During the lockdown with COVID-19 everyone has become very good at working and socialising remotely. When you’re on zoom chatting to friends or work colleagues but wish you were in the mountains then don’t worry, we now have the perfect solution! You can use backgrounds and our selection of mountain zoom backgrounds are a perfect […]

We’ve all been in lockdown for several weeks now, but that hasn’t stopped many of us from continuing with our beloved pub quizzes. We’ve adopted video chat technology to organise regular quizzes with friends and family. But as time has gone on, it’s getting harder to think of questions that haven’t been asked before! Chamonix […]

The 20th edition of this legendary course, the Kandahar World Cup is back! Hosting two Men’s World Cup events, the piste at Les Houches will see the elite men skiing Slalom and Parallel Giant Slalom in just a few weeks time, the 8th/ 9th February. It has been four years since the Kandahar hosted these […]

With so many restaurants to choose from in Chamonix — from Japanese and Canadian to Swedish and traditional Savoyard cuisine — opening a new restaurant is no small challenge. Yet that’s exactly what the owners of The Dainty pizza set out to do. The premises, located on the outer ring of Chamonix Sud, had previously […]

Accommodation, a place to stay, somewhere to rest your head after a long day on the mountains, to leave your bags while you take in the valley’s adventures. Some think the accommodation is the boring part of your holiday but let’s face it, your choice of holiday provider and accommodation can make or break your […]

Just a tunnel away the Aosta Valley awaits this summer loaded with gastronomy, history and activities too. We’ve made a list below of summer attractions in the Aosta valley, on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, in order of their distance from the French border. Starting with the closest ones at the top, make your […]

Welcome back! We’ve been through the most common route of the tour du Mont Blanc, heading counter clockwise from Les Houches but what about the practicalities along the way. If you missed out on our route guide visit see part one here. Where to stay along the Tour du Mont Blanc As you can see […]

Somehow, if the idea of walking around the imposing Mont Blanc massif has wormed its way into your brain, you have probably found yourself here, reading up about the tour du mont blanc standard route and important sights along the way, along with this we will throw our top tips on how you might accomplish […]

Suddenly as interseason in Chamonix arrives, the valley walls are painted with the stroke of a dusty orange ombré. Amber hues fill the horizon as frost and snow returns to the mountain caps above. A warm fuzzy scarf is calling your name… and so is Chamonix All Year! As the school holidays approach at the […]