Enjoy walking?
There’s a huge choice of lovely walks available for walkers of all abilities. You can take a gentle walk through the woods alongside the river Dranse.
Or, for something a little more exciting, ascend the mountain in a ski lift and take one of the marked walking routes (the Office du Tourisme provides free maps).
But for the ultimate in mountain walking why not try snow-shoeing? Guided treks are available.
Once you’re up in the mountains and away from the hustle and bustle of the slopes you’ll feel as though this world belongs to you exclusively! Go at your own pace and enjoy the breathtaking scenery and peaceful silence of the mountains.
Ice skating
Morzine boasts two ice skating rinks in the winter; an open air one in the centre of town and one in the Palais des Sport situated at the end of the Route du Palais des Sports which runs alongside the river Dranse. Incidentally, the Palais des Sport is also the home venue for the Morzine-Avoriaz ice hockey team the ‘Penguins’ who can often be seen competing in their league games on a Wednesday evening.
So take your chance to retrace the steps of Torvill & Dean and find your balance on one of the ice skating rinks.
Husky sledging
It’s a fabulous, if somewhat surprising sight, to watch a pack of huskies whisk by pulling a sledge, but this is an absolute possibility if you walk in the mountains above Super Morzine. As well as the traditional sleds pulled by a pack of dogs there are also smaller single dog sleds.
Snow mobile or Snow Scooter
If speed and machine combined are more your thing, why not take the opportunity to drive a snow mobile up in the mountains? All the freedom of the mountains but with a bit of power behind you – fantastic!
And finally, that perennial favourite, Tobogganing!
Whether you choose to use a traditional wooden sledge or go down the mountain on a small ‘bottom sledge’ there’s masses of fun to be had bouncing (at speed) down the slopes on the Plenny side of the valley.
So by now you can see that Morzine has so much more to offer than just skiing - you may want to book your holiday for two weeks!
