Overlooking the centre of the resort, the Crozat district will welcome three new Pierre &
Vacances residences and one new Maeva residence.

In 1960, Jean Vuarnet, Olympic gold medallist from Morzine planned to create a huge ski area on the Avoriaz site at 1800m, overlooking the Morzine valley. In 1963 Property developer, Gérard Brémond, , designed Europe’s first car-free ski resort with the help of three architects: Jacques Labro, Jean-Jacques Orzoni and Jean-Marc Roques. In 1967, the Avoriaz resort was born with architecture which is perfectly integrated with the surrounding landscape with pyramid-shaped lines, cascading rooftops and red cedar fronts. In 1968, Jacques Labro won the Equerre d’Argent architectural award for his work.

In 2000, Avoriaz was acknowledged as one of the architectural triumphs of the XXth century. Since its creation, Avoriaz has been recognized as an innovative resort, a benchmark in terms of sustainable development: a fully pedestrianised resort constructed using green energy efficient building techniques.

Avoriaz is situated in the heart of the vast Portes du Soleil (Doors of the Sun) ski area: 650 km of slopes, 288 pistes, 209 aerial lifts, 444 snow cannons, 3 snowcross tracks, 1 Canyon slope and the Stash (an eco-snowpark). Avoriaz also features the famous “Children’s Village” established by Olympic ski champion Annie Famose.

In Avoriaz, Pierre & Vacances Group manages nearly 1,200 apartments (about 6 000 beds) with 2 brands: Pierre & Vacances and Maeva (approximately 64 000 customers per year). Over the past few years, Pierre & Vacances group has renovated its apartments responding to current and emerging customer expectations and demand for more spacious apartments, modern interior design, and first class amenities.

In 2008, in partnership with Morzine council, Pierre & Vacances has developed plans for the extension and upgrading of Avoriaz, with the aim to encourage
a new momentum for the resort though:

• offering new high quality residences, in particular 5* apartments
  
• creating new high class après ski and summer leisure facilities
  
• relandscaping and re-positioning the entrance of the resort by moving the technical services area
  
• restructuring the welcome area to improve arrival and departure experience
  

The three Pierre & Vacances residences will include 197 apartments of 1 to 2 bedrooms decorated with wood, natural materials and contemporary design. All apartments will be south-facing with a spectacular panoramic view of the mountains, the lake, not to mention the fabulous sunsets in the Morzine valley below. The residences will also offer a Cardiotraining room, Sauna, Hammam and Jacuzzi.

Maeva Résidence The Maeva residence will include 74 apartments from studios to 2 bedrooms of modern design and optimized storage and living space. The apartments will also benefit from the spectacular views.