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Off piste skiing

CHAMONIX EXPERIENCE
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Off piste skiing

CHAMONIX EXPERIENCE

Off piste progression courses

Elevate your skiing with a Chamonix off‑piste ski course: beginner to expert levels, freeride, steep terrain and avalanche safety with certified UIAGM guides.

Discover the ultimate off-piste ski course Chamonix has to offer.

Known as the birthplace of off-piste skiing, Chamonix is a true freeride mecca. Its legendary backcountry terrain is both vast and varied, with many classic lines and hidden couloirs easily accessible to those who know where—and when—to go safely.

At Chamex, we offer a range of off-piste ski courses in Chamonix for all levels. Whether you’re a complete beginner venturing off-piste for the first time, an intermediate skier looking to improve technique and avalanche awareness, or an experienced freerider, we have a course tailored to your needs.

All our Chamonix off-piste ski courses are led by fully qualified ski instructors or UIAGM/IFMGA certified mountain guides who know the terrain, snowpack, and best routes inside out. We focus on progression, safety, and maximum enjoyment in the world-renowned Chamonix backcountry.

Whatever your level, we’ll help you progress with a specialised off-piste ski course Chamonix style. Get in touch with your goals and preferred dates, and let us handle the rest.

Beginner

You have a good level skiing on piste, and are comfortable skiing on all groomed runs, making small turns, turning on demand, and skiing moguls/ bumps. You have no experience venturing off – piste, and would like to get further from the lifts – skiing powder and “natural” mountain snow.

Advanced

You already have experience backcountry or side country skiing and you can descend in various snow types, without falling (excessively…) or stopping. You’re comfortable on slopes up to 35°. You enjoy off piste skiing and you wish to improve your technique and style.
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Expert

You ski often, and at a high level. You ski both side country and backcountry, as well as ski-alpinism. You are steady and comfortable on any terrain. You ski couloirs (gullies) up to 40° and would like to improve your steep skiing and mountain skiing skills. You are familiar with avalanche companion rescue techniques and glacier safety methods. You have previous experience with crampons on ice and mixed ground, and can belay and rappel. You have some ski touring experience.