The French ski resort of Avoriaz was the brainchild of Jean Vuarnet, 1960 Olympic Downhill Champion and subsequently of sunglasses fame. He grew up in Avoriaz’s neighbouring resort Morzine, and ...

The French ski resort of Avoriaz was the brainchild of Jean Vuarnet, 1960 Olympic Downhill Champion and subsequently of sunglasses fame. He grew up in Avoriaz’s neighbouring resort Morzine, and ...

Avoriaz, inaugurated in 1967, is perhaps the unlikeliest of France’s purpose-built ski resorts: completely car free, built in its own idiosyncratic but rigorously applied architectural style ...

The biggest park is Arare for expert and pro-level riders. ... The original ski-in/ski-out address in Avoriaz, built in 1966, is in 1960s retro-style, with fabric wall coverings, ...

Why this tranquil French ski resort is a top spot for beginners. Car-free Avoriaz is a tranquil spot in the Haute-Savoie where new skiers can gain confidence.

That’s the reality of family ski trip to Avoriaz 1800, France’s purpose-built mountainside resort high above Morzine in the valley below.What it lacks in Morzine’s picture-postcard Alpine ...

That’s right, we’re go-karting on snow at night, following a 3km slope beneath the Prodains lift in Avoriaz. The only light showing us the way as we descend 600 metres on sometimes narrow ...

Avoriaz is one of the rare exceptions to this "ski factory" model, in the same way as Les Arcs, whose architecture was entrusted to Charlotte Perriand, and Flaine, where Marcel Breuer was called in.

The body of the 23-year-old man, who has not yet been formally identified, was found on Monday at the bottom of a cliff on top of which is built the Avoriaz ski resort near the town of Morzine, in ...

On the slopes. Avoriaz is the highest of the 12 resorts that make up the Portes du Soleil ski area, with 600km of pistes. The ski area spans the France-Switzerland border, including the resorts of ...

Avoriaz, inaugurated in 1967, is perhaps the unlikeliest of France’s purpose-built ski resorts ... but there’s also a huge freestyle park and two “Stash” areas, where jumps, ramps and ...