Morillon resort information

Morillon Village

Le Tourne Pierre
04 50 90 13 79
La Puzze (open from 1/06 to 22/04)
04 50 90 12 06
La Covagne (open from 15/05 to 15/10 and from 17/12 to 24/04)
04 50 90 11 07
Le Grenier (winter only)
04 50 90 66 78

Morillon 1100 -¨Plateau des Esserts

La Cashta (winter only)
04 50 90 10 97
L'Beu (open from 17/12 to 16/04)
04 50 90 17 89
L'Etoile des Neiges (from 17/12 to 10/04 in winter and from 15/06 to 31/08 in summer)
04 50 90 46 06

L'Igloo refuge (open from 17/12 to 24/04 and from 17/6 to 15/9)
04 50 90 14 31
Le Télémark (winter only)
06 85 80 77 00
Morillon Village

Swimming Pool
You'll find a swimming pool at 17km from Morillon. Connection by shuttles from Morillon Village.
Be careful: for security reasons, shorts are not allowed.

Ice skating
In Samoens 4km

Paragliding (two seater)
Discover the valley from up high with a diplomed monitor
adults only from 65€.
In Morillon. Profeel 04 50 90 30 08 / 06 12 98 12 50
In Samoëns. Pegase 04 50 34 95 80

Snow shoe hiking an ideal starting point for cross-country skiing, walking and snow- shoeing  There are 15 tracks all signposted.  Maps are available at the Tourist Office for €5
Snow shoes walk
Several organisations propose guided snow shoe walks all through the winter
Yannick Chassaing : Snow shoe guide. Every day walks Equipment included : +33(0)6 08 86 87 72
École de Ski de Morillon : half-day walks every tuesday and thursday : +33(0)4 50 90 11 52 +33(0)4 50 90 15 09
Bureau des guides de la vallée du Haut Giffre : Day or half-day walks every day : +33(0)4 50 34 43 12

Accommodation

Hotel ** ''Le Morillon''
tél. 04 50 90 10 32
fax 04 50 90 70 08
www.hotellemorillon.com

Hotel ''Le Chalet Fleuri''
Located in Verchaix
tél. 04 50 90 10 11

Also check out the local tourist office website for private hires.

Morillon has its own nursery slopes and when the snow is good you can ski all the way back to the village..  The main skiing starts from Morillon 1100 (Les Esserts), the modern ski centre on the mountain above the resort. It can be reached by fast gondola or by car (an eight-minute drive).
 
The villages own complex of nine lifts is directly linked to Flaine, Samoens, and Les Carroz with runs for all abilities. Extensive off-piste opportunities are an added bonus.  Snow canons around Morillon 1100 are used to top up the conditions both early and late season.
   

Morillon is part of the Grand Massif ski area, Samoens has access  to over 265 km of pistes. You start by catching the 8 seater gondola up to the main ski area.  The lift system is hands free and they are constantly improving the lifts themselves.
For beginners there are some great accessible slopes and once you have found your legs you can head up to the the Grandes Platieres on the jumbo gondola to take a blue back down to the village.

If you are wanting a change of scenery you can head over to the Chamonix Valley and the Portes du Soleil (Les Gets, Morzine and Avoriaz) as they are only a 30-minute drive away. Morillon

Snowboarders
There is varied terrain including wooded areas and some great offpiste to satisfy boarders, so hook yourself up with an instructor or off piste guide.

There’s basically three Jamparks across the Flaine area
o The Kid's Park at Morillon (kids 5 - 12 years)
o The Septimountain Jampark in Samoëns (Intermediate freestyle zone)
o The Pro Jampark à Flaine, for advanced freestylers
Head to the Aujon area and you will find the ‘Pro Jampark’  Its on the Calcedoine run.  There’s music pumping out of a sound system with a DJ and you’ll find free special events, BBQ’s and snowparties held here.  It’s groomed daily by specialist staff.  It has a half-pipe boardercross course, tables, rails quarters.

The only drag is in fact ‘the drag’ it’s notoriously bad  so watch out

Also at the top of the Les Gran Platieres is a challenging black, Diamant Noir – for the brave as not only do you have to contend with a steep black, moguls and crowds you also have an audience overhead.

Head to the top of Grans Vans chair – beautiful picturesque run down to the attractive village of Les Carroz