Browsing entries tagged with Chamonix
3 Mar 2022
Chamonix Mont Blanc in France, Sun Valley in Idaho and Snowbasin in Utah have been added to the Ikon Pass or next winter, offering even more options to the ski pass from Alterra Mountain Company that scans…
28 Oct 2021
The legendary French ski resort of Chamonix is offering free lessons and ski courses for beginners, intermediate and expert skiers, over specific dates this winter. The group lessons and courses can be…
1 Jun 2021
The French ski resorts of Chamonix has been forced to reconfigure its world-famous Montenvers-Mer de Glace site as a result of global warming and last week confirmed a huge spend to make skiing the Vallée…
24 Nov 2020
It’s over two years since the cable car to the top of Chamonix’s iconic, glacial Grands Montets ski area was destroyed by fire. We now hear that the lift company ‘hopes’ to have…
21 May 2020
Mountain resorts in France are opening for summer skiing as coronavirus lockdown measure in the country are slowly lifted. Today, the Aiguille du Midi cable car in Chamonix opens for skiers for the second…
26 Nov 2018
Are you a snowboarder who wants to learn how to go touring? Tour operator Action Outdoors, the UK arm of French association UCPA, has launched dedicated splitboarding courses this winter in the ski resorts…
19 Oct 2018
A Chamonix tour operator has compiled a top tip sheet of advice to help skiers avoid being caught out by the ever-present chalet scams that circulate the internet at this time of year. Every winter, people…
13 Sep 2018
The Lognan mid-station of the Grands Montets cable car in Chamonix, France caught fire at 1.40pm on Tuesday 11th September, suffering damage that may not be fixed in time for the ski season. While no one…
1 Aug 2018
La Folie Douce, the world renowned après ski bar and restaurant chain has recently confirmed that they will open their first hotel in Chamonix. The Chamonix La Folie Douce Hotel is set to open in December…
30 Nov 2017
“Nothing can now change the fact that snow conditions in the Alps in early December will be vastly better than they have been for the last three seasons,” says our snow guru Fraser Wilkin, founder…
16 Aug 2017
Crystal Ski Holidays is looking for two volunteers to help clean up one of France’s most iconic glaciers. The Mer de Glace in Chamonix is France’s longest glacier and one of the most renowned. Crystal…
10 Aug 2017
The ski resort of Chamonix will host a new music festival next spring which it hopes will become “the” closing party in the Alps. Musilac Mont-Blanc will be a winter version of the rock-pop Musilac…
31 Jan 2017
This week’s opening event of the Freeride World Tour in Chamonix has been cancelled due to unsafe conditions. The first event of the tour that pits the world’s best freeride skiers against each other…
14 Dec 2016
French Alps specialist Peak Retreats, best known for its wide selection of self-catering ski accommodation, has teamed up with Club Med to offer all-inclusive ski holidays. In response to what it says…
19 Oct 2016
We have already reported on the huge improvements in the major French ski resorts of Val d’Isère and Alpe d’Huez, as well as the new chairlift in La Plagne from Plagne Montalbert to Aime 2000 in the…
30 Aug 2016
Ski tour operator Inghams has added the resort of Montgenèvre in France to its programme for the forthcoming season. Inghams will offer two chalets in Montgenèvre, the3.5 diamond Chalet Rocher de L’Aigle…
17 Aug 2016
Two big-name, iconic North American ski resorts have been added to the Mountain Collective pass, beefing up its already impressive list. Revelstoke in British Columbia and Telluride in Colorado are the…
23 May 2016
Question: when was this photograph taken? Mid winter? A couple of months ago? Answer: This morning. The Chamonix-based ski manufacturer Zag posted it on Facebook with the caption “Who said winter was…
4 May 2016
Summer in the French Alps is booming — with record numbers of visitors heading to the mountains during the warmer months. According to MGM French Properties, more than 12 million people visited the French…
31 Mar 2016
A new website has launched matching skiers of a similar ability to share the cost of a local instructor or mountain guide. The idea was spawned by powder junkie friends Archie Hardyment and Will Tyzack.…
6 Jan 2016
The snow has continued to fall this week, with many resorts already claiming a metre of the white stuff, with much more to come. The heaviest falls have been mainly in the northern French, and northern…
24 Nov 2015
Ski tour operator Peak Retreats has teamed up with Helly Hansen to offer skiers the chance to win a ski outfit for the coming season. Helly Hansen provides uniform for 40,000 ski and mountain workers in…
6 Nov 2015
The French ski resort of Megève will this year join the Mont Blanc Unlimited Ski Pass — giving skiers and snowboarders access to nearly 1,000km of skiing in three different countries. The Mont Blanc…
28 Jan 2015
Skiers and snowboarders in the Alps are being warned to take even more care over the next days as the forecast snow starts to fall. The anticipated “big storm” in the next few days comes on the back…
24 Oct 2014
We know the ski season is on its way — the latest Warren Miller film is about to be released. “No Turning Back”, Warren Miller’s 65th annual ski film, begins its UK tour in Reading on 10 November,…
26 Sep 2014
The ski shows in London and Manchester are only one month away — and we have four pairs of tickets to each event worth £24 and £20 respectively to give away. The shows kick of 24 October in Manchester,…
29 Jul 2014
The ski resort of Chamonix will be relieved of a significant lift queue this season — thanks to the replacement of the Plan Joran chair lift from Argentière to Les Grands Montet. The old four-man chair…
