It is made up of a small team of drivers promising comfortable, reliable and simple morzine airport transfers. They are also serving the surrounding villages of Les Gets, Montriond, St Jean d’Aulps and Avoriaz.

For more detailed information, please see their website Morzine Transfer.

Every Sunday is traditional English roast served lunchtime from midday and evenings from 6.30pm. Meat, Yorkshires, roasties and veg with chefs secret gravy.

Tuesday 3rd August and every Tuesday, free pool from 5.30pm all evening. Pot until you can pot no more!

Thursday evenings are a taste of World cuisine each week: Thursday 5th is Thai night, main course and a pint for 13.50.

Tuesday 10th August sees live music with Morzine rock legends Eugene Carton on the terrace from 18.00hrs. The last gig was awesome!

Tuesday 17th sees the one-off return of “Toss the Boss” at Les Rhodos. Come down and roll dice against the barstaff, if you roll higher you can win drinks for free (Between 22.00 and 24.00hrs). It may be busy and a wee bit messy but can you argue with the chance to win free drinks? Kitchen open from 6.30pm.

Summer Menu

The summer menu keeps some old favourites and add the following new dishes :

• Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella Salad
• Thai Moules with Lemongrass, peppers and basil
• Salmon Fillet in a Hollandaise sauce
• Chicken breast stuffed with Pesto and wrapped in Parma Ham with creamy mash and roasted tomato sauce
• Raspberry Creme Brulee
• Dark Chocolate Brownie with a white chocolate sauce

Weekly Specials

• All summer we will be offering the following weekly specials, all at just €15:
• Monday Steak night – Entrecote steak with choice of sauce, chips and vegetables €15
• Wednesday Moules night – 1kg Moules (original or Thai) with chips €15
• Friday Spanish night – any four Tapas dishes €15
• Sunday Curry night – Curry of the day and accompaniments €15

Live Music Sunday BBQ’s

Every Sunday starting this weekend from 7pm we will be holding a BBQ at The Lodge with live music from Johnny Guitar

On the BBQ we will have:

• BBQ Menu (3 meats plus salads) €12
• Hotdog/ Hamburger with salads €6
• Hotdog/Hamburger €3 each

Demi €3
Glass of House wine €2.50

Website: www.thelodgemorzine.com

Positioned alongside the outdoor morzine swimming pool, this new covered pool will be a fantastic addition to Morzine especially during the winter months.  Currently, the nearest village with a decent sized indoor public pool is around a 40 minute drive away.  Locals and holiday makers alike have long been wishing for an indoor pool in Morzine as an alternative to heading up the moutain during the winter.

Fortunately, work on the new indoor swimming pool will stop during the summer months whilst the summer season is in full swing so as not to disrupt the use of the outdoor pool.

In autumn 2010, the current changing room area will be demolished and soon after construction of the new buildings will start.  All of the existing outdoor pool areas will remain, including the main large pool and the two smaller childrens pools.

The new indoor morzine swimming pool will be 25m long and 15m wide.  Also planned is a well-being centre with 3 saunas and 2 hammams (turkish baths) as well as a small relaxing area.  A new restaurant will also be built about the same size as the existing restaurant (200 sq. metres) with seating for up to 100 diners.

The opening of the new centre (indoor pool, changing rooms and restaurant) is planned for the winter of 2011.

(The left side of the below artist impression shows the building that will house the new indoor pool.)

Indoor Morzine Swimming Pool

Question : What is the most important factor when choosing your ski resort?

Share your opinion by completing the poll to the right of this post!

Is it the mix of bars, restaurants and night life that will keep you entertained and topped up on your favourite tipple? Morzine offers many bars, clubs and apres ski spots where you can share a few drinks after a hard day on the mountain as well as a huge array of fantastic restaurants serving anything from the locally famed Tartiflette to great pizzas, steaks and flaming fondues!

Is it more to do with the size of the ski domain that is available on the one ski pass? (Just to let you know, Morzine and the Portes du Soleil offers a massive 650 km of piste on the one Morzine Lift Pass (PDS).  Not to mention the crazy amount of off piste.)

Or is it purely down to cost of the ski pass? (There are a range of Morzine Lift Pass prices available to suit every budget).

Are you only interested in the very high resorts to ‘guarantee’ great snow? During the poor snow season three years ago, Morzine and Avoriaz fared better than most resorts thanks to many of the lower pistes being on a grass base and a high number of northerly facing slopes.

What about the ease of access to the slopes? There are four bases setting off from Morzine and nearby hamlets taking you straight up to the pistes.  Super Morzine, Pleney, Prodains Cable Car and of course the Nyon cable car.  You can also ski all the way back into the village via the Pleney.

The Tour de France finishing stage right through the centre of Morzine village

The 97th Tour de France 2010 is coming to Morzine Avoriaz! From Sunday 11th to Tuesday 13th July 2010 the resort will be taken over by TV stations, camera crews, supporters and sponsors, creating a buzzing atmosphere for us to enjoy! The Tour de France 2010 will arrive in Avoriaz on Sunday 11th July via the impressive Col de Ramaz – a massive 40km climb last visted by Le Tour 16 years ago. There will be a rest day in Morzine on Monday 12th and Tour de France 2010 sets off again on Tuesday 13th, making it’s way to the finish in Saint Jean de Maurienne.

The competitors of The Tour de France sprinting for the finish line

We will be keeping an eye on the programme of the Tour de France 2010 and finding all the best spots to watch this amazing, cycling spectacle!