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Blue Velvet at Avoriaz

Easy · 1474 m long with 417 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.

31°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
1474 mlength
417 mvertical
1997 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Blue Velvet is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Blue Velvet

Lifts that reach the top: Brochaux (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 39 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Super-Morzine
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ride Zore
  4. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  5. Ski unnamed connector
  6. Ride Proclou
  7. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  8. Ski Combe à Floret (easy)
  9. Ski Combe à Floret, Mosettes (easy)
  10. Ski Prolays (easy)
  11. Ski Mossettes (easy)
  12. Ski Jonction Blue Velvet (easy)
  13. Ski Blue Velvet (easy)
  14. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  15. Ride Brochaux
  16. Ski Blue Velvet (easy)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed connector, Mossettes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mossettes (1 min), Brochaux (1 min).

What people say

Chavanette » located nearby, which will gently descend you into Switzerland. 2nd option: From the arrival stations of TSD Proclou or TSD Tour, head towards the Lindarets area. Take the blue slopes « Covagnes » or « Sapinette », and follow the signs indicating Brochaux or Mossettes, by taking the « Blue Velvet » or « C…
— Avoriaz Piste Map - Portes du Soleil Ski Resort & Area: Lifts Open, Pistes, and Ski Map
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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.