Events
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739Body in Balance: A day of relaxation and education
It’s not often I take the time to kick back and relax, but I had a great opportunity to do so last...
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865Snowboxx 2019 Launch Line-Up Announced
There we were, having a quiet Friday afternoon in the Source office, when Snowboxx dropped the mother of all launch line-ups. Snowboxx...
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1.1KExpress Morzine Avoriaz
With so many rumours, justifications and objections, Project Express Morzine-Avoriaz has certainly kept us busy over the last few years. Today the...
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1.1KLes Gets to Host MTB World Championships and World Cup Races from 2019
We know it’s almost winter but we can’t ignore this exciting mountain biking news from Les Gets…! Not only is Les Gets...
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781Morzine’s Christmas Fair
Because it’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas, plans for this year’s Christmas Fair in Morzine are already underway. In...
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679The 2019 Snow-Camp Alpine Challenge
This winter youth charity Snow-Camp return to Morzine for the 10th annual AJ Bell Alpine Challenge. Taking place between 24th and 27th...
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1.1KTwo New Events for Les Gets this Winter
Les Gets hosts so many incredible events over the winter, it’s hard to imagine them being able to fit any more in!...
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2.3KMorzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz Winter 18/19 Opening Dates
After last winter’s bumper snowfall, we’re expecting big things from Season 18/19. Here’s the Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz opening and closing...
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830Valley Vipers Organise First International Netball Tournament
It’s been seven years since the Valley Vipers netball team was born; a group of ten women playing on the basketball court...
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1.1KBrand New: The Morzine-Montriond Triathlon
Morzine has seen so many amazing sporting events this summer, from the French Downhill Mountain Bike Championships to regulars like the Trail...
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1.0KFrench National Downhill Championships: The lowdown
There’s just a few days to go until Morzine hosts the French National Downhill Championships and things are starting to hot up!...
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983This is Sparta: The story of Spartan Racing
BY AMIE HENDERSON GERARD BUTLER SAID IT BEST, THOUGH WE’RE BETTING ANY ONE OF THE 8000 PLUS CHALLENGERS TAKING PART IN THIS...
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998Spartan Race: Essential Info
This weekend Morzine is making a brief transformation to Sparta for the Spartan Race Europa Championships! A number of different Spartan Races...
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1.1KFive of the Best Summer Events in les Portes du Soleil
THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON THIS SUMMER IN THE PDS, IT WAS REALLY HARD TO PICK JUST FIVE THINGS! WHAT WITH CRANKWORX IN...
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681The Mountain Moovie Experience: What’s it all about?
Ever heard of the Mountain Moovie Experience? Well, you’re about to. After a few quote ‘fallow’ years this fun, local film night...
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1.2K#7Daysin Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – 20th January 2018
Here’s your essential guide to the next seven days in Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz. DOWNLOAD AS A PDF!
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1.2K#7Days in Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – 13th January 2018
Here’s next week’s essential round-up of the best events taking place across Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz! If you’re joining us for...
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841#7Daysin Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – Saturday 30th December
Our weekly round-up of the best events taking place across the valley next week! DOWNLOAD AS A PDF RIGHT HERE!
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822Brand New: Guided tours of the Pleney snowmaking factory
As you may have read in our interview with a professional mountain designer, snowmaking is what’s been keeping many resorts running in...
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933#7Daysin Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – Saturday 23rd Dec
Our weekly round-up of the best events taking place across the valley next week! DOWNLOAD AS A PDF
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943This Weekend: Rock On Ski and Snowboard Tour
Since 2009, Avoriaz has been kicking off the winter with the Rock On Snowboard Tour. One of four events taking place in...
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1.0KThe Five Best Events in Les Gets This Winter
Not only does Les Gets have great skiing, chocolate box town vibes and a lively après scene, it also has lots of...
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3.5KEarly Season Lift Openings in the Portes du Soleil
Yes, it’s too early for those #BestSeasonEver hashtags, but it’s certainly shaping up to be a very snowy start to proceedings across...
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963Extreme Rescuers: A new event for Avoriaz
This winter Avoriaz will be hosting a brand new event like nothing it’s ever seen before. Previously the resort has played host...
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4.1KAvoriaz Opens Early!
The Avoriaz lift operating company SERMA have announced this afternoon that there’s enough snow in the Portes du Soleil’s highest resort to...
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977The PLUI-H – What is it? And why you need to know…
Whilst there’s no doubt that valley life is changing for those of us who live here all year round, it’s not often...
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1.3KEvent Watch: Ladies Night Tour comes to Morzine
Don’t let the name put you off; after a successful first year the Ladies Night Tour is making its rounds to Morzine...
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861Want to Volunteer at the French Youth VTT Champs?
From the 1st to the 4th August, Morzine will be hosting the Trophée de France des Jeunes VTTistes, the TFJV, or the...
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1.3KFête de la Musique: What’s it all about?
It’s a busy time in our valley at the moment, what with Crankworx and Pass’portes and the all-new Porche Cup taking centre stage...
