Our ski and snowboard trips are perfect whether you are a beginner or a pro, on your own, with your other half or with a group of friends.
Come and join us on one of our small group trips. We get a good mix of guys and gals, skiers
and snowboarders of all abilities.
This will be our tenth season in Morzine in the French Alps and we love the area for its vast range of slopes for all abilities, beautiful scenery and lively après scene.
If you just like to get out and do stuff, you’ll fit right in. It’s a great way to have an awesome holiday, meet likeminded people and come home with some new friends. Come on your own – most of our guests do, so you won’t be the only one! Our friendly groups are small – never more than 14, which is intimate enough to get to know people, but big enough to feel like a good gang!
We know from experience that it doesn’t take long before everyone is getting on as if they’ve known each other forever. Sometimes we ride out together, sometimes we’ll just meet for lunch and a glass of vin chaud in the sunshine.
Everything is laid back and you can do as much or as little as you like.
- Shared accommodation in Chalet Skade or Chalet Hubert
- Breakfast every morning (think porridge, cereal, fresh baguettes, toast, fruit, eggs) including a hot option each day and full fry-up on one morning
- Raid the fridge policy. Feel free to make yourself a packed lunch for the mountain, and there are always snacks, biscuits, crisps and cakes available. Get your energy back up after a hard day on the slopes with fresh waffles.
- Five evenings each week our chalet team prepare a simple but wholesome and tasty three-course dinner and there will be loads of it!
- Unlimited tea, coffee, hot chocolate, soft drinks, beer, cider and wine (alcohol with meals)
- Live-in HOFNAR hosts who do everything from cooking breakfast and keeping the chalet clean to preparing dinner and leading the all important aprés ski!
- Benefit of staying with a small group of likeminded people, in a laid-back chalet where you can raid the fridge, wander around in your pyjamas, make yourself at home – and there are no kids!
- Flights are not included – just need to get yourself to Geneva airport
- Transfers from/to the airport. We can easily arrange this for you at a cost of £80pp return
- Ski/board hire. We have a deal with a local shop for 20% off. There are different grades of kit you can rent but you should expect to pay about £135
- Lift pass. Most people opt for the all-area pass which gives access to the vast Portes du Soleil region. You can also get local passes and beginner options. Get in touch for more information, or to let us know which you want – we can have them waiting for you in the chalet so you don’t have to queue!
- Lessons. We can arrange these for you, from around £150 for a week’s worth of group lessons. We can also arrange private lessons and guides.
- Insurance. Essential! Do make sure it has ‘winter sports’ cover and if you’re hoping for some extreme action, check it covers you for the parks and off-piste
- Two evening meals per week. Usually we go out as a group to local restaurants on the first and last evenings. Everything is a little flexi, and we’ll find somewhere to suit everyone’s budget.
We have two amazing chalets in Morzine. (And we also have a few weeks at our mates in a third chalet)
Chalet Skade – 13
beds
This has been our home for the last six years and is an awesome chalet, with a
slightly younger feel – we try to encourage our twenty and thirtysomething
guests to choose this place.
There are two twin/double rooms and three triple rooms. It has a log fire, pool table, sauna and hot tub in the garden. It is about a 7-minute walk away from the Super Morzine lift, 9 minutes from the village centre and 10 minutes from the Pleney lift. There is also a village shuttle bus that stops outside the door. Read more ->
Chalet Hubert – 12 beds
This was our brand new addition for 2018/19, with 6 twin/double bedrooms, all en suite. With underfloor heating throughout, a great sound system, flash internet TV and a slightly superior offering to that in Chalet Skade, this is an epic place to stay. Located above the hire shop we use, and just 30 seconds from the Super Morzine lift and 3 minutes from the Pleney lift, Hubert is fantastically located. Read more ->
Chalet Armaillis – 14 beds
We have a couple of trips lined up here. Bang in the centre of town and kept in great shape by long standing friend of HOFNAR, Maryline… in fact it was here that HOFNAR first started. Newly appointed and with a sauna, this is a great place to stay; there are twin/double rooms and also same sex 4 person rooms.
