We were pleased to welcome back the charity Link Leisure once again this year to a free holiday in our Farmhouse la Desmeuniere in Morzine. The group enjoyed activities such as white water rafting, climbing, caving and the adventure park.

Each year we run two free adventure weeks in Morzine. This year we welcomed Link Leisure – a charity supporting children & adults with a learning disability to build an enhanced quality of life through sport and social activities in the community.

In August we will be welcoming another charity – Caring Cancer Trust - who will be joining us for a fun-packed week of adventure in the mountains. The Caring Cancer Trust, as part of their Healing Holidays campaign, are coming to stay in our catered Chalet la Desmeuniere in Morzine. One of the aims of the Caring Cancer Trusts Healing Holidays scheme is to give children who have suffered from cancer the holiday of their young lifetime, helping to restore their self-confidence and passion for life after such a traumatic and tough period in their early life.

Without your support we would not be able to offer these holidays so a big THANK YOU for booking with us.

Are your children getting fed up whilst on holiday? Too much energy and not enough activities for them to do? Then why not try a Family Activity Holiday in Morzine with The Great Escape!

From mountain biking, white water rafting, climbing, trekking, paragliding, hydrospeeding, canyoning, horse riding through to just relaxing by our olympic size pool or one of our beautiful mountain lakes, Morzine is the perfect base for a Family Activity Holiday. If you and your family are looking for an adventure but still the comfort and luxury of staying in our stunning 18th century Farmhouse la Desmeuniere then please take advantage of our great family packages. For further information please take a look at our Multi Activity Adventure Weeks.

We are also affiliated to the Morzine Multipass Scheme so you can also take advantage of many of the activities in resort for just 1 Euros a day! For further information then please do not hesitate to contact us.

The Great Escape Morzine have teamed up with Urbanfit.co.uk and In-Gear Cycles to bring a superb opportunity to all those Road Bike fanatics out there.  We are running 2 x week long Alpine Road Bike Camps in Morzine, offering cyclists of varying levels the chance to ride through this stunning area.

Have you ever wanted to experience the thrill of the Tour de France and ride the same routes as them?  Based in a truly breathtaking setting and surrounded by infamous mountains, our Alpine Road Bike Camp is the perfect choice of summer holiday for those looking to develop their fitness and cycling skills and ride some spectacular roads throughout the Northern French Alps.

You will ride with the benefit of full vehicle back up allowing you to enjoy the high mountains. We aim to create a unique and rewarding experience for both the first time alpine rider and the seasoned climber.

Accommodation will be provided in our stunning 18th Century Farmhouse la Desmeuniere and all rides will be accompanied by Nick Miles from Urbanfit.co.uk. Nick brings a wealth of knowledge of cycling in this region and his background in fitness and health will enhance not only your cycling skills but also your overall wellbeing.

For further details and an itinary please click on our Alpine Road Bike Camp page.

The Great Escape Morzine are pleased to annouce that we are now affiliated with the Multipass Scheme in Morzine and the Portes du Soleil – a great way to save money on your Summer Holiday in Morzine.

These passes are superb value for money. The cost is just 1 EURO a day for a Portes du Soleil Multipass and with this pass (and at no additional cost) you will have access to the following activities throughout the Portes du Soleil:  

• 10 tennis courts
• 2 ice rinks
• 5 swimming pools and 2 swimming lakes
• 21 summer chair lifts, giving you access to 650km of the Portes du Soleil’s stunning walking paths
• Tourist trains and inter resort buses

And those are just some of its benefits! You will also benefit from reduced prices on certain other activities in resort. 

So if you wish to take advantage of this great Multipass scheme then please book either a catered or self catered holiday with The Great Escape Morzine. 

Take advantage of our great ski deals in Morzine and cheap flights through Easyjet to Geneva!

Easyjet are offering up to 50% off of all flights from 12th January to 26th March 2011. Be quick though as the offer ends on Tuesday 7th December.  Combine this with one of special ski deal offers and you could be enjoying the superb powder conditions in the ski resort of Morzine Avoriaz whilst relaxing in one of our luxury ski chalets, ski lodges or contempory self catered ski apartments.

For more information please take a look at our ski deals page. We look forward to welcoming you to chalets and apartments in Morzine in the heart of the Portes du Soleil.