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3.6KMorzine Swimming Pool Opening Times – Summer 2017
You know it’s officially summertime when the Morzine swimming pool opens. Here are the dates and times you need to know for...
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2.2KTri Montagne: Morzine’s First Triathlon Club Launches This Week
Triathlons are massive in the Alps, and with its abundance of stunning lakes, trails and cols, it’s easy to see why. Awe-inspiring...
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2.1KSummer 17 Lift Openings – Your complete guide
Bookmark this. Here’s your complete list of all chairlifts open across the Portes du Soleil for both mountain bikers and hikers. Portes...
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4.7K€147.9 million on lift and piste development over the next 20 years
The big news at last night’s town council public meeting was the formal presentation of a new lift development connecting Morzine and...
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1.3KBEHIND THE BUSINESS – Action Academy on Launching a Lifestyle Enterprise
By Amie Henderson You hear the term ‘lifestyle business’ and what do you imagine? Ski bums justifying their year-round in-resort life to...
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1.6KIt’s Party Time – Your Definitive Guide to the End of the Season in Morzine
Image: Mountain Mavericks / l’Aubergade Morzine and Aroriaz can get pretty busy at the end of the winter; everyone wants to have...
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2.3KWINNERS: The 2017 Source Awards for Excellence
A huge thanks to everyone who joined us at yesterday’s annual Source Suppliers Show. 40 great local suppliers packed into the Domaine...
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1.9KAction Academy returns to Morzine with a series of inspirational speakers
Following their successful branding masterclass event at Café Chaud in December, the team from Action Academy are returning to Morzine for a...
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1.6KThe Morgan Jupe Supper Club
During February and March 2017 Morgan Jupe are opening their doors for a number of exclusive pop-up events. Groups of six to eight...
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Sting Plays Avoriaz France Bleu Festival
It’s been announced today that Sting is to headline the new France Bleu Live festival in Avoriaz this March. The festival takes...
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2.2KJunior Workshop by Jenny Jones comes to Morzine
Olympic medalist and all-round lovely lass Jenny Jones has launched Workshop by Jenny Jones, a series of unique snowboard camps in the...
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2.6KA Brief History of Avoriaz
The land on which Avoriaz now sits was originally used entirely as a summer grazing plateau for cattle owned by the local...
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7.1KLifts & pistes opening in Avoriaz this weekend
The pisteurs of Avoriaz have been working astonishingly hard to get the resort open this weekend. It’s not a secret that it’s...
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4.0KLa Vie Claire organic supermarket opens this month!
La Vie Claire is a small but growing French supermarket brand based entirely on the provision of organic produce and healthy, natural...
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3.2KThe Snow-Camp 2017 AJ Bell Alpine Challenge in Morzine
With temperatures as low as 3 degrees here in Morzine today, the rapid approach of Winter 17 is impossible to ignore. Once...
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2.6KThe Farmhouse Christmas Fair
Other than the first snowfall, the arrival of new seasonaires, the ski lifts whirring to life and the absence of a parking...
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2.0KThe Rise & Rise of the Triathlon
Triathlon can’t have escaped your attention. According to the sport’s official body British Triathlon, it’s the fastest growing sport in the UK right now,...
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2.0KEat like a Tour de France Rider
The average human being burns around 90 calories per hour when resting. That’s around 2100 calories each day. Tour de France riders burn a...
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2.5KVive Le Tour – All you need to know
Any road cycling lover that’s ever watched Le Tour on TV can’t have failed to notice the sheer passion on the faces of roadside...
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3.7KWhere to watch the Tour de France in Morzine
On Saturday 23rd July the eyes of the world will be on Morzine. Those of you lucky enough to be in town...
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3.9KTOUR DE FRANCE UPDATE: Traffic & Parking
On Saturday 23rd July Morzine welcomes the penultimate stage of Le Tour de France. The world’s best road cyclists will cross the...
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2.8KBuilding for Crankworx – Behind the Scenes
Local videographer Will Nangle has been granted special behind the scenes access to Crankworx and he’s taking Morzine Source Magazine readers with...
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2.7KLes Gets Bike Park opens this weekend
We may have woken up to a new smattering of snow on the hills this morning, but as far as the good...
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2.5KThe Jungle Jam
Last Sunday, hundreds of Morzine residents poured into L’Aubergade Hotel to support refugees in Calais at the second Jungle Jam event of...
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2.4KFine Dining. Any way. Anywhere.
Morzine’s newest catering company has a new philosophy. Fine dining food, however you like to eat it, anywhere. That includes like-side lunches...
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3.0KVolunteering at the Etape du Tour and the Tour de France
With no fewer than six major events taking place in the valley this summer, the Mairie de Morzine-Avoriaz and the Office de...
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Montreux Jazz Festival Line-Up Announced
Expectations were high for the line-up of the 50th Montreux Jazz Festival, released today. Taking place on the shores of Lake Geneva...
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#7DaysIn Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – 8th April 2016
It may well be the very end of the winter season in Morzine, but there’s no need to slow down your weekly...
