This page offer you information and maps for Paragliding in the famous French ski resort of Morzine-Avoriaz .

 In Morzine there are 3 paragliding schools

• L'Éole Buissonnière, Ph +33/ 04 50 75 90 96    www.aireole.com
• Montagne et parapente, Ph +33/ 04 50 74 71 01 www.montagneparapente.com
• School of  parapente des portes du Soleil, Ph +33/ 04 50 75 76 39 www.morzineparapente.com

This schools can teach paragliding, fly in duo for a baptism, prices are about  60 € for a baptism, and 170 € for a beginners course.

Paragliding areas

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Take Off

• Super Morzine.
• Pléney.

Drop Zones

• Le Bouchet (Avenue de Joux-Plane).
• Le Puthey.

Learning Slopes

• Morzine, le Bouchet.
• Avoriaz, les crêtes.

Legend:

• D = Start Area

• A = Drop Zone

• E = Learning Slope

• P = Pump

Take off from Super Morzine

• Access: Route of Avoriaz, 8 km from the centre of Morzine. Shuttles available with the paragliding schools, or cable car of Super Morzine.

• Orientation: South-East.

• Altitude: 1500 m.

• Characteristic : 2 take off zones, one at the same level that the arrival of the cable car of Super-Morzine,  the other is common with  delta planes, at the last turn.

The take off area is visible in the left corner .In front there is Le Pléney, and down, le Bouchet.

Take off from le Pléney

• Access: Cable Car of Le Pléney, 100 m away from the drop zone.

• Orientation: North-East

• Altitude: 1500 m.

• Characteristics: Area on the left at the top of the cable car.

Drop Zone an learning area of Le Bouchet

• In the centre of Morzine, downhill the Pléney, close of the paragliding schools.

• Orientation: various.

• Altitude: 1000 m.

• Characteristics: Fly over the village, be careful to have enough altitude before across the valley. Cables of the ski lifts and cable car.

• Meeting point of Para gliders and schools.

Drop Zone Le Puthey

• Downhill the mountain of  Ressachaux, at the cross road of the valley de la Manche and des Ardoisières.

• Orientation: Wind from the valley

• Altitude: 1050 m.

• Characteristics: Electric line along the forest.

Other areas

• Les Gets, le Mont Chéry, left hand at the top of the chair lift.

• Avoriaz, from la crête d'Arrare, right hand at the top of the chairlift of Lac-Intrets.

• Drop Zone Les Prodains, at the bottom of the cable car of Avoriaz.

• Learning area of 'Avoriaz, on the crest du Tour.

• All the surrounding mountains, but you have to walk !

View of  la vallée des Ardoisières and Le Pléney, from Avoriaz.

Links PARAGLIDING

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Accommodations

Chalet Arthur,  2 big apartments in a chalet,  8 to 13 people and 6 to 11 people, 50 m away from the cable car of Pléney, and 100 m away from the learning area du Bouchet, meeting point of the Para gliders, and location of the schools.
If you rent a fully furnished apartment or chalet on this website, you benefit of special vantages, and low prices, plus special offer for a paragliding baptim.

Prices starts at 200€ per week, less than 3.5€ / day / people !

Big apartment in chalet 8/13 people - Comfort 4**** 
Adapted for disabled people in wheelchair.

Big apartment with open fire , in chalet 6/11 people - Comfort 3***