Chamonix News and Information
Read the latest Chamonix news and discover great things to do in Chamonix for your summer or winter holiday.

Via Ferrata in Chamonix: what you need
What equipment do you need to complete the Via Ferrata in Chamonix? Our handy guide explains and describes the route, as well as telling you how to book.

Unlimited free refills! Alpine springs in Chamonix
Freshen up your holiday with our favourite fresh water sources in Chamonix! On hot summer days it’s easy to empty your water bottle quickly. Our handy guide to local water sources in Chamonix lists all the places you can top up. Protecting our environment By using a reusable bottle you can incorporate these water source destinations into your […]

More than melted cheese: Savoyarde local cuisine in Chamonix
Isolated for months during long, snowy winters with nothing but cheese and potatoes… no, it’s not the next ski holiday fad! It’s the way the Haute-Savoie locals of long ago survived on the Alpine foods they produced themselves that would stay the distance, remaining preserved for sustenance throughout the season. Perhaps you’re interested in the […]

Guide to Chamonix Marathon du Mont Blanc
The Chamonix Marathon, known locally as the Marathon du Mont Blanc, is much more than 26.2 miles… For a start, as we’re in France, all the distances are in kilometres rather than in miles, so the marathon is in fact a 42km distance race. But putting metric versus imperial aside, there are now 8 races taking […]

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 […]