Winter adventures & courses 2008/2009

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.

 Sunrise on Mont Maudit

news Martina Palm 06 Jul 2008 No Comments

Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue, 19/03

The Glacier Travel team waits for the top bin of Les Grands MontetsThe Glacier Travel Course on Wednesday, the 19th of March was led by high mountain guide Yannick Graziani. Emma, Nick, David and Arnaud participated, and Anne and Elizabeth from Chamex were allowed out of the office to join in and brush up their crevasse rescue skills too.

The group took the Grands Montets cable car to the top, 3275m.  After a quick moment to admire the stunning views of l’Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc,Glacier Travel Course participants practice self-rescue on the Argentiere glacier they skied down towards the Argentière glacier, enjoying a few turns of fluffy powder! (more…)

photo-blog elizabeth 20 Mar 2008 No Comments

New video of Off-Piste Course 02-07/03

Check out the new video from the most recent Off-Piste Course here, courtesy of guide Sébastien Montaz-Rosset! If you like what you see and would like to experience it for yourself, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

news elizabeth 17 Mar 2008 No Comments

Off-Piste Course 02-07/03: Crevasse Rescue on Les Grands Montets

The Off-Piste Workshop skiers took advantage of an overcast day and guide Sébastien’s knowledge to learn and practice crevasse rescue and glacier travel techniques. They skied down the back side of Les Grands Montets and found some good crevasses on the Argentière glacier where they could practice rescuing themselves and others.

Sebastien and Christie on the Argentiere glacierCrevasse rescue training (more…)

photo-blog elizabeth 11 Mar 2008 No Comments