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Avoriaz Lifts & Pistes

Avoriaz has 39 lifts (2 gondolas, 18 chairlifts and 19 drag lifts) and 85 pistes totalling 86 km. The 2026/27 season runs 11 Dec–18 Apr (provisional).

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Piste network: 86 km53.4 mi
Lifts: 39
Top elevation: 2,243 m7,360 ft
Ski area: Portes du Soleil

Pre-seasonOpens in 81 days · Friday, 11 December 2026ProvisionalOfficial season page

Lifts & pistes

Lifts: 39
Runs: 85
Piste km: 86 km53.4 mi

Lifts by type

Lift types in Avoriaz
Type	Count
Platter lift	11
Gondola	2
Drag lift	8
Chairlift	18

Lift list

Lifts in Avoriaz
Lift	Type	Length	Capacity/h
Arare 1	Platter lift	808 m2,650 ft	—
Arare 2	Platter lift	807 m2,650 ft	—
Ardent	Gondola	1,475 m4,840 ft	2,200
Barmettes	Platter lift	246 m810 ft	800
Baron	Drag lift	411 m1,350 ft	900
Brochaux	Chairlift	894 m2,930 ft	3,000
Cases	Chairlift	2,005 m6,580 ft	2,500
Chapelle	Platter lift	325 m1,070 ft	820
Chaux Fleurie	Chairlift	1,068 m3,500 ft	3,000
Chavanette 1	Drag lift	1,422 m4,670 ft	900
Chavanette 2	Drag lift	1,420 m4,660 ft	700
Choucas	Chairlift	1,290 m4,230 ft	2,800
Cuboré	Drag lift	423 m1,390 ft	605
Cuboré	Chairlift	376 m1,230 ft	1,350
Cuboré	Chairlift	500 m1,640 ft	1,350
Dromonts 1	Drag lift	251 m820 ft	—
Dromonts 1	Drag lift	28 m90 ft	—
Dromonts 1	Drag lift	126 m410 ft	—
Dromonts 2	Platter lift	251 m820 ft	—
Dromonts 2	Platter lift	27 m90 ft	—
Dromonts 2	Platter lift	125 m410 ft	—
Écoles 1	Platter lift	232 m760 ft	600
Écoles 2	Platter lift	230 m750 ft	600
Fornet	Chairlift	1,570 m5,150 ft	3,000
Grandes Combes	Chairlift	1,810 m5,940 ft	2,640
Lac-Intrêts	Chairlift	1,828 m6,000 ft	3,600
Léchère	Chairlift	1,725 m5,660 ft	2,700
Lindarets	Chairlift	1,178 m3,860 ft	2,400
Mossettes	Chairlift	2,245 m7,370 ft	2,400
Plateau	Chairlift	718 m2,360 ft	1,200
Proclou	Chairlift	1,601 m5,250 ft	3,400
Prodains	Drag lift	144 m470 ft	705
Prodains Express 3S	Gondola	1,466 m4,810 ft	2,000
Prolays	Chairlift	1,412 m4,630 ft	—
Séraussaix	Chairlift	997 m3,270 ft	2,600
Stade	Chairlift	758 m2,490 ft	3,000
Surf	Platter lift	162 m530 ft	—
Tour	Chairlift	747 m2,450 ft	3,000
Trashers	Platter lift	181 m590 ft	460

Piste list

Green (15)

