France. Haute-Savoie department. Avoriaz. View through the safety nets on the mountain resort and the french Alps. Avoriaz is built on a book high above the town of Morzine (down in the valley). Avoriaz is one of the major French ski destinations catering for all standards of skiing and ranks among the top snowboarding destinations. Cars are forbidden in the mountain resort. Avoriaz is part of the "Portes du Soleil", an alpine ski resorts and a major skisports destination between the swiss and french Alps, encompassing thirteen resorts with more than 650 km of marked pistes and about 200 lifts in total, spread over 14 valleys and 1036 square km. 20.02.2015 © 2015 Didier Ruef