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Chamonix Events in June

Horse Races
May 31st - June 1st 2008
Les Bois
Chamonix
T: +33 4 50 53 11 57
Organised by the "Club des sports de Chamonix."
Saturday = High Level Official Competition
Sunday = Club Competition - Departmental Qualification
Tango Week
31 May - 7 June 2008
MJC
Chamonix
M:
Tango all week long - demonstrations, films, concerts, initiation, courses and all this culminates in the Tango ball.
Clean up Flégère
7 June 2008
La Flégère
Les Praz
T: 04 50 53 2275
Come help Clean Up Flégère! Every year after the snow melts there's tons of waste on the mountain - help keep the Chamonix mountains clean.
Open House - SNCF
7-8 June 2008
train station
StGervais LeFayet
M:
To celebrate the 100th anniversay of the SNCF line, Saint Gervais - Vallorcine, 2 open days are organised at the Saint Gervais -le Fayet station. There will be an exhibition, a sustainable development stand, film projections, and more - even take a ride in the engine cabin between Saint Gervais and Chedde.
Lift Station: Flegere opens
June 7 2008
Les Praz
T: 04 50 53 2275
Flegere is scheduled to open for the season June 7th.
Martial Arts Gala
7 June 2008
Richard Bozon Sports Centre
Chamonix
M:
A big party to celebrate the 10th year of the club's existance. Giant barbecue on Saturday with demonstrations of and initiation to Hapkido and Taekwondo. The celebrations will continue into the evening with the traditional, annual Martial Arts Gala.
Lift Station: Les Houches Prarion opens
June 14 2008
Les Houches
T: 04 50 54 42 65
The Prarion gondola is scheduled to open for the season June 14th.
Lift Station: Les Houches Bellevue opens
June 14 2008
Les Houches
T: 04 50 54 42 65
The Bellevue Cable Car is scheduled to open for the season June 14th.
Lift Station: Mont Blanc Tramway opens
June 14 2008
Les Houches
T: 04 50 53 2275
The Mont Blanc Tramway opens for the summer season.
Lift Station: Le Tour opens
June 14 2008
Le Tour
T: 04 50 53 2275
Le Tour is scheduled to open for the season June 14th: Charamillon gondola and Autannes chairlift to the Col de Balme.
Clean up Montenvers
14 June 2008
Montenvers
Chamonix
T: 04 50 53 2275
Come help Clean Up Montenvers! Every year after the snow melts there's tons of waste on the mountain - help keep the Chamonix mountains clean.
Clean up Balme / Le Tour
15 June 2008
Balme
Le Tour
T: 04 50 53 2275
Come help Clean Up Le Tour/Balme! Every year after the snow melts there's tons of waste on the mountain - help keep the Chamonix mountains clean.
Clean up the Tramway du Mont Blanc
20 June 2008
Nid d'Aigle
Les Houches
T: 04 50 53 2275
Come help Clean Up the Tramway du Mont Blanc! Every year after the snow melts there's tons of waste on the mountain - help keep the Chamonix mountains clean.
Music Festival
21 June 2008
Chamonix
M:
Big party in Chamonix town with live music everywhere...
See our news article for the schedule.
VTT Competition
22 June 2008
Désert Blanc
Les Bois
T: 06 84 17 0708
Departmental trophy. Organisation: Club des Sports, section VTT Schedule: 9:00 to 17:00
10th Annual Pétanque competition
22 June 2008
Chamonix
M:
At 9:00 and at 15:00 it's the 10th annual Chamonix Grand Prix Pétanque competition.
Literature Reading: Michel Quint
24 June 2008
Bar Le Podium
Chamonix
T: 04 50 53 1441
In honor of Quint's latest novel: "Une ombre, sans doute." At 20:00 in the Bar Le Podium
Indiana All Star Band
28 June 2008
Place des Alpes
Chamonix
M:
"The Indiana all star band" is a 51 person orchestra from schools in Northridge and Goshen, Indiana, U.S.A. M. KNIPFEL, the conductor, will acccompany the band on its 20th tour of Europe. Horaire: 18:30
Lift Station: Vallorcine opens
June 28 2008
Vallorcine
T: 04 50 53 2275
The Vallorcine gondola is scheduled to open for the season June 28th.
Open Day - Mountain Rescue Services
June 28 2008
DZ des Bois
Chamonix
T: +33 4 50 53 11 57
Visit the location and meet the rescue teams: mountain guides, doctors, helicopter pilots and mechanics of the PGHM. Information concerning the dedicated accident prevention work carried out by the 'Société Chamoniarde".
Mont-Blanc Marathon & Cross
June 29th 2008
Club des Sports de Chamonix
Chamonix
T: +33(0)4 50 53 11 57
JUNE 28 2008 - Cross du Mont-Blanc : 23 km from the centre of Chamonix to Planpraz via Argentière & 10km Discovery Cross & Mini Cross for children
JUNE 29 2008 - Mont-Blanc Marathon : 42,195 km from the centre of Chamonix to Planpraz, Vallorcine and the mountains with 2240m vertical up and 1200m vertical down.
Exhibition: Des Glaciers et des Hommes
Espace Tairraz
25 June 07 - 1 Sept 08
Chamonix
M:
Victims of global warming, the glaciers are suffering. While the ice shelf is melting at high speed, the glaciers in the Alps are receding.
From Greenland to the Himalayas and from the Andes to the Antarctic, these glaciers seem to be doomed.
Le Musee des Cristaux
Espace Tairraz
All summer/ Tout l'été
Chamonix
T: 04 50 55 53 93
The Espace Tairraz presents an exhibition about the minerals and crystals of the Mont-Blanc region.
5 euros
Everyday: 14h to 19h.
School Holidays: 10h to 12h and 14h to 19h
Fondation Pierre Gianadda: Egypt
17 Mar 08 to 08 June 08
Martigny
T: +41 (0)27 722 39 78
Offerings to Egyptian Gods
Organised by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

On permanent exhibition: Collection Louis & Evelyn Franck, La Cour Chagall, Léonard de Vinci-the inventor, the Auto and Gallo-romain museums & Sculpture park.