Places to see in ( Chamonix - France )
Places to see in ( Chamonix - France )
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (usually shortened to Chamonix) is a resort area near the junction of France, Switzerland and Italy. At the base of Mont Blanc, the highest summit in the Alps, it's renowned for its skiing. Year-round, cable cars take visitors up to several nearby peaks with panoramic views, including Aiguille du Midi above town, and Pointe Helbronner, across vast glacier fields on the Italian border.
With the sheer white heights of the Mont Blanc massif as its sensational backdrop, the Chamonix Valley shows the Alps at their most dramatic. First ‘discovered’ as a tourist destination by Brits William Windham and Richard Pococke in 1741, it has become a wintertime playground of epic proportions, more than satisfying the most demanding skiers as well as the après-ski revellers who pack themselves into its boot-stompin’ bars. In summer, lift-accessible highland trails offer thrilling panoramas to hikers, mountain bikers and other high-altitude thrill seekers.
Chamonix is connected to the valley by a highway and a small railway line. It is also connected to Courmayeur in Italy by road via the tunnel under the Mont-Blanc [18], and Martigny in Switzerland by road and rail. In the winter there are TGV lines that go directly to St. Gervais-les-Bains (Le Fayet), where you can switch to a small local train to ride up into Chamonix. There is also a TGV that leaves directly from Charles-de-Gaulle airport to Lyon, and you can transfer to St. Gervais-les-Bains (Le Fayet) from there. Via St. Gervais, sleeper trains to Paris are also easily accessible. Eurolines offers a connection to Chamonix from Italy, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Lille, Paris and Geneva. The Chamonix valley can be considered everything between Servoz and the Swiss border, or the towns of: Servoz, Les Houches, Chamonix, Les Praz, Argentiere, and Vallorcine.
Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), one of the biggest glaciers in continental Europe, accessible by the Montenvers rack railway. Aiguille du Midi cable car, one of the highest cable cars in the world, apart from a few in South America. In fact the Aiguille Du Midi starts at 1035 m and finishes at a staggering 3810 m! From the bottom to the top, it has the greatest vertical range in the world. Brevent cable car, on the other side of the valley, provides the best views of the Mont-Blanc massif.
In Les Houches you can take the Bellevue cable car (Telepherique de Bellevue) for another view of the Chamonix valley, with Mont Blanc to one side and the Brevent to the other. Another option is to take the Montblanc Tramway from St.Gervais Le Fayet that goes upto Nid d'aigle. Musée des cristaux, (crystals museum), a very nice museum, exhibiting an impressive collection of crystals, mostly from Chamonix.
Vallée blanche (White Valley), glacier skiing. Needs a full day from the Aiguille du Midi cable car. The easiest route can be skiied by someone who is confident on red runs, although a guide is highly recommended due to the Glacier on which you would be skiing. Your guide will have ropes, shackles and locator beacons.
The Brevent and la Flegere are the easiest ski areas to get to from the center of town. You can walk to the ski lift at le Brevent, or take a shuttle from a number of different drop of points. Skiing for all levels, but mostly mid- to extreme ski. Les Houches is the best family resort, and often has the best low-altitude conditions. It is the only ski area with slopes below the treeline, so it is a good place to go when there is a lot of fog. Le Tour is at the far end of the valley, towards Martigny. It has many easier slopes for beginners, but also some out-of-bounds skiing if you are willing to hike up with your skis. The front side of Le Tour is also a good place to go if you don't like being cold, because most slopes are in the sun (although it can still be very windy, especially on the back side down towards Vallorcine). The Grand Montets has the most extreme and highest altitude slopes, and can be accessed from the town of Argentiere.
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Chamonix is is a year round mountain destination.
From Les Praz village to the Flégère, 1894 m, you will discover two south-facing areas with far-reaching views over the Mont Blanc range. This site represents the departure points for some great classical hikes leading to magnificent mountain lakes.
Facing due south and looking onto Mont Blanc, the La Flégère site is the departure point for classic grande randonnée major hikes to magnificent mountain lakes.
From Les Praz village, the cable car glides over Chamonix golf course and takes you to the La Flégère site at an altitude of 1,877m. If you want to go higher, a chair lift takes you to the Index, at an altitude of 2,595m.
Hill-walking paths to Lac Blanc, Les Chéserys lakes, etc., where you can observe the medium-altitude wildlife, since the Brévent - Flégère area is in the large Aiguilles Rouges range, a natural conservation area.
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Chamonix Hiking Summer
Hiking around Chamonix mountains with Quadcopter.
0:00 Between Brévent and Refuge de Bel lachat.
0:44 Brévent. 2520m.
