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I'd love some information about Avoriaz if anyone knows it well. My husband just came back from a 3 day short break and it was his first time there. We were hoping that it would be an ideal place to take our children on their second ski trip. However we have a 6 year old snowboarder and hubby reckons it had a lot of flat areas on the blues and greens that a mini boarder might struggle with.
Does anyone else agree with this? I'm wondering if 3 days wasn't really enough time for him to get a proper feel for the resort, especially as he spent one full day off piste with a guide!
Any opinions would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Others will chip in soon, but I was there last year and certainly don't remember miles of flat runs that you should be concerned about. I would think that Avoriaz would be quite good for kids, especially as it is traffic free. I'd be far more concerned about the fact that you are raising a snowboarder!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Haha!! Not my input believe me! My youngest is desperate to be just like Daddy and luckily seems to be a natural on a board, the eldest skis with me!
Thank you, the traffic free is one thing I really liked, glad to hear a good opinion of the resort.
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The runs from Avoriaz towards the Pleney lift (to Morzine and across to Les Gets) have some flat bit both ways and it's not uncommon to see boarders walking them or going very, very slowly but these can be avoided if you take the bus from Prodains to Morzine if you want to get to Les Gets. The blues most easily accessible from the centre of Avoriaz (via Stade and Lac Intrets lifts) have a good slope all the way down.
In general Avoriaz is a great resort for beginners.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| mummy2girls wrote: |
| Thank you, the traffic free is one thing I really liked, glad to hear a good opinion of the resort. |
It isn't really traffic free. There are horses and carriages, piste bashers and snowmobiles - just no cars.
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| JoyZipper wrote: |
| mummy2girls wrote: |
| Thank you, the traffic free is one thing I really liked, glad to hear a good opinion of the resort. |
It isn't really traffic free. There are horses and carriages, piste bashers and snowmobiles - just no cars. |
That's true, but far more romantic to be run over by a horse and sleigh than a Ford Mondeo.
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| SkiTsar wrote: |
The runs from Avoriaz towards the Pleney lift (to Morzine and across to Les Gets) have some flat bit both ways and it's not uncommon to see boarders walking them or going very, very slowly but these can be avoided if you take the bus from Prodains to Morzine if you want to get to Les Gets. The blues most easily accessible from the centre of Avoriaz (via Stad and Lac Intrets lifts) have a good slope all the way down.
In general Avoriaz is a great resort for beginners. |
I'm famed far and wide for not being a fan of Morzine  , but there is so much skiing to the left (as you look at the piste map) that unless you have a burning desire to head down that way there really is no need. I tend to ski late in the season (end of March) and the snow down that low can be poor by that time of year.
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| foxtrotzulu wrote: |
| JoyZipper wrote: |
| mummy2girls wrote: |
| Thank you, the traffic free is one thing I really liked, glad to hear a good opinion of the resort. |
It isn't really traffic free. There are horses and carriages, piste bashers and snowmobiles - just no cars. |
That's true, but far more romantic to be run over by a horse and sleigh than a Ford Mondeo. |
Very true ! 
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Thread Hijack!
My wife is a hesitant beginner skiier. We did a weekend in Avoriaz last year, and after a week in 3V in Jan, are thinking of a week in Avoriaz in Feb.
Last time, we went round and round the Proclou and Serrasaix (sp?) which were great. Question: is the Proclou representative of Avoraz blues? Feel free to name a few others we could enjoy and have her slowly develop her confidence without it being Groundhog Day. Thanks.
CG
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| foxtrotzulu wrote: |
I'm famed far and wide for not being a fan of Morzine , but there is so much skiing to the left (as you look at the piste map) that unless you have a burning desire to head down that way there really is no need. I tend to ski late in the season (end of March) and the snow down that low can be poor by that time of year. |
Yes exactly, you could remove half of PDS and still have an area that would dwarf many others. There is some nice easy skiing on that side though but it's totally optional.
@Charliegolf The two lifts I mentioned earlier at the bottom of Avoriaz (Stade and Lac Intrets) have some easy blues leading off them, slightly more challenging than the Proclou area but nothing to be worried about. If you go left off the Stade lift it will take you down a gentle road then under a tunnel to the Fornet area which also has some easy stuff to try.
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@SkiTsar is right. Plenty of reasonably gentle stuff from Avoriaz (a bit steeper than the Proclou / Super Morzine area which I agree is a bit flat for a small boarder). Runs down to Lindarets are also OK though they can get quite busy.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| JoyZipper wrote: |
| mummy2girls wrote: |
| Thank you, the traffic free is one thing I really liked, glad to hear a good opinion of the resort. |
It isn't really traffic free. There are horses and carriages, piste bashers and snowmobiles - just no cars. |
I meant car free, should have been more specific
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Brilliant thank you so much, some great advice. I think it sounds great and definitely worth further investigation.
Finally does anyone have any accommodation recommendations? Preferably somewhere we don't have to walk miles carrying the kids gear! lol!
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You know it makes sense.
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| mummy2girls wrote: |
Brilliant thank you so much, some great advice. I think it sounds great and definitely worth further investigation.
Finally does anyone have any accommodation recommendations? Preferably somewhere we don't have to walk miles carrying the kids gear! lol! |
Pretty much everywhere is ski-in/ski out.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Lots of good blues in Avoriaz. Mosettess and Combes De florets in Lindarets are good for beginners.
Also Arare/Stade etc in the Fornet bowl are all very doable. Oh and Les Crots down to the bottom of the Morzine bubble is great for beginners, just don't do it at the end of the day when all the Morzine people are hammering down it to get home.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I believe if you are staying at some of the apartments they will take your kit over for you in tracked vehicles. Otherwise try and find accommodation close to the Prodains lift - to save the walk - having said that the resort isn't huge so it won't ever mean lots of walking
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@gordonrussell76, @Ruddster, I don't think the OP was hanging around for 9 months waiting for more advice 
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