The Skiers' Guide to Avoriaz

Great resort , 600km ski area . No to very short wait time on lifts . All abilities covered on piste . Great for families , sledging , swimming pool etc .

Great apre ski , for groups of friends , with snowboxx festival being held in March .

My first time in Avoriaz was a great experience! I visited during the Snowbox festival! As a beginner there was plenty of runs to choose from, even managed to do a couple of reds by the end of the trip!

Avoriaz was the perfect resort for us and our young family. It was small enough to walk around, ski school was excellent and the ski area was fantastic, vast and beautiful. If you want to come crazy partying this perhaps isn’t the resort for you, but for a more relaxed break for families it was just perfect. It’s also great they have no cars and you’re collected on a sleigh - magical for the kids!

Such a fun resort with a huge variety of runs. Aprés is so much fun and the food/bar offering is amazing

Amazing snow and so many varied runs, great snow parks and spots like the stash make Avoriaz the perfect resort for all levels of skier/snowboarder

Great for tree runs, off piste skiable from lifts and playful terrain. Great bars on the slopes and community.

Went for a Stagg party, great atmosphere just needed more night life. Great for families though. Plenty of choice for different abilities

Nice resort with a huge ski area, as a beginner I didn’t fully maximise this. Apres was good at folie, food options felt limited for budget takeaways compared with other resorts. Ski in / ski out was really cool

Overall good resort. Could do with some more pisted runs. Love the variety of skiing to Switzerland and skiing the Swiss Wall. Apres is good and good food options.

I stayed there for a season, great all round resort with quieter slopes and backcountry towards Chatel. The car free nature of the resort is genuinely lovely and I go back to Avo every year

Great resort, purpose built but charming. Slopes are excellent, great snowmaking facilities too. Ski in ski out everywhere. Huge ski area. Only issue is altitude, which can mean mild weather but if you catch it when it’s cold and snow covered you will have a blast

Lovely resort, love the car-free aspect - just pedestrians & skiers in the town, mixed together - but with efficient snowplough / horse & carriage / sledges to get around with luggage. Plenty of varied areas, across different valleys, including into Switzerland. Plenty of blues & reds to keep different levels of skiers in the group happy, with some blacks including the Swiss Wall (with the chairlift get-out option for non-partakers). Only issue is that some key lifts seemed very vulnerable to closure due to winds, which seemed to pick up quickly & unpredictably.

Had a great time in Avoriaz. Plenty of different skiing options for the family with some great skiing available in Switzerland if you get the full lift pass.

Plenty of great food options on the slopes and great apres, including the infamous Folie Douce!

Loads of accommodation options to suit a range of budgets.

Will definitely be going again!

Avoriaz is an amazing ski in/ ski out resort. Its fully pedestrianised and access to the slopes is so easy. It caters for everyone with good ski schools, a huge ski area and great après.

Avoriaz is one of the most beautiful ski resorts I have ever experienced. It has miles of stunningly well groomed runs, snow parks to fit all abilities, and some of the best apres ski in the alps.
The accommodation we stayed in was great, a small apartment, but full of charm, and everywhere is a ski in/out accommodation.

The food and drink options are also great, with a nice variety to choose from.

Overall I’d highly recommend avoriaz to anyone.

Avoriaz is my favourite ski resort! I went a couple of years ago on a solo ski trip, staying in a shared chalet with other solo skiers. The resort itself has plenty of skiing area with runs for everyone. Great restaurants, shops and nightlife in the area and in Morzine as well.

Avoriaz is a great resort particularly families and also those loving après ski. The snow parks and stash are great fun and a good variety of skiing over the portes de soleil area. It is car free and has Aquariaz swimming pool that is great for kids. Dancing on the tables in la folie douce is a must and also a burger at changabang.

Excellent pistes and a huge amount to cover across so many different individual resorts in both France and Switzerland. Very good value for money re lift tickets and virtually no queues anywhere. And just 90 mins transfer from Geneva. What's not to love!!

Fantastic resort for families or couples plenty to do day or night all of the restaurants we visited were Excellent and good value

Been visiting Avoriaz since I was 4, and there’s still reason to go back every year. Great place for all levels of skiers with lots of options for the beginner to intermediate levels. The ski-in/ski-out accommodation is ideal and there are restaurant and bar options for every budget. The altitude means that the snow is pretty good all season long and the staff in the area there do a great job keeping as much open as possible even later into the season.