The Skiers' Guide to Avoriaz

I did a ski season in Avoriaz as a first time skier and it was amazing! Great ski schools and instructors got me improving immediately and there’s plenty of beginner friendly slopes! As I improved, the Portes du Soleir mountains offer so many options for skiing and great lunch spots, cafes and bars all around! When they say the resort is ski in ski out, Avoriaz actually delivers on this promise! Perfect for families and friends and of course a folie douche for apres seal the deal! Highly recommend for all abilities!! Awesome restaurants walkable from any accommodation makes it the perfect place for your ski holidays, with pretty much guaranteed snow all season!! Go there now!!!

Really good town with a lot of options for food, drinks and entertainment. Very big ski area if you get the ported du soleil pass

Avoriaz is the perfect resort if
you are trying to cater for all levels.

I have skied since a school kid, and worked in the industry. Avoriaz was my first choice for taking my 5 year old on her first trip.

Snow is always great too

Highly recommend

Went to the snowboxx festival and the whole experience was amazing. Avoriaz is large and can cater to many different preferences.

Visited here during the Snowboxx festival which takes over Avoriaz each year. Aside from Snowboxx being a great experience ins itself, Avoriaz as a resort had everything we needed to enjoy a weeklong holiday. Access to a large ski area through the Portes du Soleil ski area, lots of amenities, restaurants, bars, Apres etc. On a trip with friends, our experience was great. The accommodation is, like many other mountain towns, not spacious and you pay a lot for very small apartments (with a sofa bed in a lounge area being counted for as a bedroom being commonplace). But overall, a great resort. It’s also car-less (may be challenging for families or those with additional access needs) but you can book snowcat taxis & pull sleighs for bagage if needed.

Absolutely love the no car, ski in/out everywhere at Avoriaz. Some incredible runs as well. Would love to come back.

Such an amazing resort with so many different runs with the option of skiing into switzerland as well

Beautiful ski in skin out village resort in the alps, with superb access to the Port du soleil ski area…. The Stash for a natural vibe park area, Avoriaz snow park for bigger hits, and of course hundreds and hundreds of kilometres of trails

folie douce is super good and so is the skiing, accommodation is so good with many not too pricy ski in ski out options as well as easy access to restaurants, bars, some small clubs like the place which we loved and also ski rental! top resort and very much recommend

Lovely little resort. We stayed in a chalet in the centre of Avoriaz and there were lots of easy slope options nearby, with the offer of the big run down to morzine if we felt brave! Lifts were always open, ski hire and return was hassle free, and la folie douce was right round the corner for an easy ski home at the end of the day.

Can’t wait to go back!

Very family friendly car free resort, with other activity options apart from skiing.
Nearly all accommodation ski in, ski out. Snow cover typically good due to the elevation, but the final return piste into Avoriaz can get a little busy and chopped up throughout the day. Apart from this area, it is much quieter (outside of school holidays) due to the large amount of skiable terrain.

Great. No traffic makes the resort really lovely. You can ski from and to your residence door. Good restaurants

Skiing in Avoriaz is really varied and seriously fun. There’s something for every level skier, from beginner to advanced.
Gorgeous, gentle greens and blues for beginners/kids and then beautiful long sweeping reds.
If you’re up for a bit more of an adrenalin rush, hit the various black runs. Portes du Soleil has around 600 km of pistes, encompassing both French and Swiss villages. You can visit both in a day if you fancy a skifari!
There are also terrain parks for freestylers and boarders who prefer a bit of off piste action.
The north-facing slopes at higher altitude tend to get decent snow cover later in the season.
If you like apres (and who doesn’t?), Folie Douce is the one. Go around 2:30pm if you like it a bit quieter, it gets lively later on. Make sure you leave before the last, unless you fancy a bum squeaking ski down.
For more family friendly apres, they have sun loungers at Yeti or Cabane. Same vibes with fewer spilled drinks!
Don’t waste time going back to change out of your boots. Avoriaz is built for ski boots.
Avoriaz is family friendly with its no car zone. Park outside the village and either walk in to your accommodation, or hop onboard one of the beautiful horse drawn sleighs. Stay centrally where it’s flat and ski-in/ski-out. There’s no uphill struggle at the end of the day, with tired little legs and tears.
Ski schools are amazing and run like clockwork. The slopes are quite quiet early on, perfect for unsteady learners.
There’s plenty of brilliant runs for kids with wide, confidence-boosting slopes, for them to build their confidence without terrifying them!
Overall, Avoriaz is a brilliant & picturesque resort, offering something for everyone of all abilities. Whether it’s quality family time or skiing with a group of friends, you’ll definitely find your vibe there.

Avoriaz is a brilliant ski resort with a really laid-back vibe. This car-free village feels unique, ski-in ski-out access is super convenient, and the views are stunning. It's great for all levels, especially if you like good snow and relaxed apres without the chaos.

Great beginner/intermediate resort with lots of ski options between mountains. Snow was not great but expected mid December. Little to no waits for lifts. Village tailored to families and couples.

Such a Wonderfull place to ski, I have been going there for quite a few years now and I love it every time I go, with the tree lined slopes and also skiing in Switzerland to plenty of cafes for lunch or a great hot chocolate. What is there not to live

The resort is really nice and quiet, the apres ski is also amazing with dancers and amazing music too. The people there are also super friendly with many slopes that you can ski/snowboard on. There is also a big park for skiing and snowboarding

Great resort for ski in ski out, purely a ski town with no cars. Great tree runs and fun off piste terrain. Access to a huge area of piste skiing going into other resorts. Good apres ski bars and a younger demographic.

Loved it! Was a first time skier. I defo suggest taking lessons out there as they teach a lot different to the snow domes in the UK, picked it up so much easier and have my next trip booked in 3 weeks

This was my first time in Avoriaz and was very pleased. With the wider mountain pass there is no shortage and a wide variety of slopes to explore.
The resort itself is an excellent little community with easy access to the mountains and all the amenities you could need on your trip.
Don't know if we got lucky but the snow was fantastic the entire week I was there despite being late in the season.
I very much hope to return one day soon.