Green pistes in Avoriaz
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Proclou 1re Glisse	Green	1,979 m6,490 ft	129 m420 ft
La Lécherette	Green	1,681 m5,520 ft	199 m650 ft
Retour Chavanette	Green	1,381 m4,530 ft	91 m300 ft
Proclou	Green	897 m2,940 ft	80 m260 ft
Mossettes	Green	713 m2,340 ft	99 m320 ft
Dromonts	Green	407 m1,340 ft	26 m90 ft
Champ de ski Plateau 2	Green	284 m930 ft	39 m130 ft
Les Barmettes	Green	283 m930 ft	23 m80 ft
Champ de ski Plateau 1	Green	269 m880 ft	39 m130 ft
Espace Dromonts	Green	266 m870 ft	16 m50 ft
Aller Chavanette	Green	254 m830 ft	14 m50 ft
Trashers	Green	214 m700 ft	14 m50 ft
Prodains	Green	162 m530 ft	14 m50 ft
Serraussaix	Green	90 m300 ft	12 m40 ft
Snowscooters	Green	—	—

Blue (46)

Blue pistes in Avoriaz
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Abricotine	Blue	4,584 m15,040 ft	645 m2,120 ft
Combe à Floret	Blue	3,249 m10,660 ft	406 m1,330 ft
Grand Plan	Blue	3,106 m10,190 ft	631 m2,070 ft
Crôt	Blue	2,640 m8,660 ft	479 m1,570 ft
Bleue d'Arare	Blue	2,618 m8,590 ft	444 m1,460 ft
Fornet	Blue	1,952 m6,400 ft	343 m1,130 ft
Bleue de Chavanette	Blue	1,942 m6,370 ft	361 m1,180 ft
Prolays	Blue	1,920 m6,300 ft	518 m1,700 ft
Bleue du Lac	Blue	1,603 m5,260 ft	273 m900 ft
Snowcross Marmottes	Blue	1,524 m5,000 ft	361 m1,180 ft
Blue Velvet	Blue	1,476 m4,840 ft	375 m1,230 ft
Proclou	Blue	1,434 m4,700 ft	142 m470 ft
Parchets	Blue	1,175 m3,850 ft	239 m780 ft
Aller Chavanette	Blue	1,158 m3,800 ft	137 m450 ft
Lil'Stash	Blue	1,148 m3,770 ft	114 m370 ft
Stade d'Arare	Blue	1,129 m3,700 ft	302 m990 ft
Crête	Blue	985 m3,230 ft	89 m290 ft
Snowpark Arare	Blue	901 m2,960 ft	234 m770 ft
Montée du Sirius	Blue	856 m2,810 ft	87 m290 ft
Stade François Dides	Blue	723 m2,370 ft	191 m630 ft
snowpark	Blue	556 m1,820 ft	109 m360 ft
Boulevard des Skieurs	Blue	529 m1,740 ft	56 m180 ft
Mélèzes	Blue	524 m1,720 ft	95 m310 ft
Les Gernes	Blue	487 m1,600 ft	67 m220 ft
Accès TK Cuboré	Blue	464 m1,520 ft	57 m190 ft
L'Alpage	Blue	451 m1,480 ft	36 m120 ft
Q'mont	Blue	422 m1,380 ft	29 m100 ft
Le Crôt Variante	Blue	420 m1,380 ft	41 m130 ft
Route des Lindarets	Blue	418 m1,370 ft	32 m100 ft
Mosettes	Blue	398 m1,310 ft	63 m210 ft
Bleue Du Lac	Blue	324 m1,060 ft	72 m240 ft
Rue des Traineaux	Blue	295 m970 ft	10 m30 ft
Place du Snow	Blue	259 m850 ft	2 m10 ft
Route de la Joux Verte	Blue	253 m830 ft	25 m80 ft
Promenade du Festival	Blue	197 m650 ft	10 m30 ft
Jonction Aller Chavanette	Blue	187 m610 ft	18 m60 ft
Zone Vidéo	Blue	186 m610 ft	2 m10 ft
Promenade du Pas du Lac	Blue	138 m450 ft	11 m40 ft
Jonction Blue Velvet	Blue	130 m430 ft	5 m20 ft
Jonction Mossettes	Blue	121 m400 ft	14 m50 ft
Route de l'Alpage	Blue	112 m370 ft	6 m20 ft
Place Jean Vuarnet	Blue	110 m360 ft	2 m10 ft
Route des Crozats	Blue	109 m360 ft	13 m40 ft
Place Centrale	Blue	94 m310 ft	10 m30 ft
Mossettes	Blue	90 m300 ft	8 m30 ft
D 228	Blue	17 m60 ft	0 m0 ft

