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CHAMONIX ACTIVITIES

Spring or fall you will find a quiet and scenery Chamonix reborn in shades of green raw or wear their clothes beautiful autumn. Summer brings pleasant temperatures and many tourists eager to admire the panorama of dreams or choose from the many sports and activities that this area offers.
To explore these wonderful places there are plenty of options: train, tram, gondola, lift, lift. Here is a brief overview of them:
Aiguille du Midi - Panoramic Mont Blanc gondola starts from the center of Chamonix (1035 m), and reaches an altitude of 3842m, the mountain peaks. This ride offers a unique panorama of Mont Blanc.
Train Montenvers - Mer de glace starts in Chamonix and Montenvers reach, at an altitude of 1913m. During the trip you can admire the Mer de glace glacier and massive Drus and Grands Jorasses.
Brevent cable car starts from Chamonix and reach Brevent, located at 2525m, and the journey offers the possibility of discovering the southern slope.
In nearby towns you can travel by tram Mont-Blanc (departure from Fayet or Saint Gervais), Grands Montets cable car (from Argentière) or FLEG (departure from Les Praz). From Le Tour and take a ride Vallocirne gondola and chairlift and enjoy Chamonix valley and massive from another perspective. On top of that you can opt for various other activities: helicopter rides, with prices starting from 60eur per person, cycling, canoeing, rafting, paragliding rides in tandem with the instructor, at prices starting from 80eur, depending on location during the flight and celebrity trainer. If you want your companion Caroline Brille, winner of multiple national and international awards, the price is 220-250eur. You can also opt for swimming, tennis, golf, horseback riding, paintball, bowling, skating, mountain biking, fishing, climbing or hiking.

During the winter Chamonix is home to animal lovers and winter sports. Considered to be the perfect European destination, the city offers the possibility to practice skiing or snowboarding in several areas. For each area there are many variants of ski pass sites, from one day to the valid throughout the season (eg ski Mont Blanc Unlimited Pass for the winter season 2011 costs 780 euros). From the multitude of offers, you'll find the Best for your plans.
For children and beginners, the city Chamonix offers two areas, Clos de Savoie, located right in the center and Les Planards, about 5 minutes from downtown, with some blue, one red and one green.
If you want to attack runs true that this area offers extraordinary, these are the following:

Les Grands Montets (1235 m - 3300 m), recommended for advanced skiers, the slopes on the slopes of Argentiere, Lognan and Pendant, covered by snow even in May. Lognan area were built snowpark and boardercross one.

Brevent / FLEG (1030 m - 2525 m). The two areas are connected by a horizontal lift. The area is highly sought after for the unique landscape of massive given Alps in all their glory. Slopes here meet the requirements of all categories of skiers, from the simplest ones to those with greater difficulty. There are 3 black slopes, 7 red, 2 blue and 2 green.

Balme (1453 m - 2270 m). Recommended for beginners and intermediate level, the area offers 19 runs, 1 black, 7 red and 11 blue. This area offers the opportunity to ski on two distinct versions. The slopes are smooth and Charamillon very large, while you can ski among the trees on VALLORCINE up close to the border with Switzerland.

Les Houches (950 m - 1900 m). In this area there runs through the woods arranged, almost 23 acres are landscaped with artificial snow for ski provide optimum conditions regardless of weather. Chamonix and Val d'Isere in France are the only locations that have agreed slopes for alpine skiing World Cup. Called "La Verte tracks" with a length of 3343m and a level difference of 870m, slope is lowered by the best skiers in the world in about two minutes.

Although it is banned in France for extreme sports lovers practicing heli-skiing is possible site, with departure from Chamonix and helicopter flight allows addressing peaks in Switzerland and Italy.

Any season you choose, Chamonix offers an unforgettable holiday!

Quick useful information: Chamonix was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics ever held in the world. Chamonix has one of the highest cable cars in the world, which links the town to the summit of the Aiguille du Midi at 3842 m. On the other side of the valley, another cable car links Chamonix to the viewpoint of Planpraz.

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