Portes du Soleil
Portes du Soleil is one lift-linked area spanning 12 villages across France and Switzerland — Morzine, Avoriaz, Les Gets, Châtel, Champéry, Morgins and six others. One pass covers all of it, including the border crossings. Two things here change what you pay by more than the village you pick: buying online instead of at the ticket window, and whether you ski before or after 20 March.
The area
The linked villages are Abondance, Avoriaz 1800, Champéry, Châtel, La Chapelle d'Abondance, Les Gets, Montriond, Morgins, Morzine, Saint-Jean d'Aulps, Torgon, and Val-d'Illiez–Les Crosets–Champoussin. Because the area straddles the border, a passport is worth carrying: it is easy to end a day on the Swiss side.
Pass prices: the two decisions that matter
The operator publishes four prices for every pass: ticket office or online, and before or after 20 March 2027. On a 6-day adult pass that is the same pass, on the same terrain, €74 apart — and the gap widens on longer passes.
| Duration | Online, to 19 Mar | Online, from 20 Mar | Office, to 19 Mar | Office, from 20 Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | €69 | €59 | €73 | €62 |
| 3 days | €197 | €168 | €209 | €178 |
| 6 daysMost booked | €352 | €299 | €373 | €317 |
| 7 days | €411 | €349 | €435 | €370 |
| Season | €1,303 | |||
Our read: book online, and think hard about late March
Buying a 6-day adult pass online saves €21 against the ticket window (€352 versus €373). For a family of four that is real money for two minutes of work before you travel, and there is no catch — it is the same pass.
The 20 March price drop is worth €53 on a 6-day online adult pass (€299 against €352, a 15% cut). Portes du Soleil is a relatively low area, so late-season snow is a genuine gamble rather than a certainty — but Avoriaz sits at 1800 m and holds on longest. If you are flexible and willing to accept that risk, the last weeks of the season are the cheapest good skiing here.
The season pass at €1,303 breaks even against six-day online passes at about 3.7 weeks of skiing.
| Category | 6 days | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Adult 26–64 | €352 | €1,303 |
| Child 5–15 | €264 | €977 |
| Youth 16–25 / Senior 65+ | €317 | €1,172 |
Worth checking if you have young children: the operator advertises a season-pass offer of one free under-12 pass for every adult pass purchased. Confirm the terms at the point of sale — we have not seen the full conditions published.
Which village should you stay in?
All of these share one pass and one lift network, so this is about altitude, character and how far you are from the lift in the morning.
A working Savoyard town rather than a purpose-built resort, with the widest choice of restaurants, bars and shops in the area and the best access if you are not skiing every day. Lowest of the main bases, so the least snow-sure in the village itself. Best for: mixed groups, families, non-skiers, anyone who wants a town rather than a lift station.
Morzine accommodationThe highest base and the most reliably snowy, built as a car-free village where everything is genuinely ski-in, ski-out — luggage moves by horse-drawn sledge or snowcat. The 1970s architecture divides opinion sharply. Best for: snow reliability, families who want no road crossings, and late-season trips.
Avoriaz accommodationQuieter and more traditional than neighbouring Morzine, with a strong reputation for teaching children and a gentler, tree-lined ski area on its own doorstep. Slightly off the main Portes du Soleil circuit. Best for: first-timers and families with young children.
Les Gets accommodationAt the far end of the French side, closest to the Swiss villages and to the Linga sector's steeper terrain. Retains more of a village feel than Morzine and is usually cheaper. Best for: confident skiers wanting to tour the full circuit, and value.
On the Swiss side, Champéry and Morgins are on the same pass and noticeably quieter. Prices there are in Swiss francs once you are off the lifts, which in practice makes lunch dearer than on the French side.
Ski and board hire
Pre-booking online is the reliable saving, and your kit is waiting rather than queued for on the first morning.
Skiset has shops in Morzine, Avoriaz and the other main villages, and quotes up to 45% off its own walk-in rates for bookings of seven days or more. Book in the village you are staying in.
Check Portes du Soleil hire pricesWhat we have not put on this page
- Piste kilometres, run counts and lift numbers. The operator does not state these on its own site, and third-party databases disagree with each other. We would rather leave the figure out than pick one and present it as official.
- Single-village (sector) pass prices. Morzine–Les Gets and Avoriaz-only passes exist and are cheaper than the full area, but are not in the tariff document we read.
- The full terms of the free under-12 season pass offer. Advertised by the operator; the conditions are not published where we could verify them.
- Accommodation and food prices. Accommodation swings by more than 3× across the season, and this area spans two currencies. A single figure would mislead.
- Ski school prices. Set independently per school and per week.
Sources
Season dates, linked villages, free child pass offer — Portes du Soleil official winter pass page.
Column structure cross-check — equivalent 2025/26 published rates, which show the same online/office and pre/post-March split.