For peace of mind during your ski holiday or season, make sure you are properly covered in the event of an accident! When you buy your ski passes, you are offered the option to add on ski insurance in Chamonix too. The following FAQs outline what this insurance is, what it covers, and explains the […]

Chamonix has so many dimensions it may as well be string theory! From luxury chalets to skiing, from climbing to flying, and even shopping, the list is long (how long is a piece of string!?). In this article, we’ve marked our favourite musical, sporting and cultural events on offer for winter 2018/19. Take a browse […]

Read our guide to your Chamonix-Martigny day trip including how to get there (train or car) and what to do when you get there. Find out more.

In this two-part series about two of our favourite locations beyond the Tunnel du Mont Blanc (see part one on Turin here), Chamonix All Year has teamed up with Italian bloggers. This week Martina from The Ski Guru helps us explain what makes Courmayeur so special (clue – the way to our hearts is through our […]

Winter 2018-19 is promising to be another great season, with new attractions opening and more improvements to the lift infrastructure. Last year saw bumper snowfall with many declaring it the best season in a decade (or more!) and we’re looking ahead to another amazing winter! Ski lift openings in Winter 2018-19 Two of Chamonix’s ski […]

Every year, hard-working skiers find that they have been the victims of a ski chalet scam, and that their dream chalet holiday has gone up in smoke. At Chamonix All Year, not a season goes by where we aren’t contacted by distraught holiday-makers who have been conned out of a booked ski chalet. You don’t […]

The end of the winter season 2017/2018 has arrived. With a surprising amount of fresh snow, a great deal of snow coverage and a growing amount of soft, sugary piste snow, it’s now or never to get up the lifts in Chamonix Mont Blanc. Wax and sharpen your skis or snowboard and enjoy the inevitable “goggle […]

Our roving reporter brings you the best of the spring ski conditions in April, finishing up the same week that the main lifts close in Chamonix. But the skiing will carry on at Les Grands Montets until 1st May!

Chamonix is known as the birthplace of modern ski mountaineering, but now it’s become an iconic gathering spot of a different kind too… the kind that likes to party! And there’s no better time to get involved than for the April music festivals in Chamonix. Since the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924 Chamonix has […]

We’ve already explored the reasons why spring skiing is so popular in Chamonix – from cheaper lift passes to longer days. Next up is what you’ll need to bring with you to make the most of it. Read on for some top tips on adjusting your kit for the change of seasons and as well […]