Red (16)

Red pistes in Avoriaz
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Vautna	Red	2,620 m8,600 ft	443 m1,450 ft
Jean Vuarnet	Red	2,602 m8,540 ft	752 m2,470 ft
Creux de la neige	Red	1,193 m3,910 ft	272 m890 ft
Snowcross Pschott	Red	1,175 m3,850 ft	319 m1,050 ft
Chaux Fleurie	Red	922 m3,020 ft	206 m680 ft
Les Lanches	Red	915 m3,000 ft	152 m500 ft
Patenaille	Red	852 m2,800 ft	148 m490 ft
Mossettes	Red	702 m2,300 ft	144 m470 ft
Variante Cuboré	Red	523 m1,720 ft	142 m470 ft
Alpages	Red	510 m1,670 ft	173 m570 ft
Stade Tête au Boeuf	Red	500 m1,640 ft	138 m450 ft
Cuboré Montriond	Red	497 m1,630 ft	174 m570 ft
Vaineuve	Red	481 m1,580 ft	167 m550 ft
Blanchot	Red	379 m1,240 ft	86 m280 ft
Mur Patenaille	Red	307 m1,010 ft	107 m350 ft
Jonction Vautna	Red	125 m410 ft	24 m80 ft

Black (9)

Black pistes in Avoriaz
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Snowcross Crosats	Black	1,771 m5,810 ft	672 m2,200 ft
Les Rhododendrons	Black	1,377 m4,520 ft	428 m1,400 ft
Coupe du Monde	Black	1,222 m4,010 ft	341 m1,120 ft
Arête des Intrets	Black	1,132 m3,710 ft	511 m1,680 ft
Snowcross La Frontalière	Black	1,019 m3,340 ft	374 m1,230 ft
Combette	Black	935 m3,070 ft	332 m1,090 ft
Combe du Machon	Black	749 m2,460 ft	337 m1,110 ft
Vautna Noire	Black	457 m1,500 ft	159 m520 ft
Crozats	Black	230 m750 ft	59 m190 ft

Freeride (6)

Freeride pistes in Avoriaz
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
The Stash Main Street	Unclassified	1,239 m4,060 ft	262 m860 ft
The Stash sous le Télésiège	Unclassified	753 m2,470 ft	170 m560 ft
Snowpark Chapelle	Unclassified	353 m1,160 ft	44 m140 ft
Chapelle	Unclassified	197 m650 ft	22 m70 ft
Arare	Unclassified	—	—
The Stash	Unclassified	—	—

70 unnamed connecting sections, 11 km6.5 mi.

Season dates

Opening and closing dates for Avoriaz

Frequently asked questions

How many lifts does Avoriaz run?

39 lifts serve 85 marked runs.

When do the lifts start turning in Avoriaz?

The first lifts of the 2026/27 season are scheduled for 11 December 2026.

What is the uphill capacity in Avoriaz?

About 55,230 skiers an hour, summed from the lifts we hold capacity figures for.

How many gondolas does Avoriaz have?

2, plus 18 chairlifts.

How far is Avoriaz from Geneva airport?

Geneva is about 104 minutes by road from Avoriaz (51.1 km).

How high is Avoriaz?

The highest lift-served point is 2,243 m, with the village at 985 m, a vertical of 1,072 m.

How many km of pistes does Avoriaz have?

Avoriaz has 86 km of marked pistes across 85 runs, measured from OpenStreetMap geometry.

How many lifts does Avoriaz have?

39 lifts (2 gondolas or cable cars, 18 chairlifts and 19 drag lifts).

Data updated 1 hour ago · Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)