The beautiful small town of Morzine is located in a valley in the French Alps, at the very heart of one of the largest ski resorts in the world – the Portes du Soleil. (Check out the pistes maps here)
Just 1hr and 20 minutes from Geneva it one of the easiest and quickest ski resorts to get to from the UK.
This historic mining and farming town has avoided the ugly tower blocks that blight many of the French resorts and remains a ‘real’ French town with a market on a Wednesday morning and a year-round population.
There are loads of shops and quite a few bars. It’s not exactly Ibiza but there is definitely a good aprés scene with loads of live music and new for winter 2019 the famous Folie Douce is opening up in neighbouring Avoriaz.
£0 deposit required to book your place. We will then ask for £100 before the end of August 2021 with the balance due 6 weeks before your trip.
Use code EB22 before the end of August to claim 10% off AND if you are entitled to Mate’sRates then you get a further £50 off. (We just need to apply it at our end as our computer skills are still a little limited…)
Chalet Hubert current availability 2021/22
| Date | Twin / Double (£pp) | Room to yourself (£) | Availability | Notes | Book Now? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weds 15 - Weds 22 Dec | 460 | 768 | 11 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Weds 22 - Weds 29 Dec | 810 | 1353 | 7 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Weds 29 Dec - Weds 5 Jan | 985 | 1645 | 8 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Weds 5 - Sat 8 Jan (extend your trip) | 110 per night | 184 per night | 9 | For extra nights, email us | |
| Sat 8 - Sat 15 Jan | 745 | 1244 | 9 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 15 - Sat 22 Jan | 770 | 1286 | 11 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 22 - Sat 29 Jan | 770 | 1286 | 1 place male twin, 1 place female twin | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 29 Jan - Sat 5 Feb | 835 | 1394 | 12 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 5 - Sat 12 Feb | 875 | 1461 | 0 | FULL | |
| Sat 12 - Sat 19 Feb | 875 | 1461 | 0 | FULL | |
| Sat 19 - Sat 26 Feb | 875 | 1461 | 8 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 26 Feb - Sat 5 Mar | 820 | 1369 | 11 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 5 - Sat 12 Mar | 820 | 1369 | 11 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 12 - Sat 19 Mar | 820 | 1369 | 2 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 19 - Sat 26 Mar | 820 | 1369 | 0 | FULL | |
| Sat 26 Mar - Sat 2 April | 760 | 1269 | 12 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 2 - Sat 9 April | 710 | 1186 | 11 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 9 - Sat 16 April | 460 | 768 | 12 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 16 - Sat 22 April | 460 | 768 | 12 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off |
Chalet Armaillis current availability 2021 / 22
| Date | Twin / Double (£pp) | Same sex Quad (£pp) | Availability | Notes | Book Now? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 15 - Sat 22 Jan | 1225 | 1100 | 16 | Beginners & Improvers week | BOOK NOW! |
| Sat 22 - Sat 29 Jan | 1180 | 1055 | 1 male twin, 7 spaces in quad rooms | Introduction to Off Piste | BOOK NOW! |
| Sat 29 Jan - Sat 6 Feb | 1180 | 1055 | 2 places in a twin room, 8 spaces in quad rooms | Off Piste in the Portes du Soleil | BOOK NOW! |
| Sat 26 Feb - Sat 5 March | 725 | 600 | 16 | OLD SKOOL SNOWBOARD CREW | BOOK NOW! |
| Sat 5 - Sat 12 March | 1300 | 1175 | 16 | Beginners & Improvers week | BOOK NOW! |
| Sat 12 - Sat 19 March | 1300 | 1175 | 16 | Beginners & Improvers week | BOOK NOW! |
Chalet Skade current availability 2021 / 22
