ChrisC
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After my day at Morzine/Les Gets sector, I was eager to get to the more extensive, higher slopes of the Avoriaz/Chatel/Champery/Les Crossets sector. There are even more outlying resorts, but I would only have time to ski the core-connected ones. I highlighted my goal area below in red. I was based near the Ardent entry point for Avoriaz and planned to ski a counter-clockwise route starting with Avoriaz since that sector has the highest reputation for crowding.
Portes du Soliel map. This is one of the most confusing I have ever seen. The yellow line is the border between Switzerland and France. It is really hard to know what will good.
Fatmap 2-d view for understanding the aspects of the slopes (north orientation). There is a decent amount of off-piste terrain in Avoriaz I had been in some guided groups in St. Anton, etc. where other members have talked favorably about it.
Some stats for the day
Avoriaz piste map. Each major resort will publish its own.
Early morning Les Lindarets
Avoriaz Village. You essentially ski through it to its main slopes.
Aesthetically, I did not mind it. Likely it would not be built today in this architecture, but the setting is exceptional.
Grandes Combes lift and terrain. The bowl skied OK (wind-buff) and the pistes were excellent. Freezing this morning so I had to another lift after 2 runs. Snow quality and quantity were much better than yesterday due to the altitude. Probably the best terrain in the PduS on a powder day.
Choucas and Fornet lifts. Lots of great terrain with slightly less steep terrain. Lots of off-piste of the backside and frontside of these bowl walls. High quality snow.
Fornet. All those cliffs have Gazex avalanche launchers. Notice there are even some packed moguls.
Choucas lift.
This is the Point de Voriaz lift. Has south facing softening terrain.
Looking into Switzerland. Dents du Midi.
Tons of terrain in Avoriaz.
Crossed into Switzerland next. These resorts face mostly West to Southwest. Much warner.
Famous Swiss Wall slope. This is definitely the toughest bump run in the Alps - maybe Mont Fort at Verbier too. You can download the lift too.
Skied well. Larger bumps and troughs.
More to come.
Portes du Soliel map. This is one of the most confusing I have ever seen. The yellow line is the border between Switzerland and France. It is really hard to know what will good.
Fatmap 2-d view for understanding the aspects of the slopes (north orientation). There is a decent amount of off-piste terrain in Avoriaz I had been in some guided groups in St. Anton, etc. where other members have talked favorably about it.
Some stats for the day
Avoriaz piste map. Each major resort will publish its own.
Early morning Les Lindarets
Avoriaz Village. You essentially ski through it to its main slopes.
Aesthetically, I did not mind it. Likely it would not be built today in this architecture, but the setting is exceptional.
Grandes Combes lift and terrain. The bowl skied OK (wind-buff) and the pistes were excellent. Freezing this morning so I had to another lift after 2 runs. Snow quality and quantity were much better than yesterday due to the altitude. Probably the best terrain in the PduS on a powder day.
Choucas and Fornet lifts. Lots of great terrain with slightly less steep terrain. Lots of off-piste of the backside and frontside of these bowl walls. High quality snow.
Fornet. All those cliffs have Gazex avalanche launchers. Notice there are even some packed moguls.
Choucas lift.
This is the Point de Voriaz lift. Has south facing softening terrain.
Looking into Switzerland. Dents du Midi.
Tons of terrain in Avoriaz.
Crossed into Switzerland next. These resorts face mostly West to Southwest. Much warner.
Famous Swiss Wall slope. This is definitely the toughest bump run in the Alps - maybe Mont Fort at Verbier too. You can download the lift too.
Skied well. Larger bumps and troughs.
More to come.
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