Les Lindarets

It's brilliant.

And from the top of Grande Combe, you can also use the Cubor lift to get directly over into the Lindarets bowl and the Swiss side, completely avoiding the resort bottlenecks.

It's all about working the map Another great timing trick is to ski the popular areas, like the Super Morzine or the Châtel connectors, either first thing in the morning when the lifts open or right in the middle of the lunch rush.

Between 12:30 and 2:00 PM, almost every French skier on the mountain heads to a restaurant terrace.

And if you want to explore even further, you can progress onto blue Velvet.

This starts from the Lindarets sector and takes you down towards Brossez.

It is a slightly longer, more varied descent, but it's incredibly gentle and acts as the perfect gateway to intermediate skiing.

It is the perfect step-by-step progression.

And this is where we have to talk about Avoriaz's world-famous eco-inspired playground in the forest, The Stash.

Oh, I absolutely love it in there.

It is located right in the middle of the Lindarets pine forest, and the whole concept is completely genius.

Unlike almost every other snowpark in the Alps, which are usually just cold, intimidating lines of metal rails and giant plastic boxes, this place is 100% organic There is literally zero steel, zero plastic, and zero concrete in the entire park

It's a cracking lunch spot.

But if you are willing to ski a tiny bit further for your lunch, you need to head over to the Lindarets bowl and seek out La Crémaillère.

Now, some of you might know the Lindarets village because in the summer it's famous as the goat village, or Village des Chèvres.

There are literally hundreds of goats roaming the streets, sticking their noses into tourists' pockets for food.

[laughs] It is so funny in the summer.

In our next episode, we are diving deep into the massive 600-kilometer playground that is the Portes du Soleil.

We'll be breaking down the slopes, the ski passes, and the different levels of difficulty in Avoriaz.

We'll be looking at the best runs for beginners, the absolute must-ride tree runs in the Lindarets forest, and we'll be taking a very serious look at one of the most famous, terrifying mogul fields in the world, the legendary Swiss Wall.