Ba-Ski-D is BACK for 2025!
We will stay in two neighboring chalets (one for 10 people and one for 14 people), with a total of 24 places. Bedrooms are shared with one other person.
We will also have lectures each evening, speakers to be announced in due course providing an element of CPD to the trip.
Dates: 30 January to 03 February 2025
Location: Avoriaz (France)
Cost: £1,750 per person (members) / £2,500 per person (non-members)
24 spaces available
Accommodation, ski/snowboard hire, helmet hire, ski passes for 4 days are included
Each day includes breakfast and dinner (with wine) at the chalet. On Saturday, you will be out for dinner, which is also included
Flights are NOT included: we recommend catching an early flight to get that first afternoon ski in
6 hours CPD included
Avoriaz is one of the world’s leading ski-in/ski-out resorts, located in the middle of the extensive Portes du Soleil ski domain.
One of the world’s leading mountain resorts and a longstanding pioneer of ski-in/ski-out accessibility, Avoriaz is impressively perched in a commanding position atop sheer cliffs high above Morzine, on the French side of the extensive Franco-Swiss Portes du Soleil area, in the Northern French Alps.
The resort was founded in the mid 1960s under the direction of famous French Olympic ski champion and sunglasses entrepreneur Jean Vuarnet, setting an award-winning benchmark for purpose-built ski resort planning and design, with bold urban-scale architecture and a car-free skier-/pedestrian-centric layout. Up close, the massive angular-shaped apartment blocks look austere and incongruous to their beautiful Alpine setting, yet when viewed from a distance these cleverly designed cedarwood-clad buildings blend remarkably well into the rocky bands of cliffs and crags of the surrounding mountainsides. It definitely elicits a love-it or hate-it response from its visitors, but the continuing growth and popularity of Avoriaz are certainly testament to its success.
Having the altitude means that Avoriaz invariably gets snow when Morzine gets rain – and that also means it gets Morzine’s skiers too, via the Super-Morzine lift mostly, or the Prodains cable-car link. That it can pretty much absorb that kind of influx is testament to a well worked ski area with plenty of variety, and onwards links to Chatel and the Swiss sectors of the 650km Portes du Soleil.
Beginners start off on the wide and often sun-drenched plateau at the entrance to the resort, close to the well-constructed and well-maintained La Chapelle snowpark which is filled with an excellent range of modules aimed at novice through to confident intermediate-level freestyle enthusiasts. More advanced freestylers can shred the superpipe which is situated over on the other side of the village. Plus there are two further specialist terrain parks (including one featuring all-wood modules) to be discovered in the resort’s other core sectors.
A great selection of cruising blues and red runs funnel into Avoriaz from the surrounding ridges, served by a good network of chairlifts and ski-tows which fan out from the resort. These provide links towards the nearest piste-linked resorts, including the Swiss villages of Les Crosets and Champoussin. The former is reachable via the infamous super-steep, ‘Swiss Wall’ descent off the Chavanette ridge, (the one with moguls the size of VW Beetles near the top!) but also, by other less intimidating routes. On the French side, links to Ardent and the Linga ski sector are quite straightforward, and there’s an easy blue run all the way down to the Super Morzine area just above Avoriaz’s sister resort, from where you can catch onward links towards Les Gets.
Avoriaz – Off-Piste, Backcountry & Ski Touring
Avoriaz is blessed with several unpisted but secured areas where you can enjoy the freedom of the off-piste close to the safety of the runs. These do get tracked out quickly, however, so you need to be fast to score fresh tracks – and remember that if they are closed then they are very dangerous.
One such area is the Canyon du Pschott Snowzone, accessed from the Choucas or Fornet lifts. This is a large unpisted area of canyons, natural half pipes, cliff drops and kickers. It’s very popular after fresh snowfall, but despite it staring you in the face as you sit on the lift, it can withstand a lot of traffic before it gets too roughed up. If you’re prepared to look further afield (or better still, strap on your skins) there’s an awesome amount of terrain to discover here – the Portes du Soleil is one of the largest ski areas in the world, and although it’s not the highest, there’s more than enough backcountry potential here for a lifetime’s worth of exploration.
Accommodation (2 chalets)
CHALET VIOLETTA
Traditional hosted catered chalet
Geneva airport transfers included
Meal Basis: Chalet Board – breakfast, afternoon tea & cake and a three-course dinner with complimentary wine.
Truly ski in ski out
7 twin/double bedrooms
Sauna
Ski room with boot warmers
Towels, Bed Linen & end of stay cleaning included
Dietary requirements catered for
Ski on travel days – bag store and change area to use before room check in and after room check out
Snowcat resort taxi on arrival & departure included
Chalet Violetta is an excellent ski-in, ski-out traditional wooden chalet located in the unique traffic-free resort of Avoriaz. Close to the resort centre, with easy access to all bars, restaurants and shops, the chalet is a classic modern, semi-detached wooden chalet, with 7 bedrooms across 3 floors, open plan living area and sauna. The adjoining semi-detached chalet is SkiWeekends Chalet Perce Neige. Chalet Violetta and Perce Neige share an entrance hall but have their own private access to each chalet from the hallway.
