassin d'apprentissage · 0.6 km away · OpenStreetMap
- Pataugeoire · 0.6 km away · OpenStreetMap
Paragliding
- ABC de l'Ecole professionnel de Parapente et de Speedriding des Portes du Soleil · Morzine · 0.2 km away
- Airéole - École de Parapente à Morzine · Morzine · 0.3 km away
- Aero-bi Parapente · Morzine · 0.6 km away
- Ecole professionnelle de parapente et de Speed-riding des Portes du Soleil · Montriond · 2.8 km away
Museum
- Musée de la Musique Mécanique · Les Gets · 3.1 km away
- Ferme Ecomusée du Clos Parchet · Samoëns · 8.6 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Le Rex · Morzine · 0.4 km away
- Cinéma Le Club · Les Gets · 3.7 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. Lines marked OpenStreetMap come from the map, within 3 km — opening times on site. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Ski schools and practical information
Ski school
ESF Morzine
163 instructors
🇬🇧 134 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Tourist office
Bureau des Guides de Morzine-Avoriaz
📍 614 Avenue de Joux Plane
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.
Off the pistes: off-piste and ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing → 5 Marked off-piste itineraries · 9 km
8 km Ski touring routes
Named itineraries: Bouquetin · Lièvre · Aigle noir · Orchis · Gazelle
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
12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Morzine — up to 1,575 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe de Ressachaux · Face SW | 3.3 · E2 · AD+ | 1,170 m | 1,000 → 2,173 m | SW | 2.3 km |
| Pointe de Ressachaux · Versant NW (voie normale) | 2.3 · E2 · PD+ | 1,160 m | 1,014 → 2,173 m | W | 3.1 km |
| Pointe de Ressachaux · Les Fangles | 5.1 · E3 · TD- | 1,100 m | 1,075 → 2,173 m | N | 3.2 km |
| Pointe de Ressachaux · Lanche aux Chamois | 5.1 · E2 · D+ | 1,000 m | 1,162 → 2,173 m | N | 3.5 km |
The other 8 routes, with grades and vertical →
Not a piste. Neither marked, nor patrolled, nor secured: transceiver, shovel, probe, the day’s avalanche bulletin and, better still, a guide. Ski grade (1.1–5.6) = steepness and commitment; exposure (E1–E4) = consequence of a fall.
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 ↗
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Official piste map
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 Morzine
From Paris: 6 hr 32 (594 km) by road.
By road
- From Genève: 1 hr 06 · 60 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 18 · 90 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 46 · 131 km
- From Grenoble: 2 hr 20 · 187 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 40 · 203 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 18 · 268 km
- From Valence: 3 hr 18 · 289 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 34 · 234 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 41 · 315 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 23 · 373 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 02 · 400 km
- From Montpellier: 5 hr 25 · 494 km
- From Marseille: 5 hr 30 · 503 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 43 · 519 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 23 · 521 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 32 · 594 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 46 · 642 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 42 · 728 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 21 · 760 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 37 · 918 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Cluses station
regional station · then 34 min drive (28 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 1 hr 16 by road.
- From Cluses station (stop “Gare Routiere”): line Y92 — CLUSES → MORZINE (REGION - cars Région Haute-Savoie), 55 min to the “Gare Routiere” stop — 5 departures a day on weekdays, 5 a day at weekends · first 05:40, last 18:40 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 15 April 2027 · official timetable ↗
Direct journeys read from the official timetable files published on transport.data.gouv.fr — no connections.
By plane
- Genève (GVA): 1 hr 30 by road · 68 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 49 by road · 131 km
Take me there
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Charging an electric car
4 charging stations within 2 km
9 charging points · up to 120 kW
- MORZINE - Taille Du Grand Mas · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 0.2 km
- MORZINE - Parking de la poste · EASYCHARGE · 3 points · 120 kW · 0.4 km
- MORZINE - Route Du Palais Des Sports · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 0.5 km
- MONTRIOND - Vieille Route · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 24 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.
The area offers 600 km of alpine pistes across Portes du Soleil, 26 ski lifts.
Morzine belongs to the linked Portes du Soleil area: one lift pass covers the neighbouring resorts.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 5 km (Cabri) and the highest lift tops out at 2,247 m.
The resort holds the Flocon Vert and Station classée de tourisme labels.
Access: 1 h 06 by road from Genève and 34 min from Cluses railway station.
4 official webcams show the pistes live (on the French page).
Frequently asked questions
How high is Morzine?
Morzine sits at 985 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,127 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Morzine have?
From Morzine you can ski 600 km of slopes across Portes du Soleil, 26 lifts.
What is the longest piste in Morzine?
The longest piste is Cabri: 5 km (red run), for 355 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 Morzine?
The highest lift, TSD de Chamossière (detachable chairlift), tops out at 2,127 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Morzine have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 26 installations at Morzine (1 aerial tramway, 1 gondola, 13 chairlifts, 7 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets), for an authorised capacity of 36,255 people per hour, of which 3,000 for TSD de la Charniaz alone. The fleet spans 1960 to 2023, 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 do I get to Morzine?
By road, Morzine is 1 hr 06 from Genève (60 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Cluses, 34 min by road from the resort. From Cluses station, line Y92 — CLUSES → MORZINE (REGION - cars Région Haute-Savoie) reaches the “Gare Routiere” stop in 55 min, 5 departures a day on weekdays, 5 a day at weekends. The nearest airport is Genève, 1 hr 30 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Morzine?
6 hr 32 for 594 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 Morzine?
Snow cover varies from one winter to the next — the best time runs from early January to late March. 78 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 404 cm of fresh snow, measured over 57 winters at the Météo-France “GETS (LES)” station. This verdict rests on 57 winters of Météo-France measurements (1959-2021); in season the daily report prevails.
Nearby resorts
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