The Morzine ski area

Morzine has 26 lifts carrying 36,255 people an hour, 1,140 m of vertical, from 987 m to 2,127 m.

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.

Vertical drop
1,140 m — from 987 m to 2,127 m
Slope aspect
39 % north · 29 % east · 22 % west · 10 % south — computed from the fall line of 82 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026
5 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.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

26 lifts , carrying 36,255 people an hour in total , 27 years old on average (from 1960 to 2023).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Téléphériques1550
Télécabines13,000
Télésièges1326,270
Téléskis75,635
Tapis roulants4800

Lift by lift

The 20 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
TC du Pleney Télécabine 3,000 1399 m 512 m 2013 POMAGALSKI
TSD de la Charniaz Télésiège débrayable 3,000 1684 m 353 m 2003 LEITNER
TSD du Belvédère Télésiège débrayable 2,800 959 m 76 m 2021 POMAGALSKI
TSD des Troncs Télésiège débrayable 2,400 765 m 265 m 2012 POMAGALSKI
TS des Mouilles Télésiège 2,400 736 m 214 m 2000 POMAGALSKI
TS de la Crusaz Télésiège 2,400 917 m 331 m 1989 POMAGALSKI
TS des Têtes Télésiège 2,208 1251 m 330 m 2001 POMAGALSKI
TSD de Chamossière Télésiège débrayable 2,100 1922 m 438 m 2010 POMAGALSKI
TS de Nabor Télésiège 2,000 509 m 77 m 2005 POMAGALSKI
TS Raverettes Télésiège 1,800 654 m 125 m 2006 POMAGALSKI
TS de Pré Favre Télésiège 1,452 890 m 267 m 1986 SKIRAIL
TS des Fys Télésiège 1,350 1237 m 395 m 1984 POMAGALSKI
TK de Joux-Plane Téléski à corde 1,215 45 m 3 m 2018 PELLAT-FINET
TS d'Atray Télésiège 1,190 851 m 294 m 1976 POMAGALSKI
TS de Pointe de Nyon Télésiège 1,170 1500 m 544 m 1990 POMAGALSKI
TK du Poireau 2 Téléski à perche débrayable 900 267 m 57 m 1977 POMAGALSKI
Tapis roulant Piou Piou Tapis roulant 800 34 m 3 m 2023 FICAP
TK du Poireau 1 Téléski à perche débrayable 800 267 m 57 m 1977 POMAGALSKI
TK des Débutants Téléski à perche débrayable 800 196 m 40 m 1971 MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK Champ Fleuri Téléski à corde 720 50 m 6 m 1997 PELLAT-FINET

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “MORZINE” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort.

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