Chamonix is world renowned for its skiing although, unlike numerous other ski areas, its skiing mountains are unlinked.
In total the Chamonix area has a total of 5 individual skiing areas - Les Montets, Les Houches, south facing Brevent, Flegere and finally Le Tour - only Brevent and Flegere are interconnected, this means using a free shuttle bus or driving yourself to the five fields.
So finding your way around Chamonix’s different areas can prove challenging, and so a knowledge of the areas certainly facilitates.
If the group is new to skiing then taking snowboarding lessons with a Chamonix ski school would not be a bad start, they can notify you which Chamonix ski pass to buy.
Obviously a skiing map will be convenient, these can be collected from the tourist office in Chamonix or from any of the stations.
Then you will need to head to a ski rental store to hire your skiing gear, and with the wide range of ski hire shops in town to decide from there really should not be much trouble whatsoever.
Afterwards it’s important to find out the day’s weather forecast, ski report or a webcam of the ski area you wish to ski, as Chamonix has a high altitude ski field so the atmospheric conditions do change quickly and dramatically.
Whether you are heading to Chamonix France for a week’s holiday or a short ski break you will find out there is plenty to keep you engaged.
