Skiing in Portes du Soleil, France, near Geneva
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Les Portes Du Soleil - France/Switzerland | #1
Les Portes Du Soleil (literally The Doors of the Sun) is a major skisports destination in the Alps, encompassing thirteen resorts between Mont Blanc in France and Lake Geneva in Switzerland. With more than 650 km of marked pistes and about 200 lifts in total, spread over 14 valleys and about 1,036 square kilometres Portes du Soleil ranks among the two largest ski areas in the world (the other being Les Trois Vallées).
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Ed Leigh's Money Saving Snow Tips | Ep 21 | Portes Du Soleil
Welcome to #EdLeighsMoneySavingSnowTips | Ep 21 | Portes Du Soleil
The Portes du Soleil, which includes 12 resorts across France and Switzerland, is super-close to Geneva and it can be a great value choice for a ski or snowboard holiday. First up, the lift passes are cheaper than in the other big linked ski areas in the Alps. Plus, there are lots of deals to be had, on Tuesdays and Thursdays you get 30 per cent off your pass, families get 10 per cent off, friends in groups of two and three get online discounts and kids can ski free in April when you buy an adult pass. All these deals are listed here: Chatel also does cheap Wednesday deals, spring deals and flash sales through the season Remember beginners and intermediates might not need the whole Portes du Soleil pass, a local pass eg for Les Gets-Morzine might be fine: NB Lift passes are always cheaper online than at the kiosk window, not to mention saving you the queue faff.
In Morzine you can ride the slopes with the pisteurs before anyone else every Wednesday for free (most resorts now charge for this) if you register in advance. Read more here: They also offer free night skiing: The Bec Jaune Brewery in Morzine offers free French lessons every Thursday: The Rock the Pistes music festival is free and takes place every March:
1 or 2 adults and 2 kids can swim for 5 euros at the swimming pool in Morzine:
And also in Morzine the Multipass costs 2 euros a day and gives you access to the swimming pools, ice rink, mini trains, buses and pedestrian use of the ski lifts:
Hideout Hostel is one of the cheapest places to stay in Morzine: Chalet Amo is also good: or Mountain Base Company There are also plenty of decent self-catering apartments in Morzine and Avoriaz on booking.com &.airbnb.co.uk While Chatel does good accommodation and lift pass combos: Mountain Mavericks have some decent chalet & hotel options here: & Crystal usually has good value package deals
You don’t need a car in the Portes du Soleil, as everything is linked by free buses, and transfers from Geneva are quick and cheap. Look at Easybus Alpybus or for bigger groups and families Powder Cab might be the best value and comfortable option:
If you live in the Portes du Soleil or visit there regularly, please do share any money-saving tips you have. I’m really loving all the comments we’ve been getting this season. Thanks Ed
Châtel, Portes du Soleil
Les Chalets d'Angèle is superbly located collection of ski apartments offering immediate great access to the Portes du Soleil ski network. This 4 star Residence de Tourisme will consist of 7 traditional style chalets with 5 to 30 apartments in each and will feature an indoor swimming pool, a jacuzzi, saunas, steam rooms and a 'Ô Des Cimes' luxury spa centre.
This special development enjoys a prime location only a short walk to the charming village centre and 800m from the Super Châtel gondola. There is also a shuttle bus stop directly outside the development offering even more efficient access to the ski facilities and other amenities in the area.
These highly luxurious residences will become part of the highly popular CGH Residences rental ski property portfolio. With the increasing demand for high quality, self-catering ski apartments in France, CGH Residences is quickly becoming a leading provider of luxury self-catering ski apartments. All of CGH's properties enjoy convenient locations, high quality interiors and great amenities - such as swimming pools, jacuzzis and fitness areas making them highly rentable throughout both winter and summer.
