There are two things that are really special about Chamonix: the jaw-dropping scenery and the off-piste skiing. Why stay on the tame groomed runs with the crowd the whole time when you can spice things up with a real mountain adventure?

Use the lifts to get your elevation, then work out of ski area boundaries for fresh snow, long descents, beautiful views, challenging skiing/boarding and solitude.

Or better yet, use skins to climb up where there are no lifts. Or hire a helicopter or a ski-plane to drop you on a nearby peak.

Avalanches, crevasses and other high-mountain hazards mean you definitely want a guide to help you with this. Try www.markseaton.com/ for a great British guide who lives in Cham and knows the area ski options well.

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An absolutely invaluable guide book to everything Chamonix. I picked up a copy last time I was out there and it really did help me experience Chamonix. Loads of information on great places to ski, shop, eat, drink, and party, as well as the history of the place, where to stay, and even a complete phone directory.

www.chamonixexperience.com

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If you are going off-piste you need a great guide. We have been with Nathalie with all standard of skiers (from intermediate to expert) and she gives them all great confidence.

Nathalie Hagenmuller
nathalie.hagenmuller@wanadoo.fr
+33686174374

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