mlorenzi, Auteur à Morzine Avoriaz

MTB & Cycling
SUMMER

Prizes to be won for the opening of Morzine Bike Park

Take part in our summer competition and win prizes for the opening of Morzine Bike Park ! Morzine Bike Park opens on 11 June!From 1 to 10 June, the Morzine-Avoriaz Tourist Office, in cooperation with Morzine Bike Park and the local retailers’ association, invites you to take part in our competition on Instagram.Every day, try…

By mlorenzi, on 01 Jun 2021

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MTB & Cycling
SUMMER

Being well prepared for your first MTB adventure

Between its diversity of trails and alpine summits, the Portes du Soleil is Europe’s most extensive MTB area, which makes Morzine the perfect summer holiday destination for mountain bike enthusiasts. Exploring the Portes du Soleil MTB area, the biggest in Europe. The Portes du Soleil MTB area has 12 mountain biking resorts on the French…

By mlorenzi, on 29 May 2021

Reading time: 4 min.

For families this summer
SUMMER
Summer activities

Top 10 activities for a fabulous holiday

For a truly unique holiday packed with thrills, here’s our list of the Top 10 must-do activities in the Portes du Soleil this summer! this summer in the Portes du Soleil area Paragliding Summer luge Treetop adventure trail Whitewater activities Pool complex Activities included with Multi Pass Road cyclin Trail Running Hiking Downhill MTB paraglider…

By mlorenzi, on 22 May 2021

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For families this summer
SUMMER

Advice for planning your summer holiday in the mountains

To spend a fabulous <strong>summer holiday in the mountains</strong>, it’s important that you plan ahead. If you’ve chosen to come to Morzine, the first thing you’ll need to decide is by which means of travel you will arrive. Plan ahead of departure for your summer holiday in the mountains If, for example, you decide to…

By mlorenzi, on 23 Apr 2021

Reading time: 4 min.

Personal stories & portraits
Skiing
WINTER

Antonin Guigonnat and Julia Simon – Biathlon World Champions

Antonin Guigonnat, Morzine’s sport ambassador, and his teammate, Julia Simon, offered France the greatest title of all in the Biathlon Single Mixed Relay in Pokljuka. The Morzine man’s selection to accompany Julia Simon in representing France somewhat surprised the experts of this discipline, but the French team managers had made the right choice. Before the…

By mlorenzi, on 18 Feb 2021

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Personal stories & portraits

Meet Dorrien Ricardo

Portraits Series Meet the people who love Morzine and help set it apart from the rest. Dorrien Ricardo, from Le Mas de la Coutettaz, AKA The Farmhouse. Born in Tanzania, he fell in love with Morzine, especially its oldest building. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJJ5qH1diKk My name is Dorrien Ricardo.I have lived in Morzine for nearly 30 years and…

By mlorenzi, on 17 Jun 2020

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Personal stories & portraits

Meet Gérard le Potier

Morzine-Avoriaz Tourist Office has decided to present you with a series of portraits of the iconic figures of Morzine village and local expertise. In this first portrait we meet Gérard le Potier, (Gérard the Potter), who tells us his story and why he’s so fond of his trade. Unique expertise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAdVY4PBTEw Gérard’s account:“My name is…

By mlorenzi, on 12 Jun 2020

Reading time: 4 min.

MTB & Cycling
SUMMER

Morzine, mountain-biking heaven

In summer, Morzine-Avoriaz lives and breathes mountain biking. This is the ultimate destination for mountain bikers from across the world who have cycling in their soul. The first permanent downhill MTB slope was created in the Pleney sector in 1997. It was also the first downhill trail in France to be opened to the public.…

By mlorenzi, on 20 May 2020

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MTB & Cycling
SUMMER

Santa Cruz – the Californian MTB brand in Morzine

Santa Cruz, the legendary brand from the USA, chose Morzine to set up its European HQ, with a showroom located on Rue du Bourg since July 2018. From this summer, the Santa Cruz Syndicate (team) is making the resort its official base, with champions like Greg Minaar (14 world cup victories, 2 world champion titles…

By mlorenzi, on 16 Jan 2020

Reading time: 2 min.

SUMMER

Summer holidays in the mountains

Summer holidays in the mountainsA host of summer activities for your holiday or weekend break Winter isn’t the only time to enjoy a mountain holiday. The resort of Morzine-Avoriaz has activities galore for your summer holiday in the mountains.Indeed, the Portes du Soleil ski area (to which Morzine-Avoriaz belongs) becomes a vast region criss-crossed by…

By mlorenzi, on 12 Sep 2019

Reading time: 2 min.