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Avoriaz attracts a wide range of abilities, from beginners to experts, with many families and groups visiting. Reviewers consistently mention the ski-in/ski-out convenience, car-free village with horse-drawn transport, and access to the large Portes du Soleil area including Switzerland. Snow conditions are generally described as reliable due to altitude, though lower runs can become slushy or icy in afternoons. The après-ski scene, particularly La Folie Douce, is frequently praised. Accommodation is often noted as expensive or basic, and lift queues can be significant during UK and French school holidays.
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- ski-in ski-out access
- car-free village
- Portes du Soleil area
- snow reliability
- après-ski atmosphere
- family-friendly facilities
- terrain variety
- accommodation cost
- lift queues peak times
- lower run conditions
- resort busyness holidays

Good food in all the restaurants we visited, not cheap but not overly overpriced either (similar to the uk) The supermarkets had a good choice of food, if you wanted to save some money and cook in your apartments. No cars in resort was great, you didn’t have to worry about vehicles all the time when walking around. horse and sleigh was available to rent if you wanted to explore the resort and not walk. Our accommodations was the Atria Crozats ( just past Folie douce) we could use the escalators to get back up to our apartments in the evening (save the legs) being in a ski in out resort was great. Folie douce was great, not loads of Apres ski but plenty enough for what we wanted.
We need to explore the ski area and resort a lot more the next time we visit. We would definitely recommend this resort.


Then it just gets better....
The pistes are immaculatly groomed and cared for, so many long runs that connect to different resorts if you want to explore but to be honest, we only left Avoriaz for one day as we were enjoying the resort so much, when we return we will make an effort to try elsewhere but when we went to Chatel we all agreed its a lot better in Avoriaz. Then there are the stunt parks, AMAZING!!!!! We spent time in them every day, there are jumps from beginner to expert level so we all enjoyed them as we are all different levels.
When I hurt my leg and couldnt ski for a day I made use of the Aquariaz and sat in the outdoor Jacuzzi for over an hour watching people ski past and enjoying the view of the Mountains, from memory it was only 12 Euros, bargain.
It's only my 7th or 8th resort I have visited, but for me and my 2 sons, it ticks every box.

Each time was a diffrent feel to a holiday, Jan was busy but never crowded , everything was open the village was magical.
April is prob our fav time as it’s sunny and quieter, as you can see from my picture , I have the slope to myself !! Twice we have done closing week and the parties are brilliant !!! Well worth a weekend visit !!
We love Avoriaz as a family of 4 , with friends and with younger family , it’s a town for everyone.




The week we were there there was a LOT of snow. The priests were very mogulled each day, no real cruising available. I found the resort busier than others we have been to, lots of crowded slopes, lift queues not too bad though.
There's a huge area to ski, including going into Switzerland one way, and Morzine Les Gets the other. So plenty of varied skiing.
I loved that the resort is car free, and that you ski through the main street! Although a custom built resort, the snow just makes it feel so pretty! The horses are fantastic, though hopefully they are well looked after.
I think a return visit could be in order, as we barely scratched the surface!











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