Chamonix News and Information
Read the latest Chamonix news and discover great things to do in Chamonix for your summer or winter holiday.
The best times of year to visit Chamonix
If you are planning to visit Chamonix but you still haven’t chosen the best moment to come and enjoy the incredible landscapes and various activities, then this is the blog for you! Our guide will help you to pick the best week for your holiday in Chamonix, depending on the weather, cable car openings, the […]
Yoga & meditation classes in Chamonix
Any destination of great natural beauty guards a special energy. Practicing meditation, mindfulness and yoga are all ways to release bad energy, physical and mental stresses, and tap into the unique energy that surrounds Mont Blanc. From Flore our yoga mad Operations Director to mindful mummy Kirsteen in the sales team, our Chamonix All Year […]
Guide to Chamonix Sports Centres
When it comes to outdoor sports Chamonix, surrounded by sheer faced aiguilles and lofty snow-capped mountains, is a body of work. If however you take your attentions indoors, the list is but a long, well-conditioned, arm. Below we’ve outlined for you, from shoulder to fingertip, the long arm of Chamonix Sports Centres! In this article […]
How to train for winter in Chamonix
Once you’ve learnt to ski, it’s great to know that you can head off on your holiday and pick up where you left off each year. However, there are many muscles that you’ll use for skiing that you might not use the rest of the year, even if you lead quite an active lifestyle. Many of […]
Top 10 independent Chamonix sports shops
Chamonix is home to all the biggest sport retail players in France and the world. But, just like David and Goliath, sometimes it’s the little guy that nails the bulls eye shot. Just because some of these Chamonix sports shops are independent doesn’t mean they are the underdogs though, and some of the following family businesses have […]
Introducing Musilac Mont Blanc: a new Chamonix music festival
Historically of Aix-Les-Bains Musilac is celebrating its 15th anniversary with an exciting extension to Chamonix Mont Blanc in April 2018 – 19th, 20th and 21st. Get your head around the Musilac festival Chamonix with our introductory guide below, ahead of the announcement of artists and pending sale of ticket. We go into detail about what you can […]
Summer photo competition results
#SummerAbove comes to an end: Prize Draw With the first snow appearing across the Alps in the last few weeks, it seems that summer is officially over. With full hearts we announce the end of our inaugural #SummerAbove photo competition which took place throughout social media platflorms, but was a huge success on Instagram. We thank all […]
How to find work on a winter season in Chamonix
Welcome to Autumn, when the air gets cold, the leaves turn brown and summer loves to go back to Australia (why Sandy?!). It’s also the time of year when you should be updating your CV and applying for ski season jobs for the upcoming winter season in Chamonix. Why do a Winter Season in Chamonix? If you’re […]
Shopping in Chamonix: Designer labels & high fashion
The best things in life, and Chamonix, are free… but that’s not to say you can’t enjoy some retail therapy too with shopping in Chamonix during your stay! Chamonix Mont Blanc is known the world over for its stunning scenery and extreme sports. However the town has also been a popular shopping destination for decades, […]
What you need for a ski season in Chamonix
Before being a seasonnaire on a ski season Chamonix existed, before snowboards were invented, before the first chairlift was ever imagined, the pioneers of ski-tourism were making their annual winter pilgrimage to Chamonix. During the first half of the nineteenth century, the upper and middle classes first began flocking to Chamonix to marvel at the […]