Most European ski resorts are not as self-contained as ... Situated right up the valley from the legendary town of Chamonix, ...

For all its fearsome reputation, however, the resort still ... go far wrong with France’s biggest ski rental franchise chain, InterSport. They have multiple shops in the Chamonix valley, their ...

Chamonix-Mont Blanc valley is a land of ... It is one of the first ski resorts in France, had the first cable car, France’s first ski champion, the first fondue restaurant, and it was here ...

The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ... a nature preserve that was France's first national park. This French Alps ski resort is part of Les Trois Vallées (the ...

Few ski resorts are as evocative as Chamonix ... Auberge de Jeunesse run by Hostels International France on the outskirts of Chamonix proper. If you’re renting skis, you can’t go far wrong ...