This year is the 21st 'Concours Hippique' or Horse Show and is taking place this weekend Sat 6th and Sun 7th of June. We now have our set of brand new showjumps which make it an even more colourful event than usual.
Looking for some gardening advice? Want to see what the best plants are for this region and maybe purchase a few? Come by the place du Mont Blanc from 9:00 - 17:00 to enjoy all the enchanting smells and colours.
The Planpraz cabin will be open for the weekend of 30th, 31st May and June 1st, and the June 6th and 7th weekend before opening definitely on June 13th along with the Brevent cable car for the summer season.
Marcel Wibault Museum - The 2009 Exhibition takes us in the footsteps of the painter, walking the heights and summits, in search of the most beautiful effects.
In high mountain, we will find the subtle shadows and lights and we enjoy the changing reflections on the lakes, the glaciers and that indefinable scent exhalation of rock burnt from the sun ...
JUNE 27 2009 - Cross du Mont-Blanc : 23 km from the centre of Chamonix to Planpraz via Argentière & 10km Discovery Cross & Mini Cross for children
JUNE 28 2009 - 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.
The Fete de la Saint Jean is a festival that accompanies the summer solstice. Come and enjoy a traditional feast in Les Bossons and celebrate Saint Jean and summer!
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.
Visit the location and meet the rescue teams: mountain guides, doctors, helicopter pilots and mecanics. Information concerning the dedicated accident prevention work carried out by the 'Société Chamoniarde".