After having our horizons restricted during the multiple Covid-19 lockdowns of the last 18 months, Chamonix is the perfect place to get back out there: breathe the fresh air, stretch your legs and get back into nature's wide-open spaces. To celebrate, the Tourist Office has organised 25 free activities in Chamonix for visitors to enjoy this summer 2021.

Chamonix is known worldwide for its amazing skiing but also that the lift system and the ski areas in Chamonix is a little different to most other ski resorts. Where you normally get on one lift and make your way through the skiable area, in Chamonix there are six separate ski areas, most of which […]

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 […]

Since April 2020, Chamonix All Year is very proud to be offering cancellation protection to all bookings in order to offer a risk-free holiday booking guarantee. “Reserve without Reservation” All our guests can now cancel for any reason, up to 21 days before arrival, and receive a full refund of your accommodation costs (minus admin […]

At Chamonix All Year we are en eclectic bunch. We come from all walks of life, we are young and (!) not so young, we represent many cultures and upbringings, we are guys and gals. But the one thing we have in common is landing here in Chamonix, all of us drawn to the mountains, […]

Here at CAY we love these February weeks, the ski season is in full swing, the chaos and indulgence of Christmas and New Year and Half Term is behind us, and we’re full of beans. However, we have been known to be over enthusiastic. There have been early season wipe outs, old injuries tweaked, new muscles […]

Chamonix All Year is committed to giving you the low down on all the action in the valley, so here’s the latest round up of winter events and entertainment to see you through to the end of the season! We’re covering everything from museum trips and nights out to ice skating, music and avalanche awareness […]

If you’ve skied the Vallée Blanche, climbed Mont Blanc or explored other routes in the valley you will know that having a Chamonix mountain guide is not just a nicety but a necessity.  To many it sounds like a dream – after all, they get paid to ski fresh powder! But what does it take to become […]

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 […]