0:50 15min walk from Brevent towards Lac du Brévent.
1:19 Refuge du Plan de l'Aiguille. 2207m.
1:48 From Refuge du Plan de l'Aiguille, 30min walk towards Montenvers.
2:25 Signal de Forbes, 1hour walk up from Montenvers.
3:17 Plan Praz 2000m.
3:50 Brévent.
Trail running Chamonix
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Tour du Mont Blanc - Day 10 - Argentiere to Chamonix
Our final day and a fitting end to the trek takes us back into the Aiguille Rouges to the stunning Lac des Cheserys & Lac Blanc 2352m. We then make a descent to Flegere and take the balcony path traversing high above the Chamonix valley to Planpraz at our starting point 11 days earlier completing the circuit. A final decent via the cable car back to Chamonix in time for a celebratory drink as you have just completed the TMB & tour du Mont Blanc one of the best multi day treks in the world. In the event of lift closures, we make our descent back to Chamonix via Flegere.
Daily stats: Distance: 14k | Height gain: +1200m | Descent: -500m
Brévent Chamonix 2016
Filmed on Wednesday 17th February 2016
Although the Brévent ski station is the closest to the centre of Chamonix. The hill from Chamonix centre to the bottom station is deceptively steep to walk up, especially in ski boots. The easiest way up is to catch the free bus.
The new Gondola make the journey quick and usually queue free and on the day I filmed took me above the couds that draped Chamonix at a lower altitude.
It is well worth taking the extra Gondola to Brévent itself. I had last been their on the final leg of the Tour du Mont Blanc in the previous Summer and it was amazing to see the barren rocky landscape transformed by metres of snow.
The view from the top is equally amazing Summer and Winter and food for the soul... well worth taking a few moments to appreciate life. While the run from Brévent to Plan Praz is marked as Black it is in reality a reasonable meandering track well within the capabilities of most skiers.
The remainder of the area consists of five or six blue and red runs, and one black run including some mogulled sections of varying slope... good for practice. The expanse means it seldom feels crowded and combined with the sunshine on its southern aspect makes it a good area for an enjoyable morning's skiing.
TheLiaison Gondola connecting Brévent and Flégère makes it possible to ski one area in the morning and the other in an afternoon, which I did.
Chalet Les Seracs, Argentiere, Chamonix
10 bedroomed ski chalet in Chamonix. Ski-in/out, hot tub, sauna, log fire, pool room, cinema. Fabulous views.
CHAMONIX MONT BLANC
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc est une commune française située dans le département de la Haute-Savoie, en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. La commune de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc recouvre du nord au sud seize villages ou hameaux : le Tour, Montroc, le Planet, Argentière, les Chosalets, le Lavancher, les Tines, les Bois, les Praz de Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, les Pècles, les Mouilles, les Barrats, les Pélerins, les Gaillands, les Bossons
Mont Blanc - Chamonix w HD
Odwiedziliśmy już wszystkie ważne ośrodki narciarskie w rejonie Mont Blanc od strony francuskiej jak i włoskiej (Le Tour - Vallorcine, Brevent, Flegere (Les Praz), Les Grands Montets (Argentière), Montenvers Mer De Glace, Aiguille du Midi, Courmayeur). Ten film jako ostatni nie będzie więc o trasach narciarskich, ale o tym jak wygląda Chamonix, gdy kończą się szaleństawa na stokach. Film zaczyna się migawką z przystanku skibusów w Les Praz. Skibus podwozi nas w rejon zabytkowej stacji, skąd odjeżdżają tramwaje górskie (kolej zębata) do Montenvers ( bo jeszcze raz chcemy przyglądnąć się bliżej temu historycznemu dziedzictwu Chamonix, które od ponad 100 lat cieszy się niezmiennym zainteresowaniem turystów. Później przechodzimy do centrum Chamonix, które też jest rodzajem historycznego dziedzictwa. Po nartach w Dolinie Chamonix wszystkie skibusy zwożą narciarzy do centrum miasta. Wielu z nich przed udaniem się do swego miejsca zakwaterowania poddaje się tu chwili relaksu przy kawie lub piwie lub dokonuje drobnych zakupów. My też przed udaniem się w dalszą drogę wpadaliśmy tu na chwilę. W każdy dzień było podobnie - tylko barwna dorożka reklamująca lokale z rosyjskim rodowodem zmieniała swoje rekwizyty. Tym filmem żegnamy już słoneczną Dolinę Chamonix. W jutrzejszym, ostatnim dniu naszego pobytu w rejonie Mont Blanc (Courmayeur - Punta Helbronner już tej majestatycznej góry nie zobaczymy, gdyż wszystko pogrąży się w chmurach i mgle.