Christmas Chalets in Morzine

France · Christmas week 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026

We list 48 Christmas chalets in Morzine, France, sleeping from 2 to 24 guests. Where we have checked a chalet for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026), its card says whether it was available and what the week cost. Further down is the snow measured in Morzine on Christmas morning since 1996.

39 chalets available for Christmas week when we checked on 12 October 2026, from £990 for the week.

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A working Savoyard market town with the lowest village altitude in our French selection.

Quick answers about Christmas in Morzine

Is there usually snow in Morzine at Christmas?
Usually, yes. At the Les Gets weather station on the slopes (1,530 m, 4.2 km from Morzine), there was at least 30cm of snow on the ground on Christmas morning in 16 of the 21 years measured since 1996; the thinnest was 12cm in 2000. At village height, at Les Gets village (1,172 m, 3.8 km from Morzine), snow was lying on 17 of 25 Christmas mornings. Morzine scores 46 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score. That is how often there has been snow, not a forecast: conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them.
What is Christmas actually like in Morzine?
Morzine has a proper Christmas market, the town is decorated with restraint and taste, and because it is a real town rather than a resort, Christmas happens there whether or not the tourists come.
When is Christmas week in Morzine this season?
For Christmas 2026, Christmas Day is a Friday, so the Christmas week runs from Saturday 19 to Saturday 26 December. Most chalets in Morzine are let by the week, so that is the week to search for.
Winter in Morzine
Photo by Eduard Delputte on Unsplash

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Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

Chalets in Morzine you can book now

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Getting to Morzine for Christmas week

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Chalets in Morzine

On 12 October 2026 we checked 48 chalets here for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026): 39 were still available on Booking.com, from £990 for the week (typical £7,580).

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Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

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36 more chalets in Morzine

Morzine is a town before it is a ski resort, which is exactly its appeal. There is a market, a main street with shops people actually use, and a church that predates the lifts by centuries. Families come back to it year after year for the atmosphere as much as the skiing.

The catch at Christmas is altitude. At 1,000 metres Morzine is the lowest resort in this guide, and early-season cover in the village is weather-dependent. The Portes du Soleil skiing above reaches 2,466 metres and the higher sectors are usually fine, but a bad December is felt here more than in the Tarentaise. Book Morzine for the atmosphere and the value, with clear eyes about the snow.

Christmas in Morzine

Morzine has a proper Christmas market, the town is decorated with restraint and taste, and because it is a real town rather than a resort, Christmas happens there whether or not the tourists come.

Our Christmas atmosphere rating: 4 out of 5

If you are not skiing

Excellent. A real town to walk around, good restaurants, an ice rink, spas, and easy bus links to Avoriaz and the lake at Montriond.

Christmas Snow Score

46/ 100

1,000m2,466m

Weather-dependent

46 out of 100 — more dependent on the weather in late December. The strongest factor here is the measured Christmas snow record. At least 30cm of snow on the ground on 16 of the last 21 Christmas mornings at the Les Gets station (1530 m). Snow in the Alps varies from one December to the next, and no resort can promise cover on a given week.

What went into it

Measured Christmas snowAt least 30cm of snow on the ground on 16 of the last 21 Christmas mornings at the Les Gets station (1530 m)
45% weight76
Village altitudeThe village sits at 1000 m and loses its snow first
20% weight13
Top of the ski areaThe skiing reaches 2466 m, and high ground holds cover in a thin December
15% weight25
Snowmaking coverageSnowmaking covers 48% of pistes and opens the season when snowfall is late
12% weight48
Glacier accessNo glacier
8% weight0

The Christmas Snow Score compares resorts on how often there has been snow on the ground on Christmas morning, measured at weather stations over the last thirty years, with altitude, snowmaking and glacier access. It describes how reliable a resort tends to be, not what the snow will do this year — Alpine conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them. How the Snow Score works and how the resorts compare

Resort figures from the source we checked on 22 September 2026.

Snow on Christmas morning in Morzine

How much snow was on the ground on 25 December, each year since 1996, measured at the nearest weather stations. This is what the resort’s Christmas Snow Score is built on.

On the slopes: Les Gets, 1,530 m

4.2 km from Morzine. At least 30cm on the ground on 16 of 21 Christmas mornings measured since 1996. Typical depth 50cm; least 12cm in 2000; most 105cm in 2011.

