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Morzine, our home from home

30 October 2024


Morzine, our home from home

By Róisín Timpson

We first came to Morzine ten years ago and loved it from the very beginning. There’s so much to Morzine and we discover new things to love each time we visit; from the mountains, the skiing, the hiking, the boulangerie, the community, the fun times and the friendships we’ve made.

These things make Morzine the place we want to be with our family in the mountains. We love the friendly atmosphere and as mum to three (now grown up) children, it’s always been fun to enjoy the apres-ski in Morzine, letting our hair down with the kids in tow. These days Morzine is very much our home from home, in all seasons.

My family and I love skiing between Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz

We’ve been regular visitors to Le Tremplin since we first came here, acting as a magnet to us, and I’m sure many other people, after a fun day skiing. It’s a place to meet friends old and new, to have a few drinks, and to enjoy the music. The location is first class, so when we heard it was for sale we jumped at the chance.

Our family business provides key cutting, shoe and watch repairs and many other services in over 2000 shops, yet hospitality has also been part of what we do for over 20 years. 

Our first project was a pub called The White Eagle in Rhoscolyn, a small hamlet by the sea in Anglesey, an island off the coast of North Wales. We then opened The Oyster Catcher just down the road, with a focus on recruiting and training disadvantaged young people from the local area, giving them a career in hospitality. In many ways The Oyster Catcher is very similar to Le Tremplin. It’s located on the beautiful beach of Traeth Llydan in Rhosneigr and is popular with families and water sports enthusiasts alike. Just as Le Tremplin does apres-ski, we do apres-beach with our ‘Dunes & Tunes’ all summer long.  

The Oyster Catcher in Rhosneigr, North Wales

More recently we added The Partridge, a beautiful country pub with rooms near to our home in Warrington, Cheshire. While Le Tremplin might be in a different country and with a different culture, I believe that the spirit of brilliant hospitality and service is international; it underpins everything we do. We have built a very successful business on “great service by great people”, and this carries through all of our businesses in the UK and Ireland. 

As anyone who knows Le Tremplin might expect, the previous owners Sophie and Gilles left us with big shoes to fill. We all worked together for a year to make the transition from one family to another as seamless as possible, discovering our shared values along the way – they were great partners! 

We understand the legacy that we’ve inherited at Le Tremplin, and we’ve taken on Sophie and Gilles’ planning permission and vision. Our mission is to keep the same lively, fun atmosphere, where you can let your hair down and everyone is welcome. We wish to protect the legacy of Le Tremplin for many years to come. 

Protecting that legacy, for us, means keeping Le Tremplin open while we renovate. It might have been easier to close the whole venue down during the building work, but we didn’t think that was the sprint of Le Tremplin. We wanted to keep that spirit alive, so Camp Tremplin is our pop-up, festival-style temporary venue, shifting its location around the site while our amazing builders continue their work. So far, Camp Tremplin has been a success, and we’ve learnt a lot that we can implement this winter. We’re very grateful for the support we’ve had from the local community so far!

We’re excited to introduce you to the upgraded Le Tremplin over the months to come. Inside you’ll find beautiful interiors, fun spaces, new bars and a restaurant, and we’re converting the bedrooms into stunning apartments for tourist accommodation, ranging in size from two to five bedrooms, and each with their own living space and kitchen. We’re also planning new staff accommodation too. We will have a fantastic restaurant inside, while outside you’ll discover a larger and brighter terrace which plays host to our bigger and better apres ski and bike parties. We’re also planning a “Kindness Wall” and commissioning resident artists to help us make Le Tremplin a true home from home. There are some exciting surprises too, on which I am sworn to secrecy  – for the moment! 

When Le Tremplin reopens in full, you’ll find the best location in the village, offering amazing hospitality day in, day out. Our desire is to build on this legacy so we can offer Morzine and it’s visitors a welcoming venue to visit all year round. We hope all ages, and all nationalities feel welcome at Le Tremplin 365 days a year, whatever the weather. If you’re looking for a cosy lunch after an autumn hike, somewhere to celebrate after your first parapente flight, kayak or cold water swim, or just to gather with friends on a sunny springtime afternoon, we will be open for you.

An artists impression of how the eventual Le Tremplin will look. *Image non contractual.

If you’re looking for a cosy lunch after an autumn hike, somewhere to celebrate after your first parapente flight, kayak or cold water swim, or just to gather with friends on a sunny springtime afternoon, we will be open for you.

At the moment, and without counting our chickens too early, our renovation project is currently on schedule. Winter 24/25 sees the relaunch of Camp Tremplin – a bar with a lively apres-ski schedule that’s open each day during the winter season. By summer 2025, Camp Tremplin expands and, all being well, in December 2025 we’ll open our newly finished terrace and ground floor bars and restaurant. The complete project, including the apartments, will be finished for the 2026 summer season. 

We can’t wait to welcome you to our home from home, and my hope is that it will become your home too. 

We’ll be sharing regular updates on our Facebook and Instagram pages along the way. We also send an occasion email update, if you’d like to join the subscription list, head HERE.

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24/25 Hiver au Camp Tremplin

Alors que notre passionnant projet de rénovation se poursuit au Tremplin, le Camp Tremplin - au même endroit - continue la fête cet hiver et vous êtes tous invités.

  • Notre hôtel est désormais temporairement fermé. En attendant, découvrez notre hôtel jumeau, La Renardière, également au centre de Morzine et ouvert toute l'année. Vous y trouverez le même style de service avec d'excellents tarifs et des chambres douillettes.
  • Le Camp Tremplin, notre lieu de festival d'hiver éphémère, prend vie au pied du Pleney le samedi 21 décembre 2024. On se retrouve sur la piste de danse !

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Le Tremplin Team