| Date | Twin / Double (£pp) | Same sex Triple (£pp) | Availability | Notes | Book Now? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weds 15 - Weds 22 Dec | 435 | 365 | 9 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Weds 22 - Weds 29 Dec | 785 | 715 | 10 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Weds 29 Dec - Weds 5 Jan | 960 | 890 | 9 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Weds 5 - Sat 8 Jan (trip extend) | 105 per night | 90 per night | 9 | For the extra nights, email us | |
| Sat 8 - Sat 15 Jan | 720 | 650 | 10 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 15 - Sat 22 Jan | 745 | 675 | 11 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 22 - Sat 29 Jan | - | - | 12 | Girl Gang Week | BOOK NOW! use code EB22 for 10% off |
| Sat 29 Jan - Sat 5 Feb | 810 | 740 | FULL | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 5 - Sat 12 Feb | 850 | 780 | FULL | FULL | |
| Sat 12 - Sat 19 Feb | 850 | 780 | FULL | FULL | |
| Sat 19 - Sat 26 Feb | 850 | 780 | 13 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 26 Feb - Sat 5 Mar | 995 | 925 | 13 | Skiing & Well-being week (women only) | BOOK NOW! Use code EB22 for 10% off |
| Sat 5 - Sat 12 Mar | 795 | 725 | 13 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 12 - Sat 19 Mar | - | - | 13 | Girl Gang Week | BOOK NOW! use code EB22 for 10% off |
| Sat 19 - Sat 26 Mar | 795 | 725 | 13 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 26 Mar - Sat 2 April | 735 | 665 | 13 | OLD SKOOL SNOWBOARD CREW | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off |
| Sat 2 - Sat 9 April | 685 | 615 | 13 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 9 - Sat 16 April | 435 | 365 | 13 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off | |
| Sat 16 - Sat 22 April | 435 | 365 | 13 | BOOK NOW, use code EB22 for 10% off |
The prices include:
– Shared accommodation in twin or double rooms (Don’t worry if you are travelling solo, we’ll match you with someone the same sex)
– 5 evening meals on evenings of your choice. [Normally we eat out nicely first / last evenings, but it’s all pretty flexi] – unlimited beer, wine, soft drinks, tea, coffee & hot chocolate (alcohol with meals)
– breakfast each morning of porridge, cereal, baguettes, jams, toast, fruit, eggs…we have a cooked option available each day and on one morning we will have a full English fried breakfast
– you are welcome to make sandwiches and take packed lunches out of the chalet supplies
– ‘raid the fridge’ policy, with snacks, biscuits, cakes, waffles etc available in the afternoons
– HOFNAR hosts who do everything from cooking breakfast and hanging out on the slopes with you to preparing dinner and leading the all important aprés ski!
Stuff extra you need to pay for:
– Flights are not included – you just need to get yourself to Geneva airport (look on kayak.co.uk for some of the best prices) [Anytimes are fine and everyone can arrive/leave at different times. No probs]
– Transfers from/to the airport. We can easily arrange this for you but it costs £80pp return
– Ski / Board hire – we have a deal with a local shop and we get 20% off. There are different grades of kit you can rent but you should expect to pay about £145
– Lift pass – most people opt for the all area pass which is £288. We can have them waiting for you in the chalet. None of this queuing nonsense! You can also get local passes and ‘beginner’ options. If you would like to know about that just let us know. [After the 3rd April the lift pass prices get reduced!]
– Clothing – you need your own ski/snowboard gear – beg, borrow, steal off friends otherwise use ebay, TK Maxx. For help just give us a shout!
– Lessons – we can arrange these for you, from £155 for a week. Exact prices and options can be seen on the website. Click here
– Insurance – please have comprehensive travel insurance including winter sports cover in place asap.
– Two nights we normally go out for dinner as a group and at your own expense. Typically we’ll go for a fairly informal pizza on the first night and something more ‘Francais’ on the last…
