First guests arrive along with tonnes of SNOW!!!

When I woke up this morning it was earily quiet. Pulled back the curtains to be faced with sooo much snow!! So exciting.

After clearing a mountain's worth of snow off the drives, we got our guests up the mountain and then managed to grab a couple of hours ourselves.

This photo is of Lorna at the top of the Charniaz chair on the edge of the Ranfoilly bowl (Pleney/Les Gets side). We had great fun in the powder and our legs felt they had had good use!!

Back in the chalet now for warmed minced pies and vin chaud....I love Christmas.

Lots more snow due this week so will try to get some great pics and of course more of Christmas Day.

Back to the preparation of tonight's dinner (confit of duck with dauphinois potatoes - perfect after a day's hard work on the mountain I reckon!).

Bye for now.

Milly and the rest of the team ;-)

Winter Starts Here!

Well the winter pre season is well and trully under way. All our amazing Sugar Mountain staff are in resort and doing a sterling job of getting everything ready for you. We can't wait for you all to meet them and to get the season started proper.

We've had our first proper dump of snow in resort and more due tonight. So plenty of snow clearing to get us ski and board fit.

The lifts opened this weekend for a taster of what is to come for the next 5 months and plenty of people took to the slopes.

This weekend it all opens up fully, so us and the staff can't wait to get up there.

Watch this space for what is new on and off the piste!!!!!

Milly, Vicky and Lorna, Tammy, James, Jane, Cat and Dave x

TOUR DE FRANCE BACK IN MORZINE

Those who keenly follow Le Tour de France will know that Morzine-Avoriaz will be a stage town for the 97th tour in 2010.

Running from Saturday 3rd July to to Sunday 25th July 2010 the tour will be made of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total of 3600 kilometers.

This tour will see le Tourmelet climbed twice and the return of the classic cobbled sector.

Morzine-Avoriaz will feature in the 8th and 9th high mountain stages.

Morzine has been a stage town 17 times previosuly and 6 times a stage site in the resort of Avoriaz, so 2010 will be le tours 24th visit to the area and a rest day too!

STAGE 8: Sun 11th July: Station De Roussess to Morzine/Avoriaz 189km

Rarely climbed the Ramaz pass sits 40km from the high altitude finish in Avoriaz, and last visited by the tour 16 years ago. Avoriaz sits at 1800 meters, soit wil be atoigh finish to their day.

Monday 12th July is a riders rest day in Morzine.

STAGE 9: Tuesday 13th July: Morzine/Avoriaz St Jean Maurienne 204km

This will be the major alpine stage following the rest day with 4 climbs. The stage will start in the Haute Savoie then, after a climb to the Colombiere mountain pass, cross the border into Savoie and the Avaris pass, followed by the Saisies pass. The final and most gruelling challenge will be the Madeline pass that lies 30 kilometers from the finish in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

BASE YOURSELVES AT OUR SUGAR MOUNTAIN CHALET CARCLION IN THE HEART OF MORZINE FOR THESE STAGES. ENJOY OUR FABULOUS HOSPITALITY, RELAXED ATMOSPHERE AND CENTRAL LOCATION.

Tour de France package 10th/11th/12th/13th July 2010

4 nights b&b £180 pp

4 nights fully catered £260 pp

Or book the b&b package and upgrade any evening to fully catered for £20 pp

B&B package includes hearty breakfasts with freshly baked croissants, eggs how you like them and different hot options every morning. Freshly delivered bread, preserves, cereals, yoghurts, fruit, hot drinks and fruit juices.

Catered package includes hearty breakfasts, afternoon tea and freshly baked cakes, and delicious 3 course evening meal with unlimited complimentary wine.

To reserve your room or to ask any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Email info@sugarmtn.co.uk

Autum has arrived - winter is on the way!

The lifts have now closed for the summer biking sessions and all we can think about is snow, snow, snow!

We are very excited to have a fantastic new team ready to work alongside us for the winter who can't wait to get started, and we can't wait to introduce them to you. We know you are going to love them, and the fantastic Sugar Mountain holiday experience that they are going to create.

Autum is now appon us and the mountains are glorious, but don't worry we will be the first to inform you of the first signs of snow....... in fact the first few centimeters are forecast for the weekend! So ensure to keep watching this space soy ou can be on top of the game and be the first to know of all the major snow fall and those all important lift opeing dates.......

Finally we would like to send a very special congratulations to Vicky and Jon who got married in morzine at the end of September. Vicky is one third of Sugar Mountain, and now lives in our fantastic base of Morzine year round. We all wish Vicky and Jon many congratulations and all the best for the future!

New Chalet for Winter '09-10

We are excited to announce a new catered chalet for the Sugar Mountain family. Chalet la Beziere in Morzine. Open from December 2009.



A beautifully restored Savoyard rustic farmhouse situated right next door to our Chalet Carclion.


It is bursting with old world charm and plenty of home comforts. Enjoy our fabulous hospitality, mouth watering food and first class service. Relax with a vin chaud and warm your toes in front of the open log fire after a hard day on the slopes.

It can sleep between 10 and 14 people in 5 well appointed bedrooms with flexible sleeping arrangements. It can be booked either room by room or on a sole occupancy basis. With great deals for groups of 11+.


It will be live on the website soon and please do not hesitate to get in contact with any questions. As it is new on the books, Christmas, New Year and Half Term are available. Contact us now on info@sugarmtn.co.uk

Summer in the Sun

Guests this summer have had a wicked time and it is just getting better and better! We had a full house for the Pass Portes du Soleil weekend at the end of June and 3500 riders competed in the festival. This year Morzine town hosted the event with all the major mtb manufacturers setting up in the centre of town, superb conditions kept everyone tired but happy.

Then more bikes of the Harley variety rolled into Morzine and took over the town for a three day festival organised by the Harley Owners Group. A few thousand pristine bikes were on display with commercial stands in the main tourist square, bike shows and live bands playing on the huge stage. It was amazing to see Morzine so transformed and rocking! The music may not have been to mine and Lorna's usual taste, but went down well with the main crowd. The last night co-incided with the eve of Bastille Day and a huge firework display preeceded the headline act on the main stage.

We are looking forward to this years Feu du Lac event at Lake Montriond on Saturday 8th August. We'll head down early with the bbq and picnic and hang out, listen to the bands and wait for the fireworks over the lake. It is a stunning setting for a great day and night out.