Get to know Chamonix's who's who
With fresh snow up high and just a few weeks to go until the lifts open, Chamonix is buzzing with anticipation as we wait for the 2012-13 ski season to get underway. Of all the Chamonix locals busy gearing up for winter, there can be few busier than...
Hiring skis in Chamonix is easier than ever now that you can pre-book online. The process seems so simple - log on, fill in your destination, dates, pick the right package for you, et voila - you turn up and everything is ready for you to go off and...
As torrential rain, snow at altitude and freezing temperatures all hit the valley last weekend, thousands of trail runners were lining up on the start line to take part in one of the world’s toughest endurance races: The North Face Ultra Trail du...
Adventure sports in Chamonix are nothing new. The town and the mountains almost birthed the adventure sports scene in Europe. But with each passing year new adventure sports emerge and when they do people quickly discover that Chamonix is one of the...
Just a short walk from the centre of Chamonix on a little side road to Route des Pecles are two very unique chalets with a very interesting history. They've been in Florence Kielholz's family for over 50 years now, and she's got some...
Mountain Guides in Chamonix are almost as famous as the legendary mountains themselves. As the undisputed home of mountaineering and steep skiing worldwide, every year thousands of adventure-lovers make their way to Chamonix to fulfill a variety of...
As the best freeriders in the world gather in Revelstoke this weekend for the first stop on the all-new Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face, we were fortunate to be able to have a sit down with a free skiing legend, holder of the world record...
There has been lots of chat recently about the air quality in Chamonix, our impact on the environment, global warming, the crazy weather in the US, when's it going to snow next?!... One person who takes sustainability seriously and cares about our...
Some people here in Chamonix have very enviable jobs, including Jacinta McHale who is the bubbly 'Visage Anglais' for Evolution 2 Chamonix. She tells us a bit more about what they do, what brought her to Chamonix and her love of men in...
When most of us think about a career in the French Alps we can only dream of being a top Chef, daring rock climber or talented mountain guide...but imagine being all three! Chamonix born Jean Marie Olianti is just that, a mountain guide who is a member...
This weekend marks a special birthday in Chamonix - on Saturday night we’ll be celebrating 20 years of The Pub! We got together with owner Jonas Smart to find out how he has handled two decades at the helm of one of Chamonix’s most...
Chamonix's own Jonathan 'Douds' Charlet is one of the best snowboarders in the world right now. In 2012 he won the Mens Snowboard category of the Freeride World Tour and last weekend he picked up first place in the Chamonix stop on this...
Lisa Davis came to Chamonix eight years ago as a yoga instructor, having spent time teaching yoga in the UK and the States. Now she runs one of the premier luxury chalet companies in Chamonix. That's a pretty impressive eight years.
Les Rives d'Argentiere or 'Les Rives' as the business is known locally, comprises of 4 separate luxurious chalets with an outdoor heated swimming pool, 4 hot tubs, a cinema room, fitness and spa area and chill out zone. The buildings ooze...
You often hear or know of people who have set up a chalet / apartment rental business or a property sales business, but it's not very often that you hear of a company that does both, and successfully at that. Co-directors of Mountain Base Matt...
It takes a long time and a lot of effort to become a fully qualified snowboard instructor, and especially to get qualified to teach in France. But then the rewards start to pay off with hundreds of days spent on the mountain, obligatory queue jumping...
We all have our separate groups and clicks of friends here in the Chamonix valley, and we're all aware that this place we call home is a mixing pot of people from all around the world.. but how often do you get really to meet any of these people,...
Roo Hasan decided to set up a private catering business in the Alps after training as an illustrator in the UK. In Chamonix, she found the perfect produce, cosmopolitan clientele and inspiring landscape to make all her professional dreams come true.
Chamonix draws people from all around the world with interests in a variety of different sports and activities and over the last 35 years, paragliding has become increasingly popular. No longer just the sport of one person and their wing, it's...
If ever there was a prize given out to ‘the unsung heroes in the Alps’, airport transfer companies would surely be nominated for it every time. Early mornings, late nights, flight delays, snow, rain, fog, hairpin mountain roads, Geneva...
When it comes to the apres ski scene in Chamonix, it doesn't get better than a night out in Chambre 9. With great live music and a fantastic atmosphere, it is little wonder that the bar in the Hotel Gustavia is one of the favourite haunts for...
The Chamonix valley is one of the most visually spectacular places and home to Western Europe's highest mountain - Mont Blanc. The mountains here are legendary and so it comes as no surprise that thousands make the journey here each year to ski,...
Chamonix brings lots of people together in ways they could never have imagined through hanging out on the trails, on the mountains and in the sky. One group of friends who have come together through their love of the outdoors are The Neverest Girls.
Nothing says ‘autumn in Chamonix’ more than morning frosts, long sleeves, quiet crags, and of course the annual edition of the Trail des Aiguilles Rouges. This weekend hundreds of trail runners will descend upon Chamonix to tackle the 50km...
We met with Yves-Marie Maquet to find out more about the weather in Chamonix and learned all about crime fiction, 17th century astrologers and yacht racing along the way - there's more to the weather man than we predicted...
