| Avoriaz | |
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.jpg) Avoriaz Resort | |
  Avoriaz Location within France  Avoriaz Avoriaz (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)  Avoriaz Avoriaz (Alps) | |
| Location | Morzine, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Nearest major city | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°11′27″N 6°46′30″E / 46.19083°N 6.77500°E |
| Top elevation | 2,466 m (8,091 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Skiable area |
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| Trails | 51 (Avoriaz) 283 (Portes du Soleil) |
| Longest run | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Lift system | 34 (Avoriaz) 219 (Portes du Soleil) |
| Terrain parks | 4 |
| Snowfall | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Snowmaking | 200 cannons |
| Website | www |
Avoriaz (French: [avɔʁja], Franco-Provençal: [aˈvɔʁja, aˈvɔʁi])[1] is a French mountain resort in the heart of the Portes du Soleil. It is located in the territory of the commune of Morzine. It is easily accessible from either Thonon at Lake Geneva or Cluses station on the A40 motorway between Geneva and Chamonix. Either way one follows the D902, Route des Grandes Alpes,[2] to Morzine and then the D338 running from Morzine to Avoriaz. Snow chains are often necessary. Avoriaz is built on a shelf high above the town of Morzine, which is among the pioneering towns of skiing with its first lifts dating back to the early 1930s. Today Avoriaz is one of the major French ski destinations catering for all standards of skiing and ranks among the top snowboarding destinations of the world. Apart from snow-based pursuits, Avoriaz is also a centre for trekking, golf, VTT (mountain biking) and other outdoor activities during the summer. Cars are forbidden in Avoriaz. The resort is designed to be fully skiable. Other transport around the resort includes horse-drawn sleighs and snowcats during winter.
One of the principal owners of Avoriaz is the tourism and real estate development company Pierre & Vacances, whose founder, Gerard Bremont, took an active part in building the station.[3][4]
- ^ "PRONONCIATION du nom des villages de montagne". arpitania.forumactif.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ Site about the historic route through the French alps: http://www.grande-traversee-alpes.com/je-voyage/par-la-route/la-route-des-grandes-alpes.html Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Visseyrias, Mathilde (8 September 2009). "Pierre & Vacances s'agrandit à Avoriaz" [Pierre & Vacances grows at Avoriaz]. lefigaro.fr (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Avoriaz in Portes du Soleil in France offers summer alpine golf". Worldgolf.com. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.