The village of Châtel is one of the most unspoilt mountain domains in the region. Its charming original architecture and friendly residents provide a wonderful, welcoming atmosphere throughout the whole year. Châtel is in the Abondance valley and is linked to the highly acclaimed Portes du Soleil- one of the largest ski areas in the world with 650 km of ski slopes.
The Developer and Management Company
The developer behind Les Chalets d'Angèle specialises in high-end alpine residences and has been working closely with the rental management company CGH Residences since 1963, ensuring the provision of the premium services and high quality buildings. The developer is highly dedicated to building and designing mountain residences in harmony with their surroundings, using local materials mixed with modern facilities.
Get to know the area
The village of Châtel links superbly to the massive Portes du Soleil ski area via the Super Châtel cable car which is a short distance from the development. The Portes du Soleil is truly international with a mixture of French resorts such as Châtel, Avoriaz, Les Gets, Abondance, Morzine, Montriond and St Jean d'Aulps linking with five resorts in Switzerland including Morgins, Torgon, Champoussin, les Crozets and Champéry. Châtel also benefits from a prime location only a 1hr 30 min drive from Geneva airport.
Les Portes Du Soleil - France/Switzerland | #2
Les Portes Du Soleil (literally The Doors of the Sun) is a major skisports destination in the Alps, encompassing thirteen resorts between Mont Blanc in France and Lake Geneva in Switzerland. With more than 650 km of marked pistes and about 200 lifts in total, spread over 14 valleys and about 1,036 square kilometres Portes du Soleil ranks among the two largest ski areas in the world (the other being Les Trois Vallées).
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Les Portes du Soleil - 2018
Ski 24-27 février 2018
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Travelling to Geneva & Skiing in Chatel
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Summer in Morzine, France Portes du Soleil
Morzine, France is just a small part of the huge winter ski circus in the Portes du Soleil (Gateway to Sun) region near Lake Geneva. The ex-Marine (husband, Steve) and I had snowshoed here during the winter and thought a summer visit was in order to hike the trails we had snowshoed.
Because we flew into Geneva, Switzerland late in the evening, it was easier to arrange a car for the 1-1/2 hour drive to Morzine than deal with local transportation.
Morzine has a large Tourist Information Office (I) with unlimited amounts of free information and will help with accommodation if you arrived without a room. A gorgeous area, with lots to do in the summer...
PORTES DU SOLEIL chegada a Avoriaz
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A Video Guide to the Resort of Avoriaz
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Avoriaz is a purpose built ski resort but unlike so many of the resorts that sprang up in the 60's and 70's it isn't home to unsightly concrete monoliths but instead wooden clad apartments and chalets that sympathetically blend into the surrounding mountains.
Much of the credit for Avoriaz has been given to the 1960 Winter Olympic Gold medal winner Jean Vaurnet. Vaurnet had grown up in Morzine and after his success at the Olympics in Squaw Valley he was asked to help with the development of the ski area that surrounded his home town.
One of the first buildings in Avoriaz was the Dromonts Hotel which was built in 1966 and it's design, based on the idea that there are no right angles in nature set the template for the rest of Avoriaz. The resort grew and in 2003 it was awarded a prize by the French Minister of Culture for being one of the great heritage achievements of the 20th Century.
Today Avoriaz sits high on the cliffs above Morzine, just one and a half hours from Geneva Airport. and was voted best family resort and snowiest resort in France in 2013.
The town is completely pedestrianised and only service vehicles are allowed to drive through the resort powdered by an engine, everyone else must make their way around either on foot, ski or in a horse drawn sleighs.
All cars must be parked outside the resort and most transfers to Avoriaz stop at the foot of Le Prodains and visitors make the final ascent to the resort by cable car.
The centre of the resort is a gently sloping plateaux that is home to the excellent Village des Enfants Nursery slope. A self contained ski are built for children where kids as young as three can learn to ski in safety. This is the heart of the resort and it is surrounded by a variety of mini neigbourhoods or sectors; Amara, Falaise, Dromonts, ruches, Crozats and Festival
Avoriaz is a true ski-in-ski-out resort and most of the accommodation in Avoriaz is in apartments or apart-hotels. These apart-hotels are popular in France and are run by the big holiday companies like Pierre & Vacances and Maeva. They combine the benefits of renting a self contained apartment,complete with living area and kitchen with the facilities you would find in a hotel.
