Cervinia, Dec 2021: Great snow, great runs, all in 3 day (but don't mention cost of the Covid tests)
Not easy getting out of London to go skiing during the Omicron pandemic. France was in lockdown, and Germany and Austria. All that left...
Mont Chery, Les Gets: a skiers' secret paradise – and just three hours from London
A flight to Geneva and bus transfer to Morzine/Avoriaz/Les Gets means you can be standing at the top of the mountain, taking in that...
October 2021: new season, new lifts – and it's already snowing!
​ ​Not even winter, and already the snows have started falling in the Alps! Above, the scene across Avoriaz on October 21. Across...
Schruns: a few days skiing in a quiet cormer of Austria
Austria is what skiing is supposed to be about, but can you get there for a minibreak? We all head to France from London for our...
Les Arcs and La Plagne: worth the travel for a minibreak?
Morzine, Les Gets and the whole of the Portes du Soleil area is easy, I hear you say. At just over an hour from Geneva airport, you can...
March 2020 in Sauze d'Oulx: last skiing before lockdown!
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How to get there? To fly, train, car or bus it...
There are lots of options getting to the Alps from London. You can take a bus, train, fly or drive. So if you’re planning a short trip,...
Morzine to Avoriaz by cable-car: plans announced
Big expansion plans have been announced for the Portes du Soleil ski area, with plans for a cable car to connect Morzine to Avoriaz –...
L'Aubergade: A fabulous quirky hotel in Morzine
This website very rarely does hotel reviews, but L'Aubergade in Morzine is a favourite and needs some credit for its excellence – and I...
Why Morzine is a great choice for a ski minibreak
Of all the ski resorts across all the Alps, why choose Morzine? Well, the key to our search is mini-breaks – that means resorts you can...
