Avoriaz ski holidays are so popular because they are well placed on the Portes du Soleil circuit, probably the world’s biggest lift-connected ski area. Avoriaz is known for its wood clothed structures in award winning architectural design and undoubtedly won an award for this. Avoriaz is an automobile free zone created for ease of moving, cleanliness and relaxed living.

The French Ski Resort of Avoriaz belongs to the Portes du Soleil ski location with access to 400km of downhill skiing, with 285 pistes, served by 196 ski lifts. In addition to the skiing in Avoriaz itself (650km of pisted ski runs), the proper ski Pass will enable you to ski or snowboard in the other Portes du Soleil ski resorts of Abondance, Châtel, La Chapelle d’Abondance, La Grande Terche, Les Gets, Montriond, Morzine, Saint Jean d’Aulps, Champoussin, Champéry, Les Crosets, Morgins and Torgon

Avoriaz Ski Holidays

The ski resort itself is above 1500m, so skiing or boarding back to the resort is generally possible. With skiing above 2000 metres, snow cover is usually trusted.

There are 4 Airports within 2 hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and brief ski vacations to Avoriaz are completely possible.

Avoriaz Ski Resort

Overlooking the Morzine Valley, Avoriaz is situated in the heart of the magnificent and vast alpine Portes du Soleil between the famous Mont Blanc and close to the Swiss border.

Being a purpose-built mountain resort Avoriaz Ski Resort provides skiers with access to over 650km of excellently varied skiing runs. Strategically located at 1800m above the sea level, Avoriaz is by far the most snow-sure destination within the ski area of Portus du Soleil which makes it a sure bet for an early or late season visit.

It’s a superb and distinctive resort boasting modern architecture plus the dramatic alluring top cliff scenery is simply captivating. It’s perfectly perched high up on a snow-shelf, so high that when it’s cloudy you can easily miss it.

Yet, Avoriaz Ski Resort is so majestic that it presents you with endless possibilities of enjoying links to different resorts around Portus du Soleil ski area. Every day, you can set off in a completely new direction to the prettiest panoramas around the Alps.

Which pass to you’ll buy will largely depend on your technical level- if you are a novice or intermediate there are enough and easily accessible terrain within the resort itself while the pros and experts are likely to visit the resort for the full Grand Domain experience.

Avoriaz France Ski Resort

Avoriaz France Ski Resort has a good mix of beautiful runs for all abilities including a couple of genuinely challenging blacks. In equal measures, Avoriaz also caters for beginners with fabulous snow-sure nursery slopes plus a long green to progress to.

The resort was designed with family skiers in mind, the reason why the whole area is car-free making it a safe haven especially for parents with little kids.

All the buildings in Avoriaz ski Resort are wood-clad and their angular design mingles perfectly to the rocky surroundings.

The resort’s new indoor jungle-themed pool with a Jacuzzi, lazy river, climbing wall and a sauna: Aquariaz, appeals greatly to fun lovers as well as families with young kids.

Hotels in Avoriaz Ski Resort

Offering a great selection of luxurious accommodation options including a cool mix of five-star hotels and luxurious ski chalets Avoriaz is one of those classic resorts that seem to have something for everyone.

Although it is pretty much an apartment-based and not thought of as a hotel-based resort, there is an interesting choice of Hotels in Avoriaz Ski Resort. It’s also a large complex with lots of room to accommodate all budgets.

It offers a handful of accommodations ranging from modest lodgings to ski in ski out condos plus even more options just a cable car ride away in Morzine.

If you want to take a break from the slopes, the resort offers beautiful spas, a swimming pool, and a fitness centre.

Avoriaz Ski Resort Accommodation

Avoriaz Ski Resort Accommodations focuses on the ski-in ski-out hubs so you can maximize your time on the slopes and you don’t have to lug your equipment around which makes it a perfect choice for families looking for easy access to the runs.

Avoriaz Ski Chalets

Avoriaz is really a modern French ski resort fantastic for skiers and non-skiers. There’s a fantastic choice of ski chalets in Avoriaz which can accommodate ski groups of any size.

The Avoriaz ski chalets have variety from 6 sleepers towards the biggest sleeping 20.

Avoriaz Ski Holidays

Avoriaz ski holiday prices are per person, based on full occupancy of rooms.

Prices may vary subject to availability, flight/room supplements and/or changes.

Images from the Avoriaz Tourist Office.

Skiing in Avoriaz

Beginners

In the morning, everybody in Avoriaz stacks out of their apartment or condos and gets on to their skis – it’s an experience, rather like ‘heavy traffic’ in a town or city however everybody in ski equipment and moving. The location is so well developed that there’s hardly ever a walk included to reach a lift. If the bottom of the lift you desire to take is above you, you can simply ski down to the bottom of the six-seater chair that runs through the town and get a lift up to the top.

Intermediates

As you are in the centre of the Portes du Soleil you have a large option ahead of you every early morning. On the other hand this claim isn’t really rather as strong as the other location that makes it – the Trois Vallées – which just declares 600km (375 miles) however does have it all completely connected, whereas at a couple of essential points in the Portes du Soleil you might have to slip your skis off and hop on a bus to make a link.

Advanced

Avoriaz is a great option for all levels of skier. The ski schools are all extremely well respected, with the Ecole du Ski Français (ESF) and the International Ski School both functional in the resort. Many skiers coming from Avoriaz into the Swiss sector take the chairlift down this slope.

Avoriaz Ski Holidays

One of Europe’s leading snowboarding locations, Avoriaz provides a great mix of both function developed parks and natural destinations. There are 2 irreversible snow parks with a similarly long-term superpipe (120m long, 6 metres large), so you do not have to stress that absence of snow might indicate absence of centres as at some other resorts.

There are 3 snowboarding schools in overall, consisting of the ‘boarding just’ Emery school which provides an equipment-inclusive bundle. An unique leading worth minimal location snowboard Pass is provided by the resort for those who wish to focus on the snow park instead of clock up a great deal of piste kilometres.

To highlight its status as a significant ‘boarding capital, Avoriaz has an uncommon unique location for kid ‘boarders. Town Snowboard is scheduled solely for kids aged 6 to 16 at all levels.

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