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                <title>Best For Beginners</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Wizard chair is a great place to take to the hill for the first time. The slopes are the ideal gradient for learner skiers and snowboarders, and the pistes are well groomed so there are no nasty surprises in store!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Best Snack Food</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[No trip to Whistler is complete without a visit to Shakespeare’s pie shop<br>– it’s hands down the best spot for a snack in town. <br><br>They offer a mouthwatering selection of freshly made pies, and it’s great value for money. It’s very popular locally, and you’ll often spot some of Whistler’s many resident top pro skiers and snowboarders in there.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Circle</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[If you’re keen to do some serious shopping for snowboarding kit (and with the pound being relatively strong against the dollar, why not?), The Circle is the place. It stocks a wide range of brands and the staff are very helpful. Also check out Evolution.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Showcase</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Showcase is the best spot in town to have your snowboard serviced. The staff are friendly and do a good job, and they’ll take on anything from a quick wax to a more involved repair. It’s right next door to the all-girls Burton shop.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Whistler Park</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Blackcomb park gets very busy, mostly with skiers and snowboarders of a very high standard. <br><br>This can be very intimidating for newcomers, so the Whistler park (known officially as the ‘Habitat Terrain Park’) is a great lower key alternative – it has a large assortment of rails and jumps to please all but the experts, and it’s a lot quieter allowing you to find your feet in peace. <br><br>As with all of Whistler it’s extremely convenient – you can do quick and easy laps on the Emerald Express chair.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Blackcomb Park</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Whistler is famed for having one of the best snowparks in the world, but the park is actually at Blackcomb! <br>There’s a beginner/intermediate one that’s great for most people, or for more experienced skiers and<br>snowboarders, there’s the advanced park just to the left of it. Helmets are compulsory in the advanced park. <br><br>Both parks are very long and very well maintained by European standards, and doing circuits on them is easy thanks to the nearby chairlift.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Nature Reserve, Le Tour</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Take the draglift up to the top of the nature reserve, from where you get an unusual perspective on the valley. From here it's plain to see just how enormous Mt Blanc really is, as it dwarfs l'Aiguille du Midi in a way you don't notice from elsewhere in the valley.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Le Delice</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This little restaurant and tapas bar in Les Houches has been open scarcely a year, but has already built up a great reputation amongst the locals. The food is excellent and they cater well for vegetarians, but it's popular so you'd best book in advance.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Terrace</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Located slap bang in the centre of Chamonix, this popular riverside cafe/bar has great views and often puts on live music. Make sure you stay for a drink or two in its sumptuous upstairs lounge bar.]]></description>
                
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                <title>MBC</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This Canadian run microbrewery produces several of its own excellent beers and lagers, and has a great menu of bar snacks (cross-cut fries, nachos, etc) and more substantial evening meals. It attracts a lively apres-ski crowd who flock there to enjoy 'giraffes' of beer, and there's live music several times a week. It's very popular so you'll need to book a table for dinner.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Les Houches</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A 10-minute drive down the valley from Chamonix, the resort’s more sheltered location means it often stays open when the rest of the valley's resorts are closed due to high winds. It's also mostly within the tree line, making it the perfect choice for flat light days.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Board n Lodge</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A small and popular UK owned company providing catered and self-catered snowboarding holidays. They'll chauffeur you around the valley in minibuses and their knowledgeable guides will help you get the best the mountain has to offer. They're also hosting the Animal Rider Camps (26th March - 9th April 2006) where you can hang out and ride with Animal's UK pro team.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Clubhouse</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Tucked away just on the edge of town, this recently opened boutique hotel and member's bar has a great lounge bar that boasts the best cocktails in Chamonix. There's wireless broadband internet access and free tea and coffee for guests, and resident Chamonix DJ Scott Nixon plays a relaxed evening set once weekly.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Le Sarpe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[You'll find this delightfully eccentric restaurant in the sleepy hamlet of Les Bois, just next to Flègere. The decor is odd and the lighting a touch bright, but if you're after authentic French cuisine it's the best bar none. It's also excellent value for money (particularly the set menus) and the wine list is excellent.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Grand Central</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A Swedish-run snack bar situated right by the river on the Rue des Moulins. It serves delicious freshly made sandwiches, bagels, cakes, and a wide range of freshly squeezed fruit juices and smoothies. It also knocks out some of the best coffee in town.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Munchies</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[With delicious food, cosy atmosphere and great service, this small Swedish-run restaurant is justifiably popular. It has a well thought out Thai-inspired menu, and the best vegetarian food in Chamonix.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Zero G</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Chamonix's best snowboard shop. It stocks a huge range of quality kit and all the staff are experienced snowboarders. If you plan on renting any equipment it's the best place in town bar none, and it's also does a good line in repairs and servicing.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Vallorcine</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[If the back side of Le Tour is closed, drive round to Vallorcine and take the telecabine up towards the Col de Balme. From here it's a short walk up the path and you're into some of the best tree runs in the valley, with no one else around.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Flègere</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The painfully slow and rickety green cable car that services the area is one of the worst bottle necks in the valley, but if you get up there early this works beautifully to your advantage and you can enjoy a relatively quiet two hours.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Vallee Blanche</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[One of the world's most famous off piste runs needs no introduction. Take the hair-raising Aiguille du Midi liftright to the top (3,842m), then follow the itinerary all the way back downto the Montenvers train, which takes you back down to town (1,042m). There's plenty of time to take in the stunning scenery on this 22km trip, but it's glacier all the way so go with someone experienced or hire a guide.]]></description>
                
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