Chamonix reviews (Page 2)

Probably the best ski resort in the world. But it is important to keep track of the morning via chamonix's own app that talks about the conditions at the various systems. After that, just get on the right ski bus and wait for the world's best skiing. The snow quality can be as good in January as at the powder dump in March.
If you are also in a party mood, there is nothing that beats standing on the Chambre Neuf and screaming 500 miles together with other like-minded people. Extremely well!

Went with UCPA v.14 myself
The first day before I found someone to keep up with my friend met my guide it felt boring. Difficult signpost, hard to find. Fairly good food. Nice boards to rent. Fair snow. Undo I didn't bring my own. Then in the evening I find some people who were there many times when it was immediately more fun. They took me to some nice local pubs. Set in a t-shirt to drink beer to sunbathe between 16-19 the first 3 days. The snowboard coach was very good teacher and took me to the best spots every day. I learned a lot of new techniques that I didn't think I needed. On Wed there was a storm and woke up with 20cm fresh snow in the village on thurs, long queue at the lift that morning. But everything wasn't open. Heard a lot of blasting that morning. Come up on the mountain and there were just over 1m pillows everywhere !!! Totally fantastic. The guide took us to untouched snow all the time some really good spots that I never got enough of going. The best powder the day I ever had. Refused rest until my legs did not work. Finished thurs with hockey match in a hockey rink with Sweden-France with local people to seasonal. Really good move on the stands. Nice detour from the mountain. On Friday there was sun and powder in the morning. Finished with beer in the sun at Elevation 1904, really good staff and nice people. Met many Swedes living there.
Where to really want to buy a board made in Chamonix, DuPraz. Pillows board. Recommended. Met many fun people. Got many long laughs. We who hung the most will do the same trip next year. Everyone thought it was the best trip for a really long time.
The village was wonderfully cozy. Very affordable to go with UCPA, paid 12500kr incl. Flight, transfer, lift pass, bus pass, train card, breakfast lunch dinner and Guide 4 full days, Stayed with 4 other lone riders.
Was there 7 full days. Good info and everything was well-ordered from UCPA.
Longing back ...

Been here for half a day and I never know it again. Skiing is certainly good when it is good with snow. Now we turned to one for the two open systems.

Lift queue was at least 200m long, and it is probably required cabin down again. Logistics really sucks purjo.

We'll see if I change myself, but right now the feeling is the first and the last time.

Chamonix has played its role as Europe's best ski resort. I have had the pleasure of tourists in Chamonix 3 times over a 25 year period. In the early 90s, the Chaminix ski boomers paradise and with it all right. Stayed for a total of 6 weeks. Now 25 years later I don't feel at all at all. Certainly I have grown older and have other requirements, but Chamonix has lost your brilliance.
It's really just a system that applies, Grand Monte. Unfortunately you can't go with the Greek lift anymore so you won't get up on the top. If you have chosen a ski system, you do not change during the day. This is because you have to be bused between the different systems. The drivers run like blue tears and we who do not get seated dad as pick pick. The buses rarely go and are always packed. They are also badly signposted and if you ask the driver, he usually screams something incomprehensible in French. If you are fortunate enough to get loose snow skiing, then in principle everything is run-up within an hour. Many also run very fast and uncontrolled in the hill, called blueberries. Very expensive to eat and drink on the slopes, but cheaper If you are able to go down to the center. No, any fourth time to Chamonix it will not

Nice place. Nice village. Good skiing. But the buses to and from the systems are a big minus. Add to that the signage on the buses is poor and that the bus drivers are not so communicative. The frequency of the bus departures is poor. Crowded and very queuing.
An entirely different observation; It feels like the number of skiers who travel very fast and uncontrolled has increased in recent years.
Visit again? Well, not yet for a while.

Know that Chamonix is a little loaded for "real" skiers and seasons who place high demands on "real skiing" but I still think that Cham is really good for us soon 40-year-old small children papers that come loose once a year for some adventure and skiing so the sweat runs in combination with après-ski (Chambre 9 with the band "No Limits" is absolutely perfect!) and not least fantastic bars and restaurants.
It has been four years in Cham now and in March I and the guy go there again. The best part is the whole with on-and off-piste which is really challenging for us which can nevertheless be considered quite experienced and well-trained (well ...) and said gryma afterski / restaurants!

