The River Pad

27/11/2023

🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Partial opening of Avoriaz 1800 THIS WEEKEND, that’s two weeks ahead of schedule.

📆 Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd December
🚠 Arare and Chavanette sectors
🚘 Prodains cable car to open, free parking
⏰ 8.45am - 5pm
💰21€ per day // 40€ for the weekend
✅ YES, it’s included in your season pass

High fives to everyone working hard up in those mountains to make this possible! Let’s get the Winter 24 season underway!

📸 1800/ Oliver Godbold Photography

13/11/2023

🇬🇧When you’re busy having a cracking weekend and someone tells you it’s Monday now.

🇫🇷Quand vous vous régalez du week-end et quelqu’un ose dire que maintenant c’est lundi.

07/11/2023

Could not be more excited about the potential for this to be happening! If anyone fancies joining me for a cheeky ski weekend, drop me a line 😃

WILL OPEN EARLY? You guys, filling up the inbox with this question this morning…

🔮🔮🔮 Avoriaz 1800 is scheduled to open on Friday 15th December for the Rock On Snow festival. Now, there’s currently 50cm of snow at resort level (1800m), so imagine the depth of the the base at the top of the Arare / Fornet / Mossettes. And it’s still coming down.

Based on previous winters, Avoriaz 1800 always opens early for pre-season weekends from the beginning of December, IF CONDITIONS ALLOW. It takes the team no time at all to get the pistes ready, if there’s sufficient snow on them. So, we can imagine that will open early if the cold temps stay and the snow keeps falling, but that's not a given. Stay tuned because I will OF COURSE keep everyone updated. Let’s cross our fingers in the meantime.

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07/11/2023

When you don’t have a tape measure handy to measure the snow, just use your legs 😂

16/10/2023

It's just 9 weeks until the Portes du Soleil ski season starts! Whoop whoop!

And if you're not booked yet https://airbnb.com/h/theriverpad ;-)

454 likes, 2 comments. “La bonne nouvelle du lundi : M-2 ⛷️🏂❄️”

14/09/2023

If you ever wondered what the Alps was like in Autumn, here’s your answer. People smiling, the sun shining, amazing colour, peace, slow change, and a feeling of being very tiny on this earth as your environment lets you know that winter is coming!

If anyone fancies an autumn break next year, hit me up for direct booking.

06/07/2023

My new favourite lunch spot 🥰 . It has a great menu for lunch (top marks for more than one veggie friendly option), nice coffee, little sweet treats and a quirky interior. In the summer their terrace is super cute too.

05/07/2023

The opening of the pool marks official Morzine Summer Season in our humble opinion. Agree?

01/04/2023

What’s missing from this pic? I can’t even blame first day faff, it’s almost the end of the season 😂😂

10/12/2022

Great first day in Avoriaz for the official start of the 2023 ski season!

29/10/2022

🇬🇧 If you ever wondered what it was like here in the off-season, here is your answer. Just stunning.

🇫🇷 Si jamais vous avez vous demandé comment c'était ici entre les saisons, voici est la réponse. Absolument sublime.

15/02/2022

There is much more to do in a ski resort than ski if you set your mind to it, or even if you don't ☺️

30/01/2022

Weekends here aren't just about skiing! Running in the snow involves sliding, landing on your bum, laughing, and working out how to not lose your leg down a hole!

Les weekends ici ne sont pas juste pour faire du ski. Vous pourriez courir dans la neige aussi, qui comprend rire, tomber sur les fesses, glisser et essayer de ne pas laisser tomber tes jambes dans un trou !

04/01/2022

Back to school time!

After a couple of years of not skiing a lot, and then trying every other kind of skiing there is when the lifts were closed last year, it's perhaps not surprising that my alpine skiing (chair lift assisted), had become a little wobbly. Having given it a go on my own for the last few weeks and just feeling frustrated, I decided it was high time to get myself back to school. And boy was it worth it. I skied on my own after a quick 2 hour lesson with .morzine and was more or less the last one home. Thank you , you confidence inspiring legend👌🤩

21/12/2021

Sometimes the best bits are best kept secret, no? Put a little effort in in Morzine, and you can definitely escape the madding crowd and enjoy your own pistes in top condition 🤩

14/12/2021

Peak-a-boo! The weather could just not be better out here in the Alps. The town has a buzz, and everyone is super stoked that the lifts are running 😁

10/12/2021

Crazy snow!! Still have a few days at Christmas available due to a cancellation, get in touch if that appeals :-)

07/11/2021

The snow is coming!

14/06/2021

Super pleased with the transformation of the terrace at The River Pad and how welcoming it now feels as a space. Morzine is a great place to be in the summer with plenty going on, and this will be the perfect place to chill out after a day on the hill. I've loved pulling this together and now am very much looking forward to sharing it with guests and seeing what they think to it 😃

21/03/2021

Tried something a little different this weekend - off piste on skinny skis in the Jura. Brilliant fun!

15/03/2021

Who's coming this way?

02/03/2021

Days like these... the lifts being closed has forced us all to do something different. Whether that's a go at ski de fond, ski randonnée, snow shoeing, or wild swimming. It's still entirely possible to enjoy this beautiful place on earth without mechanical assistance (except your own of course)

01/03/2021

Went a bit blimmin nuts yesterday at the lake. Has anyone else tried this? It's a great way to make you laugh and to challenge yourself.

Actually not as hard as you might think, and really exhilarating - come and try it!

20/02/2021

Lac Léman en Février... Warm enough to swim in! An hour, but a world away from Morzine.

08/02/2021

into Monday ⛷️🏃🏂❄️ Still can't stop chuckling at this.

07/02/2021

Saharan sands allowed to travel... Still no chair lifts though! Have you ever seen anything like it?!