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Morzine’s First Gin Festival
Down the steps and through the doors of the Tibetan Café, a botanical paradise has been unleashed at Morzine’s first ever Gin Festival....
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April Special Offers, Deals & Discounts
The end of the winter season may well be on the horizon, but that doesn’t mean there’s no deals to be had...
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REVIEWED: The Cavern 24-7 Film Festival
For one feverous week, Morzine’s film-makers have been drawing up story boards, writing scripts and hitting the slopes with Go-Pros and costumes in...
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U2 to play Morzine this Summer
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE WAS AN APRIL FOOL! It’s been announced this morning that legendary Irish rockers U2 will play a special one-off...
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Critérium du Dauphiné begins in Les Gets – 5th June
After months of speculation it’s been confirmed today that Les Gets will host the prologue of the prestigious Critérium du Dauphiné on 5th...
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Bringing Ibiza to the Mountains
In the shadow of the Avoriaz mountains, world-famous Electro and Dance DJ Chicane swaps sand for snow at his second Sun:Sets on...
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UPDATED: The Morzine Gin Festival
If Gin’s your thing, then Morzine’s Tibetan Cafe has just the event for you on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd April. Showcasing...
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#7DaysIn Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – 12th March 2016
Every night this week there’s more live music events that you can shake a snowy stick at. It’s a good job we’ve...
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March Special Offers, Discounts & Deals
Each month we round up the best ways to save money across Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz and there’s certainly some end...
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5.0KSun:Sets On The Slopes – Our Exclusive Chicane Interview
When Morzine – Avoriaz’ newest apres bar La Kinkerne announced last week that they were set to host the first Sun:Sets On...
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#7DaysIn – Next week in Morzine, Avoriaz & Les Gets
Our weekly round-up of the hottest events in Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz includes some real treats next week, including one absolutely...
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Immigration, a weakening pound, terrorism, refugees and Boris. BREXIT continued…
Politics journalist and Morzine lover David Freeman is back with a second article on the potential impact of BREXIT on the ex-pats,...
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Peace & Dove – Raising Awareness for the Calais Jungle
Locals Barbara and Cecile have launched a new campaign to raise awareness and funds for children living in the so-called Jungle refugee...
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BREXIT – Is this the last winter season in Morzine for the seasonaires from the UK?
Yesterday British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that an in / out referendum on whether the UK should remain as part of...
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#7DaysIn – Next week in Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – 20th Feb 2016
Once again you’ll be spoilt for choice if you’re arriving in Morzine, Les Gets or Avoriaz next week. There’s more fun events,...
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Security Tightened at Geneva Airport
Security services at Geneva Airport have warned departing passengers to allow extra time to pass through the airport’s security controls from this...
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Improve your French during your holiday!
If you want to improve, practise or brush-up on your French during your holiday in Morzine, Les Gets or Avoriaz this winter,...
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#7DaysIn Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – 13th Feb 2016
It may well be the busiest week of the entire winter season across Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz, but that doesn’t mean...
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The 2016 Cavern 247 Film Festival
Let the excitement commence! The 2016 Cavern 247 Film Festival will take place on Thursday 24th March, and this year there’ll be...
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Pass’Portes du Soleil tickets on sale tomorrow!
We’ve had 10th Feb in our diaries for ages now… tomorrow at 10am (Morzine time) registration begins for the 2016 Pass’Portes du...
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#7DaysIn Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – 6th Feb 2016
It’s never easy to select the best local events planned for Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz each week – there’s always so...
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February Special Offers, Deals and Discounts
Each month we bring you the best special offers, deals and discounts from across Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz. There are so...
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#7DaysIn Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – 29th January 2016
Once again we’ve collated the best local events taking place across Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz next week to help you make...
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Final Rock The Pistes Line-Up Announced
As we reported back in November, Two Door Cinema Club were are on the line up for the 2016 edition of the Portes...
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#7DaysIn Morzine, Avoriaz & Les Gets – 23rd January
it comes as no surprise that the next 7 nights in Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz are packed with something for everyone....
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#7 Days in Morzine, Avoriaz & Les Gets – 16th January
It may well be January but there’s no shortage of fun events for everyone across Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz next week....
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Home Grown Talent
Redbull Crashed Ice skater Tristan Dugerdil’s talent on a pair of ice skates is about as home grown as it comes. If...
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Crashed Ice Riders Cup Avoriaz
If you’ve read our interview with local Crashed Ice skaters Tristan Duguerdil and Pacho Schmitt, you’ll surely have a taste for what’s...
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A One-off Gourmet Experience
Local chalet company Morgan Jupe are to host a special, one-off gourmet event at Chalet des Amis in Morzine at the end...
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#7DaysIn Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – 9th Jan 2016
Here’s this week’s guide to the best events across Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz! If you’d like them delivered directly to your...
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#7DaysIn Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – 2nd Jan 2016
Here’s out guide to essential events over the next 7 days in Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz. You’ll find more information on...
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#7DaysIn – 26th December 2015
Each week we compile our pick of the most unmissable events in Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz, and this coming Christmas Week...