Chamonix France is well known for its skiing and boarding although, opposed to most ski resorts, its snowboarding domains are unconnected.
In fact Chamonix town has a total of five separate skiing mountains – Les Montets, the tree lined Les Houches, Brevent, the fantastic Le Flegere and not forgetting Le Tour – only two of which are connected, this demands catching a shuttle bus or driving to and from the five separate fields.
Therefore finding one’s way around can be difficult, and a working knowledge of Chamonix surely helps.
Should you be unused to skiing then paying for ski lessons Chamonix with a ski school wouldn’t be a bad idea, the instructors will also advise you on which Chamonix ski pass to purchase.
Plainly a ski map will be invaluable, skiing maps can be picked up at the Chamonix tourist office or from any of the lift stations.
Then you will need to go to a ski hire place to pick up some ski equipment, and with the broad range of rental shops in Chamonix to decide from there really should not be any difficulty.
Afterwards it’s of crucial importance to find out the weather forecast, snowboarding conditions or a webcam of the ski area you wish to ski, whilst Chamonix Mont Blanc is a mountainous snowboarding area so the weather change speedily.
If you are going to Chamonix for a week’s trip or a ski weekend you shall determine there’s plenty to entertain you.