Well the snow forecast for Morzine was right…very very cold and lots and lots of snow. We could not ask for a better start to the winter season in Morzine Avoriaz.

For some people this early snow came as a bit of a shock but with our trusty long wheel base Landrover we glided through the snow drifts to our chalets in Morzine. Such amazing conditions and so low down boads well for a fantastic season. Why not take advantage of our pre-Xmas special ski deals or book the last two rooms that we have available for Christmas in the Desmeuniere? It would be a shame not to make the most of this early season snow and enjoy the ski resort at its most quiet time…

Come join us to play in the snow.

All the best, Sam & Darren

New for 2011 season, The Great Escape are running a series of weeklong Back-country wilderness ski-camps. In association with the Avoriaz Alpine Ski School, & limited to a maximum of 8 persons, our ski-camps are aimed at skiers who want to break away from the shackles of on-piste skiing and are now looking to progress into the adventurous world of back-country wilderness powder skiing & all that its environment entails. 

What’s Included:

• 4 x 3hr ski tuition/training sessions with the highly qualified instructors from the Avoriaz Alpine Ski School
• Avalanche safety equipment
• Filming session, video playback & analysis
• 2 x ski host days
• Full area Portes du Soleil ski lift pass
• Return airport transfers from/to Geneva
• 7 nights luxury accommodation in our beautiful ski chalet in Morzine, ‘The Alpine Refuge’ with sauna & hot-tub.
• 6 sumptuous 4 course evening meals with unlimited yet good quality wine followed by coffee/tea and chocolates
• 7 breakfasts – cooked and continental
• Afternoon tea with home made cakes for 7 days
• Courtesy minibus service to and from the lifts each day, including the chalet staffs day off.
• Free Wi-Fi
• Free T-Shirt and goody bag

You will be able to try out a huge range of Back-Country skis through our dedicated ski hire shop All Mountain Rental.

For more information and a detailed itinary then please take a look at our Ski Camps in Morzine page.

We hope that you will be able to join us.

From the 8th to the 12th January 2011 Morzine will host the Savoie-Mont Blanc Odyssey. Mushers from the four corners of the world unite in the Portes du Soleil for a spectacular sled-dog race, one of the most challenging in the world, with ten stages, a 25,000m altitude climb and covering a distance of 1000kms.

Why not visit the fantastic ski resort of Morzine Avoriaz and experience this spectacular event. Join us at one of our chalets in Morzine and see for yourselves. This is a more tranquil week in resort and we are offering some great ski deals in our catered ski lodge, the Alpine Refuge – a stunning chalet with 5 ensuite bedrooms plus hot tub and sauna. Normally £449 Euros per person. Now just £349 per person half board plus 2 days ski hosting. Please contact us at The Great Escape for further information.

Dreaming of a winter wonderland and relaxing by a log fire in a stunning ski lodge? Then why not book a ski trip to the breathtaking ski resort of Morzine-Avoriaz and stay in the Alpine Refuge.

The Alpine Refuge is a Ski Lodge perfect for a group of friends or families. The location is ideal in that you are close enough to the ski resort centre to just pop along for apres ski but not right in the middle of it all so that you experience the tranquility of the mountains. With uninterrupted panoramic views of the mountains, log fire, hot tub, sauna, plus your very own chef, chalet host, driver and ski host –  you could not find a more fitting luxury ski lodge in the Alps.

If you wish to stay in this superior chalet then please take advantage of our 10% early booking offer. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

Sam

You can tell when its winter when you reach into the depths of your cupboard and pull out an array of hats, gloves, fleeces and cold weather gear in order to head for the hills. Looking at the weather forecast for Morzine-Avoriaz, the temperatures are going in the right direction – down!

Yesterday we kitted ourselves in all our winter gear and went on a beautiful Sunday afternoon walk in Avoriaz. Stunning location and spectacular views for our first winter wonderland walk of the winter season. The webcam for Morzine-Avoriaz just gives you a little taster of what we could see: http://livecam.avoriaz.com/

So it is true. The first snowfall has arrived and it is looking good. Avoriaz has a good track record for early snow and cold temperatures to keep it, ensuring that your perfect chalet holiday in the snow will come true. So keep an eye on the weather forecast for Morzine-Avoriaz and you never know it could tempt you into booking a ski trip to this stunning ski resort in the Portes du Soleil.