Chamonix celebrates 150 years of the ‘Golden Age’ of Alpinism

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Chamonix has long been associated with mountaineering and ‘Alpinism’ and 1865 was a particularly significant year. From a village to a resort In 1865 Chamonix was still a little village, but change was in the air. With access to the …

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Is Summer in the Alps better than winter?

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If you’re a Chaletline regular, then you’ll know we specialists in Catered Ski Chalets, but believe it or not, there’s many people who think summer in the Alps is even better than winter…! There’s so much to do… In most …

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Chamonix Adventure Festival & Black Weekend 2015

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Chamonix is always a ski resort with plenty going on.  As well as building new lifts, the resort hosts a number of events every winter. Hot on the heels of the World Freeride Tour, which was held in Chamonix last …

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New Cable Car for Grands Montets in Chamonix

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Earlier this season the old Plan Joran chair lift was replaced by a new state-of-the-art gondola in the Grands Montets sector of Chamonix. Replaces the old four-seater chairlift The old chairlift was a four-seater that was installed in 1986. As …

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New Lift at Grands Montets Chamonix Progressing Well

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Chamonix is well known as an off-piste destination and Grands Montets is the ski area that most people head to. Unlike some French resorts, Chamonix is not know for the great lifts, but that is changing by the year. New …

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Chamonix get ready for season with stunning video

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With October only a couple of days away, the countdown is well under way now for the coming ski season. There are some great deals available and the resorts are getting ready with their preparations, none more so that with the …

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Unusual Mountaineer spotted in Chamonix

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We know Chamonix is the centre of hair-raising alpine pursuits in summer, as well as in winter, but we don’t think we’ve ever seen a climber or mountaineer as sure-footed as this one…

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Freeride World Tour comes to Chamonix

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Wow!  That’s all we have to say… Check out this video of the action from this weekend’s Freeride World Tour in Chamonix – the second leg of this year’s Tour. Conditions were unbelievably good – a blue sky sunshine day, …

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Five Christmas Ski Chalets in France

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The Chaletline.co.uk phones are running hot with enquiries for Christmas week already. So if you’re looking for a ski chalet in France for this festive holiday, then take a look at our list of the Five Christmas Ski Chalets in …

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