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Avoriaz
Avoriaz
	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	130 km (81 mi) (Avoriaz); 650 km (400 mi) (Portes du Soleil);
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.com

Avoriaz (French: [avɔʁja], Franco-Provençal: [aˈvɔʁja, aˈvɔʁi])^[1] is a French mountain resort in the Portes du Soleil in the French commune of Morzine, ^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Tour de France

Avoriaz has hosted a stage finish of the Tour de France 6 times.^[7]

References

^ "PRONONCIATION du nom des villages de montagne". arpitania.forumactif.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-17.
^ 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.
^ http://pistehors.com/backcountry/wiki/Haute-Savoie/Avoriaz-History
^ 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/^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

46°11′27″N 6°46′30″E / 46.19083°N 6.77500°E / 46.19083; 6.77500

[1] "PRONONCIATION du nom des villages de montagne". arpitania.forumactif.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-17.

[2] ttp://www.grande-traversee-alpes.com/je-voyage/par-la-route/la-route-des-grandes-alpes.html Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine

[3] 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.

[4] "Avoriaz in Portes du Soleil in France offers summer alpine golf". Worldgolf.com. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.

[5] ttp://pistehors.com/backcountry/wiki/Haute-Savoie/Avoriaz-History

[6] Overview of the winners of the festival: https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Avoriaz_Fantastic_Film_Festival/

[7] Historic overview of Tour-stages: http://www.letour.com/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_07.pdf/^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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Avoriaz

Resort history

Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival

Tour de France

See also

References

External links

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