The Skiers' Guide to Avoriaz

Every accommodation is ski in/out but range greatly in space, comfort and price. At the bottom end it's small Airbnb with sofa and pull out beds. Early booking is essential to get the best picks.The skiing is very good but it's the access to the Swiss part of the Portes de Sol pass that makes it a really great resort for beginners and intermediates, superb blues and reds in the morning sun is sublime.Apres is fun with a small variety of bar in the resort with the Follie Douche being the biggest and most well known party.Eating out can be a bit tricky and expensive but with a mini mart in the centre it is easy to get some cheap convenient dinners prepared in even the smallest apartments. There's two carparks, surface and underground. It helps to be aware spaces in the underground are very tight. Overall the charm of the picturesque ski in/out, nightlife and accessibility keep this resort high on my list and with a 4 of 5 star ⭐ rating

Very nice resort, with excellent ski runs. Family friendly, but also has a après ski on the slopes with music for everyone to enjoy with a drink. Overall experience 10/10, very excited to come back again!

Nice range of runs and off piste for all abilities. Good to go with friends and family as something for everyone. The resort is great for going out for a drink after a hard day skiing

We visited on the 5/1/2025 for a week. It is such a lovely resorts, no cars which is lovely. Everything you need for a great family holiday. Wonderful runs, great apres ski, lots of restaurants and shops. We would definitely go back .

We stayed just below Avoriaz at the bottom of the Prodains lift. This provided ready access to the Avoriaz side of the Portes de Soleil ski area with plenty of slopes for beginners and intermediates sheltered by the trees in more inclement weather conditions. Be aware that the links to Swiss slopes can close in windy conditions so you need to consider the weather forecast when travelling further afield. But even when weather is adverse there are still plenty of slopes to choose from with runs down to Montriond and Prodains.

Cracking resort, great skiing for any level of skier, ski in and out from most of hotels in the village and its car free which is nice. Has great food everywhere in the village and in the mountains which have plenty of restaurants to eat from.

Amazing ski resort! Worth coming back, ski in and ski out. Great apre as well! Also the whole Port Su Solei is worth it!

An amazing place to spend New Year. Although it was busy runs werent crowded. A great snowsure resort. Just limited on family orientated restaurants.

Great family friendly car-free resort with access to large ski area. Most accomodation is ski in ski out and family activities off slope are wide ranging. The village centre is festive and picturesque with a carousel and lit up Christmas trees. The swimming pool with hot tub, lazy river, rainforest plants, climbing wall, tube slide and kids play area is not to be missed!

I visited Avoriaz for Snoboxx festival in March 2023. It was incredible. I have skied before but my boyfriend has not, so he spent a few mornings in ski school. He became a confident skier and was able to come with me up the mountains after a few days. The slopes were great for beginners and intermediate skiers. We also had advanced skiers in our group who rates the slopes highly. Apres ski was amazing, always my favourite part of skiing. Highly recommend Avoriaz and will be going back as soon as possible!!

Prefect area for all abilities. And massive ski area covering 2 country's. Everything is ski in ski out. Highly recommend .

We had a brilliant time at Avoriaz, the slopes were well maintained the kids had a great time in ski school and we ate great food every night. Would recommend!

An amazing resort with everything so well situated for the slopes and the skiing is so varied and has a real mix of runs. I have loved the resort over the years.

Good mix of runs for the beginners and the more experienced skiers/snowboarders in our group. Picturesque scenery, good range of bars and restaurants - liked it so much were going back this year!!

I loved Avoriaz no cars nice and quiet at the top of the mountain you can ski anywhere great for all levels of riders but less to push yourself on at the advanced end okay parks but nothing too dope great food available and so much post to ski in the port du soleil

Avoriaz is popular for a reason - pretty awesome and extensive resort, drawbacks being its busy and expensive

Getting the porte du soleils ski pass opens up loads of slopes of all abilities. The green runs are quite flat and often find yourself poling yourself down the slope.Has a really good apres with loads of places to watch sport, sing karaoke and have a beer.

Very pretty resort with plenty of accommodation options, we were really lucky with the snow and weather which made for a great week of skiing. A fair few snow parks and a bonus being a lift away from Switzerland! This gave access to so many more runs of different levels. Very accessible for beginners a fair few red runs for more intermediate skiers and boarders too.

Been there 4 times , my favourite . Good flights from Bristol to Geneva , transfer good . Lift pass reasonably priced. Conditions good slopes looked after. Stash is good fun

went there on my first time and an unforgettable experience, i will never forget learning to ski with the ski school. i havent been skiing in a while but this resort is always making me want to do it again. great for families and a ski trip with the lads.