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Le Brevent is on the south facing side of the valley so enjoys a lot of sunshine. The main lift from the valley was replaced a few years ago and is super speedy (for Chamonix) however the car park at the lift station is super expensive.

At the base of the main lift there is the Savoy nursery slope which is great for complete beginners. The main area up the mountain does have a nursery slope but it is now a little disconnected as you need to hike to get to it from the top of the main gondola.

Great area for intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders. Le Brevent was the original venue for the olympic ski competition and has hosted the RED BULL extreme skiing competitions more recently. Needless to say that there is some amazing off-piste terrain accessible from the lifts and also some great ski touring and backcountry boarding routes for all abilities.

The piste down to the valley bottom is marked as a black but is on the tame end of the scale; it is quite narrow in places with switchbacks so if it is open it is better done early in the day rather than at the end with everyone else who wants to ski off the mountain.

If you are thirsty at all DO NOT go to Altitude 2000 restaurant by the nursery slope. It is the most expensive mountain restaurant in the valley. Years ago I got stung 13 € for a coke and have never been back since.

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… →

First tracks in at Le Brevent

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Yvonne

Today the Brevent area opened the lifts to skiers. The top was closed and the link to La Flegere but there were some cheeky shots to be found between the runs. The groomed pistes were in perfect condition. More dumps … Read on… →

Ski touring season and some awesome conditions

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Ski touring Autannes Chamonix

The snow conditions back country have been amazing this past week. We have ventured over the Autannes from Le Tour and had numerous excursions from the Aiguille du Midi. As one of the group said “that is the best ski I have ever had”. Read on… →

Pockets of Powder snow

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Breezy at La Flegere

The super cold temperatures have kept the snow in fantastic condition even on the south facing slopes of Brevent and Flegere. One has to work a little harder each descent to find the untracked stuff but there is plenty out there to go round. More snow due on Wednesday of this week, our day off, bring it on. Read on… →

Tour with the Pisteurs at Le Brevent

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Piste Basher

At 13:30hrs we had a Tour booked with the Pisteurs at le Brevent. We found our guide, Matieu, at the top of the gondola easily and spent an hour and a half with him as he talked about the work they do and how they make the domain safe. It was fascinating as he talked through all the different systems and options they have for avalanche control. Breezy even got to play with some fuses for explosives. Read on… →