No reading since 29 March 2026; this station reports in the snow season.

0cm75cm150cmChristmas 1996: 85cmChristmas 1997: 15cmChristmas 1998: 48cmChristmas 1999: 65cmChristmas 2000: 12cm2001: no readingChristmas 2002: 14cmChristmas 2003: 30cmChristmas 2004: 50cmChristmas 2005: 65cm2006: no readingChristmas 2007: 57cmChristmas 2008: 85cmChristmas 2009: 30cmChristmas 2010: 38cmChristmas 2011: 105cmChristmas 2012: 90cm2013: no reading2014: no reading2015: no reading2016: no readingChristmas 2017: 79cmChristmas 2018: 13cmChristmas 2019: 80cm2020: no readingChristmas 2021: 77cm2022: no readingChristmas 2023: 45cm2024: no readingChristmas 2025: 15cm30cm1996200020052010201520202025
Christmas morning snow depth at Les Gets, year by year
ChristmasSnow on the ground
202515cm
202345cm
202177cm
201980cm
201813cm
201779cm
201290cm
2011105cm
201038cm
200930cm
200885cm
200757cm
200565cm
200450cm
200330cm
200214cm
200012cm
199965cm
199848cm
199715cm
199685cm

Measured on the morning of 25 December by Météo-France (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0).

In the village: Les Gets village, 1,172 m

3.8 km from Morzine. At least 30cm on the ground on 8 of 25 Christmas mornings measured since 1996. Typical depth 18cm; least 0cm in 2000; most 66cm in 2011.

0cm50cm100cmChristmas 1996: 40cmChristmas 1997: 7cmChristmas 1998: 40cmChristmas 1999: 23cmChristmas 2000: 0cmChristmas 2001: 10cmChristmas 2002: 0cmChristmas 2003: 18cmChristmas 2004: 26cmChristmas 2005: 54cmChristmas 2006: 0cmChristmas 2007: 34cmChristmas 2008: 58cmChristmas 2009: 10cmChristmas 2010: 29cmChristmas 2011: 66cmChristmas 2012: 63cmChristmas 2013: 0cmChristmas 2014: 0cmChristmas 2015: 0cmChristmas 2016: 0cmChristmas 2017: 56cmChristmas 2018: 0cmChristmas 2019: 25cmChristmas 2020: 11cm2021: no reading2022: no reading2023: no reading2024: no reading2025: no reading30cm1996200020052010201520202025
Christmas morning snow depth at Les Gets village, year by year
ChristmasSnow on the ground
202011cm
201925cm
20180cm
201756cm
20160cm
20150cm
20140cm
20130cm
201263cm
201166cm
201029cm
200910cm
200858cm
200734cm
20060cm
200554cm
200426cm
200318cm
20020cm
200110cm
20000cm
199923cm
199840cm
19977cm
199640cm

Measured on the morning of 25 December by Météo-France (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0).

How Morzine compares with the other resorts we measure: the Christmas Snow Report.

Compare Morzine for Christmas

Common questions about Christmas in Morzine

How high is Morzine?

The village sits at 1,000m, and the lift-served ski area reaches 2,466m. Altitude matters at Christmas because high ground holds snow in a thin December; the measured Christmas record on this page shows how that has played out year by year. Figures checked on 22 September 2026 against the source listed on this page.

Is Morzine good for families at Christmas?

Morzine is one of the better family choices we cover. The beginner terrain is good, which matters with children. It also does Christmas itself well, which children notice. This is our editorial judgement rather than a measurement, and the resort page explains the reasoning.

Can a beginner learn to ski in Morzine at Christmas?

Yes — Morzine has good beginner terrain. One thing to weigh at Christmas specifically: nursery slopes are usually the lowest terrain in a resort and so the first to be thin in December. Here, that is worth taking seriously in a poor December.

Which airport do you fly into for Morzine?

The usual arrival airports are Geneva (GVA). Transfer times swing widely with traffic and road conditions on a Saturday in Christmas week, so treat any published drive time as a minimum and ask your transfer company for a figure they will stand behind.

Can I book a chalet in Morzine through this site?

We list 48 chalets in Morzine, but we do not take bookings ourselves: we are not a travel agent and we take no bookings or payments. We link to partners who do, and the links on this page go to their live Christmas availability. If you book through one we may earn a commission, which does not change your price.

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