The Skiing
In Les Gets, you leave the village on skis. We are very fortunate because Les Gets has many pistes which are grassy meadows in summer and it is often able to keep open slopes with little snow when higher resorts are closed because of rocky pistes
On one side of the high street, Mont Chery offers unique views of Mont Blanc and the Chamonix range together with four black runs and a range of reds.
This is where the locals ski, especially on powder days! The two long blacks on Chery Nord are just the right pitch when blessed with deep powder and, as is more normal, when covered with well developed moguls.
On one side of the high street, Mont Chery offers unique views of Mont Blanc and the Chamonix range together with four black runs and a range of reds.
This is where the locals ski, especially on powder days! The two long blacks on Chery Nord are just the right pitch when blessed with deep powder and, as is more normal, when covered with well developed moguls.
Bouqetin is a short but very severe black which has to be done, once! On the south facing front of Mont Chery, the black and red runs provide a constant pitch ideal for slalom and GS and are often used by local ski clubs for competitions. The boarder cross and freestyle park has specially built bends, jumps and rails and is home to two Boarder Cross Champions, Victoria Wilky and Deborah Anthonioz.
The other side of the street gives access to the main ski area, comprising the Chavannes, Nyon and Pleney areas.
The "bowl" between Le Ranfolly and La Rosta is served by 5 chairlifts - 2 sixman, 2 fourman and one threeman - between them giving virtually queueless access to a full range of black, red, blue and green runs. There are lots of trees and offpiste and this is a great place to ski when its snowing.
The other side of the street gives access to the main ski area, comprising the Chavannes, Nyon and Pleney areas.
The "bowl" between Le Ranfolly and La Rosta is served by 5 chairlifts - 2 sixman, 2 fourman and one threeman - between them giving virtually queueless access to a full range of black, red, blue and green runs. There are lots of trees and offpiste and this is a great place to ski when its snowing.
The Nyon sector can be reached via a beautiful long blue, Choucas, through the trees and offers a superb black and red off the top of Chamossiere. When conditions are right, Chamossiere and the adjacent off piste is hard to beat but you must take heed of avalanche warnings. The Pleney area has both steep reds running down to Morzine and long gentle blues such as "Piste B" which are ideal for building the confidence of those new to skiing.
All of the above is in the Les Gets/Morzine area and is covered by the local lift pass. When you venture further into the Portes du Soleil, the possibilities are almost endless. Originally the Portes du Soleil was the dream of a group of friends who wanted to create a huge linked ski area. The first links were opened in 1960 and now we have one of the world's largest ski areas with 14 resorts, 289 marked pistes giving 650 kms of slope, 400sq km of ski area, 9 snowparks, 235km of X-country trails all linked by 210 ski lifts.
Access to the Portes du Soleil by ski is easy - ski down to Morzine, take the free transport across town and go up the other side into Avoriaz via super-morzine.
Have a look at the piste maps here
All of the above is in the Les Gets/Morzine area and is covered by the local lift pass. When you venture further into the Portes du Soleil, the possibilities are almost endless. Originally the Portes du Soleil was the dream of a group of friends who wanted to create a huge linked ski area. The first links were opened in 1960 and now we have one of the world's largest ski areas with 14 resorts, 289 marked pistes giving 650 kms of slope, 400sq km of ski area, 9 snowparks, 235km of X-country trails all linked by 210 ski lifts.
Access to the Portes du Soleil by ski is easy - ski down to Morzine, take the free transport across town and go up the other side into Avoriaz via super-morzine.
Have a look at the piste maps here
