Yodel Magazine
Yodel was the magazine and information resource for the ski resorts of Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz and the surrounding area in the French Alps. This website provided a comprehensive guide to resort events as well as interesting articles, interviews and features. At some point the domain registration for this site expired and it disappeared from the web. The new owner of the domain has resurrected some of the original site's content from its archived pages. Do not confuse this former Yodel Magazine and website with a magazine also called Yodel that is a quarterly magazine for the modern explorer and is based out of California in the US.
I really enjoyed reading Yodel Magazine online not matter if I were planning a ski trip to Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz or the surrounding area ski resorts in the French Alps or thinking of going to the French Alps in the summer. I was relaxing in one of the coolest Maui condo rentals with my husband where we were celebrating our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary when I discovered that the Yodel Magazine website had disappeared. We were having a lovely vacation on this exotic tropical Hawaiian island. I was snorkeling every day, we had watched the sun rise from atop the Haleakala Crater, we spent several days exploring the various hikes to water falls off of the twisting road to Hana, played golf and tried a different restaurant each night. But on this particular late afternoon, as we were relaxing and waiting for another fabulous sunset, I discovered the disappearance of yodelmagazine.com. Needless to say, I was surprised and disappointed.
Jump ahead to 2021. With the Covid pandemic eliminating any chance of traveling to Europe for a ski vacation and Australia, where I now live, having stringent rules about travel even within the country itself, we have been stuck here in Melbourne longingly looking at our old pictures of our last ski trip to the French Alps. For recreation I mow find I am spending time playing pokies online, probably like most other Aussies. I do check out the promo page at Online-Casino-Party.co, an online casino affiliate site, to see what their Australian friendly casinos are offering each week as specials- free spins and match bonus promos as well as any tournaments. I always thought that you needed just luck to play at pokies (that's our Aussie slang for slot games). But the more I read and play although luck has an important role to play strategies exist that can help a player maximize his/her chances of winning. The probability of winning a payout is determined by a number of factors including the number of reels, the number of symbols assigned to the slot game as well as the randomly generated pattern that aligns a winning set of symbols. I have found that the best chance of winning in the short term would be to pick games that have the smallest jackpots. The smaller is it, statistically the easier it is to win. I also try to plat pokies that have lots of bonus rounds as well as multipliers, free spins and wilds. They can do a lot for ones bankroll, while also increasing the chances of winning a jackpot by adding to your spin count. I still have a lot of learning to do, but in the mean time I am having fun. I set my budget and don't get carried away. But what I really want is for the Covid pandemic to get under control so we can travel once more.
You can also read old issues of Yodel Magazine at: issuu.com/yodelmagazine.
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Circa 2012
Yodel Magazine is published in Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz and the surrounding areas every month by two local Brits and is aimed at the local community, season workers and holiday makers in equal measures. We published our first issue of Yodel Magazine in February 2011 in Morzine and have since created separate issues for different resorts. In June 2012, we changed this to one combined magazine which covers the entire area. We hope to unite the resorts and inform people of not only what's going on in their immediate vicinity but also the surroundings
Each month we add all of the articles from our printed magazines to this website. We also add a number of other relevant and interesting web articles too. You can view previous issues of our magazine here.
We work closely with each local Office de Tourisme to highlight the best of our unique and charming Alpine towns. We are also keen to involve as much of the local community as possible and we really would welcome your feedback on Yodel. If you have any ideas for future issues or if you would like to contribute in any way please let us know.
If you're interested in advertising in our magazine please do get in touch. Advertising is available to all companies in the local area. You can download our Summer 2012 rate card here for the magazine and on the website.
We also work closely with local photographers and we're always on the look out for new cover images. If you'd like to get involved in our search for amazing pictures of the local area, please get in touch.
Each month Yodel includes a double page (minimum!) calendar of resort events for each resort. We also include details of all resort events on our website too. If you have an event taking place that we can help you to promote, please tell us about it - we can list it in our magazine and on our website FOR FREE!
If you'd like to receive our monthly e-newsletter, please email us: info@yodelmagazine.com! We won't spam you, we'll just send you relevant information on life in Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz and our wonderful monthly competitions!
Yodel is a community magazine and we would really love your involvement. Why not follow us on Facebook and Twitter?
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Les Gets
Les Gets ski resort was once a small farming community and it still retains a characterful working village feel, even though it’s now one of the major resorts on the huge Portes du Soleil piste map. The first ever ESF ski school opened in Les Gets in 1940, bringing ski tourism with it. Les Gets' regular holidaymakers are rarely disappointed!
Resort facilities such as Les Gets' restaurants, bars, shops and cafes are spread along two main roads that stretch through the resort – the Chavanne homerun descends half way along the resort, straight in to the centre of the village. The village square is bordered by ancient buildings such as the Mairie and the Office de Tourisme and has a large ice rink in the centre. And here’s a secret – did you know that Father Christmas lives in Les Gets?
The local tourist office or ‘Office de Tourisme’ is right in the centre of Les Gets, just next to the Mairie and opposite the hotel and restaurant L’Optraken. The Les Gets town maps, Les Gets piste maps, weather and piste information and internet facilities are all available inside the Office de Tourisme. And don’t forget to look out for your FREE copies of Yodel Magazine in lots of the shops, hotels lobbys, restaurants and bars in Les Gets – Yodel Magazine includes a full calendar of Les Gets resort events and live music to help you make the most of your holiday.
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Avoriaz
Avoriaz ski resort is purpose built and was constructed in the 1960’s. Avoriaz is by far the highest resort in the mammoth Portes du Soleil ski area. It’s partnered with Morzine but it’s very much a self contained resort in its own right, sitting on the top of a sheer grantie cliff with amazing views down to Morzine. Avoriaz is car free throughout the winter season and almost every part of each accommodation complex is ski-in, ski out. Architecturally, you’ll either love it or hate it, but Yodel has grown to love the avant garde style of the resort and it’s connections to some of the best ski areas in the world. There's been a lot of development work in Avoriaz over the last 12 months which has really improved the overall facilities of the resort.
Everything in Avoriaz is within easy walking (or skiing!) distance. Out of season the resort has just 70 official permanent residents – consider that while you’re looking down at all the giant apartment buildings from your chair lift. There is a rather fine selection of boutique chalets as an alternative though!
Once you’re in Avoriaz, you can find out lots of resort information at the local tourist office or ‘Office de Tourisme’. In Avoriaz this is located in the very centre of the resort, opposite all the bars and restaurants on the main street. The Avoriaz resort map, Avoriaz piste map, weather and piste information and internet facilities are all available inside the Office de Tourisme. And don’t forget to look out for your FREE copies of Yodel Magazine in lots of the shops, restaurants and bars in Avoriaz – Yodel Magazine includes a full calendar of resort events and live music to help you make the most of your holiday.
Avoriaz has some excellent webcams across the resort that really give you a feel for the snow conditions.
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