Event Previews & Reviews from Morzine

Live music, parties, and plenty going on this week.

So far we've seen not only some fantastic racing, stunning scenery and nail-biting sprints from the 2016 Tour de France, but we've witnessed several unusual crashes, the yellow jersey literally running up Mont Ventoux and more than one incident of an over-enthusiastic fan causing disruption.

This weekend sees the 13th edition of the Pass'portes du Soleil mountain bike event, and thousands of people are descending on the area.

There's a lot going on this week with some great events, live music and apres ski parties.

It’s a new year and the town and slopes are quieter, it’s one of the best times to visit.

Magda is back with a round up of the best events this week in Morzine.. and you'd be crazy to miss Le Tour de France which arrives here on Saturday 23rd July in the penultimate stage before they finish in Paris.

Meet one of Britian's best Freestyle medal chances at the Sochi Olympics; James Woods.

February was dominated by the Alpine Skiing World Championships, held every second year, which kicked off in St Moritz on 6th February. Over 13 days, 589 athletes from 76 countries competed in eleven competitions in front of 165,000 spectators.

Every other summer in Morzine, the Harley Davidson owners club descends for a long weekend, with thousands of bikes, bikers, beer and live music. 

With just over three weeks left of the summer season, there are still plenty of things going on to keep you entertained in and around Morzine.

Through the Savoie and the Haute Savoie, husky-dog mushers from the twelve or so different countries worldwide will be competing during a 2-week effort race over 1,000 km and over 25,000 m of cumulated positive difference in altitude.

The weather thankfully held off long enough for yesterday's European whip off competition in Les Gets to take place and spectators were treated to huge air and lots of style as competitors battled it out for the prize money.