How €230M in Upgrades are Shaping the Future of Morzine, Avoriaz & Les Gets
Hey everyone, uh Mark here from Snow Only once again. Um I’ve just been doing a lot of research on the Port Dole area in uh around Morine, Avoria, and Leger. Uh, and there’s some really interesting detail for uh that kind of goes hand inhand with with with our buyers and what they’re uh asking for. Um, when we have uh buyers coming in to uh potentially purchase in Morine or Leger, you kind of feel the next question that’s coming is about the altitude and in comparison for the likes of Teen and Boutin. Now obviously this isn’t the same uh same resort because the altitude of those places way over 2,000 meters and morine is around a thousand meters. So it is actually a concern for people yet the balance is that morine is such a hive of activity in the summer and the demand of people is less so for skiing now. Although obviously it’s still the ski industry, but there is a shift towards people not even using their ski property for skiing, but only for the summer. So, it’s very difficult to kind of balance them both. Uh, but it’s interesting to see what’s happening recently uh or at least the reports recently in the port do sole. So, I thought it was interesting that snow only write an article on this just to give people um some update. I don’t really see it as a particularly negative because I think the way that the industry is kind of shifting into maybe wellness uh and uh u some activities will kind of maybe be a bit of a positive in terms of an investment from an ROI but also lend itself to to people that have more a view of going there for the summer to get away from the warmer climates of let’s say Dubai or or or such like. So we have people that the balance is that they can get access to skiing up in Avoreaz um which is obviously high altitude at 1,800 meters and then you have the balance of the summer. So for me it’s just quite an interesting I would love um anyone that’s kind of listened to this I would love to hear your comments. I know there’s a lot of people that listen to that have property in Morine or Leger and be interesting to get your thoughts and comments as to how you kind of see this evolving. So first of all I just want to quickly give uh for people that don’t really know the area uh you can see we have here the port sole access to Switzerland to the left hand side um a brief overview obviously very easy connection from Geneva um and uh Leger from Leger you have to go into Morine and then up to Avoraz for the high altitude skiing um Morine is around uh give or take around thousand meters above altitude leger around, 1100. Um, so just to give you some brief understanding of where it is, it’s a huge huge ski area that still has a lot of demand for skiing. Um, for me, it’s one of my favorite resorts just because of the uh the energy and the ambiance in the summer and the winter and the fact that it’s so easy to access. So, this kind of just gives you a quick uh orientation of where things are. It doesn’t go up to the likes of u you know like the Grand M in teen up to 3,300 although Mont Blancc is relatively close. you kind of top out an altitude around two and a half thousand meters, but the ski area is extensive uh and uh tons and tons of people are going and you know just just to give you some feedback, the buyer the the agents and the developers are selling a substantial amount of property now. So it clearly doesn’t deter people. So this isn’t a a bash morine leger um uh uh video. It’s for me just an interesting way of how it’s kind of evolving in that case. So, let me just remove this and I’m just going to add to the stage. This is obviously the snow only site which uh loads and loads of of people have obviously been on. Uh we’re just going to go to click on articles and then the latest article here that comes up is 230 million euro investment set to reshape the Morian region for yearround living. Uh just while we’re here, there are hundreds and hundreds of articles that you can scan your way through uh just to give people market updates um uh updates on property, etc., etc. So, I’m going to add the link for this uh uh to the description. So, please feel free to click through yourself, but I just want to give you some key points in terms of what they’re doing. Uh development plans in a Morine Leger and Avor are now moving um from talk to execution. Rev reservoirs, new chair lift and some investment are underway. But many proposals hinge on public votes, permits and how the climate evolve, understanding both momentum and risk for anyone buying here. Uh construction. Uh so here we go to start with is Mo leans into access and snow resilience. What I just want to kind of cover here is one of the things there is a proposed cable car link between Morine and Avorz. It’s called the EMA project. Uh we’ll go to a public vote following consultation. The Express Morin Avoras would connect Morin’s um uh place de la Cruz uh I’m not too sure if I’m saying that right directly to the Prod’s express lift cutting time travel to around 15 minutes and reducing traffic road between the resorts. Earlier plans include the tunnel beneath Morine, but recent discussions have focused on a simplified lift only route given past opposition to the pro project. approval is far from assured although that it is in the agenda. Morse strategy is clear. Build stronger links and snow support to stay competitive in a warming environment. I think the the the whole reason behind this essentially is that the question is always asked is the snow going to come down as far as 1100 or or thousand meters of where Morine is. So the balance that they are going to have leger is obviously suffering from this problem because you have to get from Leger to Morine and then up to Avorat. So instead of um instead of kind of uh telling people oh the snow’s going to come into a thousand meters they’re just adapting to the issue and making easy access to get up to a Voraz for people that are in Morine and Leger and then making Morine and Leger investment more into summer resorts. Um so