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4.60 (73 Ratings)
Beginners
4.59 (749 Ratings)
Groomed Runs
4.56 (688 Ratings)
Family Friendliness
4.52 (144 Ratings)
Snowboarders
4.51 (317 Ratings)
Intermediates
4.47 (753 Ratings)
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Beginner 15%
Intermediate 47%
Advanced 26%
Expert 11%
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From 753 Reviews
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Bottom Elevation
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Top Elevation
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Skiable Terrain

Avoriaz Reviews & Ratings

4.47 (753 ratings)
Overall Rating
4.13 (741 ratings)
Value for Money
3.70 (734 ratings)
Quiet Slopes
4.43 (733 ratings)
Après-Ski
4.36 (717 ratings)
Accommodation Options
4.56 (688 ratings)
Family Friendliness
4.59 (749 ratings)
Groomed Runs
3.76 (614 ratings)
Powder Zones
3.87 (690 ratings)
Tree Runs
3.72 (612 ratings)
Mogul Fields
3.90 (596 ratings)
Off-Piste
4.22 (640 ratings)
Snow Parks
4.45 (746 ratings)
Lift Efficiency
4.27 (740 ratings)
Eating Out
4.47 (379 ratings)
Ski School Quality
4.60 (73 ratings)
Beginners
4.51 (317 ratings)
Intermediates
4.45 (281 ratings)
Advanced
4.24 (82 ratings)
Experts
4.52 (144 ratings)
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Avoriaz Review Summary

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
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Purpose built car-less resort with everything you need in walking distance. Folie Douce end of day apres is place to be. Access to miles of skiing across Porte de Soleil.
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Dropping the car in the underground carpark was the start of an unforgettable trip to a gem of a resort.
Walking through the scenic resort village to our accommodation we knew we'd made the right choice of resort for our father son five day trip. After dropping our luggage we picked up skis and passess and made a reservation for dinner at the steak house in town. And returning later that night enjoyed a sumptuous beef cut cooked perfectly and accompanied by a delightful red wine.
Surprised by the excellent January weather and taking advantage of December's snowfall we completed a route over into Switzerland with amazing views and quiet slopes.
Fantastic skiing and ski in/out resort make this one of my favourite places to ski.
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Very good value for money. With plenty of runs for all abilities. There's nice sheltered runners down for the windy days.
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Avoriaz was great, no cars are allowed so this is just a town for snowboarding and skiing, so much to do and to see!
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Avoriaz in March 2025 was excellent: high-altitude village with genuine ski-in/ski-out everywhere, no cars, and direct access to the massive 600+ km Portes du Soleil network. Snow conditions were very good with fresh falls during the week, lifts were fast and queues mostly short, and there was plenty of challenging terrain for advanced skiers (Swiss Wall, Hauts-Forts, mogul blacks). The unique 1970s cliff-top architecture and car-free vibe are quirky but practical. It’s expensive for food and drinks, and a couple of linking runs are flat, but overall it’s hard to beat for convenience, snow reliability and sheer amount of skiing on offer. Solid resort; I’d happily return.
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Amazing ski in ski out resort that is ideal for young kids and beginners.

The Lil Shash snow park is super cool for the kids
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Good location and ski area. Overpriced for the amount of attitude and arrogance from bar and restaurant employees
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Wonderful architecture and car free all ski-in ski-out resort. High up with good snow. Very family friendly. Has a great christmas activity program with fireworks and parades. One of our favourites.
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The resort offers a great variety for everyone from kids, to advanced level riders for park and off piste terrain. Great views and places to eat on the mountain with the famous Folie Douce to finish the day! Lots to explore in Avoriaz town as well as shopping and entertainment in morzine just a 15 minute bus journey away
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Lovely traffic free town. Plenty of easily accessible lifts from the town & runs down to the town. Good variety. Reasonably well-maintained.
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Not the most picturesque Alpine village but traffic free and skiing down through the village centre has its charm. Relatively snow sure, easy access from Geneva and links to the wider Portes du soleil area makes this an easy choice for a long weekend
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My favourite ski resort of all time. Traffic free, its a typical beautiful picture postcard type resort. Great options for accommodation, almost all ski in ski out. Great nightlife and lots of good restaurants too. Can't recommend highly enough
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3rd time at this resort - but 20 years after the previous two visits. Surprisingly little has changed! Its still a fantastic purpose built and traffic free resort. You can ski through the town, everything is so convenient. So many bars and restaurants to choose from! Incredible atmosphere with the horse-taxis jingling up and down the hill, decorated trees and an apres that not only includes the drinking (folie douce serving up the usual fun but at a price and watch out for the overly aggressive bouncers) but also ice skating, sledging and the Aquariaz water park (definitely for younger kids this one!). Ski school is only two hours long which is a little awkward to plan the day around loved it as much now as back in the day!
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Avoriaz is great as it's ski in/ski out. The Apres and food options are limited, but you do have the option of getting the telecabin down to Morzine. The Portes-du-Soleil ski area is vast and has lots to do. Would recommend.
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A great, varied resort, with a nice combination of different runs. It's high enough that the snow is reliable and consistent. You do pay a premium for the benefit of the height and the facilities, but if you can stretch to it then it's worth it.

Potentially slightly more skewed towards beginner/intermediate riders, but there is definitely some more challenging parts around - worth going down into Moraine and Les Gets for an afternoon as well.
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Great resort and town with a large varied ski area, would definitely recommend. Great for beginners and intermediates, some group members used ESF for lessons- another great experience.
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Nice resort with no cars so able to ski around. Folie Douce with amazing atmosphere, a great resort for going with friends. I tried snowboarding for the first time and found lots of options for lessons and runs that I could grow into as the week developed. Only downside was the lack of food options, particularly take aways.
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Great ski in, ski out resort which makes getting on the slopes in the morning super easy. There are plenty of different ski areas that you can easily access from Avoriaz, making a week skiing very varied each day.

Lifts back up to Avoriaz town centre at the end of the day can take forever though.
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Stayed there for the season. Great fun. The place is a great bar. Great runs for all levels. Loved it
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We went to Avoriaz for the Snowboxx festival and absolutely loved it.

We loved all of the activities in place every day that gave you so much to do.

We loved all of the slopes some better than others but most we found were amazing and would definitely go back.

I think if you are a Skier you should definitely get the Portes Du Soleil lift pass as that gives you access to some amazing slopes.

Snowboarders also could use that lift pass but all the Snowparks and areas to hit rails and boxes are within the Avoriaz area so to save money, it may be best to purchase only the Avoriaz lift pass to get full value.

Overall Avoriaz is an amazing Ski resort and we would 1000% come back!
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