Chalet Violetta has a bright modern feel combining traditional savoir style with smart functionality. The open-plan living/dining means there’s room for socialising on your chalet holiday and gives a warm and cosy ambience while you can watch the horse-drawn sleigh taxis trot past.
The cosy bedrooms are decorated with traditional wooden style furnishings to create a classic chalet feel. All have twin beds that can be be made up as doubles; please request at booking. All bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms; 3 rooms have separate shared wcs. Downstairs, the wooden sauna with adjacent shower is perfect for relaxing in and rejuvenating tired muscles! The Ski & Boot room offers boot warmers.
The chalet is just a short 2-minute walk to the nearest bars, including the Folie Douce & the Yeti. The traffic-free resort centre with shops, restaurants, cafes and the exhilarating Aquariaz water park are just a few minutes walk away from the chalet.
A snowcat resort taxi on arrival and departure in Avoriaz is included. This is a fun ride in a piste basher style vehicle, saving a 5 minute walk across snow from the Avoriaz Welcome Station (airport transfer drop off point and car park) to the chalet door, or you can take a magical horse and sleigh resort taxi (payable locally).
Chalet Violetta is a catered chalet with our Classic chalet board which consists of a continental and a cooked option breakfast, delicious afternoon tea and cake and a 3-course evening meal with wine included, all provided by your friendly SkiWeekends host who lives out.
Fabulous all season, ski in, ski out location, close to the Yeti & Folie Douce bars
0 minutes walk to the piste!
2 minute walk to the Avoriaz Alpine ski school meet point
3 minute walk to the main street in Avoriaz to ski hire, shops & restaurants.
5 minute walk from the Avoriaz welcome centre
What We Love About Chalet Violetta
We love the ski in, ski out location, and the sauna!
Chalet Violetta is great for groups of friends, singles and couples, it’s a social chalet.
All that’s left is for you to have a fantastic ski weekend in Chalet Violetta!
This is a great Ski Weekend chalet to maximise your ski and apres time in the snow-sure ski are of the Portes du Soleil
CHALET PERCE NEIGE
Traditional hosted catered chalet
Geneva airport shared transfers included
Shared and sole occupancy groups welcome
3, 4, or 7 night stays available
Meal Basis: Chalet Board – breakfast, afternoon tea & cake and a three-course dinner with complimentary wine
Truly ski-in,ski-out chalet
5 twin/double bedrooms all with en-suite or private faciltiies
Sauna
Ski room with boot warmers
Towels, Bed Linen & end of stay cleaning included
Dietary requirements catered for
Ski on travel days – bag store and change area to use before room checkin and after room check out
Snowcat resort taxi on arrival & departure included
Shared Geneva airport transfers included
Chalet Perce Neige is in an excellent ski-in, ski-out location in the unique traffic-free resort of Avoriaz. Close to the resort centre, with easy access to all bars, restaurants and shops, Chalet Perce Neige is a traditional, quaint semi-detached wooden chalet with 5 bedrooms across 2 floors, open plan living area and sauna. The adjoining semi-detached chalet is SkiWeekends Chalet Violetta. Chalet Violetta and Perce Neige share an entrance hall but have their own private access to each chalet from the hallway.
The chalet has a modern style with lots of savoir chalet charm. The open-plan living/dining means there’s room for socialising on your chalet holiday and gives a warm and cosy ambience while watching the horse-drawn sleigh taxis trot past.
The cosy bedrooms are decorated with traditional wooden style furnishings to create a classic chalet feel. All have twin beds that can be be made up as doubles; please request at booking. All bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms, 3 rooms have separate shared wcs. The heat adjustable wooden sauna with adjacent shower is perfect for relaxing in and rejuvenating tired muscles! The Ski & Boot room offers boot warmers..
It is just a short 2-minute walk to the nearest bars, including the Folie Douce & the Yeti bar. The traffic-free resort centre with shops, restaurants, cafes and the exhilarating Aquariaz water park is just a few minutes away from the chalet.
A snowcat resort taxi on arrival and departure in Avoriaz is included. This is a fun ride in a piste basher style vehicle, saving a 5 minute walk across snow from the Avoriaz Welcome Station (airport transfer drop off point and car park) to the chalet door, or you can take a magical horse and sleigh resort taxi (payable locally).
Chalet Perce Neige is a catered chalet with our Classic chalet board which consists of a continental and a cooked option breakfast, delicious afternoon tea and cake and a 3-course evening meal with wine included, all provided by your friendly SkiWeekends host who lives in the chalet on the lower ground floor.
*Where the host lives in, they may or may not be the host looking after you during your stay. They have their own room and bathroom but you may see them using the chalet kitchen to prepare their food
Fabulous all season, ski in, ski out location, close to the Yeti & Folie Douce bars
0 minutes walk to the piste!
2 minute walk to the Avoriaz Alpine ski school meet point
3 minute walk to the main street in Avoriaz to ski hire, shops & restaurants.
5 minute walk from the Avoriaz welcome centre
What We Love About Chalet Perce Neige
We love the ski in, ski out location, the sauna, and the open plan living space
The chalet is great for families & a group of friends
All that’s left is for you to have a fantastic Avoriaz ski weekend in Chalet Perce Neige
This is a great Ski Weekend chalet to maximise your ski and apres time in a snow-sure resort & ski area
