subject: Busting Some Common Myths About Skiing In Morzine [print this page] Getting from Geneva to Morzine is often the first stage in a great skiing holiday to this area, but if its your first ski trip to this region, you may have come across a few myths. Allow us to bust some of those for you!
French skiing holidays are for the rich only
No, theyre not. In France itself, ski breaks are a great tradition with many families, and French households are no richer, on average, that they are anywhere else. There are, of course, some exclusive resorts that have always targeted the wealthy individual and this has its origins in the jet set idea of the 1950s and 1960s. Today though, there are resorts that have a family and affordable orientation. Many would agree that this resort is one of them.
The skiing is tame
In fact, the combined resort of Morzine-Avoriaz (the latter is at higher altitude and reached via lifts) has some of the most demanding skiing around, including a number of red and black runs. It is true that the slopes around the resort itself are aimed at beginner to intermediate skiers. Unless youre an expert, you will probably find them more than suitable, however.
Airport transfers are horrendously expensive
Not at all though it depends what you want. Obviously if you want a dedicated limo or bus to take you from Geneva to Morzine then its likely to cost a lot more than if you share a vehicle with others. If you book your Geneva to Morzine transfer ahead online you might find prices are particularly reasonable.
You can only ski in France while youre there
Equally incorrect. Morzine is part of the combined resort called the Portes du Soleil. It stretches across the Franco-Swiss border and you can go on trails, runs and cross-country into Switzerland and Swiss villages if you wish.
All the resort centres are modern and artificial
Well, this one certainly isnt! Its a village with origins going back around 800 years at least. Its centre is ancient and charming and not at all like some of the purpose-built modern resorts of the 1970s-80s which the myth presumably refers to.
Food and drink prices are sky-high
This is slightly tricky because in ski resorts its probably generally true to say that the cost of food and related expenses might be higher than youre used to at home. However, the expression sky high is probably going too far. Remember this resort is popular with French families and they couldnt afford to go there if the prices were prohibitively high.
Skiing is restrictively regulated
That depends what you mean. There are rules and guidelines, designed to firstly stop people injuring themselves or others and, secondly, to try and protect the environment.
However, if you want to go off-piste, cut loose or do wild boarding etc, opportunities do exist. Your Geneva to Morzine transfer is dropping you off at a holiday resort not a prison camp!
