Sunday 14th December at 6pm Chambelles are singing again this Christmas at the Eglise Reformee (Little church near the train station). This is a great little Chamonix event to get you in the festive spirit. Family friendly sing along with … Read on…
New opening date is now 13th December. Once again Courmayeur have delayed opening the lift system due to insufficient snowfall in the last week or so. Chamonix has had mild weather and the temperature has not been low enough even … Read on…
January 23rd – 25th a 3 day course in Chamonix to learn ski touring techniques Lead by an IFMGA Mountain Guide this course will cover: How to use skins, bindings and ski crampons effectively. How to interpret avalanche and … Read on…
Airport Transfers from 2€ each way The service will start up on the 20th December 2014 and you can book from the 1st December. It will run 32 times a day from Geneva Airport to the train station in Chamonix. … Read on…
Terrace Bar Monday evenings 7.15pm Once again there will be an Avalanche Awareness lecture in La Terrace Bar on Monday evenings this winter. Supported by Arc’teryx the clothing brand the lecture will be 100% FREE. The talks last just over … Read on…
Recent reports suggest that Italy has had more fresh snow that Chamonix so far this winter. Facebook has had pictures of snowboarders up at Le Tour in Chamonix and some powder hounds in Cervinia. Needless to say they have not … Read on…
Freeride facilities in Chamonix Apart from the acres and acres of off-piste hits and lips in the different ski domains around the Chamonix Valley there are some new developments of the fabricated kind in Chamonix this winter. Construction is underway … Read on…
This is a great little video produced to show off Chamonix. Something for everybody!
The venerable Compagnie du Mont Blanc has “provisional” opening dates for different lift systems in the Chamonix valley. Of course, at this stage they are all dependent on the snow conditions but in the past we have had some of … Read on…
We have already mentioned the new lift at Grands Montets to replace the old Plan Jouran. The new 84 cabin gondola will whisk riders up to 2,130m in seven minutes, carrying up to 3200 people an hour. The overall cost … Read on…
