Chamonix France sits at the foot of the wonderful Monte Bianco in the Alps and is generally regarded as the mixed climbing and extreme snowboarding centre of the Alps. Chamonix Mont Blanc has long been known as a veritable playground for extreme activities during both winter and summer. Chamonix Mont Blanc was home to the first Winter Olympics back in the 1920s – moreover it is also a domain of outstanding beauty offering much to the skier and vacationer.
But unlike many modern snowboarding resorts the resort of Chamonix isn’t a modern skiing area and has been saved from the concrete monstrosities that blights so much of the European Alps. Chamonix is blessed with not only an internationally famous skiing mountain moreover an elegant and energetic centre.
The resort is large enough to ensure that there is a lot for the holiday maker to do and see. For whatever type of holiday there is something to enrapture the whole group. Not to mention a big sports and swimming centre, cross country skiing, guided snowshoeing and local market; and lots of designer boutiques, bars and night clibs, Chamonix privides a mix of skiing, town charm and going out, which only a handful skiing resorts can come close to. Therefore organise your ski holiday now.
