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Argentiere Ski Holiday Resort Guide |
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Located at the head of the Chamonix Valley, Argentiere is most well known for its access to the challenging slopes and wide open powder fields of Les Grands Montets. A favourite with advanced and expert skiers, the ski area encorporates an array of off piste and glacier skiing, along with a mixture of steep red and black runs, moguls and hidden couloirs. Access to the slopes is via Les Grands Montets cable car which ascends to an impressive 3275 metres, offering incredible panoramic views of the Massif de Mont Blanc. Argentiere can be reached by bus from Chamonix - a regular service operates free of charge to all those holiding a valid ski pass. Argentiere village itself is a small, yet welcoming community, typically Savoyard in character and a calmer alternative to busy Chamonix. With a choice of bars, good restaurants and a nightclub, the village has plenty to keep holiday makers occupied during apres ski and later into the evening.
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The Chamonix ski area is divided up into a number of separate areas located both near Chamonix itself and its other nearby villages. Brevent and Flegere, the closest area to Chamonix centre, offers a mixture of intermediate and advanced terrain, with skiing up to 2525 metres. Les Grands Montets is accessible via the village of Argentiere - located at the end of the valley, Argentiere can be reached by bus from Chamonix. The Domaine de Balme, accessible from the villages of Le Tour and Vallorcine, offers the gentlest terrain of all the ski areas, with 22 easy and intermediate runs. Covered by a seperate ski pass, Les Houches, the lowest of the Chamonix Valley's areas is characterised by its wooded slopes and intermediate tree runs. |
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Surrounded by the jagged and serrated peaks of the Massif de Mont Blanc, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc has one of the most dramatic settings of any ski resort in the world. A magnet for mountaineers, skiers and outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds, Chamonix remains the undisputed capital of Alpinism and the most visited destination in the French Alps. Today, lively and cosmopolitan Chamonix welcomes some 160 000 thrill-seeking visitors annually, the majority of whom come to take advantage of the resort's extreme skiing, hair raising cable car rides and awe-inspiring scenery. |
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Located at the foot of the Massif de Mont Blanc, the quiet Alpine community of Les Houches is one of several villages dotted along the length of the Chamonix Valley. A calmer alternative to its closest neighbour Chamonix, Les Houches is an ideal base for anyone looking to ski the Chamonix Valley. Les Houches is an ideal base for anyone looking to ski the Chamonix Valley minus the Chamonix crowds. With a small, yet perfectly adequate selection of bars, shops and hotels, along with a number of easy green runs, it is also an ideal area of the Chamonix Valley for families and beginners to progress from. |
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Alp Line offer private ski transfers or shared ski shuttles to Chamonix, Les Houches and Argentiere. Book your Alp Line ski holiday transfer online... |
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