Les Pingouins is the affectionate name that the Morzine-Avoriaz ice hockey team go by. In the less affectionately named Skoda arena, ice hockey matches take place throughout the winter season. The ice hockey rink is impressive for a village of … Read More
Springtime at Hotel du Lac
Springtime at Hotel du Lac Here’s a handy overview of our opening hours, accommodation rates and dining arrangements at Hotel du Lac during spring 2023. We end our winter season and say goodbye to our final guests on Saturday 14th … Read More
A photograph can make you feel alive
Jacquie Schurman talks about her photography journal The Backstory I used to be an HR manager in London. I was being trained to be coach and when someone said your job needs to be something which doesn’t feel like it’s a … Read More
A Day for Jake
Next week, 11 March marks the annual “Day for Jake”. Jake Burton Carpenter founded Burton Snowboards and helped to create, foster and develop snowboarding across the world, a sport which so many of us still love today. For many, snowboarding … Read More
The Hotel du Lac Staycation
The Hotel du Lac Staycation Here at Hotel du Lac, when our availability allows, we like to offer up our bedrooms at a discounted rate for those who live and work in our local community. Staycations at Hotel du Lac … Read More
Valentine’s Day for Dummies
Valentine’s Day can be a minefield. Here’s a handy guide with ideas aplenty and links so you can book everything in advance to help make your day play out like a faitytale. You’re welcome. Every day is better with flowers, … Read More
How to Avoid Lift Queues in February in the Portes du Soleil
February brings with it school holidays a plenty. If this is the time that you have to travel then lift queues will be inevitable unfortunately. French schools are split into three groups to avoid having the entire country off at … Read More
Bonjour Little Green
In line with tomorrow’s vegetarian tasting menu event, we chatted with Hotel du lac’s microgreen supplier, Sam Golcher. How did you come up with the name? The products are all small and primarily green so we thought Little Green. However, … Read More
Health is Wealth
Resolutions and regrets We are almost three weeks into 2023 already. The unseasonably warm days seem a thing of the past now that we have oodles of snow, bluebird days and temperatures are dropping into minus double figures. We have … Read More
2022 Wrapped Up
A trip down the memory lane that is 2022… Dutch Courage A bizarre switch happened at New Year’s in that the hotel was full of Dutch for the holiday season for a change, due to covid restrictions here and in … Read More