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The resort is fully pedestrianised - you leave the car at a parking above the resort, and then either jump on a horse-drawn sleigh or pull your luggage to your accommodation on a sledge (take the sleigh!). The clean air and lack of traffic immediately add to your sense of escape and transforms Avoriaz into a really relaxing and quiet experience where it's easy to disconnect. And since it is at 1800 meters above sea level, it is pretty much guaranteed that you will have tons of snow. Avoriaz is a relatively big town of high-rise apartments. True, not as charming as a town full of small chalets, but the wooden architecture is not bad and there are lots of shops, activities (e.g. cinema, skate ring, a heated pool complex, a bowling alley and even dog sledding), as well as restaurants and bars to choose from. In terms of ski, there are literally hundreds of kilometres of ski slopes in the porte du soleil area that range from the almost flat green ones for beginners, to red, black and even the famous "Swiss wall" which is regarded as one of the most difficult slopes in the alps. And since there are so many different options and the ski lifts are relatively modern, there is never too much waiting (which is a killer in other stations). Given it's position, most apartments are "ski-in, ski-out", which is a much nicer experience than those stations were you need to walk a lot, drive or take a bus. No one needs to walk more than a few paces to start skiing But it goes without saying that you may need to check what is open and available in case of a continued COVID crisis.

Ski in ski out. Resort covered in snow so gives the alpine experience whereas other lower resorts have no snow. Child friendly, no cats, can sledge in the evenings etc, good variety of cafes, pubs, restaurants. Not much not to like about Avoriaz.

Avoriaz... good family resort with good intermediate skiing. Lots of takeaway pizza places to eat back at Apartment. Tip.. you need to make reservation for eating out at the many restaurants as they get very busy.

First time staying in Avoriaz after staying in other areas around the Porte du soleil, I would stay there again especially with kids as everything is on the doorstep. The swimming pool in resort is an extra bonus

We really enjoyed Avoriaz in the summer. Lots of things to do which were completely free (great playparks, climbing, football, beach volleyball etc.) and lots which were inexpensive (especially with the great multipass) such as ski lifts for hiking, minigolf and tennis court hire. L'il Stash was loved by the kids but was difficult to find as it was not well signposted.

As a general rule Avoriaz is a fabulous place unless it is full of drunk students. Walking around off their face on alcohol. Intimidated people walking around trying to enjoy a family holiday by staring, shouting and swearing, throwing litter and alcohol, going around in large gangs treating it like a university campus. This was just outside the hotel. Inside we had to put up with party's and shouting going on into the middle of the night along with being accosted by drunken students in the lifts and public areas. Litter, underwear and hotel towels slung over the balcony along with beer bottles - not the best stay we've had and would like to avoid going when they are there again. Could write more but still coming to terms with having parted with a small fortune for our holiday to have not had a very pleasant experience!