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Chamonix Resort Guide

The Chamonix resort summary is: Chamonix has 49 lifts within its terrain that is suitable for beginner and intermediate levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 2805m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 69 trails at Chamonix.

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Chamonix Resort Guide

The Chamonix resort summary is: Chamonix has 49 lifts within its terrain that is suitable for beginner and intermediate levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 2805m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 69 trails at Chamonix.

Vertical:

Top: 3842m
Arrow
2805m
Bot: 1037m

Best for:

Beginners level skier
Beginners/
Intermediates

Pistes:

69
52%
35%
13%

Hectares of Ski:

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Snowmaking: Yes

Chamonix Lifts:

  • drag lift icon19
  • ski lift icon16
  • cablecar icon14
Total lifts = 49
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Visiting Chamonix

Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Chamonix.

  • Opens
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  • Closes
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  • Accommodation
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  • Restaurants | Bars
    80 | 20+
  • Nearest Airport
    Geneva
  • Nearest Train Station
    Chamonix
  • Tourist Office Website
    www.chamonet.com
  • Tourist Office Phone
    +33450530024

Chamonix Features

The terrain at Chamonix includes::

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What's it like at Chamonix resort?

Chamonix is a winter wonderland! The Chamonix Valley is consistently rated as one of the top ten ski resorts in the world, catering for every taste and ability. Chamonix, site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924, is a city of 10,000 residents and the main resort in a valley dominated by Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest mountain (15,770 feet). Chamonix valley can boast of some of the best skiing and scenery in the Alps and a hard-to-beat list of winter sports activities. One of the world's greatest runs is the 13-mile journey down the Valle Blanche glacier and the Sea of Ice, a drop of 9,200 feet; highest lift-served vertical descent in the world. Chamonix has six separate ski areas in the valley. They have a total of more than 90 miles of prepared slopes and trails and 49 lifts. Particularly popular with powder skiers and snowboarders is Les Grands Montets, which rises above the village of Argentiere which is near Chamonix. Noted for its tough terrain, the area's 20 miles of groomed runs are 50 percent, serious, black and only 10 percent easy. The vertical is just short of 6,800 feet. No one gets bored.

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    When's the snowiest month to visit Chamonix?

    MarchAverage: 4.1 snow days per week
    The snowiest week in Chamonix is week 1 of March. There are typically 4.1 snowy days during this week with 61 cm of snowfall. Check out the Chamonix Snow History graphs below.

    What's the snow currently like in Chamonix?

    A summary of the current snow conditions in Chamonix. View more information on the Chamonix detailed snow report page.

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    Chamonix snow depths:
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    Visitor Reviews of Chamonix

    Overall: 4.1 Based on 56 votes and 92 reviews

    • Snowsure 4.1
    • Variety of pistes 4.4
    • Off-piste 4.9
    • Scenery 4.7
    • Apres-Ski 4.5

    Martin from United Kingdom writes:

    This is from a piste skier’s perspective. Despite the smaller individual areas, Chamonix is still great. If you think carefully where to stay, you can use the quick reliable train to easily get to the Grand Montets, Flegere and Le Tour (Valloricine station). The buses are fine and really frequent but the train is easier.

    The Brevent-Flegere area is big enough to keep you happy for a couple of days and has terrific views. Le Tour (Balme) is better than I remembered. Grands Montets is really missing the top lift that’s being rebuilt.

    Food on the mountain has improved with more options than I remember from my last trip 10 years ago. Food in town is still really good with loads of choice.

    It’s easy to get to, I took an overnight bus from Paris which worked well. I arrived at 7, had breakfast in the Plan B hotel by the bus station and was skiing by 9. If that’s too extreme, Geneva airport is just over an hour away and there are good train services from Paris.

    If you’re a piste skier who occasionally ventures off-piste, Chamonix is poor as there are so many good powder skiers it gets tracked out in no time. The great off-piste is well away from the ski areas and quite serious.

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