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New Year in the Alps, Chamonix

Make this New Year special and spend it skiing in Chamonix, Mont Blanc. Are you always stuck for ideas for a New year party? then come and spend it in Chalet Petit Bechar, a 14 bed ensuite catered chalet. If you book our premium package there’s unlimted wine and beer available so you may not even need to go out! With skiing available at all levels in the valley, everyone can enjoy some great skiing. And on New years Eve all the bars hold their own parties, restaurants often lay on a special menu and perhaps some entertainment so all you have to do it decide which takes your fancy. Come midnight the hoards of tipsy revellers head down to the clock tower in the centre of town for the big countdown – not an official event as such, more of a long-held tradition which has a great atmosphere.  On the stroke of midnight you are advised to duck as champagne corks and fireworks are unleashed in celebration!

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Skiing in Chamonix, France

Home to the magnificent Mont Blanc - at 4807m Europe’s highest mountain - means Chamonix boasts a superb snow record, a long season (Dec-late May), never ending off-piste skiing opportunities, and unmissable scenery. Chamonix really does offer some of the most exciting, challenging and adrenalin fuelled skiing in the world.

Chamonix is a highly popular ski holiday destination as it is much more than just a ski resort. The vibrant Chamonix town centre has everything to offer - beautiful historic architecture, many attractive shops and boutiques, a wonderful selection of restaurants from classic Savoyard to Michelin starred excellence and a nightlife to rival any other Ski resort. Chamonix also offers a wide selection of non ski related activities so that holiday makers of all ages and interests will enjoy their winter holiday.

With five ski areas, the Chamonix valley  has an awful lot of ski terrain on offer. The full ski pass also includes the surrounding areas such as St Gervais, Verbier and Courmayeur so there’s more than enough skiing for even the most advanced and speedy skiier. In all the pass includes terrain up to 3840m, over 200 lifts and 700km of piste - with the majority of the ski areas being above 2000m. It caters for all standards, from total  beginners right through to experts.

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Offpiste in chamonix, France

Rugged beauty, winter sports, and après-ski: all three are a part of what draws visitors to Chamonix in the winter. Avid skiers, snowboarders, and partiers flock to this popular resort, and they are not disappointed. The scenic Chamonix Valley is nestled among some of the highest mountain peaks in the Alps, including the famous Mont Blanc massif (4,810 meters/15,632 feet).

There are 145 trails weaving throughout the area adding up to 140 kilometers (87.5 miles). The favorite runs in the area are Le Brevent, Vallée-Blanche, and the Grands Montets. Chamonix is known for its fantastic off-piste skiing and snowboarding opportunities, as well. Including the off-trail slopes, the area offers up to 30,000 acres of skiable terrain.

Non-skiers enjoy plenty of winter activities such as snowmobiling, ice climbing (best done with a guide), ice hiking, snowshoeing, sleigh riding, and dog sledding, among many others. For people wishing to do some sightseeing in the Chamonix valley, may want to visit the Alpine Museum and the Mont Blanc Observatory. Or take an unforgettable cable car ride to the Aiguille du Midi (which rises to the elevation of 3,482 meters/11,316 feet) for some really impressive views. A red cog-wheel train climbs from Montenvers to the scenic Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) glacier where there are also ice caves to explore.

Après-ski in Chamonix is one of the best in the alps. Restaurants, cafés, pubs, bars, and even a casino fill time not spent on the slopes. Restaurants range from the Chalet le Cerro, a quaint wooden chalet serving traditional foods of the region to L’Eden which serves classic French food with a modern twist. Just a couple of the bars on a long list include Le Stone Bar, an Italian-style bar serving up fine food and wines as well as live music, and, for something different, the Cybar, an Internet café and a fun après-ski meeting place. The Casino of Chamonix is popular with both visitors and locals.

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