Internationally renowned, the cosmopolitan resort of Chamonix lies at the foot of the majestic Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain. Visitors come from all over the world to discover some of the most challenging pistes and off-piste including the famous “Vallée Blanche” boasting 24km of breathtaking scenery. However, the resort is also fantastic for families with many activities for young and old, and many of the ski areas providing good, wide beginner slopes.
Chamonix has a high performance lift system and the valley itself offers 6 ski areas with over 160km of pisted skiing but an off-piste area that you couldn't ski in a season. For an extra 30 Euros the Mont Blanc ski pass enables you to ski the other nearby ski areas of Megeve, Courmayeur, Les Contaminesetc giving you more than 700km of pisted skiing , and providing slopes for all standard of skier and boarder alike.
Chamonix has some of the most awesome skiing and scenery in the world and most of the luxury ski chalets get you to your nearby point of departure and return in your own chauffeur driven vehicle. It is effortless as you don't need to walk anywhere.
Chamonix is a haven of shops, bars, restaurants, non-skiing activities, and apres-ski haunts making it an unforgettable destination for all.
Apres-Ski:
Chamonix has an abundance of restaurants, bars, cafes, and nightclubs.
The ski and board-mad early evening trade starts at 5pm at bars such as the Chambre Neuf. The video bars of Le Choucas and Expedition are fashionable, and there is no shortage of lively watering-holes along the rue du Docteur Paccard. The bars empty at about 7.30pm, when snow-users return to their chalets or apartments for dinner. From about 10.30pm the partying starts up again at pubs such as the Jekyll and Hyde, while real late-nighters end up at the BPM. Bar du Moulin, La Cantina and the Bar d’Up in Chamonix are all popular. Le Pub and the Garage in Chamonix Sud are also well frequented; the latter is a large basement bar incorporating half a truck and various motorbikes and is packed until the early hours. Dick’s Tea-Bar has a branch here.
The best restaurants in the town include L'Eden for traditional French cuisine, the superb Restaurant Atmosphère next to the post office, and L'Impossible, just to name a few.