The Vallée Blanche, all info about this off piste ski/skiing itinerary
The famous Vallée Blanche in Chamonix is an off-piste ski route, 20km long with a vertical descent of 2700m. The views are stunning and the high mountain environment provides a real sensation of wilderness. This is one of those memorable life experiences that you'll never forget.
If the conditions are good, this wonderful and magnificent adventure trip is accessible to most intermediate skiers and is a fantastic journey into the largest glaciated domain in the Alps, the Mont Blanc massif.
About half-way down the Chamonix Vallée Blanche, you can stop in the Requin Hut and have an excellent meal and drinks. When there isn't enough snow to come back to Chamonix on skis, it's much nicer and comfortable to stop at the Montenvers train station and take the train back down to Chamonix.
There are a number of variants to the Vallee Blanche, requiring a little more skill and knowledge of the area. Involving steeper skiing over a more difficult terrain. These routes are only recommended for advanced skiers under the guidance of a qualified High Mountain Guide.
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La Classique Vallée Blanche |
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Grand Envers du Plan | |
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The "Classique" Vallee Blanche is the beautiful original route. Less steep, this route is the easiest to ski. This route will take you into the heart of the Mont Blanc massif.
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The Grand Envers du Plan!!! Perhaps the most beautiful and probably the most difficult ski route of the frequently accessed Vallee Blanche variations. Skiing here becomes a serious matter.
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Petit Envers du Plan |
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Gros Rognon | |
| The Petit Envers du Plan is a great route of the Valley Blanche with some sustained slopes. You'll ski through some amazing ice formations, as the Petit Envers takes... | The Gros Rognon is a small variation on the Classic Valley Blanche route. After skiing down the first quarter or so of the Classic route, cut left close to the Rognon rock to get into some less tracked snow. | |||
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Snowboarders |
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High Mountain Guides | |
| Snowboarders on the Vallee Blanche!!!!! Telescopic poles are recommended as towards the end, on the Mer de Glace, there is a long section with little gradient... | Experience Skiing the Vallee Blanche with the safety of a High Mountian Guide. Guides offer multiple route adventures depending on client capability and experience. Max 8 pax/guide | |||
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The Aiguille du Midi |
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Chamonix Lifts & Cable Cars | |
| The Aiguille du Midi telepherique: the Aiguille du Midi cable car leaves from the centre of Chamonix. It is a journey of two stages. The first brings visitors to the Plan de l'Aiguille... | In this page you'll find all the information that you need to know about the Ski Passes, Forfaits and Lifts Information about all the Ski Resorts of the Chamonix Mont Blanc Valley. |
