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If you decide to stay in the winter sports‘ region of Portes du Soleil you will have more than 600 kilometers of pistes to ski. The ski area also crosses the frontier into the Swiss Canton of Wallis and is one of the largest interconnected ski area s in the world. 204 ski lifts are available to the skier and there are seven snowparks especially for the snowboarder. Lovers of nordic skiing are also well served with 385 kilometers of well prepared tracks to follow. The most difficult runs are to be found in Crozats and on the “Mur de Chavonette”.

Morzine is the chief town and in 1966 the wintersports‘ mecca Avoriaz was opened which is part of Morzine. There are no cars allowed in this resort which lies at an altitude of 1,800 meters and gives skiers direct access to the slopes. Whilst sking the many runs the skier has wonderful views to Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva. Chatel is so popular that it is almost always booked out which is not surprising as it has an historic village centre with countless pretty traditional chalets. The village church in St-Laurent is a typical village church of the region whilst in the church of Montriond there is a statue of Mary dating from ther 14th Century. The history of skiing and its current economic importance can be learnt about in the museum in La Chapelle-d`Aboudance. The ski area of Portes du Soleil can be reached along the motorways A 9, Lausanne-Vevey, or A 12, Bern-Vevey. The nearest airport is in Geneva.

Population: 9 338 (2006)

Main towns: Morzine, Châtel, Montriond