Chamonix Mont Blanc

Description "Chamonix Mont Blanc"

First of all, Chamonix is one of the most beautiful panoramas in the world.
Chamonix Mont Blanc isn't a ski resort like the others, because it's not only a ski resort. Just check the number of inhabitants and you'll see that it's totally different from the other ski resorts. Chamonix Mont Blanc is also a mountain city offering heaps of activities and events. But despite being a city, it doesn't lose its charm.

Chamonix Mont Blanc is extended to 3 versants, offering a multitude of opportunities, freerides and powder snow fields...:
Les Grands Montets (1230-3300)
Le Brévent / La Flégère (1095-2525)
Le Tour (1480-2230)

48 ski lifts: 16 chairlifts, 19 ski tows, and 13 other types.
43 km of nordic ski tracks.

Travel Information "Chamonix Mont Blanc"

By car: Direct access via the « Autoroute Blanche » E25-A40. 16 km from Switzerland via the Col des Montets. 15 km from Italy via the Mont-Blanc Tunnel. By rail: The main TGV lines from Paris: - Paris - Annecy - Paris - Lyon - Paris - Bellegarde - Paris - Chambéry - Aix Les Bains - Paris - Saint Gervais Les Bains - Le Fayet (certain times of the year) Then connections by train Train Express Régional (TER) to Saint Gervais les Bains - Fayet located at 20 km from Chamonix. Information and bookings www.sncf.com "Le Mont-Blanc Express" services the Chamonix Valley from Saint Gervais les Bains to Vallorcine at the swiss border. (http://world.chamonix.com/PDF/horFayMart060616.pdf) By air: Chamonix Mont-Blanc is situated at 88km from Geneva-Cointrin International airport, 220km from Lyon-St-Exupery International airport and 171 km from Turin-Caselle International airport. Daily public transport services: - From Geneva airport with SAT bus company (55€/adult return, 27,50€/children between 4 and 12 years old return) (fares and timetables http://info.chamonix.com) - From Turin airport with SAVDA bus company (http://www.savda.it) - From Lyon airport by train (www.sncf.com) Transportation within the Chamonix Valley: • Chamonix Bus: The local Chamonix bus network services the entire Chamoinix Valley from the village of Servoz to the village of Le Tour. It also provides access to all the different lift areas. (http://world.chamonix.com/PDF/horBus060421.pdf) • « Les Mulets »: These environmentally friendly mini-buses operate in high-season in the town centre. The run every 10 minutes. • Train Mont-Blanc Express: This SNCF line services all the villages between Saint Gervais/Le Fayet, Vallorcine and Matigny (Switzerland). (http://world.chamonix.com/PDF/horFayMart060616.pdf)

Liens "Chamonix Mont Blanc"

• Resort's website :

  http://www.chamonet.com

• Resort's fare scale :

  http://montagne.chamonix.com/ForHiv.php?ling=En

• Resort's webcam :

  http://www.chamonet.com/webcam.php

Snow report "Chamonix Mont Blanc"

http://www.chamonet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=1423