Portes du Soleil

The Portes du Soleil is an immense ski domain that crosses the borders of both France and Switzerland.  The Portes du Soleil is well known as one of the biggest ski areas in Europe and indeed the World.  The area was named after a border pass between France and Switzerland and was created during the 1980's.

The Portes du Soleil is made up of 14 different ski resorts which are all skiable under just one ski pass.  8 of the ski resorts are in France and the remaining 6 are in Switzerland.  On the French side of the border, the resorts are Abondance, Avoriaz, la Chappelle d'Abondance, Chatel, Les Gets, Montriond, Morzine and St Jean d'Aulps.  On the Swiss side of the border, the resorts are Champery, Val d'Illiez, Les Crozets, Champoussin, Morgins and finally Torgon.

It really is a winter and summer sports paradise.

Portes du Soleil Statistics

• 204 lifts - 107 draglifts, 83 chairlifts, 10 gondolas/bubble cars and 4 cable cars.
• 278 marked ski runs/pistes of which there are 34 green, 112 blue, 104 red and 28 black.
• 9 snowparks, 3 half pipes and 4 boardercross trails.
• 1 border frontier, 100 hamlets/villages and over 12,500 inhabitants.
• 694 snow cannons.
• 1050 ski lift company employees with over 170 ski piste patrollers.
• 400 km² and 50 summits.

• Morzine Webcam
• Morzine Snow Report
• Morzine Weather Forecast
• Morzine Ski School

• Morzine Webcam
• Avoriaz Webcam
• Champery Webcam
• Chatel Webcam
• Les Gets Webcam

• Morzine Piste Map
• Avoriaz Piste Map
• Champery Piste Map
• Champoussin Piste Map
• Chatel Piste Map
• Les Crosets Piste Map
• Les Gets Piste Map
• Morgins Piste Map