Skiing in the French Alps, March 1999

Les Gets, France is just an hour's ride by bus from Geneva Switzerland
Web sites are www.lesgets.com, and www.morzine.com

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The town of Les Gets
(pronounced "lay geay")
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Leave town on a chairlift
that goes higher up the
mountain than the gondo
does.
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Bridge over a ravine. Note
padding and net around
entrance. You wouldn't
want to miss this entrance.

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Pass a waterfall

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The town of Morzine.
Free trolley takes you to
cable car on other side
of  town.
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Super Morzine gondo
takes you up and back
down later
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Arriving at Avoriaz.
The hotels are
built to look like the
mountains themselves.

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Lunch time.

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No cars in Avoriaz. Big
parking lot outside.
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Four lifts (3 chairs and 1
poma). Chair on left takes
you toward Switzerland
trails.
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Coming down from
chair on right gives
good view of Avoriaz.