The Chamonix valley provides unique scenery, skiing and life-style. Chamonix has 12 ski areas with different pistes for all standards and some of the best high mountain skiing in Europe. In the center of the resort you will find a lively and bustling atmosphere with many shops, bars, cafes and restaurants. The après-ski scene is relaxed and fun, and provide something for everyone. An efficient bus service links the various ski areas, allowing different pistes to be tested every day.
Love it or not, everyone knows Chamonix. Some people
think that it's the capital of Alpine sport because of its position next to Mont Blanc. Undoubtedly it is a beautiful town that offers a lot. There are plenty of good restaurants, things to do all year and it's just over an hour from Geneva airport. Chamonix is the oldest ski resort in France, and is really a big village of 10,000 people where the tradition of skiing combines with the diversities a town like this can give.
The Le Brevent cable car starts just above the town and rises to 8,000 foot. The areas of Les Houches, Le Tour and La Flegere are where beginners and intermediates will find many slopes to ski. The sunny slopes at the Les Pelerins, Le Savoy and Les Planards provide suitable slopes for beginners or children.
Les Grands Montets is the most popular ski area with the intermediates and more advanced skiers. Strong intermediates will want to accept the challenge of the reached by a two-stage cable car Aiguille du Midi. This is a 7,000 foot descent along the glacier of Vallee Blanche. Les Houches and Le Tour provide vast leisurely intermediate runs and more challenging runs at La Flégère and Le Brévent.
Snowboarders have their own territory - one park and 2 half-pipes. The number of the lifts that serve Chamonix is 48.
Eight mountain restaurants and 80 more located nearby serve everything from French and Italian cuisine to Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Indian and Savoyard. In the resort you will see a lot of shops, 10 banks, 3 post offices, and 4 laundrettes. Child care services are available for ages over 6 months to 12 years old.
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