A car-free, purpose-built resort perched on a balcony high above Morzine, sitting at the hinge of the cross-border circuit with ski-in/ski-out access and the surest snow on the French side. High, open and geared entirely around getting you onto the pistes with the least fuss — atmosphere traded for altitude and convenience.
- 1,800 m Village base
- 2,250 m Top lift
- 1,266 m Vertical
- 277 Pistes mapped
- 142 Lifts
Terrain, lift and aspect figures shown are for the whole Portes du Soleil — Avoriaz shares the area's linked lift pass. Its own base altitude is shown above.
The village
Guide coming soon. A full write-up of Avoriaz is on the way. The live weather, snowfall, map and where-to-stay details below are all ready now.
Snow & weather
Live conditions from the mountain, plus the average snow you can expect month by month.
- Feels like
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- Conditions
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- Wind
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- Fresh snow (3-day)
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Live data © Open-Meteo.com
Average monthly snowfall
Terrain & aspect
For the whole Portes du Soleil.
- Novice
- Easy
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Freeride
- Flat / ungraded
Slopes mostly face NW.
Aspect derived from run bearings · OpenSkiStats / © OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Skiing & terrain
A level-by-level guide to skiing from Avoriaz is coming soon. The difficulty split and slope aspect (for the whole Portes du Soleil) are shown here now.
On the map
Legend
Run difficulty
- Novice
- Easy
- Intermediate
- Advanced / Expert
- Freeride / Extreme
- Unknown
Run types
- Downhill — groomed
- Downhill — ungroomed
- Downhill — gladed
- Nordic (groomed)
- Ski tour
- ☾Lit (night)
- △Not patrolled
- →One-way
- ❄Snowmaking
Lifts
- Operating
- Operating (private)
- Non-operating
- Lift station
Slope-gradient grading
Downhill / ski tour
- Flat<3°
- Easy3–14°
- Intermediate14–22°
- Advanced / Expert22–45°
- Freeride / Extreme>45°
Nordic
- Easy<6°
- Intermediate6–9°
- Advanced>9°
Aspect (sun exposure)
- N — least sun
- E — morning
- S — most sun
- W — afternoon
Legend after OpenSkiMap
Stay in Avoriaz
A car-free, purpose-built resort perched on a balcony high above Morzine, sitting at the hinge of the cross-border circuit with ski-in/ski-out access and the surest snow on the French side. High, open and geared entirely around getting you onto the pistes with the least fuss — atmosphere traded for altitude and convenience.
Lifts and pistes from the door — the point of a high, purpose-built resort.
Self-catering residences, the bulk of the beds and the flexible-budget option.
Catered and self-catered chalets for groups wanting the whole place.
From simple to high-end, with pools and spas to thaw out in.
Nearby resorts & areas
Other bases within reach — including the rest of the Portes du Soleil.
Espace Liberté
- Vertical
- 1100 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 88
- Lifts
- 53
Getting to Avoriaz
Book an airport transfer up to the resort, or pick up a car at Geneva (GVA) — search and compare without leaving the page.
Ski data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap & Skimap.org. Basemap © OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles. · Weather data © Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), ERA5 reanalysis. Editorial: mynext.holiday. Accommodation via Stay22; transfers via Kiwitaxi; car hire via Travelpayouts.