23 Jan 2014
A British snowboarder who works in central London during the week and commutes to the Alps at the weekend has come second in the first stage of the Swatch Freeride World Tour (FWT). Sascha Hamm, 37, is…
21 Jan 2014
A ski hire company is offering parents the ability to keep tabs on the whereabouts of their children on the slopes, with the addition of a child-friendly GPS and app. Skiset, which has hire shops all over…
1 Dec 2013
Splash out on some new ski kit and it could come with a one-day or two-for-one lift pass. Outdoor clothing specialist Helly Hansen has teamed up with 20 resorts to offer ski passes to skiers and snowboarders…
13 Nov 2013
Confident on a red run and fit enough to ski all day, every day in all conditions? Fancy skiing the vertical equivalent of Mount Everest three days in a row to raise money for charity? The Monster Ski…
28 Oct 2013
It’s not just the UK that has been in the grip of a storm — in the past 24 hours there has been heavy snowfall in Canada’s Banff-Lake Louise-Sushine Village. The tourist office has issued a statement…
8 Oct 2013
The Telegraph Ski and Snowboard Shows take place at the end of this month, with a massive 20,000 lift passes to give away. Some of the world’s best-known ski resorts, including Chamonix, Les 3 Vallées…
20 Sep 2013
Crystal Ski Holidays has teamed up with ski school Evolution 2 to offer social skiing for its customers in France. In February British tour operators withdrew ski hosting or guiding from their programmes…
20 May 2013
A British snowboarder has died after falling 1,000m down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix. It is understood he was trying to ski the Vallée Blanche with another man but had turned for…
10 Feb 2013
Piste maps from Aspen and Vail in Colorado, Sun Valley in Idaho, Squaw Valley and Mammoth Mountain in California and Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont are among some of the 38 US ski resorts added to Google…
2 Feb 2013
Avalanche warnings are high across the Alps this morning following heavy snowfalls – with more expected in the next few days. Miserable, warm and rainy conditions gave way to heavy snow overnight, which…
11 Jan 2013
Temperatures are dropping and it’s snowing again in the Alps. Just when everyone is heading back to work after the New Year break, the snow is coming — and it’s much needed after this week’s warm…
26 Sep 2012
Two Chamonix mountain guides caught in the avalanche in Nepal at the weekend are still missing. Rémy Lécluse (pictured) and Greg Costa, who were in their tents on Mount Manaslu with world-famous extreme…
23 Sep 2012
Legendary freeskier Glen Plake has been confirmed alive after being caught in an avalanche in the Himalayas this morning (Sunday). Glen, 48, was among the climbers, mountaineers and freeskiers caught in…
17 Sep 2012
Visitors to this year’s Ski and Snowboard Show in London can claim a free day’s lift pass at one of six top resorts. Verbier, Chamonix, Tremblant, Aosta Valley, Mount Washington and Norway are offering…
30 Mar 2012
A British ski tourer has died after a fall in Chamonix on Friday 30 March. The man, reported to be 56 years old and a resident of the resort, fell on ice and plunged 100ft to his death off the Crochues-Berard…
26 Mar 2012
There will soon be a new attraction for Chamonix, home to mountaineering, challenging skiing and big scenery. The ‘Glaciorium’ is due to open in May 2012. The Compagnie du Mont Blanc will soon…
3 Feb 2012
It’s race weekend in Chamonix-Les Houches, as the resorts welcome the world’s best men in Alpine downhill to the legendary Kandahar course. Up to 40,000 spectators are expected to arrive in…
15 Dec 2011
The Swatch Freeride World Tour is back for a fifth season and has announced its first Scandinavian stop. The series, which features extreme skiing and boarding by the world’s best mountain riders,…
12 Aug 2011
Chamonix’s Adventure Film Festival kicks off on 16 August, and will include the European premier of the film ‘Cold’ – following the first winter ascent of an 8000m peak. The festival…
21 Feb 2011
Why settle for one classic resort, when you can day trip out to another? Chamonix has introduced a new bus service to Verbier, as part of the Swiss resort’s recent inclusion on the Mont Blanc Unlimited…
17 Feb 2011
A restaurant opening in Chamonix last winter has just been awarded a ‘Bib Gourmand’ by Michelin for its innovative and good value meals. The Café de l’Arve opened in 2010, as part of…
30 Jan 2011
Is it Chamonix, or the firm piste conditions of recent weeks taking their toll? But the latest World Cup downhill racing seems to have been jinxed by a few crashes – the worst resulting in Canada’s…
28 Jan 2011
World Cup action is underway in Les Houches for this weekend’s Kandahar races. And spectators outside of the Chamonix valley can take advantage of special shuttles and trains for just one euro. While…
21 Jan 2011
Fans hoping to catch the Freeride World Tour in Chamonix will be disappointed – unless they head for the other side of Mont Blanc, to Courmayeur. The international freeride event was due to kick off…
22 Nov 2010
Chamonix has a new British-run ski school this winter, providing a choice of courses throughout the season. Gravity Ski School is founded by Chris Fecher – a long-term resident of the resort and the…
9 Nov 2010
The building dates back to the 19th century, but the complete renovation of a Les Houches-St Gervais mountain hotel has whisked it to eco-modern 21st century status. The Bellevue is new, rebuilt on the…
8 Apr 2010
The season is still in full swing in Chamonix, where the new Winter Sessions Weekender will keep the party spirit going between 16 and 18 April. The Winter Sessions Weekender is a newly launched three-day…
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