Scarlett Sangster
Slopes off to Morzine in the French Alps
We landed in Geneva on a Friday evening, just as a snowstorm hit – the flakes were falling in hypnotic spirals, and we could barely make out the taillights of the car in front.
Luckily, our destination, Morzine Avoriaz in the French Alps, was just on the other side of the Swiss-French border – an hour or so by car, making it one of the easiest resorts for UK tourists to reach.
Needless to say, I didn’t get my first real glimpse of Morzine’s snow-quilted mountain scape until the next morning, but it was worth the wait. Drawing back my curtains, the sky was translucent blue, painting the perfect contrast with the tree-lined mountaintops.
Padding downstairs, I took my first look around the eight-bedroom chalet I was staying in, run by AliKats Mountain Holidays – one of their seven catered and self-catered chalets available throughout the year. As part of the catered holiday package, I woke each morning to a fresh pot of AliKats’ homebrewed coffee and a cooked breakfast to set me up for the day.
That first morning’s dish was an indulgent savoury French toast, complete with gooey gruyere cheese and richly seasoned mushrooms – the perfect start to my French alpine escape. After breakfast, my skis and ski boots were fitted at the chalet (all part of the