Chamonix
Ski resort. For professionals: in Chamonix there are the most difficult and dangerous black slopes - slopes under the Grands Montets funicular, Pointe de Vue (Pointe de Vue) and Pylones (Pylones). The famous 24 km Vallee Blanche descent is not recommended to be overcome without an escort - it passes through dangerous sections of the glacier and is marked as off-piste skiing. Some of the red pistes in the Le Brevin area are low, narrow, with sharp turns and bumpy in places.
For the intermediate level: wonderful easy wooded slopes in the areas of Le Tour (Le Tour) and Les Houches (Les Houches) - red and blue slopes. If this seems not enough for you, then you can use the shared Chamonix-Courmayeur ski pass and cross over the Aiguille du Midi to Italy.
For beginners: at first, beginners will be upset by the disunity of the ski areas and the difficulties associated with it, but this feeling will go away as soon as you get on the skis, since the ski areas for beginners are practically isolated from other slopes and you will not be disturbed by flying at crazy speed professionals. For the first time, use the slopes of La Vormaine, Les Chosalets, Les Planards and Le Savoy.
Chamonix is a meeting place for those who are passionate about the mountains, however, in addition to skiing, mountaineering, rock climbing, this resort can offer you tennis courts, golf courses and many other entertainments: casinos, cinemas, discos, restaurants and bars Also in Chamonix there is an Alpine museum, a bridge club. Every week there are excursions to Annecy, Megeve, Geneva. Walks in a horse-drawn carriage are made around the city (25 min - 50 euros).
Shops in Chamonix are open from 10.00 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 19.00. The market is open on Saturdays.
If you have a ski pass, the bus ride to the ski lifts is free. Buses run from 8.00 to 24.00 throughout the Chamonix Valley. There is a regular service between Chamonix and Le Tour, and easy access to the cable stations at Lognan les Grands Montets and Le Tour. (Schedule may change. ).
