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3.2KMTB Hopper Intro
Round our neck of the woods, ramps to tackle on your bike, skateboard, scooter or skates can be found at every turn....
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1.6KA Never Ending Summer
(This article was first published in our Summer 20 magazine, before the UCI MTB World Cup in Les Gets was cancelled and...
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12.3KSummer 2020 Resort Essentials
You’re free to travel to Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz for your holidays this summer. There are no entry restrictions or mandatory...
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1.8KA Second Chance at Life
I’d lived in Morzine for about six years, and life was pretty good. I worked at The Bec Jaune as a chef,...
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1.4KWill Silence Become the New Status Symbol?
The year is 2019. The month, July. I am in London, somewhere between Piccadilly and Park Lane. I am wandering the backstreets...
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1.7KBecoming a Penguin: The Ben Eyre interview
It’s not often that you grow up with a national sports team that you really admire right on your doorstep, let alone...
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1.4K“If you don’t try, you don’t know” – Launching Chablais Bike
I was really upset when the 2018 summer season ended the first week of September. As I only have a downhill bike,...
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704Calais
I have a beautiful life here in mountains and sometimes that makes me feel horribly guilty. In contrast, the news has been...
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755Ikigai – 生き甲斐
Think back to any video you’ve seen on skiing or snowboarding in Japan. Cue a timelapse montage of the hustle and bustle...
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1.5KLanterne Rouge – The glory of the underdog
Ever stood in the sun on a mountain road and watched the Tour de France go past? Stood and watched the leaders...
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2.1KA Brief History of Ski Joëring
One of the reasons we love Morzine, Avoriaz and Les Gets so much because of he multitude of ways to enjoy the...
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1.3KMorzine leads the fight against climate change in the Alps
The Morzine community steps up to drive forward an ambitious programme of environmental change. Sustainable ski and mountain bike holidays are hard...
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2.5KMorzine Lifts & Pistes to open early!
There’s so much snow atop Pleney that the local lift company will partially open Morzine’s lifts and pistes for the weekend, one...
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2.1KLifts Open in Avoriaz This Weekend
We think it’s fair to conclude that last weekend’s early lift openings in Avoriaz were pretty amazing. Our social feeds were filled...
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3.6KAvoriaz Opens This Weekend
Thanks to early season snow falls, we’re excited to let you know that Avoriaz will open this weekend, Saturday 30th November. The...
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9.5KThe Morzine Winter 20 Bus Timetable
We’re delighted to be able to share with you, earlier than ever before, the Winter 20 local bus schedule, covering Morzine, Nyon,...
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2.4KTrusted Accommodation Providers in Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz
We’re on a mission to stop rogue, scam bookings in our valley, so we’ve compiled a list of helpful tips to help...
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4.4KLes Sources du Chéry: An all-new spa and swimming complex in Les Gets
We’ve already brought you news of new pistes in Les Gets this winter, and now for the next exciting winter addition, all-new...
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2.4KAre you ok? Mental health in the mountains…
If you’ve been keeping up with the news (or even just reading this issue of Source), you’ll know that mental health is...
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New Pistes in Les Gets for Winter 2019 / 20
Summer is still in full swing but we’ve got some great winter news for you: Les Gets is building two new pistes...
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1.2KThe winter person’s guide to summer
As the winter retreats and the snow melts, feeding the instantaneously verdant slopes, fi nger-painting the kaleidoscopic petals of the valley, and...
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1.8KLes Gets is Back
Throughout the nineties and early noughties, Les Gets was a regular UCI Mountain Bike World Cup destination and hosted many a French...
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1.7KThe Food Delusion
I think I am practically gluten free. I think I drink enough water. I think I take spirulina every day and eat...
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1.0KRome to Home: One year on
Let’s dive in. In 2012 I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. That year, my mind took me from full-scale mania, where I...
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3.0KNew Trail Running Events for les Portes du Soleil this Summer
Running might not be the first thing that springs to mind when you think about summer in Morzine, Avoriaz and Les Gets,...
