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Once again the wonderful camp America comes to Morzine from the 13th to 15th of July . 

What's camp America I hear you ask? Well it's like a fantastic open air museum dedicated to WW2 memorabilia located this year behind the swimming pool in Morzine.

Yesterday and today the Spartan Race took place in Morzine. We understand over 5000 competitors took part.

The race is a real obstacle race, the sprint is 6km, the Super is 13km and 25 obstacles and the Beast is 20km and more than 30 obstacles.

Today we had a break and walked from Col de Corbier to Drozin, and back, there were some winderful views as you can see in the pictures below.

The piste conditions in Les Gets are outstanding at the moment. These pictures of the pistes were all taken yesterday.

The piste conditions are excellent at the moment, a couple of days ago we had around one and a half feet of snow ( around 45cm) and it has been well below zero degrees C since then. The following pictures were taken yesterday 2nd February:

January has been very eventful in Les Gets. Whilst Les Gets is a small charming village, there is always something going on during the ski season. This post talks about not just the pistes but also some of the main events.

Pictures taken today of the Grand Odyssée as it went through Les Gets late afternoon today:

These pictures were all taken on Saturday 9th December. It was between minus 5 and minus 9 degrees C for most of the day. As the snow is so good, SAGETS are running, for this weekend, the main Chavannes Experss lift, the red bubble lifts, the de la Croix lift and the drag lifts from the Chvannes mid station. Whilst the sky was heavy with more snow, the piste conditions were outstanding. Do take a look at the pictures taken below:
The Chvannes Express lift, at the bottom:

These pictures were all taken this weekend in Les Gets, and those at the bottom, today in Avoriaz. Temperatures were between minus 9 and minus 10 degrees C.

This morning it was between minus 5 and 6 degrees C, we took the pictures below, the video opposite is of the locals enjoying the ice skating before the visitors arrive, today:-

Ben Nathan - ISA qualified ski instructor - explains why Les Gets is the best resort in the world to learn to ski.

Les Gets is popular because it offers an intimate, authentic French atmosphere. The small, attractive, family-friendly resort offers a genuine Savoyard experience. The main street is lined with appetising food and wine shops that specialise in the local produce. The two main pistes (Chavannes and Mont Chery) both begin and end in the village itself, making access very easy. The base of the Chavannes piste offers specially designated slopes for sledding - a winter sport the whole family can enjoy.