Morzine-Avoriaz
The best cross-border experience
Why Morzine-Avoriaz?
Our Morzine-Avoriaz resort boasts the largest cross-border skiing plain in Europe, comprising of 12 resorts across France and Switzerland. It’s also one of the biggest dedicated skiing areas on the planet, making it irresistible for adventurers.
With a mix of terrains, 660km worth of runs, and a skier summit of 2,466km, the Morzine-Avoriaz resort is perfect for skiers and snowboarders of all abilities.
Whether you’re an skilled snowboarding daredevil or you’re brand new to skiing and looking for an unforgettable gap year ski season experience, the Morzine-Avoriaz resort has something for you. Spanning 12 ski resorts across Switzerland and France, the area has 660km of pistes for incredible ski runs. You can get a glimpse of iconic areas including Champéry, Châtel, and Morgins on your journey.
You can enjoy everything from the red and blue pistes in and around tourist spots to the steep black piste. This terrain even has the Swiss Wall, which is well-known as one of the world’s scariest runs. Are you brave enough to tackle this thrill-seeking run?
What’s the deal with the slopes?
The Portes du Soleil is a cross-border ski area that stretches for 660km, so Morzine is ideal for newbies as well as specialists.
The picturesque tree-lined tracks around the alpine village of Morzine are perfect for beginners to get to grips with skiing while taking in gorgeously rural views. Meanwhile, the rolling pistes of the Portes du Soleil stretch are perfect for thrill-seekers.
If you’re a skilled maverick, we recommend challenging yourself with the Chammosière unpisted black run, the steepest in the Alps. Still hungry for a bigger and better challenge? The Swiss Wall, known as the scariest ski run ever, is the place for you. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!
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Resort life
We’ve partnered with only the best hotels for your stay. We’ve chosen the rely renovated Hotel Dents Blanches for your 11-week stay. The accommodation is run by the awesome team at Hideout who run a variety of bars, restaurants and other properties within the area, meaning you’re guaranteed a personal, warm and friendly welcome with an abundance of experience at hand to help with every need.
For those essential lazy days, the resort has a lounge complete with cosy couches, pool table, on site apres bar with weekly events such as all you can eat pizza, DJ nights, apres parties and much more. Perfect for when you want to stay ‘home’ and enjoy the on site entertainment or on the quieter nights a place to relax and chill.
We know the last thing you want when you’re away from home is to cook for yourself. That’s why the resort offers a two-course evening meal and a daily delicious continental breakfast.
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Due to the connections that Hideout have with their other properties in Morzine you will also all gain discounts at various other establishments, including their incredible Asian street food restaurant at Hideout Morzine, voted the best eatery in resort! This along with discounts at bars and restaurants only helps to make you really feel like a local and that you are part of the community.
The extra-curriculars
We know, the slopes, pistes, and mountains are the main draw alongside the resort amenities. But at Morzine-Avoriaz, there’s so much more that you can do in your free time. Because variety is the spice of life and that’s what will really make this trip unforgettable.
The beauty of this resort is that the extra-curricular activities are truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. How many chances would you get to jump out of a plane 12,000ft above the Alps? We’d bet it’s not many. For the petrol-heads amongst us, you can take part in an Audi drifting experience. Love a bit of competition? Challenge your new pals to a round of snow mobile racing!
The good stuff…the nightlife
We know you’re here for a cultural, educational experience, but it wouldn’t be the same without a world-class nightlife, would it? Because when you sign up to a Basecamp ski course experience, you don’t just get the education. You get to live out some of the best nights of your life.
You’ll be pleased to know that Morzine is renowned for being a bit of a party village – yes, really! As lively during the day as it is all through the night, you certainly won’t have a boring experience here.
There are so many hangout spots and buzzing bars here, it would take us a while to go through them in detail. But we also know that the best way to get to know the nightlife of an area is to experience it, and you’ll have 11 whole weeks to do just that! You’ll have your favourite bars and clubs worked out within the first few weeks, we’re sure of it.
