The Skiers' Guide to Avoriaz

Love Avoriaz, such a great place to go and very close to Geneva. Will never run out of piste here, and the town is lovely with horse drawn taxis to take you around

The area near chatel has great snow and tends to be a little quieter. The igloo bar is a great stop off on the piste. Little stash park is great for getting into jumps and jibs. Big stash park great for watching people going BIG!

Absolutely fantastic resort. Quirky avant gardę architecture and compact layout leave everything a short walk, or carriage ride, away. Reasonable prices and great shops, bakeries, restaurants, bars and clubs. Ski in ski out accommodation and great lifts and escalators to get around the verticality of town. As for the skiing, very snowboarder friendly with only a few flat areas and amazing parks, piste, off piste, and a huge range of slopes throughout the Portes du Soleil ski area. Every day something different, with amazing bluebird conditions in late March. Would absolutely go again.

Would thoroughly recommend avoriaz! We stayed just opposite la folie douche, which was really handy for apres maybe not so good for a young family.. loads of groomed piste throughout the linked resorts! Restaurants staff are sometimes a little rude and short but after a decade of skiing in france you get used to it.. the resort is well serviced and maintained.

Stayed in what we could find as the cheapest accommodation in Avoriaz. Ill be honest it was wrank, but it was ski in ski out and the bed was comfortable. Went with another advanced skier and one total beginner, cant speak for the lesson quality but my beginner friend had fun. Lots of piste options and variety in France and over the border in Switzerland. Obviously the Swiss wall is the most famous ski run in the area, however due to bad weather it was closed almost every day. The stash offers great options for skiing in and over obstacles and a good place to practice. The town itself does not have that traditional feel you get across the rest of the portes du soleil but it has all amenities you can ask for and a folie deuce. Overall, a great skiing experience and would go back given the opportunity.

Avoiraz located in Les Portes du Soleil offers an extremely mixed variety of skiing allowing for enjoyable skiing to be had as either a beginner or advanced skier. The 600km (372 miles) of pistes runs in the Portes du Soleil, which can be accessed from avoriaz, ensures for endless turns no matter the conditions and this doesnt even include the off piste potential at this resort. The variety of off piste terrain also provides technical and exciting powder turns. After spending a full season at this resort, I never once found myself bored or unable to ski due to conditions and I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to ski in Europe.

Had a great time skiing here, the only downside was the over all cost is a little high but great skiing

The resort had amazing terrain parks with well groomed snow. Another run named the stash inbetween the trees that combine the two. There were little to no lift lines as it is a big resort. The apres ski is amazing as the foile douce is situated up the mountain for some apres ski. The food in the village was amazing and there were numerous things to do whilst not skiing or snowboarding

Fantastic resort for all abilities. Slightly low so bit weather dependent but when its good, its amazing. The food options up the mountain are incredible and we absolutely love the goat village. For a real challenge, take on the swiss wall!

I have many fond memories of this resort, having worked a season there as a chalet chef. The resort is ideal for families, with great ski schools and many extra activities like the water park. Its also a car free resort with horse draw sleighs if you fancy! The views across the alps are incredible from Mont Blanc to the many tree runs featuring the stash a unique ski park. Theres something for everyone across the massive Portes du Soliel ski area, including the famous Swiss wall. For the partygoers check out La Folie Douce, or visit my favourite apres destination, Happy Hours bar in Ardent.

Magical resort with huge portes du Soleil ski area on your doorstep. Great for families, and Folie Douce for the best aprés.

We went to Avoriaz in January and were quite surprised by the lack of slow (for January) as we came up through Morzine but got up to Avoriaz and snow was great. Stayed that way for the first few days but we managed to get a good couple of days of runs up in Avoriaz.

A bit more snow later in the week opened up the rest of the portes du soleil area which was loads to keep you going for the week.

Great mix of runs to cater for mixed ability groups. A particular favourite was the stash and lil stash is a great little run for the kids.

Culminated the week going down La Chavanette which was one of the more challenging runs Ive done in a while, yet still plenty of easier runs to supplement.

The apres was pretty good, although Id say the folie isnt quite on the same level as it is in Val Thoren.

The resort itself is lovely and has a great selection of bars and restaurants offering plenty of choice, however it can be quite pricey.

In summary, Avoriaz is a great all rounder and I wouldnt hesitate to recommend!

Been to Avoriaz 3 times now and love it. We were lucky to have significant snowfall on the first day which set the slopes up well for the week ahead. Avoriaz is a perfect resort for families - car free, ski in-ski out, plenty of variety in the skiing and a lot of family friendly apres-ski options. There is an ice-rink in the centre of town, sledging area, bowling alley and Aquariaz (an indoor pool complex) which is more than enough to keep everyone happy.
Plenty of long blue and green runs, tried a couple of red but that was my limit black runs look difficult

As a 16 year old, I have been coming here for min 3 weeks every year, it is my absolute favourite ski resort in the world having skied in multiple continents, not only is it home to the steepest slope in the world, chavanette, but also there is a huge presence of family friendly skiing which over wide long runs between valleys, its 600km of pistes are perfect for every range of skier and my family love it enough to have bought a place in a nearby village, the accommodation is second to none in the Portes du soleil area and one can opt to stay in nearby villages which have quick access to lifts

As a 16 year old, I have been coming here for min 3 weeks every year, it is my absolute favourite ski resort in the world having skied in multiple continents, not only is it home to the steepest slope in the world, chavanette, but also there is a huge presence of family friendly skiing which over wide long runs between valleys, its 600km of pistes are perfect for every range of skier and my family love it enough to have bought a place in a nearby village, the accommodation is second to none in the Portes du soleil area and one can opt to stay in nearby villages which have quick access to lifts

Avoriaz is a good resort for anyone. It has a good mixture of runs and is great for beginners like me but also advanced skiers like who I was with. There are restaurants and the apres ski as well as snow park and other activities to be involved with.

Did a ski season there, its super connected to the other resorts, its got great views, slopes and variety. Heading over into chatel for great moguls or morzine for nice family areas. The only problem is the night life is not great for party goers compared to other resorts and eating out is not great as theres not any restaurants in budget range

I love the ski in-ski out vibe! Loads of services available in the village. The slopes are always well groomed/maintained even during spring skiing. Chair lifts tend to be a bit busier during holidays - as expected. Fab route straight over into the Swiss alps, which has more advanced skiing in places - Swiss Wall. Would recommend staying in avoriaz, with its friendly vibe and a variety of different routes!

Avoriaz is a ski in ski out resort with no cars and plenty of places to eat and drink. It's part of the portes du soleil so you will never run out of terrain to ski. It has two freestyle parks and the stash which is a natural freestyle park that runs between the trees. More fun than you can have in any ski resort and at 1800m the snow is good late into the year.

Good conditions are normal in Avoriaz, even this year! The main problem is that it gets crowded when the snow is poor elsewhere.
Part of the huge Portes du Soleil ski area. You can ski into Switzerland or over to Chatel, Morzine and Les Gets.
Not as pricey as Val d'Isere and Courcheval and not as stuck up either.
There is often good off-piste but it's not totally reliable.