Avoriaz
French mountain resort in Haute-Savoie
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::summary French mountain resort in Haute-Savoie ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox ski area"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Avoriaz |
| picture | Avoriaz (6).jpg |
| caption | Avoriaz Resort |
| location | Morzine, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| nearest_city | Geneva, Switzerland |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | France#France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes#Alps |
| pushpin_relief | y |
| top_elevation | 2466 m |
| base_elevation | 1100 m |
| skiable_area | |
| number_trails | 51 (Avoriaz) 283 (Portes du Soleil) |
| longest_run | 6 km |
| liftsystem | 34 (Avoriaz) 219 (Portes du Soleil) |
| terrainparks | 4 |
| snowfall | 8 m |
| snowmaking | 200 cannons |
| external_link | |
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Avoriaz (, ) is a French mountain resort in the Portes du Soleil in the French commune of Morzine, on a shelf above the town of Morzine.
Cars are forbidden in Avoriaz; transport 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.
Resort history
Around 1965 former French downhill olympic champion Jean Vuarnet planned a new skiing area on the north side of the Hauts Fort mountain and the Fornet-bowl.
Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival
Main article: Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival
For twenty years, from 1973 to 1993, Avoriaz was host to the Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival (French: Festival international du film fantastique d'Avoriaz), a film festival mainly devoted to science fiction and horror movies.
Tour de France
Avoriaz has hosted a stage finish of the Tour de France 7 times.
References
References
- "PRONONCIATION du nom des villages de montagne". arpitania.forumactif.com.
- http://www.grande-traversee-alpes.com/je-voyage/par-la-route/la-route-des-grandes-alpes.html {{Webarchive. link. (2010-02-06)
- Visseyrias, Mathilde. (8 September 2009). "Pierre & Vacances s'agrandit à Avoriaz". [[Le Figaro]].
- (1 July 2009). "Avoriaz in Portes du Soleil in France offers summer alpine golf". Worldgolf.com.
- http://pistehors.com/backcountry/wiki/Haute-Savoie/Avoriaz-History {{Bare URL inline. (August 2025)
- Overview of the winners of the festival: https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Avoriaz_Fantastic_Film_Festival/
- Historic overview of Tour-stages: http://www.letour.com/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_07.pdf/{{Dead link. (September 2018)
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