subject: 5 Reasons for Ski Holidays in the French Ski Resort of Chamonix [print this page] 5 Reasons for Ski Holidays in the French Ski Resort of Chamonix.
In our opinion at Azzure Holidays, Chamonix is one of the best ski resorts in France. Chamonix is famous for Mont Blanc and its huge off piste ski bowls but we want to tell you why its also a great place for everyone's ski holidays!
The ski resort of Chamonix is a large town with skiing spread over 6 ski areas up and down the Chamonix Valley. Each ski area has its own characteristics and throughout your ski holiday in Chamonix you should try and explore as many of them as possible. So what are the key questions for skiing Chamonix
1) Is the snow any good?
Oh yeah! Chamonix is a snow sure resort and is open for longer than most other ski resorts in the French alps. The Chamonix ski resort doesn't normally close until around 10th May each spring. Most of the skiing in Chamonix is above 2,000m altitude so its high up allowing the long season
2) What sort of skiing is there?
Well like we said Chamonix has 6 ski areas Les Houches, Brevent, Flegere, Aiguille du Midi, Grands Montets and Le Tour.
Les Houches and Le Tour are the best areas for easy family skiing in trees with many blue and red runs as well as some blacks.
Brevent, Flegere and Les Grands Montets are a little steeper and more suited to intermediate and advanced skiers. All of them have a lot of off piste to explore and a range of intermediate and advanced pistes to get your teeth into.
L'Aiguille du Midi is an off piste only domain where it is essential you take a mountain guide. This area is famous for the Vallee Blanche, a 22km off piste ski run finishing on the Mer de Glace glacier.
3) What is included on the lift pass?
Oh have you got a treat!! There are two lift passes in Chamonix the Chamonix Le Pass' and Mont Blanc Unlimited'. The Mont Blanc Unlimited' pass gives you access to all 6 of the Chamonix ski areas as well as the ski resorts of Verbier and Courmayeur all included on one pass.
The Chamonix Le Pass' is cheaper and gives you access to Brevent, Flegere, Grands Montets and Le Tour.
4) What is the transport in the ski resort like?
All skiers know what its like to hang around for ages waiting for the ski bus to arrive and Chamonix used to be bad for this. Well not now! As of last season the ski buses run up and down the valley every 15 minutes making the whole valley accessible no matter where you are staying.
If you have a Mont Blanc Unlimited' ski pass you can also get a free ski bus to Courmayeur so you can go skiing in Italy for the day. This needs to be reserved the night before.
5) Ok so I want to go skiing in Chamonix but where can I stay?
There are a huge number of chalets, hotels and apartments in Chamonix that cater to all budgets from back packers hostels to 5 star chalets, so you won't be short of somewhere to stay.
At Azzure Holidays we have a number of luxury ski apartments with swimming pools, saunas and hot tubs, as well as luxury 5 star ski chalets. You can find more information on accommodation from the Tourist Office.
See you know all the reasons to take a ski holiday in Chamonix - we'll be seeing you on the slopes!
5 Reasons for Ski Holidays in the French Ski Resort of Chamonix
By: Azzure Holidays
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