Avoriaz
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  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 |
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| 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 (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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Avoriaz has hosted a stage finish of the Tour de France 6 times.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
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- Official tourist information site
- Official Virtual Tour of Avoriaz
- 2010 Tour de France preview for Stage 8 at Avoriaz
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