Articles tagged with: chamonix

Hosting the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924, Chamonix’s place in ski history is guaranteed. Now famous for an abundance of off-piste terrain and challenging slopes, it’s one of France’s and Europe’s most popular ski resorts.

Studies at Chamonix have determined that the average temperature in the famous French resort has risen by 1.5 degrees in the past century and the resort is actively seeking to do its bit to combat climate change.

“Mythical mountains,…

The Freeride World Tour finally got underway with perfect weather conditions at Chamonix on January 31st. After heavy snow and strong winds led to the postponement of the first leg, which had been planned for 2014 Olympic venue Sochi…

The planned first stage of the Freeride World Tour that was scheduled to take place in Sochi, Russia last week had to be postponed due to heavy snowfall and wind at the 2014 Olympic version.

So what was to…

Chamonix is covered in snow this morning after fantastic early-December snowfall. As skiers and snowboarders looked out of their windows earlier today they were greeted with the glorious site of a pure white Chamonix. What a start to the 09/10…