The beautiful star ski chalet is situated on the sunny south facing side of Montriond which is linked to Morzine. Our private in-resort minibus service will whisk you over to Morzine and pick you up should you wish for a big night out, but we think you'll enjoy relaxing in our outdoor hot tub with a drink from our own bar just as much.

Montriond and Morzine are picturesque towns, and are situated in the French Alpine region of the Haute-Savoie. Unlike many ski resorts, Montriond and Morzine retains all the charm and culture of the farming towns they once where making them the perfect place to take your ski holidays and snowboard holidays.

The chalet is perfectly situated for easy access to the Ardent express bubble which takes you directly up to Lindarets where the ski schools meet and you have easy access to the rest of the Portes du Soleil ski area.

Portes du Soleil Ski Area

The Portes Du Soleil, or Gateway to the Sun, is the largest linked ski area in the world, and is made up of 14 French and Swiss resorts in the Alps. It boasts some 650 km of piste in the winter and needs to be skied to be believed. To take full advantage of the Portes du Soleil we offer a Free Guiding Service for those staying with us.

Climbing from 1000 to 2466m, between France and Switzerland, its 208 ski lifts will take you up to the 8 snowparks, 243km of cross country tracks and 650km of marked pistes that interconnect the 14 resorts ... all accessible with a single ski pass! Even though parts of the ski area sit at a moderate altitude, it's northern situation (the most Northern in France) means that it often gets better snow than most other French resorts which are much higher. This factor along with the abundance of North facing slopes, means the snow lasts well into May!

Depending on your ski-level, mood, the weather, the time available, the possibilities are infinite and a week is not enough to get to know every hidden corner.You can choose a route for its exceptional views over Mont Blanc (Chamossi�re, Mont- Ch?ry...) or lake Geneva (Super Ch?tel, Torgon), ski on the Swiss side in order to examine the Dents du Midi from every angle; or opt for a day trying out new culinary treats by ensuring that gastronomic addresses are on your route.

Guest Comment: I've skied all over the world, and I'm so glad to have stumbled on the Portes Du Soleil and Morzine... the rest of my skiing years are here. See you next year! - Mark Adams

Piste Map

To view the Portes du Soleil Piste Map and truly envisage the size of the ski area click here.

Ski-ing

Take your time... 650 km of slopes, an enormous French-Swiss area, all this requires an instruction manual. Check out the discovery circuit guide. Circuits (that take 2h 30 mins approx) organised according to ski levels have been designed to give you easy access. You'll recognise the itineries (blue runs, red or black). Each circuit is marked by a mountain animal. Head off following the bear, white rabbit, jackdaw, ibex or reindeer and enjoy the show, it's worth the effort!

Snowboarding

The Portes de Soleil was the first area to recognise Snowboarding as a proper winter sport and put in one of the first parks in Europe. Since then it has gone out of its way to provide some of the best parks around and produce some of the worlds best riders who frequent them.

The off-piste throughout the area offers inumerable opportunities to get fresh tracks even after days of no snow.

For the snowboarders, there are 9 snowboard parks, each of them offering something different, and kitted with jumps for all standards. There is also a couple of half-pipes and a beginners park.

Quote: "The best parks and some of the sickest powder stashes: as close to an Xbox-generated Alpine wonderland as you'll find." - Cyrus Shahrad

Visit the Snowboard Parks Online - Click Here

Les Crosets - Super Park - Click Here

Avoriaz - Super Park, Super Pip, Learner Park - Click Here

The resorts
France - Morzine, Avoriaz, Les Gets, Montriond, Chatel, St Jean d'Aulps, Abondance, La Chapelle d'Abondance.
Switzerland - Champery, Les Crosets, Morgins, Champoussin, Torgon.

Our Free Guiding Service

With the Portes Du Soleil being the largest linked ski resort in the world, it is very easy to miss out on skiing some of the best areas if you have not been here before. As part of your holiday, we offer 2 half-days of guiding to show you the good spots for skiing and the great restaurants for lunch, so that you can fully appreciate the size and beauty of the Portes Du Soleil.

There is something for everyone, and we’ll make sure that you get to the places, so that you can get the most out of your winter ski or snowboard holiday when staying with starskichalets.

Please Note: As a general rule, ski guiding is only available to guests of an intermediate standard and above - please see the Ski School page for details of lessons for beginners. To comply with French regulations, ski guiding does not form part of your holiday, but is provided as a totally free service. We may withdraw the service at any time. The guiding service is only available to guests staying in our catered chalets.

Lift Passes

To avoid queuing we can purchase your lift passes in advance. The new Hands Free pass allows you to go through the gates without having to insert your pass, just keep it in your pocket!!! You can keep the card and re-charge it whenever you return.

The Portes du Soleil ski pass gives access to all 14 ski resorts. Prices are below:

Children: from 5 up to 15 years inclusive. Senior: 60 years and over.

Articles on the Portes du Soleil

Ski Club of Great Britain - Resort Feature by James Cove

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