Avoriaz Top Station or Avoriaz Prodains?

Avoriaz Top Station (1800m altitude): The transfer from Geneva to Top Station takes about 1 hour 40/50 minutes to Top Station on a clear run (no snow, no traffic etc).

Avoriaz Prodains Express Telecabine (1200m altitude ascending to 1800m in 3 minutes): The transfer time to Prodains Express Telecabine is about 1 hour 15/25 minutes on a clear run (no snow, no traffic etc).

From where ever you choose to get dropped/collected (Either Top Station or Prodains), then you have 3 options of getting to your accommodation:

1. walk and hire a luggage sleigh
2. or take a snow taxi (like a people carrier on tank tracks)
3. or take a horse and sleigh

The last two options are payable, with the snow taxi being the cheapest option and the horse and sleigh being the most romantic. You can check if your hotel provides this as part of their service to you.

If you are arriving into Top Station then generally there will be snow taxis and/or horse sleighs waiting for you at the welcome centre, and workers in high-vis vests to help you. If not, and for getting from your accommodation to the Welcome Centre or to Prodains then:

The one and only phone number with which to book a snow taxi or horse and sleigh (24/7) in Avoriaz is:

+33 4 50 74 01 55 

You can only book them once you are ready to go (according to the Avoriaz tourist office website). Our advice would be to contact them a few minutes before this, so that they are punctual. If it is a busy time of day such as a Saturday or a Sunday morning, then call them WAY in advance, AND to book it so that you get to your destination 20-30mins before your collection time. That way, if they are late then you have some time to play with.

If you do get to either the Welcome Centre or the Top of Prodains early, then there is a warm room with toilets at the Welcome Centre that you can wait in, and similarly for Prodains – Better still for Prodains, descend this early and wait at the bottom of the lift where it will be warmer still. Plus (depending on the time of day), there’s a great pancake place next door selling mulled wine, and hot chocolates too 🙂

The decision for where to go may depend on several factors, such as where your accommodation is located in Avoriaz, your budget, your flexibility, how well you or youngsters travel on mountain roads, the opening hours of the telecabine etc.

Furthermore, sometimes on busy Saturdays, our availability is limited to Top Station and we may only be able to offer services to Prodains at certain times of the day.

From the map, the top of the Prodains Telecabine is where grid reference F6 and F7  bottom corners meet (at the end of the Orange line, which is the cable of the Telecabine). The Top Station ‘Welcome Centre/Accueil Entre Station’ is in the middle of C4.

To order a snow taxi or horse and sleigh in Avoriaz the 24/7 number to call is:

+33 4 50 74 01 55