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Avoriaz

Resort overview

Avoriaz is a pedestrian resort. In the streets, sleighs replace cars, skiers can ski right to their door and children go around in sledges.

There are 2 snowparks and a superpipe. There's even a webiste dedicated to the snowparks: http://www.snowparkavoriaz.com/
There are among the best French snowparks. There's also The Stach, an ecological snowpark with wooden elements, a Burton initiative. A must see and visit.
http://www.thestash.com/

No student fare.

Link to Les Portes du Soleil resort for 650km of ski with a 39euros daypass.


Transport Information

By car:
Direction Chamonix on the A41. Exit 18 Cluses, direction Taninges on the D902, then head for Les Gets and Morzine then Avoriaz 1800 . Follow the road signs to the resort (distance from Morzine to Avoriaz : 15km).

By train:
TGV (fast train) in Thonon-les-Bains and Cluses. For information and bookings call 36 35 (0.34€/mn) from France or visit http://www.voyages-sncf.com
There is also the international train station in Geneva : 00 41 900 300 300
There are shuttles and buses to take you from the train station to the resort (see below).

By plane:
Geneva Cointrin International Airport (80 km) : 00 41 22 717 71 11
Annecy Airport (96 km) : +33(0)4 50 27 30 06
Lyon St Exupéry Airport (200 km) : 0826 800 826
There are shuttles and taxis that take you from the airports to the resort (see below).

By shuttles/buses:
Altibus:
Thonon train station SNCF/Avoriaz one way adult 14euros, child 7euros. Return adult 28euros, child 14euros.
Cluses train station SNCF/Avoriaz one way adult 28euros, child 14euros.
Geneve coach station one way adult 37euros, child 18,50euros. Return adult 63euros, child 31,50euros.
Geneva airport one way adult 37euros, child 18,50euros. Return adult 63euros, child 31,50euros.
More details and bookings on http://www.altibus.com/index.aspx

By taxi:
The taxis in the resort can come and collect you from the train or airport .
For the list of taxis and fares call +33(0)4 50 74 02 11.


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Informations

[ Date created ]
20 January 2008

[ Last update ]
20 January 2008

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Resort's Website

avoriaz


Number of inhabitants

Between 2000 and 5000


Resort's webcam

trinum


Basic ski pass's fare (euros)

32,00


Link to Ski pass's fares list

avoriaz.com/ski-holidays/snowsports/lift-pas


Difference in height (m)

660m


Resort's altitude (m)

1800m


Resort's highest point (m)

2460m


Resort's opening date

End of november


Resort's closing date

End of April


Total tracks kilometres

100km


Runs

47


Freeride

Average


Direct link with other resort

Yes with Les Portes du Soleil


Potential of Forest rides

huge