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10 unusual facts about Morzine


Caring Cancer Trust

Since 2009, the Caring Cancer Trust has taken groups of children to La Plagne, La Rosiere and Morzine in France as part of its annual Alpine Snowkids Project.

Gapforce

Skiforce provide ski instructor training courses in Morzine and Canada.

Hauts-Forts

The Hauts-Forts (2,466 m) is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, located east of Morzine in the French department of Haute-Savoie, within one kilometre of the Swiss border.

Jean Graton

In 1986, at the Morzine Avoriaz BD Festival, he received the "Le sport: Une oeuvre, un Auteur" (Sport: A work, an author) award.

Ken Read

Another victory in January 1979 at Morzine was disallowed because of a non-conforming suit due to a manufacturing flaw.

Lysiane Lauret Challenge

The Lysiane Lauret Challenge or Trophée Lysiane Lauret was an international figure skating competition held in Morzine, France.

Markus Wasmeier

Wasmeier won a total of nine World Cup races, starting with two victories on February 9, 1986, in the Combined and Super-G events at Morzine, France.

Nairo Quintana

He held on to his solo lead in the descent leading to Morzine.

Roc d'Enfer

The Roc d'Enfer (2,244 m) is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, located west of Morzine in the French department of Haute-Savoie.

Varvara Zelenskaya

She also placed on the World Cup podium (top three) in 12 downhill races and one Super G from 1990 to 1997, with her first podium at the age of 18 on December 21, 1990, in Morzine, France.


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It comes as the third largest ski & winter destination of France after Savoie (Tignes, the 3 Valleys...) and Haute-Savoie (Chamonix, Morzine...) and before Hautes-Alpes (Serre-Chevalier, Montgenèvre, etc.) It also hosts Coupe Icare, an annual festival of free flight, such as paragliding and hang-gliding, held at the world-renowned paragliding site at Lumbin.

Luc Tardif

Tardif has played in the top level league of France, the Ligue Magnus, for Mulhouse in 2003-04, Villard-de-Lans in 2004-07, Morzine-Avoriaz in 2007-09, and Rouen in 2009-11, winning the Coupe Magnus twice (2010 and 2011).