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Skiing & Snow Boarding Info
Skiing, Snow Boarding & Snow sports
Whether you’re in Chamonix to sample its famous off-piste, or you are an absolute beginner on skis or a board, our team can organise an exciting variety of Alpine activities to suit your ability. From a guided descent of the world-renowned Vallee Blanche & a ski master class, to a day's ski touring with professional guides, or, for the really adventurous, heli-skiing in Italy & Switzerland. Let us co-ordinate your ultimate snow sports adventure.
A mecca for mountain pursuits, Chamonix is the perfect place to try that winter activity you’ve been dreaming of. Use our Exclusive Concierge service to book Parapenting (Paragliding), Ski Touring, Husky Sledding, Glacier Skiing, Snow Shoeing, Private Ski and Snowboard lessons, Cross Country Skiing, Mountaineering courses, Ice Climbing, Glacier Walks and much more.
Lift Passes
We will arrange your lift passes for you if you book them from us in advance, and will have them waiting for you at your chalet, or you can sort them out yourselves in resort on a day by day basis, but be aware this can involve long queues in peak season. You can buy a day or 4 hour pass for each of the ski areas, but if you are on a 5 or more day holiday we would recommend you buy either of the week passes below.
Chamonix Le Pass: Brévent-Flégère, La Balme (Le Tour & Vallorcine), Grands Montets 2765m (until Bochard) and the beginners' areas lower down the valley (Savoy, Les Planards, la Vormaine, les Chosalets).
Mont-Blanc Unlimited lift-pass: Brévent-Flégère, La Balme (Le Tour & Vallorcine), Grands Montets 3300m, the beginners' areas lower down the valley (Savoy, Les Planards, la Vormaine, les Chosalets) plus Les Houches (Chamonix Valley), Aiguille du Midi cable-car (accessing the Vallee Blanche from the Chamonix side), Montenvers-Mer de Glace & Tramway du Mont-Blanc (Chamonix), Courmayeur & Funivie Monte Bianco (in Italy), Verbier-4 Vallées (in Switzerland) included in any 6-day or more pass.
You can find more information online at www.compagniedumontblanc.fr/
Ski, Board & Boot Hire
We have partnered with Sanglard Sports, one of Chamonix's longest established sports shops, which has one of the largest ranges of technical skiing, mountaineering and climbing equipment in Chamonix, to be able to offer you top class equipment with a class service. If you let us know your requirements in advance, we will arrange for them to come to your chalet with a selection for you to try on.
Ski School, Private Lessons & Guiding
Our main mountain partner for lessons, guiding, Vallee Blanche, all things off-piste, ski touring, snow-shoeing and ice climbing and so on, is Evolution 2. Enjoy the benefits of personalised tuition from English speaking, highly qualified and experienced pros.
A full day’s off-piste guiding costs from about €120 per person & a half day private lesson from about €180. If you want to book any lessons or guiding we will arrange for a rep to visit you and talk you through the options. We strongly advise however, that you pre-book all activities, especially during high season.
Feeling seriously ambitious? From glacier skiing to ice climbing, you can use tailor-made guiding to create your own bespoke course for 1-6 people (according to guide ratio and itinerary), specially adapted to meet your personal goals. Or why not take advantage of the ‘tour of the Chamonix Valley’ - 3 days guiding taking advantage of the best snow conditions & exploring steep terrain & slopes up to 40º with 1 day at Flégère/Brévent, 1 day at Grands Montets and 1 day in the Vallée Blanche. From about €299 per person.
