Chamonix News and Information
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CHAMFEST: new festival celebrating why #welovechamonix
At the heart of everything that drives us at Chamonix All Year is the motto #welovechamonix. This year we will be commemorating 15 years of that growing love, and through the vision of our fearless co-leader Jo Saw, will be giving back the community in style, with a new Chamonix festival! Jo and members of […]
Golf in Chamonix: why you should swing by!
Chamonix is home to an 18-hole golf course designed by the renowned Robert Trent Jones Senior. Located between the Mont Blanc Massif and the Aiguilles Rouges at the foot of the famous Drus, golf in Chamonix easily offers the best views over any golf course in the Alps. If you’re an experienced golfer this won’t […]
Why we love late-season skiing in Chamonix
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 […]
Chamonix All Year Snow Report – April 2018
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 valley – Spring activity suggestions
Blooming flowers means time for some blimming fun! Springtime is the ultimate best of both worlds in Chamonix, as a mix of late winter and early summer activities beckon. Cycle your way to a glacier hike, fly to your rafting session or take a helicopter to your horse-ride. Here is our list of Chamonix spring […]
Lowdown on April Music Festivals in Chamonix
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 […]
Everything you need for Chamonix spring skiing
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 […]
Chamonix All Year Snow Report – March 2018
Every Monday and Friday, our team is out in Chamonix bringing you up-to-date reports on the snow conditions in Chamonix, as well as the weather forecast and a round-up of what's on. Watch the latest Chamonix snow report and follow us on Facebook to be the first to see new videos twice a week.
Skiing the Vallée Blanche in Chamonix
Skiing Vallée Blanche, in the Mont Blanc massif (Chamonix), is an outstanding high-altitude off-piste experience. Exceptional in length and beauty, it descends from the top of the Aiguille du Midi, at 3,842m altitude, down to Chamonix 2,800m below. The Vallée Blanche is most famous for its spectacular glaciated terrain. As such, you need a minimum of […]
Throwback to Chamonix Winter Olympics & 2018 in Pyeongchang
In honour of the Winter Olympics 2018, we've taken a look back at the first time the competition was held back in 1924. Soon after the first modern Olympic games in 1896 the International Olympic Committee proposed a separate winter competition, and if it wasn’t for the break out of World War I, this event would have been held in Germany in 1916.