This year, the top lift to Grand Montet will be out of service so it remains to be seen how this affects. However, there is always the possibility of variation by getting to Verbier or Courmayeur ...

However, one should know that (free) bus is a necessity for getting to several of Chamonix's different ski systems. It can be nasty crowded and sweaty in the morning and afternoon tours. It's really the only negative I have to say about Cham.
 

At home we often say that we might just be moving to the Alps, and then we aim to come to Chamonix. I have been to Cham on several occasions, both in the summer and winter. The city is relatively large and offers a rich social life, most restaurants and a huge ski system. Chamonix is at its best when you can draw a bearded somewhere and check out the very best skiers, inspired by the fact that the whole city breathes skiing, wildlife and where everyone has a huge smile on their lips. The fact that you are surrounded by these beautiful peaks does not make the view worse. It is also not unusual to hear Swedish speaking both here and there. Chamonix is a convenient destination for a get-away, an hour's drive from Geneva makes the trip easy.

But (!) Skiing is not as smooth as in other alports. The system is spread out and requires that you can transport you, have the time spent in the calculations, that you have thought out your routes and know where you are going. Of course, you can strategically choose to stay at one of the systems and keep you going - but let's say you live in Le tour and it starts to dump in Flegere, then you need to be inclined to move. The same applies if a system is closed due to hard winds while another is open. The lifts are many and long. Time is ticking! Chamonix is amazing - go there at least once for skiing, I don't want to say anything else - but for those who go on one-two ski trips a year, there are other places to recommend for both quality and quantity.

Amazingly clever to this resort. As a place to just stay in, it's hard and I'll be as happy every time I'm there. However, as a ski resort, it is quite mediocre. A great advantage is also close to Geneva. Quite an hour to drive if there is not too much traffic in Geneva or your GPS is full ...

There are few other ski resorts where you could imagine just living and hanging without necessarily skiing. Personally I have spent maybe 4 weeks in Chamonix and did not ski almost two of them. Skiing has not been particularly amazing. Certainly, the only cleaned ski trip with UCPA was the unusual weather, 20 minus for a week and a long time since the last snowfall. But despite that, I have had the best in Chamonix when we just hung up, walked in the mountains with the daughter on the back or just went to town, lunch at Moö bar or drank a berry in the bar next door and just looked up at Aiguille du Midi.

Why is this like then? Chamonix is not built as a ski resort, it is a town located next to a mountain and happens to be close to ski resorts. Certainly, if you live at the Grand Montet or Le Tour lift, it's like any ski resort. Or if you live near the lifts of Brevent or Flegere. However, it is still quite spread out with few but long lifts. It's really only Brevent / Flegere who give the feeling of a "regular" ski resort.

I hope I will try the "real" Chamonix once with full day trips for "THERE THERE," etc. but so far I have experienced the skiing as hard and scattered. However, staying in Chamonix half a year would gladly do if I did not have a job at home. Being able to live in a town where you can go out in the mountains and go skiing is hard at other places. But to go to a ski resort to get maximum skiing for a week's ski trip, nja. Then there are places that are good much better.

Large ski resort with several areas. I would recommend renting a car, so you do not have to go by bus to the ski areas

As an experienced skier who has not taken the first time to Chamonix, he has gathered some preconceived sentences.
The first thing to do is buses, in most cases the accommodation is not at a distance to the lifts, so you can go bus a bit. It all works well according to the conditions, but it takes longer to get out on the slopes than at most other resorts.
Then there is skiing for everyone, but the majority is still more for advanced skiers. The field of off-piste skiing is good but I would not say it is noticeably better than other places such as Les Arcs or Engelberg, which is always about learning more about the place.
The rumors you heard of during the day of the day on the pillows days did not seem to me, at all, the lift queues were no problem at all, except when you went to the top of Grand Montets.
In summary, Chamonix is ​​definitely worth a visit, but they raise it to the sky as the best ski resort in the world, the best ski resort is where you have local knowledge and it is currently dumping.