MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS
Ever listened to live jazz at 2,000m above sea level? The Cosmo Jazz Festival in Chamonix makes for a mindblowing experience.
CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC
A land of legend crammed full of history and sporting feats, a natural environment that will take your breath away.
The Chamonix valley is mythical, unique and incomparable, it is a land of legend crammed full of history and sporting feats, a natural environment that will take your breath away.
A Mecca for skiers, snowboarders and free riders with the mythical area “les Grands-Montets” and the descent of "Vallee Blanche" but also different places for intermediate and beginners. In Chamonix, both high level competitors and total novices seeking to learn will achieve their own legend and their own pace and in total safety.
Sports and leisure activities: more than 46 different sports are practiced in the Chamonix Valley during the summer season, including hiking, mountaineering, paragliding, golfing…
Hikers of all levels are invited to discover the Valley by foot, from pleasant strolls to demanding alpine approaches. The Aiguille du Midi cable, from there an unforgettable view of the Mont-Blanc range unfolds all around.
The Montenvers and mer de glace is an exceptional sightseeing excursion on the nostalgic red cog railway that takes visitors up to the “sea of ice “glacier.
The Mont-Blanc tramway, the cable car of the Brévent…. Easily, the lift system in the Chamonix Valley enables anyone to reach a unique alpine environment of shaded forests, scintillating glaciers, alpine meadows and dramatic peaks.
Chamonix Mont Blanc
- Altitude 1035 - 4808 m
- Inhabitants (Town) 9318
- Guest Beds (Town) 21511
- Restaurants 120
- Shops 400
- Hiking (Winter) 17 km
- Hiking (Summer) 350 km
- Lifts 47
- Ski Slopes 155 km
- Longest Downhill 7 km
- Cross Country 45 km
- Airport Genf (1h); Lyon (2h)
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LIVING THE DREAM IN CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC
Living your dream takes a lot of determination. Yet Chamonix based entrepreneurial craftsman Peter Steltzner is doing just that.
INTELLIGENTLY CRAZY
Not being scared to jump off the face of a cliff doesn’t mean you’re not scared to build your own house, says wingsuit jumper Roch Malnuit.
SIMPLE BUT NOT PLAIN
Conviviality is the nicest word in a chef’s vocabulary, says Mickey Bourdillat of Le Matafan.
THE FABRIC OF FLIGHT
Returning to her roots in Chamonix offered a magical twist to the career of fashion designer Valérie Pache
MARATHON FARMER
“I always dreamt of having a farm in the mountains. I was lucky,” says Gérard Berrux of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
„MOUNTAINS ARE MY SUPERMODELS“
Mario Colonel is passionate about mountains – and one of the world’s best mountain photographers.
BORN IN MECCA
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc feels like home to almost any freerider out there. To Léo Slemett it actually is.
THE KNIFE MAKER FROM MONT BLANC
In the 1960s, in a garage in California, Steve Jobs built his first computer. Four decades before, Walt Disney had turned his uncle’s garage into a film set where Alice was supposed to be frightened by the Queen of Hearts.
WHEN ONE MARATHON IS NOT ENOUGH
Once a year Chamonix hosts what is considered one of the world’s most difficult foot races: the Ultra-Trail around the Mont Blanc.
DELICATE GIANTS
The icy glaciers of the Mont Blanc massif have shaped the lives of the local people for many centuries. Environmental changes can have drastic effects on the delicate glacial ecosystem.
MONT BLANC, MON AMOUR
We meet two versions of Christian Mollier at Espace Tairraz, one of Chamonix' alpine museums:
THE NOT SO COMMON THREAD OF EMMA WIBAULT
“I want my designs to tell a story” – Interior designer Emma Wibault on ideas and finding inspiration in every day life.
THE SWEET LIFE IN THE SEA OF ICE
In his hut at 2,200 metres above sea level, Claude bakes the best cakes of the region.
A (BREATHTAKING) SEA OF ICE AND SNOW
Chamonix is a Mecca of alpine sports, where the crème de la crème of freeride skiers gathers each winter.
