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Country
  
France

Department
  
Haute-Savoie

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
14.51 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 1:36 AM

Region
  
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Canton
  
Samoëns

INSEE/Postal code
  
74190 /74440

Population
  
498 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Bonneville

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Weather
  
10°C, Wind NE at 2 km/h, 93% Humidity

Skiing marvel 5km green run morillon 1100 le grand massif france jan 2013


Morillon is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

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Map of Morillon, France

It is a popular summer and winter vacation destination. Morillon is great for families and holds the prestigious Famille Plus Montagne label for its excellent facilities for families and children.

Ski

Morillon has a Poma télécabine that departs from just outside the village and links up to the Grand Massif ski area consisting of 265 km of ski runs over the five resorts of Morillon, Samoëns, Flaine, Les Carroz, and Sixt. Morillon is also the home ski area of the 2006 Winter Olympic's Downhill Gold Medalist Antoine Dénériaz. Above the village at Morillon 1100, also known as Les Esserts, there are many apartments benefiting from ski-in ski-out holiday options.

The Grand Massif ski area consists of 145 slopes: 18 green runs, 67 blue runs, 46 red runs and 14 black runs.

Miscellaneous

Morillon also has a small lake which is surrounded by numerous activities including an adventure park for children and adults alike ages 3+. Other sports include trampolining, volleyball and horse riding. White water rafting on the River Giffre, mountain biking, Canyoning, quad biking and tennis are available. Morillon and Samoëns are close together in the valley and share many activities.

Pinot noir from this region is commonly bottled under the Morillon label.

References

Morillon Wikipedia