Chamonix Freeride World Tour Special Report: 5th February 2016
Charlie met up with some of the competitors at today's Freeride World Tour event up at Flegere.
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    Charlie met up with some of the competitors at today's Freeride World Tour event up at Flegere.
    The Mont Blanc Marathon has grown in recent years and now incorporates more than just a very hilly 42km race in the stunning setting of the Mont Blanc valley.
Cross-country skiing is one of those sports that I have always been wary of. Not only does it look like very hard work but you also have to wear lycra and that is a material that should only be worn by super heroes and cyclists.
Coming from the screening of the 2008 Nissan Outdoor Games in Chamonix we met up with some of the competitors and watched the film from Team Focus.
    With summer here, there is a whole host of events this month in Chamonix.
    Peak season in Chamonix and the town becomes the trail running capital of the world.
    "Why haven't we come here every Tuesday of the season?" my partner said when we finished our taco feast. "Fair point", I thought – not only was the food delicious but, with the three for two deal, they were also a bargain.
    As Chamonix and Courmayeur make the final preparations for an entire weekend of alpine celebration, we are now able to reveal the full programme of events for the 2015 Piolets d'Or.
    Chamonix knows how to party on any night of the year. Celebrate New Year's Eve with live music, cocktails, fireworks and fun!
Murray Buchan a skier who grew up on the finger-snapping plastic of Edinburgh's Hillend made a choice to ski rather than play rugby and hopefully that choice will take hi to an Olympic medal.
    July brings with it all sorts of sporting events. This year we have the EURO 2016 hosted in France at the start of the month, the annual tennis tournamant at Wimbledon and Formula 1 action at Silverstone, Budapest and Hockenheim.
    Two of the UTMB 2019 races have already started, the MCC and the PTL. With the rest set to start in one (TDS) to four days (UTMB), it's time to follow all your favourite runners live during their events.
    PomPom Catering is a new private chef and catering service that started operating in the Chamonix Valley this year. The head chef and owner, Roo, moved to the valley at the beginning of the season, bringing her Indian heritage to this corner of the French Alps with her.
    On selected dates in summer you can experience something completely different with a bird of prey show and dinner up on the Brevent mountain, with stunning views of Mont Blanc and its glaciers.
Billy Morgan is one of the Britian's best chances of a Freestyle snowboarding medal at the Sochi Olympics.
    Le Tour de France 2016 kicked off last Saturday with stage one and the 'Grand Depart' being hosted by the stunning island community of Le Mont Saint Michel.
    The lifts are preparing to open and the Christmas holidays are on the horizon.
    The FWQ** allows entrants the chance to score points towards the Freeride World Qualifier, which tomorrow sees around 92 people riding down a face to lookers left of the Cornu chair lift at Brevent (see map). The competitors are made up of 50 in men's skiing, 16 in women's skiing, 16 in men's snowboarding and 10 in women's snowboarding.