The Skiers' Guide to Avoriaz

Avoriaz itself is a great resort with an awesome park in the Chappel park and of course, the stash (my favourite terrain park in the world). Its a cool town that you can ski all the way through, virtually no cars, all piste. It also has an excellent nightlife, including the Snowbox festival

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Avoriaz was a great ski resort for a beginner skier, where I utilised their ski school to book a private ski lesson. Their green run in the centre of the resort was easy to learn the basics on with plenty of options to progress.

The Apres Ski is amazing, with a fantastic restaurant at La Folie Douce.

Due to being higher, there is likely to be more snow than other resorts - such as Les Gets. Great resort for when you want to do some serious skiing - as you can get over to Switzerland as a bonus!

As an intermediate skier, avoriaz offers the perfect combination of runs and parks to be able to improve your skills! The apres is fantastic with folie never missing!!

I had a great time in Avoriaz; the runs are great for skiers of all levels. The convenience of ski in ski out everywhere is great. The apres ski is so good at folie and nightlife is great. I went during Easter so was slightly more busy than any other time

One of my favourite resorts in the French alps, incredible skiing with incredible views. An even better apres!

Avoriaz is a great resort with easy connections to Morzine, Les Gets and Switzerland. Higher altitude means better snow quality. Plenty of opportunity for excitement with the jump park and the Stash.

One of the best resorts in the Portes Du Soleil, snow quality is amazing throughout the season and pistes are well maintained with few closures. Theres a great variety of piste difficulty for all kinds of skiers and a number of different snowparks and snowcross trails. The apres at the Folie Douce or any other bar is never a disappointment, and the accommodation is ski in ski out throughout the village. English is spoken at nearly every establishment and the ESF and other ski school operators are very friendly and easy to find.

I really enjoy skiing in Avoriaz and think that the diversity of runs and different places you can go with a PDS pass is brilliant. The food tends to be good and there is a nice vibe around the slopes as well as within the town. The snow is also great due to how high up the resort is.

I loved the ski in ski out accommodation options, and the folio douce is an elite après spot! There is a variety of slopes, so everyone is catered for but there is perhaps a lack of powder spots that I could find. The park has a great range of features, and there is a ton of restaurants, however some are quite pricey. Dont forget to try the Swiss wall!!

Avoriaz is a high altitude, snow sure, ski and ski out, forming part of the huge super star ski area Portes du Soleil. The town is perched precariously on the edge of sheer cliff looking down to the village of Morzine. Although modern and purpose built, its unique alpine style blends in with its surroundings. Its also car free meaning its perfect for all the family to roam freely and safely. A nice treat when you drop off the car to one of the two car parks (one underground, one not - *use the underground one - you dont want to be shovelling your car out of the snow at the end of the week) at the start of the resort is to take a horse drawn carriage to your hotel. Only a few euros. The other option is a sort of snow tractor taxi (which is also pretty fun) *or you can walk if accommodation is near the start. I found the best skiing is down to the bowl in Lindarets. Sun trap with lots of places to eat, music playing and so many options of which way to ski out and back. Another great long run from town is down to the Prodains lift. Challenging and often in the shade but such a great leg burner. Just simply return on the huge Prodains cable car to take you straight back to town. The Burton Stash run is essential for all the park people - the wooded area has natural hits made from its surroundings- the picnic table is my favourite. If you want a serious challenge then the Swiss Wall is a must. This really is only for expert skiers/boarders - even the look over the starting steep edge is scary. You do have the option of taking a lift down and over the border in Switzerland and you can look over your left shoulder as people try to negotiate the kilometre long mogul field of the Swiss wall. No better way to finish the day with a deserved beer at the Folie Douce bar - pumping live music, brilliant atmosphere for all (although mainly youngsters dancing on the outside tables). Avoriaz also has a great nightlife - Shooters being a great place for food, drink and late music and then often finishing with a very late night in Le Yak nightclub. The resort is also great for families. Outdoor ice rink and sledding in the middle of town. Ten pin bowling on the edge of town and the star of the show is Aquariaz - a huge indoor water park with pools, lazy rivers, slides and outdoor jacuzzis. Ive been here 4 times and Ill know Ill be coming back soon.

Great skiing on the border of France and Switzerland including one of the steepest mogul pist in Europe called The Wall.