Avoriaz

{{Short description|French mountain resort in Haute-Savoie}}

{{Infobox ski area

| name = Avoriaz

| logo =

| picture = Avoriaz (6).jpg

| caption = Avoriaz Resort

| location = Morzine, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

| nearest_city = Geneva, Switzerland

| coordinates = {{coord|46|11|27|N|6|46|30|E|type:landmark_scale:50000|display=inline}}

| pushpin_map = France#France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes#Alps

| pushpin_relief = y

| top_elevation = {{convert|2466|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| base_elevation = {{convert|1100|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| skiable_area = {{ubl|{{convert|130|km|mi|abbr=on}} (Avoriaz)|{{convert|650|km|mi|abbr=on}} (Portes du Soleil)}}

| number_trails = 51 (Avoriaz) 283 (Portes du Soleil)

| longest_run = {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| liftsystem = 34 (Avoriaz) 219 (Portes du Soleil)

| terrainparks = 4

| snowfall = {{convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| snowmaking = 200 cannons

| external_link = {{URL|http://www.avoriaz.com}}

|}}

Avoriaz ({{IPA|fr|avɔʁja|lang}}, {{IPA|frp|aˈvɔʁja, aˈvɔʁi|lang}}){{Cite news|url=http://arpitania.forumactif.com/l-euroregion-arpitanie-f1/prononciation-du-nom-des-villages-de-montagne-t1359.htm|title=PRONONCIATION du nom des villages de montagne|work=arpitania.forumactif.com|access-date=2017-05-17|language=fr}} is a French mountain resort in the Portes du Soleil in the French commune of Morzine, http://www.grande-traversee-alpes.com/je-voyage/par-la-route/la-route-des-grandes-alpes.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206184835/http://www.grande-traversee-alpes.com/je-voyage/par-la-route/la-route-des-grandes-alpes.html |date=2010-02-06 }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2011/09/08/04015-20110908ARTFIG00638-pierre-amp-vacances-s-agrandit-a-avoriaz.php |title=Pierre & Vacances s'agrandit à Avoriaz |author=Visseyrias, Mathilde |work=lefigaro.fr |publisher=Le Figaro |date=8 September 2009 |language=fr |trans-title=Pierre & Vacances grows at Avoriaz |access-date=29 September 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/59265-Summer-Alpine-Golf-Avoriaz-France |title=Avoriaz in Portes du Soleil in France offers summer alpine golf |publisher=Worldgolf.com |date=1 July 2009 |access-date=29 September 2012}}