Avoriaz or Les Gets?
Avoriaz takes 4 of 9, with 4 too close to call. That still does not settle it — only the categories you care about count.
France
Avoriaz
Car-free, snow-sure at 1,800 m, and built for snowboarders — the resort that made the Portes du Soleil a park destination. The brutalist architecture divides opinion sharply.
Worth knowing. Brutalist concrete on a cliff edge, with nowhere sheltered to go in bad weather.
Choose it if
Snowboarders
About £1,158 a week from London
France
Les Gets
Morzine's quieter neighbour, prettier and better for families, on the same 600 km Portes du Soleil pass. The same low altitude too, which is the standing caveat on this whole valley.
Worth knowing. The same low altitude as Morzine, and the same standing risk.
Choose it if
A non-skiing partner
About £1,124 a week from London
Side by side
| Avoriaz | Les Gets | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 70/100 | 52/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 600 km linked | 600 km linked |
| Top lift | 2466 m | 2002 m |
| Cost before travel | €1125 | €1090 |
| Families with young kids | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Snowboarders | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 4/10 | 7/10 |
| Budget and après | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Off-piste | 7/10 | 5/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.