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Category Archives: Domaine de Balme

Domaine de Balme is at the head of the Chamonix valley beyond Argentiere. It is accessible from the village of Le Tour and also from Vallorcine. It is great to get your legs going on day 1 of a week; big wide open blues and reds plus loads of off-piste for the expert skiers though not easy to learn as it is not visible from a lift. Not great in poor visability as there is no treeline skiing to help with perspective. Easily accessed by bus to Le Tour village and by train to Vallorcine.

Our favourite way to get there is the train to Vallorcine, it’s a beautiful ride and you don’t play with traffic, there is very rarely a queue at Vallorcine and the lift takes you strainght into the tree skiing. Plus there is a fantastic restaurant at the train station at Vallorcine. Do check that the lift is working on the internet before committing to the train as it is occasionally closed due to avalanche risk or wind.

January skiing

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Breezy skiing off piste Chamonix

This season seems to be shaping up nicely with loads of snow and cold temperatures. Last week we had a lot of weather and this week has seen the return of sunshine. We have even managed to get a little … Read on… →

Ups and Downs Highs and Lows

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Fresh tracks at Le Tour

Recent snowfall has given a couple of superb blue sky powder days, swiftly followed by rain to above 2000m. It is now raining again in town and the forecst is for over a metre of snow at 1800m in the next 24hrs. Read on… →

Sliding around on piste and off

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Vallee Blanche

The stable weather over the last week has given great opportunities to explore the mountains both on piste and off piste.  The recent snowfall freshened up the pistes for brilliant conditions almost everywhere.  Off piste has been a similar story … Read on… →