Winter

The Portes du Soleil celebrate their 50th anniversary! The biggest French-Swiss ski area will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday 17th January. So the resort is celebrating: -         11am: Opening of the festivities with aperitifs offered by the Portes du Soleil at the top of Conche chairlift -         4.30pm: meeting at the top of Pleney gondola for a giant torchlight descent supervised by ESF and ESS instructors from the Portes du Soleil […]

Here are a few more pictures taken on Sunday 13th October of the departure station area of the new Morzine Pleney lift: We will keep you updated as often as possible with photos.  But for more uptodate, immediate photos, refer to the full gallery on our facebook page.

We finally decided to get an outdoor hot tub….yippee!!!! Chalet Morzine Hot Tub Preparations Yes, the miracle has happened and Chalet Morzine Owner, Thierry Rodriguez, finally decided to give in to his wifes demands (as they always do in the end!) and put in a hot tub for the chalet. So as I got the […]

Make the most of the late Easter in 2014 and come and enjoy the beautiful spring snow.  The conditions over the last few years have been spectacular!    Think of snowcapped mountains, a beer on a sundrenched terrace, no complaints of cold from the kids, often fresh powder snow,  simply stunning alpine scenery and most […]

No fear, it will all be ready in time.  But for those of you who would like to see how it is progressing have a browse through the photos below or check out the videos on our facebook page.  We will try and keep you updated as much as possible, either  via the blog or […]

The world’s best ski runs, according to the Daily Telegraph. The Daily Telegraph have graded some of the world’s finest ski runs, ranging from those black runs with amazing technical challenge to long runs, easy enough for the family and those that are just simply stunning.  And we were very pleased to see that our […]

Skiing with children Once the children have reached the age of three, you don’t have to book childcare, they can actually start to learn to ski!  Below is an example of a day in the ESF Piou Piou club.  Its a great start for the little ones and lets you have some ski time too! […]

What the new Pleney Lift should look like soon……… The building of the New Pleney lift system, started on the 29th  April of this year, a mere week after the building permit and never ending paperwork had been signed.  A project that had been a long time in planning but was necessary to conform with […]

Ski pass prices for 2014 have now been published in the tourist office 2014 winter brochure. See below for advance purchase discounts. The snow is still on the tops of the mountain this Summer, yet thinking about winter already!