What a great start to the season with all this snow and all this great off piste skiing!

Off piste skiing is allowed in most parts of the Alps and under each ones responsibility. It is a privilege to have this freedom but before getting too excited and heading out off piste you should have an understanding of the risks involved in skiing out of marked and controlled areas and know what to do in case of an avalanche.
We would like to encourage everybody who skis off piste to take an avalanche course in the beginning of every season.

Chamonix Experience 1 day Avalanche Awareness course lead by IFMGA mountain guide is running every Wednesday and Saturday through out the season.
Next courses scheduled:
20th of December 1 place left
27th of December 6 places leftCall  +33 4 50 54 09 36 to book!

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news Martina Palm 17 Dec 2008 No Comments

We have had a lot of snow already and very cold weather this last week. The whole of the Chamonix valley is looking very wintery and people have been skinning and skiing at Le Tour and the Grands Montets. It is actually really good. I have tried both areas the last few days. The below photos are from Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at Le Tour, Grands Montets and Argentiere village.

The Grands Montets will partly open this Saturday and Sunday (29th & 30th) and will hopefully from now on be open every weekend. Come and join us for an early ski!

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news Martina Palm 26 Nov 2008 No Comments

You can buy your Christmas presents from Chamonix Experience. What about giving your partner, sister, brother, parents or friends an Avalanche Awareness and/or Crevasse Rescue course for Christmas present? We can make a voucher especially for you and e-mail or post you a copy.
Avalanche Awareness course 80€
Crevasse Rescue course 85€
For more information about each course, please refer to the web page or call our office. 

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news Martina Palm 22 Nov 2008 No Comments

 At long last we are pleased to have sent out the first newsletter from Chamonix Experience. After many delays, we now plan on sending out about one or two newsletters per month with updates on our activities and adventures. During the winter season we will also include information about snow and ice climbing conditions.

You can subscribe to our Chamonix Experience Newsletter by following the link.

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news Martina Palm 22 Nov 2008 No Comments

Chamonix Experience is offering a 5% discount on any 6 or 7 day-long programme (winter and summer 2009) if you book before the 31st of December 2008. In order to book you simply need to fill in the booking form on our web site. Alternatively, you can e-mail or call our office and we will fax, e-mail or post you a booking form.

So, get your calendar out and pencil in your winter and/or summer holiday in the Chamonix mountains. Benefit from this fantastic offer and book your winter mountaineering course, off piste course or ski touring adventure like the Haute Route or Bernese Oberland. For the summer you can chose between Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Alpine climbing course or the high level Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route.

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news Martina Palm 08 Nov 2008 No Comments

It is snowing outside our office window in Argentiere in the Chamonix valley! I just went for a drive up to Le Tour (1450m) and took these photos and according to the Compagnie du Mont Blanc website there is 40cm of fresh snow at the Aiguille du Midi (3842m). Winter is definitely on its way!
  

With that in mind you should take a look at Chamonix Experience winter activities. We will continue with our 6 day Off Piste Course, which has proved successful over the years. This all-inclusive course is an ideal start for you who are in the beginning off your off piste career and want to learn better technique and mountain safety and experience some world class off-piste skiing.
New this year is our Winter Mountaineering course, also all-inclusive, which consists of six days of ice climbing, mixed climbing and mountain awareness in Chamonix and its surroundings.
Some more news to check out is our 2 day Vallee Blanche itinerary, two days guided off piste skiing and an overnight in a high mountain refuge. And for you who would like to venture further in the backcountry we have some great trips and ideas. Check out the Bernese Oberland ski tour! No more demanding than the Haute Route but so much quieter. We also have a general Ski Touring page that will give you some inspiration and ideas of other areas in the Alps that offer fantastic ski touring.

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news Martina Palm 29 Oct 2008 No Comments

Chamonix Experience’s last 6 day Mont Blanc course for the summer of 2008 is running the 14th to 19th of September. There are still two places available on this course. The route we will take is going up via the Gouter hut to avoid any avalanche and serac danger on Mont Blanc du Tacul. For more details look at Climb Mont Blanc.

Please contact us to book!

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news Martina Palm 05 Sep 2008 No Comments

Would you like to climb Mont Blanc this summer? We have last minute availability on the 6 day Mont Blanc courses starting the 10th, 17th and the 31st of August.

Our Mont Blanc course is all-inclusive with very nice accommodation at the comfortable Yeti Lodge in Argentiere. All you need to do is fill in the booking form (more…)

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news Martina Palm 04 Aug 2008 No Comments

New in our programme for winter 2009 is the Ski Tour of the Western Bernese Oberland. This tour is much quieter than the famous Haute Route, the huts are very good quality and the scenery amazing! It is equally as challenging as the Haute Route, therefore some previous ski touring experience is required to join this trip. (more…)

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news Martina Palm 21 Jul 2008 No Comments

We have posted dates and prices for most Chamonix Experience courses and adventures winter 2008/2009. Please check out the various pages for our Off-Piste course, Haute Route, Ski Touring course and Winter Mountaineering course as well as our daily activities such as ski the Vallee Blanche, Crevasse Rescue course and Avalanche Awareness course.

We are pleased to be able to offer an all-inclusive package this winter for our week-long programmes based in Chamonix. We will be using the very comfortable Yeti Lodge here in Argentiere. We already use this luxury chalet for our summer Mont Blanc courses.

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news Martina Palm 06 Jul 2008 No Comments