Avoriaz

Avoriaz skis between 1,800 and 2,460 metres, and that altitude is why the snow holds: 70 kilometres of its own across 50 runs, 5 greens and 25 blues to cruise, 6 blacks if cruising is not the point. What sets it apart is the village: car-free, built in timber on the edge of the cliff, you get around on foot or by sledge. And from here you step into the Portes du Soleil, one of the largest linked areas in the Alps, with Switzerland one lift away.