Avoriaz Launches The Hottest Spring Break Party Weekend Of 2011
Snowy mountains meet sandy beaches when ski and snowboard resort Avoriaz hosts sun, ski and boarding parties in the Alps during the Spring Break weekend, from Saturday 23rd to Monday 25th April 2011.
LONDON, ENGLAND, March 16, 2011
Avoriaz's beach make-over will play host to a party crowd this Easter break for wakeboarding sessions and competitions, roof-top concerts, exotic sandy bars and terraces, shopping markets, snow and sand volleyball and of course great skiing and snowboarding!Pro wakeboarding competition qualifying rounds will kick off at 3pm on Saturday in the centre of Avoriaz, with the most skilled riders boarding-it-out for the championship crown on Sunday afternoon.
Rookies will also have the chance to take part in free wakeboarding amateur sessions on Saturday and Sunday from 10am. All riders - from great boarders to great fallers - will be captured for online films so they can share their moves. Then on Monday the best amateur wakeboarding clubs in France and Switzerland will board their hearts out to be named the best riders in the Alps.
The fun-in-the-sun will also include special beach and Latin terraces for lunchtime beers and après ski parties, open-air music, and beach and snow volleyball.
Bargain hunters will also love the discounted goodies available at the markets, offering great value on sportswear, skis, snowboards, and mountain souvenirs.
Then at sunset the party starts; from 8pm Avoriaz's bars will kick into Spring Break mode with full on clubbing from midnight until dawn.
Visit http://www.avoriaz-events.com or http://www.avoriaz.com for more information and to see a full programe of the weekend.
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Located between Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva, at the very heart of the Portes du Soleil skiing area, Avoriaz enjoys superb weather conditions and high snowfall. It is a unique resort that is completely pedestrianised with every apartment, chalet and hotel being accessible on skis. Avoriaz is just an hour and a quarter away from Geneva airport and is it's nearest high altitude resort.
Travellers can expect to arrive in resort in less than three hours from their departure from London airports making it one of the quickest journeys from the city to ski piste of any resort.
The Portes du Soleil ski area in numbers:
• 280 pistes stretching over 650 km
• 26 black/105 red/112 blue/37 green pistes
• 201 mountain lifts
• 650 km of groomed slopes
• 9 snowparks
• 89 slope-side restaurants
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