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Avoriaz
French mountain resort in Haute-Savoie From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Avoriaz (French: [avɔʁja], Franco-Provençal: [aˈvɔʁja, aˈvɔʁi])[1] is a French mountain resort in the Portes du Soleil in the French commune of Morzine, [2] on a shelf above the town of Morzine.
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Cars are forbidden in Avoriaz; transport includes horse-drawn sleighs and snowcats during winter.
One of the principal owners of Avoriaz is the tourism and real estate development company Pierre & Vacances.[3][4]
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Resort history
Around 1965 former French downhill olympic champion Jean Vuarnet planned a new skiing area on the north side of the Hauts Fort mountain and the Fornet-bowl.[5]
Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival
For twenty years, from 1973 to 1993, Avoriaz was host to the Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival (French: Festival international du film fantastique d'Avoriaz), a film festival mainly devoted to science fiction and horror movies.[6]
Tour de France
Avoriaz has hosted a stage finish of the Tour de France 7 times.[7]
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