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Affordable ski in/ski out resort at the heart of the Portes du Soleil, one of the three areas in the world battling it out for the title of 'world's biggest linked lift system'.
Avoriaz is famous for its bizarre architecture and town planning, first proposed by French Olympian Juan Vuarnet in the 1970s. Perched high above Morzine and built to blend in with the surrounding cliffs, most buildings are futuristic in concept, have odd, eclectic shapes and are crammed with apartments that wouldn't look out of place on The Jetsons.
Avoriaz is home to an annual 'Futuristic' film festival and yet - in contrast - the town is car free, meaning horse-drawn sledges whizz everyone around. It can be reached by either road or cable car from Morzine, and everywhere has incredible access to the slopes.
Residences and chalets covered with a wooden layer of red cedar shingle tiles that become gently enveloped by the snow, roofs that follow the angle of the slopes, in a perfect harmony of moutain and modern design, because right angles do not exist in nature, sloping sides to make the sky seem closer.
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