Chamonix (dt: Tsamonyn) is an internationally renowned ski place and center of the alpine in France (in the region Alpes in the strike Savoie). 1924 took place in Chamonix the Ith olympic winter plays.

With its 10,000 inhabitants Chamonix is hardly comparable with other ski places, but represents rather a pulsating tourist metropolis, in which, one considers oneself the entire valley of Chamonix, at point times often more than 60,000 guests stops. The place can refer to a long ski tradition and offers fastidious runways, unusually versatile off runway possibilities and an alive ski scene.

Geography

Chamonix lies in the Chamonix valley in spectacular situation and by numerous highly rising mountains is surrounded. Directly in the south it is towered above by the Mont Blanc, from which the Glacier of the Bossons down-flows after Chamonix. In the north the mountain course of the Aiguilles Rouges (protected area) limits the valley of Chamonix. By the valley flows the cembran pine, which unites with Chamonix with its inlet l'Arveyron from the Mer de Glace. To the municipality Chamonix belong also still several local parts and/or localities like les Bossons, les Praz de Chamonix, les Tines and le Lavancher. In addition also still the place with the famous skiing area Les Grands Montets, in that count the recent and sportily active public dominated as well as Le route, completely in the north of the valley of Chamonix. Likewise in the north of the valley the mountain pass Col of the Montets (1.461m) obtain the transition after northeast toward Switzerland.

Skiing area

Chamonix is a center of the Freeridens and extreme ski driving. The highest point of the skiing area is the famous Aiguille you Midi with impressive 3842 m, on whose summits the second highest aerial ropeway of Europe leads. There is also one of the starting points for the mountain climbers, who open themselves to defeat the Mont Blanc lying over it. It is likewise the starting point for the famous, Blanche glacier departure mentioned over the Mer de Glace. For the normal ski driver Chamonix offers the two ski mountains Le and la to Latter area is a beautiful family skiing area during Le particularly moderately severe to very heavy runways to offer can. The two skiing areas are elevator-technically linked by a Verbindungsbahn Liaison). Directly at the local edge is also still the small skiing area Les Planards, which serves mainly as exercise area for beginners. At the valley end the extensive skiing area Domain de Balme is further northern, to whom from Le and from Vallorcine (1260m) car courses lead route (1480m). The individual skiing areas and local parts in the Chamonix valley are linked by a public bus system with one another and are usually also attainable by the line pc. Gervais Vallorcine"…

Unfortunately there is no elevator group between the individual areas, which one can drive on with the ski passport "Mont Blanc "(altogether 700 runway kilometers), but the individual areas offer everyone for itself taken quite which are worth goals.

Chamonix is also starting point struck route, an high-alpine, ski crossing of several days, which leads Zermatt (Switzerland) by the Walliser alps until.

Sons and daughters of the city

• Bozon, former French
• Roger Frison Roche, French writer

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