Avoriaz

Early 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 les Portes du Soleil. In fact, there’s so much snow, resorts across the ski area are opening early, giving locals and season workers a real treat! Here’s a summary of everything open locally and further afield this weekend.

Avoriaz

Official opening date: Friday 15th December
Actual opening date: Saturday 2nd December

Lifts open this weekend:

  • Téléphérique Prodains Express – 8.45am – 5pm
  • Télésiège du Tour – 9am – 4.15pm
  • Télésiège du Lac-Intrêts, Choucas, Proclou – 9am – 4.15pm
  • Télécabine d’Ardent
  • Télésiège des Prolays, Chaux Fleurie, Brochaux – 9am – 4.15pm
  • Téléski des Ecoles
  • Télésiège Chavanette and connections to Champéry Les Crosets (scroll down for more lift openings in the PDS)

Lift Pass Prices:

  • One price for adults, children and seniors
  • €20.50 for the day and €39 for the weekend
  • Included in your season pass

Morzine

Official opening date: Saturday 16th December
Actual opening date: Saturday 9th December

Lifts open this weekend, 9am – 4pm:

  • Téléphérique du Pleney
  • Magic carpet
  • Télésiège du Belvédère
  • Téléphérique de Nyon
  • Télésiège des Troncs
  • Télésiège de la Charniaz

LIFT OPENINGS BETWEEN MONDAY 17TH AND FRIDAY 22ND DECEMBER WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS SUNDAY.

Lift Pass Prices:

  • 1 day – €30 adults, €22.10 children, €26.30 seniors
  • 2 days – €54.80 adults, €40.50 children, €45.80 seniors
  • 6 days – €149.30 adults, €111.80 children, €128.80 seniors
  • Last day skiing on these discounted passes is Friday 22nd December
  • Included in your season pass

The Pleney lift pass office is open 9am – 5pm all week for season pass and weekend pass sales.

Les Gets

Official opening date: Saturday 16th December
Actual opening date: Saturday 9th December

Lifts open this weekend and also on Wednesday 13th!

9am – 4pm

Lifts Open:

  • Télésiège Express des Chavannes
  • Télésiège des Nauchets
  • Télésiège des Folliets
  • Télécabine des Chavannes
  • Télésiège de la Croix
  • Téléski de la Mouille au Roy 
  • Téléski de la Boule de Gomme 
  • Tapis débutant des Chavannes

Pistes Open:

  • Gentiane
  • Piste 64
  • Fougère
  • Stade de Carry
  • Bruyère
  • Crocus
  • Ambersalle
  • Rhodos
  • Orchis

Lift Pass Prices:

Included in your season pass
€15 for adults / seniors per day
€12 for children per day

The lift pass office at the Chavannes is open between 9am and 4pm, there’s also an automatic ticket machine at the Les Gets Office de Tourisme.

St Jean d’Aulps

  • Télécabine de la Grande Terche
  • Téléski Terchette and Bray
  • Télésiege des Têtes

Champéry Les Crosets

Open on Friday 8th December:

  • TSD Crosets
  • TSD Planachaux
  • TS Poor-Conche
  • TK Ripaille

Open on Saturday 9th & Sunday 20th December:

  • TSD Crosets
  • TSD Planachaux
  • TS Poor-Conche
  • TK Ripaille
  • TS Chavanette to connect with Avoriaz

Open Monday 11th – Friday 15th December:

  • TSD Crosets
  • TSD Planachaux

Chatel

Early opening on 9th and 10th December along with the links into Avoriaz

Lifts Open:

  • Pré la Joux
  • Pierre Longue
  • Chaux des Rosées
  • Les Rochassons
  • Cornebois
  • Combes
  • Téléski Keysets and Rubis
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