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Avoriaz 1800
in 4 minutes
Located down in the valley, the Prodains Express cable car takes you from Morzine to Avoriaz in just 4 minutes.
The Prodains Express Cable Car is a true gateway to the peaks of Avoriaz and the Portes du Soleil area, connecting the village of Les Prodains, located near Morzine, to the Avoriaz resort in just a few minutes. Modern and fast, it offers optimal comfort while providing spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. The Prodains Express Cable Car is one of the most convenient ways to reach Avoriaz from the Vallée d’Aulps and Morzine, offering an ideal alternative to the winding road from Morzine.
Below, you can find all the prices and schedules, whether in winter or summer.
You can also reserve your parking spot at Prodains directly through this link.
CABLE CAR SCHEDULES :
Winter schedules (12/12/2025 – 19/04/2026):
*Daily service interruption from 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Service resumes every 20 minutes from 8:00 PM until closing.
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OPENING
CLOSURE
Skiers
8:45 (Opening of the slopes)
17:15 (closing of the slopes)
Pedestrian - Monday to Thursday
7:00
21:00
Pedestrians - Friday and Saturday
7:00
00:00
Pedestrians - Sunday
7:00
22:00
WINTER RATES :
Prodains Express Lift Passes
Single
Round trip
Adult
8,90 €
14,20 €
Children
6,40 €
10,30 €
Youth / Seniors
8,00 €
12,80 €
SUMMER PEDESTRIAN RATES PRODAINS EXPRESS :
Pedestrian passes
Rates
Simple ascent
6.70 €
Up and Down
7.80 €
Child: 5 to 15 years old / Youth: 16 to 25 years old / Adult: 26 to 64 years old / Senior: 65 years old and over.
SCHEDULES OF TICKET OFFICES :
The cashiers are open every day from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm
An automatic terminal is available after closing time for the purchase of your ski passes.
Prodains Parking:
Located at the bottom of the valley, the Prodains Express cable car provides quick access (4 minutes) from the Morzine valley to the Avoriaz resort. An open-air parking lot is located nearby.
The uncovered parking lot, with 540 spaces, is divided into two areas:
- Zone P0: for parking up to 12 hours
- Zone P1: for parking over 12 hours
Summer rates: Free
Winter rates:
- First 30 minutes free
Reservations can be made online on the Prodains parking website.
Duration
1 day
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7 days
Rates
€40
€40 / additional day of parking
€280
Rates
€26
€26 / additional day of parking
€182
Locate the Prodains Cable Car:
Find the map of Avoriaz
Unique for its mimetic architecture, the resort was designed in the 1960s with an avant-garde approach. Cars are not allowed in the resort, and the streets are completely covered in snow. Transportation is primarily on foot, by sled, or by horse-drawn carriage. Discover the resort map to navigate through Avoriaz.
Ski area and maps
Avoriaz 1800 is located in the heart of Portes du Soleil, one of the largest cross-border ski areas in the world, where 12 French and Swiss resorts are interconnected.
Pedestrian resort
Since its creation, Avoriaz 1800 has been designed as a car-free resort, with a unique concept of a 100% pedestrian village. In winter, people move around on skis through snowy streets where skiers, pedestrians and horse-drawn sleighs share a magical setting. In summer, cars are left behind in favour of walking, cycling or riding a scooter, in a peaceful, family-friendly atmosphere. Everything is within easy reach, surrounded by unspoiled nature. In Avoriaz, freedom and simplicity truly come to life.
Prodains Cable Car
At the dawn of the Avoriaz resort, in the early 1960s, it was decided to build a lift to allow skiers to access the resort from the Vallon des Ardoisières. The goal of this project was to avoid the winding road that connects Morzine, which is full of many hairpin bends. Construction of the cable car began in 1961, and the project was entrusted to the company Applevage. Inaugurated in 1962, this first cable car was a simple back-and-forth model, with an ascent time of about 7 minutes.
3S Express
From the 2000s, due to the importance of the link provided by the cable car, it was decided to replace it with a much more efficient system. The choice was made for the 3S cable car technology, which has the advantage of being both fast and having a very high capacity. The construction was entrusted to the French company Poma and the Italian company Leitner, both specialists in lift systems. The work began in the spring of 2012, and the new cable car was inaugurated a year later, in April 2013, just before the resort’s seasonal closure. The old cable car was dismantled the same year, but the top and bottom stations were retained.
