{"id":2668,"date":"2026-01-15T14:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2668"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:51:14","slug":"proposed-new-gondola-would-improve-access-between-morzine-and-avoriaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/01\/proposed-new-gondola-would-improve-access-between-morzine-and-avoriaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed new gondola would improve access between Morzine and Avoriaz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A long-mooted express gondola linking the ski towns of <strong>Morzine<\/strong> and <strong>Avoriaz<\/strong> is gaining fresh momentum after years of delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new lift would transform access between two of the French Alps\u2019 busiest ski resorts and ease some of the existing bottlenecks in the lift system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed 4-kilometre high-speed t\u00e9l\u00e9cabine would connect <a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/morzine\">Morzine<\/a>\u2019s village centre directly with the <a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/avoriaz\/properties\">Avoriaz ski area<\/a>, slashing travel time to about 25 minutes \u2014 a significant improvement on the current journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Seamless Access<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, visitors and seasonal workers heading from <a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/morzine\/properties\">Morzine<\/a> (1000m) to the higher slopes of Avoriaz (1800m) rely on a combination of shuttle buses and the existing Prodains cable car.<br><br>During peak weeks, more than one hundred buses run daily, adding to congestion and costing the town around \u20ac3 million per season in public transport subsidies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many locals have argued that the impact of climate change and the rising snowline means that being able to travel seamlessly to higher altitudes will become even more important in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/morzine-new-gondola.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/morzine-new-gondola.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/morzine-new-gondola.jpg 990w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/morzine-new-gondola-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/morzine-new-gondola-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/morzine-new-gondola-190x127.jpg 190w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/morzine-new-gondola-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/morzine-new-gondola-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A \u20ac35 million project<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The new link would be able to transfer up to 3,000 skiers and snowboarders per hour, offering year-round direct access to Avoriaz\u2019s ski area via the Prodains lift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initial estimates place the cost of the project at around \u20ac35 million. A key vote on the plan is expected in March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/morzine-main_maxi_x685y321.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/morzine-main_maxi_x685y321.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/morzine-main_maxi_x685y321.jpg 685w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/morzine-main_maxi_x685y321-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/morzine-main_maxi_x685y321-190x89.jpg 190w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/morzine-main_maxi_x685y321-60x28.jpg 60w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/morzine-main_maxi_x685y321-400x187.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Morzine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accommodation in Morzine &amp; Avoriaz<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chaletline specialise in catered ski chalet holidays and can help you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/contact.php\">find the right accommodation for you<\/a>\u00a0in any of the resorts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/france\/portes-du-soleil\">Portes du Soleil<\/a> ski area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call us on 01833 617761 or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/contact.php\">contact us via our website<\/a>&nbsp;for free advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/01\/proposed-new-gondola-would-improve-access-between-morzine-and-avoriaz\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/morzine-new-gondola-190x127.jpg);\" class=\"thumb_crop\">https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/morzine-new-gondola-190x127.jpg<\/a><p>A long-mooted express gondola linking the ski towns of Morzine and Avoriaz is gaining fresh momentum after years of delays. The new lift would transform access between two of the French Alps\u2019 busiest ski resorts and ease some of the &hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/01\/proposed-new-gondola-would-improve-access-between-morzine-and-avoriaz\/\">read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184,155],"tags":[186,185],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2668"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2668"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2672,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2668\/revisions\/2672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}