Articles related to "Chamonix"

Chamonix is the most famous ski resort in the European Alps. One of the biggest attractions is the Aiguille du Midi. Given the popularity and crowds is Chamonix worth it?

Although Chamonix is not well set up for budget travel, one can hike in the Aiguilles Rouges, join a game of pétanque or stroll the local markets without spending a cent.

For action-seeking holiday makers, wet weather activities should be calculated into vacation plans. Chamonix weather is changeable but it need not spoil a holiday.

French for white valley, the Vallée Blanche is the most famous lift-accessed ski descent in the world. This 2500 meter glacier itinerary starts from the Aiguille du Midi.

The last day of the Tour du Mont Blanc includes a stop atop Brevent and a long descent back down to Les Houches.

"There's no reason why more females can't be mountain guides.The only draw back to the guiding lifestyle is it's incompatiblity with family life." (Lisa Auer)

French for High Level Pass the Haute Route is the most famous hut to hut ski tour in the world. Starting in Chamonix it traverses France, Italy and Switzerland in a week.

The 120-kilometer (105-mile) Tour du Mont Blanc crosses rugged Alpine terrain through France, Italy and Switzerland but every night can be spent in an inn.

Andrea Binning shares the adventures of her skiing career which has included winning extreme skiing competitions, first ski descents and featuring in ski movies.

Two species of chamois near Chamonix and Lourdes. Shy cliff climbers living near the snow line.

The story of Clara Louise Kellogg, an American opera star of the late nineteenth early twentieth centuries who had an operatic career in North America and Europe.

The world is an ever changing landscape in which climate change means some of our most spectacular sights are facing an uncertain future.

Guided ski adventures involving a week of off-piste skiing in France, Italy or Switzerland. Take the gamble out of resort skiing. Travel to the best snow.

Fredrik Ericsson is in the process of fulfilling his long-held dream, to ski the three highest mountains in the world - Kanchenjunga, K2 and Everest.

If you're going to invest in a skiing holiday you might as well pick from the best. Alexandra Szydlowska rounds up the top skiing locations in the US and Europe.

From kayaking and canoeing the Dordogne River to adrenalin rushes on the River Passy and drop zones in the Pyrenees, France has many active options.

This stage rises up and over the Col de Balme from Switzerland into France and brings Mont Blanc itself back into view for the first time since Italy.

This day is one of the most difficult and also the most beautiful of the Tour du Mont Blanc, up a a series of ladders to the Grand Balcon Sud.

The traditional first day of the Tour du Mont Blanc starts in Les Houches and ends in Les Contamines, but there are two ways to get there.

Summiting western Europe's highest mountain is a life-time dream held by would-be mountaineers across the globe. Every year thousands attempt to climb this 4,800 m peak.

British skiers can take the Eurostar ski train directly to the best French ski resorts or change in Paris to fast TGV or Corail overnight trains heading for the Alps.

Travelers to France can use buses, transfer services, and trains from Geneva Airport (GVA) in Switzerland when going to Lyon, Grenoble, Chamonix, and Alpine ski resorts.

Beginning and ending in Chamonix every August, this running race that covers 9400 meters of altitude tours Mont Blanc through France, Italy and Switzerland.

From Champex, hikers on the Tour du Mont Blanc have a choice of a high, difficult route or a lower, more pastoral trek.

Working in leading ski resorts over the winter season is the perfect chance to earn money, mingle in an international crowd and polish those skiing skills.

Snowboarders should not miss out on venturing into the back-country on account of their equipment. The best snow boarding set up will depend on the style of riding.

Head to the ski and snowboard slopes before the holidays. You'll find great snow, uncrowded trails and restaurants, and hotel bargains, even free lift passes

Skiers flying to French Alpine winter sport resorts mostly use Lyon and Geneva airports but Grenoble, Annecy, and Chambéry also have cheap flights to the ski slopes.

Brief biography of Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, his life, career and list of his major operas. Best known for L'Elisir d'amore and Lucia di Lammermoor.

South of Saudi Highway 40 and east of the Empty Quarter is a rib of granite mountains and a series of enormous canyon systems running 500 miles to the Yemen border.

Mountain bike holidays are available across Europe from a variety of specialist cycling companies. Choose a cycling destination according to preferred style of riding.

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games will host popular sports like figure skating, the biathlon, bobsleigh, ice sledge hockey and luge competitions.

Fredrik Ericsson plans to climb and ski the world's three highest mountains - Everest, K2 and Kanchenjunga. His preparation starts in the European Alps.

Combine likely encounters with reindeer and moose, ski touring from mountain to fjord and setting sail under the midnight sun to create an exotic, arctic adventure.

Alpine gear for a classic mountaineering route on Mont Blanc includes the hardware needed to climb the mountain and the safety equipment for back up if things go wrong.

Canada Post issued five commemoratives featuring "Sports of the 2010 Winter Games" highlighting curling, snowboard, freestyle skiing, bobsleigh, and ice sledge hockey.

A brief look at the life and career of the Russian concert performer Efrem Zimbalist , whose career spanned the golden age of string players.

The International Olympic Committee won't allow international elite athletes to ski jump in the 2010 Vancouver Games because the IOC believes the women aren't ready.

The Alps are often crowded in winter as hordes flock to Europe's winter downhill skiing playground. But the SaasTal is a quieter hideaway with plenty to offer.

Bathing suit-optional hot spring, fly fishing, ice climbing and the Golden Door Spa are seasonal favorites at this Colorado hotspot.

With 2,150 meters (7,054 feet) of vertical drop, no marked trails and wild off-piste ski routes, La Grave is arguably the best big-mountain skiing destination in Europe.

Fat skis, parabolic, rocker, twin tips . . . if the number of different models of skis on the market is daunting for buyers, the following article demystifies ski types.

The biggest challenge of the Chamonix to Zermatt ski tour is likely a physical one; but it shouldn't be the burden of weight on the ski mountaineer's back.