then it still brings the year round traffic. Um Lger is dedicating 75 million to winter infrastructure and water management part of the broader hundred million euro investment that also supports summer and general resort works. So these are some of the things that are going on. Um you can have a read through of this but in short which I love this line in short leger is repositioning reduce resilience on low slopes to push the traffic uphill and build summer yield to balance risk. So that obviously helps from the owner’s point of view when you have these 10 to 15 week summer seasons. we can balance the risk of their uh rentals coming in um versus obviously the uh less reliance on the uh ski side of things in the winter. But with this um quicker access up to a voraz, you’ve kind of like shifted it to the fact that there’s no argument then to say is the snow going to come down to a,000 meters. The argument would then be, no, we can just push you up to 1,800 where you can access the snow. But in the summer, we have a thriving town that where the investment is going to go to push the summer traffic, which I think is such a good um way of kind of combating um the argument of Morine is too low. They are just adapting. Um some extra bits here. Uh at approximately 1,800 meters, Avoras has a natural snow advantage, but it can’t rely on the that alone. Uh the Surma concession runs to 2032 and under the framework, Solita Plateau chairlift replacements have begun. Replacing plateau would relieve pressure on the tour chairlift which today is the main conductor between key sectors. As traffic grows, tour is bottlenecked. Adding plateau redundancies would help future flow. Avorea’s approach preserve its altitude edge while building alternatives present single point failure. It offers resilience provided that upgrades happen. Um again uh three stat three strategies one climate test. Leger is accepting its altitude limitations. It will push the higher sorry it will push the lifts higher, remove lower infrastructure and build summer engines. Morin bets on connectivity and snow buffers. Avoria leans on altitude backed by redundancy, but climate remains the wild card. If snow lines rise 2 to 400 meters by 2035, even reservoirs and lift upgrades may struggle. Artificial snow is expensive. Water scarcity looms. These res resorts are hedging rather than insuring. Some scenarios already strain assumptions. In a year with weak snowfall, but rain at mid altitude, a reservoir can’t repair base slopes. If warming accelerates, the cost of snow support may outpace rentalal returns. What this means for property buyers, um, proximity to base points and approved upgrades become critical. For example, real estate near the roster base is likely to attract stronger demand and rent growth. Um, if EMA Express morine avoreas passes, value in Morine center zones could tighten against Avoria levels. Current Avoria holds a 20 to 25% premium for snow security. Um, and there’s a bit of extra bits in there. Uh these a lot of these have uh um uh uh parts of the article have been taken from other articles that we’ve kind of done some research on. So there’s lots to do research on here. Final thoughts. The Morsine region is entering a new era of building while voting strategizing under a shift in climate and balancing ambition with risk. For a serious property buyer, the opportunity lies not in hype b evidence. Invest where funding is approved. upgrades are underway and sec community support exists. I’ve always been a um let me just remove this. I’ve always been interested in these kind of resorts because I think there is a shift towards that um summer resort um while still balancing the ski side of things. If we have a tick box of say out of 10, it’s very difficult to get 10 out of 10. Some people want to have the high high altitude like Valterin um or teen but they don’t they don’t do what Morzine does for the summer and as shift there is a shift towards maybe summer activities um uh hiking marathon rides um all these kind of things Spartan races the swim pools in and outdoor being in the river all these kind of things then Morine actually offers a pretty good balance so we’re not alienating ing ski buyers from Morine. I think it just um allows more of a balanced buyer that doesn’t always want to ski that wants that year round living to just appreciate Morine a little bit better. As I said um I will add the link in and there’s lots of research to do online but a really interesting path that that the area is taking. If you do own property here, um I would love to hear your thoughts on how you see this area also evolving. Um please do uh comment on this, like, share, do all the things that everyone uh uh asks uh any YouTube channel to do and see if we can spread the word to build a community and get everyone’s opinion on it. But thank you very much for listening and I look forward to hearing from you all as to how we see the future of the port dissolate area. Cheers.
Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz are undergoing a major transformation. With roughly €230 million of investment committed, these resorts are strengthening lift infrastructure, water resilience, new routes and connectivity — all aimed at making them attractive for year-round living.
We’ll cover:
• What’s being built (reservoirs, lift upgrades, new chairlifts)
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• Key infrastructure projects like the Super Morzine reservoir, the Rosta 8-seater lift, and the Nyon Express cable car link
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• How these changes are likely to affect property values, especially near base areas and future lift hubs
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Whether you’re thinking of buying property in the Alps, investing in ski regions, or just interested in how mountain towns are adapting to climate challenges — this is for you.
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Link to the article: https://snowonly.com/articles/230m-investment-set-to-reshape-the-morzine-region-for-year-round-living