5 Great Non-Ski Activities to Try this Winter

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These days a ski holiday can be about so much more than simply skiing.  We’ve been through all the news for this season and picked these five great non-ski activiites to try. Biathlon in Chamonix This winter in Chamonix all …

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The 10 Most Popular Blogs on Chaletline in 2016

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What have the most popular blogs on Chaletline been this year so far?  We took a look through the archives and Google Analytics to bring you the articles you’ve read the most: 1. How does a piste basher work?  This …

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British Consulate and Crystal Ski Holidays Clean Up Glacier

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Top marks to the British Consulate in Marseille and Crystal Ski Holidays who teamed up last week and helped local volunteers to clean up France’s longest glacier, the Mer de Glace in Chamonix.   18 tonnes of rubbish collected This initiative has …

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The Aiguille du Midi ‘Tube’ in Chamonix opens

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Earlier this month the new Aiguille du Midi ‘tube’ opened for tourists to Chamonix. Since Thursday June 2, the new ‘Tube’ gives the half-a-million plus visitors to the Aiguille du Midi a chance to tour the peak in a unique …

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Five of the Longest Ski Runs in Europe

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There’s always debate about which, exactly, are the longest ski runs in the world. We’re not going to try and resolve it – instead, here’s our list of ‘five very long ski runs’! Vallee Blanche, Chamonix Every skier or snowboarder …

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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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