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1.3K€4100 raised for Secours en Montagne
Last Tuesday evening we hosted a Morzine / Montriond first. We welcomed the prestigious European Outdoor Film Tour to the stunning Domaine...
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2.6KOur Winners – The 2019 Source Awards for Excellence
More businesses were nominated and more votes were cast than ever before. Our annual Source Awards for Excellence seek to recognise and...
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2.3KSummer Updates from the Pleney
It’s not often that you get a glimpse behind the scenes where the Portes du Soleil ski lift companies are concerned, but...
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2.4KThe Then and Now of Wellness Trends
By Chloe Hardy From the peace and love movement of the sixties and seventies to #vanlife, our idea of wellness is constantly...
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4.3KPyeongChang 2018: An environmental fail or win?
By Claire Garber The environmental impact of winter sports has long been known, but not always widely publicised. From the emissions generated...
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3.2KMeet Millie Knight
By Amie Henderson When I meet Millie, there are precisely 178 days to go until the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Millie knows this...
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3.0KGet Off-Piste with Avoriaz Alpine Ski School
Blog by Avoriaz Alpine Ski School trainee instructor George Treble (@trebleedit) All photos copyright George Treble Les Portes du Soleil is one...
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1.0K#7Daysin Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz – Saturday 6th January 2018
Our weekly round-up of the best events taking place across the valley next week! Download the full list as a PDF!
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2.1KThe Evolution and Inspiration of the Ski Movie
By Cameron Hall As mountain lovers, we share a lot of common traits. We are dreamers, we thrive in the beauty and...
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3.4KStaying Safe Just Off-Piste
By David Gladwin The Portes du Soleil offers so much lift accessible off-piste terrain and for most people, the transition from pisted...
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7.3KAvoriaz 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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2.8KA Makeover for Morzine’s Alpen Roc
Image: Hotel Alpen Roc If you live in or around Morzine, you may have seen a massive crane blocking off one of...
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1.6KLes Gets Goes Futuristic with Virtual Reality Piste Tours
Yes, you heard that right. Not only is Les Gets upping its game in terms of eco-tourism, new lifts and spectacular events,...
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2.6KBreaking the Ice: We talk women’s ice hockey with Morzine-Avoriaz Hockey Club
It’s been an exciting few months for Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz (HCMAG), what with the team returning to home turf after a brief merger...
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1.4KCall for Volunteers for Le Trail des Hauts Forts
It’s that time of the year again – summer events are in full swing and the Morzine Avoriaz Office de Tourisme is...
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2.9KMilly Voice: A force to be reckoned with
Milly Voice is pretty incredible. Not only is this long-distance runner really good at what she does, she absolutely loves it. You...
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1.5K100 Ciels: A Week of Relaxation and Wellness in Les Gets
This week sees massage therapists, yogis, reiki specialists, Pilates teachers and more take over Les Gets as part of 100 Ciels, a...
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3.0KSummer Loving: Eight reasons to get excited for sunshine
Summer in the mountains is one of the best-kept secrets in travel. Long days spent lounging on the shores of freshwater lakes...
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2.2KBehind the Marketing: How to Promote Your Business
Rob Stewart’s PR agency Ski Press works at the very core of the European winter sports industry, representing travel brands, equipment manufacturers,...
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2.3KBehind the Snow Sports School – Ian McKeller on 25 Years in Avoriaz
Imagine having the foresight to select a location for your business, which, 25 years later, would be one of the most popular...
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2.1K#Trending: Snowboard Hardware
By Sam McMahon This article is from the Winter 2016 / 17 issue of Source Magazine To say that Sam McMahon, Video...
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Preparing Your Source Winter 15 Advert
Needless to say, we’re thrilled to help you promote your businesses in Source Magazine, on our website and through social media this...
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Friday Freebie – Eco Tax
Each week Sharon Scott of local estate agency 2 Valleys Properties shares a really useful, interesting and helpful guide to ex-pat life in the...
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Best Season Ever?
Back in December we compared the early season snow depth in Morzine, Avoriaz and Les Gets to previous years. So what’s January...