In the last few years Avoriaz has expanded with the new upmarket apartments and apart hotels being built. Now one of the best options is the L'Amara Complex. This boasts luxury apartments with relaxation and sports facilities all under one roof. The Residence Saskia Falaise is perched right on the edge of the cliffs of Avoriaz and the balconies here offer amazing sunsets.
Avoriaz has a good apres ski scene and as the town is small and pedestrianised it is easy to wander from bar to bar. Most of the bars are down at the Portes du Soleil building. Here you'll find the Globe Trotters and Shooters Bar which are particularly good at apres ski, especially when the Dutch and Swedish are in town.
There are some good bars down in the Falaise sector too like the Chapka and La Falaise.
Avoriaz doesn't have a wide range of restaurants, most of the places here are Savoy and and offer the mountain classics like tartiflette, fondue and raclette.
Through the centre of town there are slope side restaurants that have terraces on the Route de Crozats outside the Tourist Office. Here there are some great places to enjoy a lunch time salad in the sun and there are also some crepe stand if you prefer a mid-day snack without having to stop and sit down.
As you would expect most of the shops in Avoriaz cater to the ski and snowboard market and for ski rental and boot fitting there are two Intersports in the Place de Ruches and Les Fontaines Blanches where you can order your equipment online and collect it in store.
Although the shops in Avoriaz are a little limited the resort is home to an excellent aqua centre; Aquariaz. This is the water-sports centre in on the edge of the Village des Enfants in Avoriaz and it is home to river rapids, slides, climbing walls and pools. The whole complex has a tropical jungle theme and is a perfect apres ski destination for children.
Avoriaz also has it's own bowling alley and cinema as well as fitness studios and squash courts.
Unlike many of the purpose-built ski resorts that were built in the Alps in the 1960's Avoriaz is quite charming and as the years have passed it's place at the centre of the Portes du Soleil has only made it more attractive.
It's charm may have initially been engineered but over the years it has become a genuine part of life and the horse and cart taxis and Hobbit style chalets are now a day to day sight for people who live here. This combined with true ski in ski out accommodation and safe child-friendly surroundings, ease of access, and excellent skiing have made it one of the best family resorts in France.
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Snow report Dec 4th 2016 for Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, Europe
Snow report for the Switzerland, Europe, December 4th 2016 Portes du Soleil ski area.
Portes du Soleil: le domaine franco-suisse fête ses 50 ans
Les Portes du Soleil: une belle histoire dans le monde du tourisme, secteur fortement ébranlé ces jours-ci. Ils étaient amis et croyaient en leur projet: réunir deux domaines skiables en faisant fi des frontières. C’est ainsi qu’est née l’aventure des Portes du Soleil. Une aventure qui dure depuis 50 ans. Ce week-end, place aux festivités. L’accès à tout le domaine se fera pour l’occasion à moitié prix.
Portes Du Soleil
Postales de un recorrido por Bonnevaux, Abondance, La Chapelle-D´Abondance, Ródano-Alpes, Portes Du Soleil y Dranse.
Música:
Oasis - Wonderwall (Zephure remix)
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Les crosets
Chatel
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Morzine
DH Trail I - Crosets - Portes du Soleil - Switzerland
Portes du Soleil 2015, Dag 4, Morgins en Meer (van Geneve)
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Champéry - Portes du Soleil Winter
Discover the Swiss Wall, the Superpark.ch and the 650 km of slopes between Switzerland and France.
Chalet le Tournesol in Abondance (Portes du Soleil) onder het meer van Geneve.
Een aanrader voor de zomer- en wintersport.
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