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Morzine Snowfall

MORZINE's IMPRESSIVE SNOW RECORD WHY DOES MORZINE GET SUCH GOOD SNOWFALL? THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE - LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! THE AREA IS IN THE NORTHERN FRENCH ALPS, LOCATED IN BETWEEN MONT BLANC AND LAKE GENEVA. ALL THESE FACTORS CREATE PREVALENT WEATHER PATTERNS WHICH TEND TOWARDS HEAVY SNOW FALLS INTERSPERSED WITH GLORIOUS SUNNY DAYS (HENCE THE NAME 'PORTES DU SOLEIL'). SOURCE: SKI, SNOW AND MOUNTAIN BLOG MORZINE SNOWFALL (CM) ON UPPER SLOPES 350 300 250 2008/9 200 2009/10 2010/11 150 2011/12 Average 100 50 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr VAL D'ISERE SNOWFALL (CM) ON UPPER SLOPES 350 300 250 2008/9 200 2009/10 2010/11 150 2011/12 --- -- Average 100 50 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Highest Lift Morzine - 2350m Val D'Isere - 3550m Resort Level Morzine - 1000m Val D'Isere - 1850m MORZINE OUT-PERFORMS VAL D'ISERE IN SNOW DEPTH ON UPPER PISTES, DESPITE BEING A LOWER RESORT. © Aiglon Morzine Ltd, 2012 (www.aiglonmorzine.com) MORZINE's IMPRESSIVE SNOW RECORD WHY DOES MORZINE GET SUCH GOOD SNOWFALL? THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE - LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! THE AREA IS IN THE NORTHERN FRENCH ALPS, LOCATED IN BETWEEN MONT BLANC AND LAKE GENEVA. ALL THESE FACTORS CREATE PREVALENT WEATHER PATTERNS WHICH TEND TOWARDS HEAVY SNOW FALLS INTERSPERSED WITH GLORIOUS SUNNY DAYS (HENCE THE NAME 'PORTES DU SOLEIL'). SOURCE: SKI, SNOW AND MOUNTAIN BLOG MORZINE SNOWFALL (CM) ON UPPER SLOPES 350 300 250 2008/9 200 2009/10 2010/11 150 2011/12 Average 100 50 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr VAL D'ISERE SNOWFALL (CM) ON UPPER SLOPES 350 300 250 2008/9 200 2009/10 2010/11 150 2011/12 --- -- Average 100 50 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Highest Lift Morzine - 2350m Val D'Isere - 3550m Resort Level Morzine - 1000m Val D'Isere - 1850m MORZINE OUT-PERFORMS VAL D'ISERE IN SNOW DEPTH ON UPPER PISTES, DESPITE BEING A LOWER RESORT. © Aiglon Morzine Ltd, 2012 (www.aiglonmorzine.com)

Morzine Snowfall

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Why does Morzine get so much good snowfall? The answer is simple - location. The area is in the Northern French Alps, located between Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva. All these factors create prevalent wea...

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