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Visitor experience for Chamonix in the Chamonix Valley ski area.

Reviews24
Overall rating8.1/10
Skiing rating8.3/10

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Overall rating8.1out of 10
Skiing rating8.3beginner to free-nature skiing
Snow conditions8.2out of 10
Family7.1out of 10
Beginner7.6
Advanced8.5
Expert8.9
Free-nature8.3
Snow8.2
Family7.1
Après-ski7.6
Nature8.9
Hiking7.8
Lifts7.1

Chamonix, Haute Savoie

8.5/10

Visited february 2007 · friends

Beginner7
Advanced9
Expert9
Free-nature9
Snow8
Family7
Après-ski7
Nature9
Hiking8
Lifts6
Chamonix, wat kun je er over zeggen? Dit gebied is by far het beste ski gebied in Europa voor gevorderde off-piste skiërs en snowboarders. Ben je op zoek naar gemakkelijke pistes of Oostenrijkse apres ski dan zit je helemaal verkeerd. Dit gebied is niet voor mensen met angst. De pistes zijn redelijk heftig (rode pistes worden door veel mensen als pikzwart ervaren) maar de echte uitdaging ligt off piste. Hier vind je wat je elders niet vindt. Koop een boek over het off-piste skiën en huur een gids, geniet!

Review by Gerben Van Beesd from Almere on October 3rd, 2007.

Chamonix, Haute Savoie

8.3/10

Visited february 2007 · single

Beginner7
Advanced8
Expert9
Free-nature9
Snow8
Family7
Après-ski8
Nature9
Hiking8
Lifts5
Let me first say that Chamonix is a great winter resort that should be visited by anyone who is serious about board riding! It’s steep, high, varied and testing. The views are amazing. And when it has just snowed the runs and backcountry are incredible. But I have to say there are a couple of things about the Chamonix experience that are worth bearing in mind if you are planning a trip there. In the guide the lift system a queues are described as a ‘joke’. Unfortunately this does not even begin to cover how wholly inadequate they are. Waits of 45 minutes to an hour are not uncommon. Drags and chairs are often inexplicably closed. And even the main cars at Grand

Review by Peter Miller from Hannover on September 28th, 2007.

Chamonix, Haute Savoie

7.8/10

Visited march 2007 · friends

Beginner7
Advanced8
Expert8
Free-nature8
Snow8
Family8
Après-ski7
Nature9
Hiking7
Liftsn/a
Chamonix heeft een vrij groot en tamelijk hoog skigebied. Nadeel is wel dat het uit verschillende subdomeinen bestaat, die je afzonderlijk meestal binnen een dag wel gezien hebt. Dat betekent dat je vergeleken met de meeste andere Franse skigebieden vrij veel tijd in de skibus doorbrengt. Voor beginners is het verder een nadeel dat de meeste dalafdalingen zwart zijn. Voor de ervaren skiers is het voordeel dat er relatief veel zwarte (en rode) pistes zijn en dat er veel mooie offpiste mogelijkheden zijn. Het dorp is heel gezellig met veel restaurants en winkels. Het eten (ook op de piste) is relatief duur, maar je krijgt dan ook betere kwaliteit. Veel te doen voor niet-skiers, zoals wandeling

Review by Mascha from Rotterdam on July 19th, 2007.

Chamonix, Haute Savoie

8/10

Visited february 2007 · couple

Beginner7
Advanced8
Expert9
Free-nature8
Snow8
Family8
Après-ski8
Nature9
Hiking7
Liftsn/a
I was there from 27th Jan - 3rd Feb 2007. No new snow whilst we were there but just enough snow from the previous weeks fall. As a learner boarder I found the green runs sufficient to learn on before I hit the blue runs. I was concerned before I went after reading that Chamonix wasn't good for beginners, I don't understand why people say this?! Chamonix is a beautiful place with plenty of restaurants, bars and shops. Buses to the ski areas are very regular, although extremely busy! If you visit Brevent for the day, take plenty of money for food/drinks, or a packed lunch, the restaurant is very, very expensive! My favourite ski area was Flegere, as I enjoyed boarding all morning and having a

Review by Elle Flynn from London on July 12th, 2007.

Chamonix, Haute Savoie

7.8/10

Visited march 2007 · group

Beginner7
Advanced8
Expert8
Free-nature8
Snow7
Family7
Après-ski6
Nature8
Hiking6
Liftsn/a
Ummm Chamonix? Disappointing. We ski largely in the Dolomites (Val Gardena) or Italian Alps. This was or first visit to Chamonix. We were a group of ten ranging from expert to second week beginners. The skiing on the whole is good. La Tour is fine for the more timid and the rest of the valley is off piste heaven. The weather and snow conditions were great. Now for the negatives: the general infa-structure is hopeless, constantly hanging around for over-crowded buses to take you up and down the valley and this alone can take an hour; Useless, over-crowded gondolas to take you up the mountain which at worst can take another hour. The town is too big and spread out to have any kind of apre vill

Review by Gerhard from Dresden on March 18th, 2007.

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