News - Winter

L’Hérens – New catered chalet

Our New Catered Chalet – Chalet L’Herens will be available for this coming winter. We are very excited to have this beautiful brand new property in our portfolio. Riders Refuge is now entering our 8th winter season with all our catered chalets based in Central Morzine to date. This fabulous brand new chalet we feel will fit in perfectly for our guests due to the high standard of the chalet, its location and the fantastic views not to mention our food and service.

New catered chalet – Chalet L’Herens

Chalet L’Hérens is situated on the outskirts of Morzine in Montriond. It is with in walking distance of Morzine town centre it takes 15 minutes to get to Morzine tourist office and less to walk to the nearest lift station the Super Morzine. The Super Morzine lift takes you to Avoriaz there is also the Pleney chairlift another 5 minutes walk away which takes you to the Morzine ski area and across to Les Gets and it is an easy walk on the flat. This chalet will sleep up to 10 people in 5 spacious bedrooms 3 of the bedrooms have their own en suites bathrooms with either a bath or a walk-in shower with the other 2 bedrooms sharing a jack and jill style en suite. This catered chalet will have a large living area downstairs with a log fire, open plan dining room and kitchen. Chalet L’Hérens also boast an equipment store with boot warmers and drying room.

Our service in this catered chalet

Our price includes free return transfers from Geneva airport to your chalet. Chalet L’Hérens is catered on arrival you will be greeted by your chalet hosts and onced you have been showed your bedroom you will be offered a welcome drink. We provide breakfast every morning there is a hot option available which is different everyday from bacon sandwiches to pancakes, the hot option is not available on the staff day off but there is cereal, fresh fruit and fresh bread available.  Afternoon tea is freshly baked everyday and will be waiting for you when you return from your day up the mountain.  Dinner is preceeded by canapés then a three course dinner followed by coffee.

We offer to take you to the slopes after breakfast and there is the offer of a lift back from 16:30 till dinner time. The chalet is very conveniently situated next to a bus stop, the buses in Morzine are free of charge and run throughout the day till early evening.

Healthy Chalet Menu is also available for groups taking exclusive use of this chalet for winter 2015/16. YOu can see more details here

Price

This chalet is sold at a introductory price for this winter starting at as little as £379 per person for the easter holidays, the chalet is still available for February half term so get in quick if you are still looking for this week.

The Pleney has already had snow. October 2014

Early snow for Morzine this autumn. As the temperatures dropped last week to just above freezing level and we saw the first snow of the season fall on higher ground. We are now looking forward to winter which is just over 6 weeks away. Early snow for Morzine and the Portes Du soleil area is not unusual. In the time we have been here (8 years) we have always been delighted to see early snow with the lift companies often opening the lifts on weekends late November for the locals to enjoy the snow before the resort officially opens and gets back to business. Avoriaz opens on the 13th December with Rock on Ultimate a snowboard and music event over the first week.

Snow Conditions in morzine.

Morzine town is at 1000m and it is because of this many people think we would struggle for snow. This is not true we have a fantastic snow record, the highest point in the Portes Du Soleil area reaches 2500m. We are in close proximity to Mont Blanc and because of this we benefit from their weather system, this brings Morzine and the Portes Du Soleil similar snow conditions to that of higher resorts. We are also very close to Lac Leman (Geneva) and as the cold winds arrive from the north east they pick up moisture from the lake and deposit it on the first mountains they meet which is the Portes Du Soleil area.

The average snowfall for Avoriaz over the last ten years shows that it has an outstanding record better that that of Val Thorens. Even when the snowfall across the French alps has been poor the Portes Du Soleil has still been open for the whole season mid December to mid April.

Snow arrives in Avoriaz park

Our Ski area also boasts a fantastic snow making system with over 694 snow cannons to date. These snow cannons can make natural snow when the temperature drops to below 3° c, and the lift companies strive to keep the Pistes in perfect conditions from early December till late April.

So why not come and join us for some early season skiing or snowboarding we have short breaks available pre Christmas.

Contact us now – 0033 682 635 591 or info@ridersrefuge.co.uk