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
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]
Toponymy
As with many polysyllabic Arpitan toponyms or anthroponyms, the final -x marks oxytonic stress (on the last syllable), whereas the final -z indicates paroxytonic stress (on the penultimate syllable) and should not be pronounced, although in French it is often mispronounced due to hypercorrection.
Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival
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
Avoriaz has hosted a stage finish of the Tour de France 7 times.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "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/
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