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How much will it cost to ski in the 2023-24 season? In the ski areas operated by the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc, skiers are expected to experience an average 8% increase in lift pass prices for the 2023/2024 winter season.
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After a dry winter, snowfall at altitude over the past two weeks has once again provided superb conditions for skiers on the highest slopes of the Chamonix ski areas.. Photo source: @Le DL /B.S.
After a dry winter, snowfall at altitude over the past two weeks has...
The Unlimited Festival is back in Chamonix from 5 to 9 April 2023
If you are still considering whether Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is an...
The Brévent cable car in Chamonix
According to a press release of 29 March 2023 issued by Mont-Blanc...
Situé sur le tracé de la vallée blanche, le refuge du Requin permet une pause pour les skieurs. Archive  Le DL /Baptiste SAVIGNAC
Tuesday 28 March 2023, around 1:30 p.m., upstream the Requin Hut, an...
The Gendarmerie Choucas 74 helicopter. Archive The DL /Sébastien VOINOT
On Monday 27 March 2023, two skiers got lost on their way from...
The spring Braderie will invest Chamonix on 8th and 9th April 2023
A new edition of the Shopkeepers Market, known as "Braderie des...
Le tunnel du Mont-Blanc. Photo source : Le DL/Baptiste SAVIGNAC
The Mont-Blanc tunnel, major Alpine automotive tunnel connecting...
Cosmiques Hut (3.613 meters) - Massif du Mont Blanc
Saturday 18 March 2023, after several weeks of waiting, the Cosmiques...
The works carried out at Montenvers require the closure of these two trails. Photo Le DL /Sébastien VOINOT
From 16 March to 7 April 2023, closure of two trails: Closure of the...
The rockfall occurred while the roped party was rappelling down the Pellissier chute, a route regularly taken in the Pointes Lachenal sector. Photo The DL /B.S.
On Saturday 18 March 2023, a climber died while descending from the...
The accident took place on the north face of the Aiguille du Midi. Photo Le DL /Amelie DAVIET
Thursday 16 March 2023, the Chamonix High Mountain Gendarmerie...
The Aiguille du Midi cable car. Photo source: Wikipedia
Good news: the Aiguille du Midi cable car should resume service from...