We have had beautiful weather throughout the 2022 summer – some days perhaps too hot – but the outdoor swimming complex plus Lac Montriond have been available to cool down!
There has even been a small beach for the youngsters in the town square with games, dance classes, cooking lessons etc – something for everyone.
The ski lifts – with access for walkers and mountain bikers/bikes – were open longer than ever this summer, opening every day from 17 June to 11 September.
The classic Passportes du Soleil mountain biking event weekend took place 24 – 26 June, 3 days of mountain biking across the Portes du Soleil. The classic circuit is 80km long, it includes 7000m of downhill and 1000m of uphill. 15 lifts give you access to 9 different resorts, with some great riding along the way.
This mountain biking weekend sees cyclists of all abilities tackling the VTT routes of the Portes du Soleil. You can start from a number of resorts throughout the region and the route should take just one day so you can enter on either Friday, Saturday or Sunday (or all if you’re a bit keen!) Refreshment points and marshalls ensure that everything runs smoothly so turn up and get muddy! Participants can register in advance on the Pass’Portes du Soleil website. The trails range in altitude from 2250m – 1000m and take riders through both France and Switzerland. All routes use the areas comprehensive lift network meaning that much of the uphill work is done from the comfort of a chairlift and all you have to do is enjoy the downhill. Riders tackling the full 80km circuit are rewarded with a whopping 6500m of descent! However, if you prefer to earn your descents with a bit of uphill pedalling, then each route has an alternate section enabling you to get your head down and get a bit of a sweat on. Likewise, for hardcore downhillers, options are available to deviate off the main drag onto some steeper, more technical sections where you can really put those downhill bikes through their paces.
The Morzine Spartan race – one of the toughest races on the European circuit – returned on 2-3 July with different distances and age groups
The Tour de France stage 10 departed from Morzine on 11 July to tackle the 148 km route to Megeve. The riders had a rest day in Mortzine on the 10th so the town was full of team trucks and event sponsors looking after the world’s top road cyclists
The Harley Davidson “Harley Days” weekend took place 14 – 17 July, with the whole town reverberating to thousands of fabulous harleys riding througout the town with top groups playing each night – a unique experience!
24 – 28 August: the Les Gets Downhill World Championships, with the world’s best riders, teams and bikes in the area for 4 days of spectacular racing
Saturday 27 August: the Triathlon Morzine-Avoriaz taking place with 6 different courses for various age groups and with varying distances
The Mont Blanc Rallye came to Morzine for the weekend of 08 – 10 September, bringing a mix of beautiful classic and modern rally cars screaming around every hairpin bend in the vicinity. The town centre and Carrefour car park will become the team pits – you can wander through them to see the cars and mechanics in action with multiple stages taking place each day
Ther has been a sprinkling of snow already in Avoriaz this week (18 September) – can’t wait for the winter!
Don’t forget to buy your ski passes early to get the best prices – go to the morzine-avoriaz.com webpage and click on offers
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