Morzine or Val Thorens

Tony_H wrote:I went to VT once. Didn't like the resort particularly as its soul less and desolate, skiing was good, no major queues anywhere. I don't intend to return.

Haven't been to Morzine, but friends who have said they found it hard getting about the area.

1 good reason not to go to VT is prices for food and drink. I guess its pretty much the same across the 3V and France in the main, although I found ADH and Serre Che a fair bit cheaper. Still, if you people have to go to France......

I must ...... :wink:

Tony_H wrote:
1 good reason not to go to VT is prices for food and drink. I guess its pretty much the same across the 3V and France in the main. Still, if you people have to go to France......

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Thanks Tony - keep up the good work.
Don't want more people skiing in France than absolutely necessary, it's just toooo good.
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OldAndy wrote:

Tony_H wrote:
1 good reason not to go to VT is prices for food and drink. I guess its pretty much the same across the 3V and France in the main. Still, if you people have to go to France......

:thumbup:
Thanks Tony - keep up the good work.
Don't want more people skiing in France than absolutely necessary, it's just toooo good.
:mrgreen:

) Give me Serre Che or ADH any day. You can keep the 3V

Tony_H wrote:

Haven't been to Morzine, but friends who have said they found it hard getting about the area.

What did they mean by that?

There are 650km of pistes so I can see how it would be difficult to get from one end to the other for less experienced skiers. You do need to be able to ski a red to get to Champery, but then anyone who isn't up to that would be perfectly ok with a local lift pass. There are two main lifts in Morzine and you can walk from one to the other if you want but there is a train thingy that takes you door to door. There are loads of bus routes and at least 6 of them are free.


I loved ADH but if I'm being honest I found it far more difficult to get around there than Morzine.

Tony_H wrote:1 good reason not to go to VT is prices for food and drink. I guess its pretty much the same across the 3V and France in the main, although I found ADH and Serre Che a fair bit cheaper. Still, if you people have to go to France......

You just need to know where to stop, there are plenty of good value mountain restaurants in 3V. Courchevel has the reputation for being silly expensive, but even there good value is available if you know where to look.

andyhull wrote:

Tony_H wrote:1 good reason not to go to VT is prices for food and drink. I guess its pretty much the same across the 3V and France in the main, although I found ADH and Serre Che a fair bit cheaper. Still, if you people have to go to France......

You just need to know where to stop, there are plenty of good value mountain restaurants in 3V. Courchevel has the reputation for being silly expensive, but even there good value is available if you know where to look.

You can find good value in any resort, it's all relative really. There's no getting away from it France is expensive and Courchevel is extortionate.

I would prefer not to have to track down the cheapest places to eat/drink, when I'm holiday.

I first went to Courchevel in 1985 and it was expensive then.
The trouble is that unless you know which restaurants/bars are after the high end trade - and lets face it Courchevel has built it's reputation on being the swishest of French resorts - it is difficult not to be "shocked" when the bill comes.
I agree that it is not much fun when one gets the idea that before going in for anything from a beer to a full meal the tarif has to be scrutinised beforehand.
There are less expensive places in all the resorts and up the hill but no real way of knowing just from looking from the outside - it's not even about posh decor!
I am being brave this year and looking forward to going to Serre Chevalier - it will be interesting to see just how the prices compare.
I will report back.
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I'm here in Morzine living now so I'll check out the cheapest ways to feed yourself when the season starts. I see that a few places do packed lunches. I admired the MTB folk when they were here in the summer... just turned up in a transit and parked anywhere and had cocktails by their trucks covered in mud every night... that's dedication to your sport and getting away from the wife :)