Morzine Lift System & Passes

Snow cover permitting, the lifts in the Portes du Soleil ski area will be open from 12th December 2009 until 25th April 2010.  The links from Morzine/Les Gets to the whole of the Portes du Soleil will be open from 19th December 2009 to 18th April 2009 and then the lifts in Avoriaz will remain open until 25th April.

It's worth noting that there is a 20% reduction on Morzine/Les Gets passes and a 15% reduction on Portes du Soleil passes from 3rd April 2010 until the end of the season!

There is an array of options to choose from for your winter lift pass; depending on whether you are here for a few days quiet skiing, a week-long family holiday or a season of trying out everything the area has to offer. You may even find that you qualify for a discount - worth finding out about before you part with your €uros!  You can buy or recharge your lift pass online here. ... see "Morzine Lift Pass Options - Winter" for more

There are three different passes to choose from; covering the whole of the Portes du Soleil, Morzine/Les Gets only or just Avoriaz, with the passes that cover the larger areas costing more. These passes are then priced according to age, with children and seniors benefiting from discounted rates.  If you already have a Portes du Soleil hand's free pass that you bought on-line (marked "Vente Internet") then you can recharge your lift pass online here.  Otherwise click here to choose your resort and purchase a new lift pass for this season. ... see "Morzine & Portes du Soleil Lift Pass Prices - Winter" for more

For summer 2009, the lifts will be open in Morzine & Les Gets from 19th June until 6th September inclusive and the entirety of the Portes du Soleil area will open up on 26th June until 30th August.  However, this year, Les Gets will be opening some of it's lifts earlier than normal so that you can get in a bit of weekend biking before the main season begins.  The Chavannes chairlift and the Mont Chery gondola will be open from 30th May to 19th June, weekends only, and there is also the possibility of extending the opening dates of these lifts until 13th September, weather permitting.

Don't forget that the Pass Portes du Soleil MTB event is held on the last weekend in June - the perfect opportunity to discover the whole of the area in one day!

During the summer months, Morzine and the Portes du Soleil has a total of 24 lifts in operation, giving access to 650km of sign-posted mountain bike trails, 850km of hiking paths, 400 mountain chalets and 10 mountain lakes! 

As in the winter, you can purchase tickets for a single trip, multiple journeys or even a season pass and don’t forget, if you have a Portes du Soleil season ski pass for the previous winter, you can claim 50% discount off the price of your summer lift ticket!  Lift passes are available from the cash desks at the base of each valley lift station or you can purchase them in advance online.  ... see "Morzine Lift Pass Options & Prices - Summer" for more

Morzine and the Portes du Soleil are linked by a variety of different lifts. The lifts marked on the piste map using straight black lines are of four types; button tow/drag, chair, télécabine and téléphérique. They have the corresponding abbreviations:

• TK - téléski (drag)
• TS - télésiège (chair)
• TC - télécabine (gondola)
• TPH - téléphérique (cable car)

For télécabine think bubble car and for téléphérique think cable car. Anything prefixed/suffixed with “Express” means a 6 person modern fast chair lift.