Basscamp Festival will be taking over Morzine on 2nd – 6th April. By combining international DJs and one of the Greatest Alpine Ski Areas in the World, Basscamp Festival is not to be missed!

Ski and snowboard the amazing Portes du Soleil ski area by day and bounce around to the awesome alpine apres parties and world-class music by night.

Massive End-of-Festival Street Party…
To seal the deal, Basecamp will be throwing the Mother of all parties, on the last day of the festival, in the Morzine Town Square. Get ready for an avalanche of sound from the 40K sound system and the 1000′s of Basecampers at Morzine’s first ever fancy-dress street party.

More Mountain are delighted to be involved in this amazing event and are making available all of their centrally located self-catered apartments for Basscampers.
To view all of the apartments available for this year’s festival click here

For more information on pricing and availability please contact us directly.

Tickets for the event are available directly from More Mountain or from the Basscamp Festival official website.

Already booked onto the Slushy Social( 8th-15th April) ? Then why not come out a week earlier and join the party peolple?

“Point yourself down the hill in the day and raise your hands up in the air at night!”

We first met Rowan a few years back and knew from the first time we saw him on the snow that the kid had great skills.
Since then we have seen him go from strength to strength.
He’s certainly one to keep an eye on – here he is shredding the rails at the Camp of Champions in Whistler…

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To follow the mini shredder’s antics

CLICK HERE

Well, to help you along your way and guide you on some of the famous climbs seen on the Tour de France, the Morzine-Avoriaz Tourist Office have published this useful little guide for you.

You can pick it up from the Tourist Office or from our chalets and apartments.

However, if you want to put in some research before you arrive, CLICK HERE to view and download the PDF.

Apartment Pleney is NEW for 2012. Apartment Pleney is located at the foot of Piste B on the Morzine Pleney ski slope. This luxury self catered Apartment is Ski in Ski Out, only 2 minutes walk from the centre of Morzine and features 3 luxury bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is uber cool in style and comfort and features all the usual More Mountain extras. This is a new build apartment with no expense spared and features no bunk beds so is great for couples wanting to share. Click here for more info and prices about Apartment Pleney Morzine.

Sleeping 6 people very comfortably, Apartment Terrace Du Soleil is a renovation project currently underway and headed up by our very own Jon at More Mountain. Having had tonnes of experience building our own “Apartment Central” , Jon is working with local artisans on behalf of our friends Linda and Mark, who recently bought the apartment whilst staying with us at Chalet La Cabine this winter to create Terrace Du Soleil which will be very similar in style and design to the rest of our properties. Cutting edge interiors, lots of space, beautiful furniture, and stunning central fireplace, Apartment Terrace du Soleil is south facing and benefits from 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and fabulous views over the valley. Better still it is located just below our chalet The Loft so is pretty much within 5 minutes walk of the town centre. Its a great option for anyone staying at The Loft who has maxed out at 8 people and wants to increase the size of their party to 12 people. We are taking bookings now so Contact us for more info. Check out the view from the Terrace Du Soleil!

Apartment Super M should be arriving in September. It does what it says on the tin. Its located at Super Morzine telecabine. It will sleep 4 people very comfortably within spitting distance of the Telecabine and the Coup Du Coeur Wine Bar. What more could you ask – plus it gets the sun all day! Watch this space for more details…

Due to a cancellation we have 2 spaces on our Passportes Long Week-End Special available.
THURSDAY 23rd – MONDAY 27th JUNE 2010…€295

What’s included?…

4 nights stay with catering – 4 breakfasts and 2 evening meals (Fri & Sat)
Wine and Beer with your evening meals.
Entrance to the event on Sunday from Morzine.
Luxury Central Morzine Chalet.
Out Door Hot Tub to ease the aches and pains ( Chalet Robin only )
Secure Bike Storage.
Social Riding on the Friday and Saturday.

If you were too late to get tickets here is your second chance. But don’t hang around as they won’t be available for long.
Contact us for more info

Want more info about what the Passportes Mountain Bike Event is all about then click here…

Or for the official site click here…

Much Better Adventures is a community powered adventure travel guide, specially designed to support local businesses and reward true ethical practice. You can get in direct contact with members through the site, avoid paying commissions, and check out reviews from others who have been.

They worked closely with Sustainable Travel International and The Travel Foundation to develop a careful sustainability vetting procedure, so you can be sure that if someone claims to be ‘muchbetter’, they will be just that! The long-term aim is to build the widest and fairest selection of ethical adventure travel choices that outdoor lovers have ever seen, and bring support to many important conservation and community development projects around the world.

Jon from More Mountain says…
” We have being looking for an organization to work with for some time now but have always been put off as we are not an “eco lodge”. Working with Much Better Adventures has shown us ways that we can all make a difference in saving energy and using resources better to become more sustainable. Will be updating our blog as we make the changes within our chalets and also share the supplier info for energy saving products we are using ”

Check out our profile here and also post reviews:

Jonathan exceeded the Nation Legal Speed Limit, clocking a mighty 75.1mph ( 120.9 kph ) on his skis last winter.

Jonathan says…
” I was lucky enough to get freshies down a usually mogulled Black piste in Les Gets. I just pointed my skis down and tried to resist putting a turn in. I knew it was fast, when my ski tips started to flap, my helmet was whistling and my eyes started to water, but I didn’t realise it was over 120kph!! ”

Will More Mountain hail any winners again this year?
We are already top of the league table with a speed of 100.2 kph!

As all of our chalets are Garmin Test Centres you too can enter the Garmin Snowclub Alpine Challenge and be in with a chance of winning.
Just take out one of the fantastic Garmin Oregon 450 GPS devices (complete with Mountain Dynamics Snowranger Resort Mapping) out for the day, then upload your stats onto the Garmin Snowclub website via Garmin Connect.

Fastest – The top prize of your stay for the following year, plus Dakoto 20 with choice of mapping
Furthest – Garmin Foretrex 310XT and Dakota 20 with choice of mapping
Highest – Garmin Dakota 20 with choice of mapping
Prize Draw – Garmin Forerunner 310XT – to encourage the non-competitive.

What a start to the season, and it is only 26th Nov!!

Rumors are circulating that there may be some lifts opening for the week end. Watch this space…Mont Chery is looking good.

More snow on its way?

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The weekly forecast was for “light snow all week” – Yesterday we had sleaty rain all day in Morzine meaning it was dumping higher up the hill in Avoriaz.

We woke up this morning to a heavy blanket of snow covering Morzine – and it is still snowing heavily.

Even better news when you check the forecast for the next few days – HEAVY SNOW!!

So winter has arrived and it’s time to think about getting yourself a cheeky pre christmas snow fix.

So whether it’s a full week or just a couple of days CLICK HERE for more info.

A new lift will also be installed, replacing the exiting cable car link between the resort and Morzine. Much of the new development will be completed in time for next winter, in December 2011.

The two new resort districts are Crozats and Amara. Between them they will add nine new Maeva and Pierre and Vacances residences containing more than 40 new apartments.

Amara, which will open in two stages in December 2011 and December 2012, will be home to a new spa centre with swimming pool, Turkish baths, a day nursery and more restaurants, bars and shops.

At the end of the next summer season (2011), work is due to begin on Aquariaz, an innovative indoor mountain water park facility.

The new complex will cover 2,000sq m and will feature a lazy river meandering through the centre of the building, a large pool, an indoor climbing wall, a ‘water playhouse’ and a sidewinder.

The facility, which is being developed in partnership with holiday park operator Center Parcs, will be designed as an eco-friendly resort and is scheduled to open in July 2012.