Chamonix Reviews & Ratings

was not a great experience as I thought not as many things I could do. I want things after skiing and I just thought there were quite low quality. I enjoyed the untouched off pistes and the powder/quality of snow.
No ski park, which I though was quite disappointing considering this is quite a popular place

Chamonix is well known for being aimed at the experienced skier/ boarder, but it doesn't take long to see that it is very family orientated and can accommodate for all levels.
The food is incredible and the options of slopes is second to none (although you do have to mountain hop a little).
1 week of skiing here and you'll be able to ski or board anywhere in the world.

Only an hour away from Geneva Airport, Chamonix is one of the closest resorts to the airport offering the shortest transfer time. Chamonix is not a resort but a well established cultured town. Its huge! There are so many different ski areas from Les Houches at the bottom of the valley famous for the Kandhar run, a downhill piste on the World Cup circuit, all the way up to Vallorcine at the top of the Valley which is very family friendly. All in between are the famous and very challenging slopes Chamonix has to offer. Plenty of off piste, ungroomed runs, ski cross, park, and soon to be the highest run in Europe as the lift is currently being built. All this skiing is on or within the view of the famous Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe! You wont find your typical Folie Douce après bars in Chamonix on the slopes, but instead many pubs and local taverns offering a more traditional and friendly après with live bands and great beer! The bus transport is free across Chamonix to take you to whichever slopes take your fancy for the day. I really recommend Chamonix for families and hardcore skiers. If you are looking for a party, you are better off at a high up dedicated resort. This makes it even more desirable for families and relaxed groups. Chamonix is definitely a place everyone should try in their life and often a town where people look to return to for all Chamonix has to offer. Chamonix is a place to visit all year round. In the off season it is a popular running, climbing and mountaineering area hosting the world fell running championships. You wont be disappointed!

An unbelievable resort. Spent my season there and loved all of it. Im very offpiste orientated and theres no better place for it. In addition it is the capital for touring, youll never run out of things to ski.

fun resort off piste when there is powder, groomers are average compared to the off piste. Flegere & Hrand Montets are the best by far, most fun on groomers in Flegere, most fun off piste in GM when theres fresh powder. Next to no apres , le petit social is your best bet, bardup (bit gross and underage).
GM for hard riders, Les houches for families, Le brevent and Le flegere for everyone. Generally blues skies above the cloud once you get up to top of the gondola .
Worth the trip if the weather is good, can be extremely hit and miss, super icey and too steep too enjoy the ice when the POW isnt falling

Really enjoyed the resort. Good variety of skiing, especially if you want to venture further from the piste.
Will need to take buses between ski areas which is a downside

Its very busy and when pistes are groomed in the morning its very very good , the off piste is good but better when touring to get the better powder and options and the lift tend to be very fast and not stop too often

Chamonix is the beautiful town in the Alps in my opinion. Packed with bars and restaurants, the hotels, you can't go wrong here with families or groups of friends. The ski areas are spread out and a bit of a pain to get to, but once there, they are top quality. Highly recommend.

The off piste skiing with a guide is probably the best the world can offer. One run off piste drops two kilometers!! Theres a number of resorts along the valley which are accessed on a free bus service which can be hectic at the beginning and end of the day but you get the choice of what type of skiing you want for the day. The best views in the Alps can be had from the Aigle de Midi accessed on a new state of the art gondola that non skiers can use just for the trip up and down.

I really love Chamonix, as there are so many resorts to choose from. I do blacks, but not all the time, and consider myself an intermediate skier.
Some of the resorts are linked, which make for ease of skiing across. Some resorts offer more extensive off piste areas to venture out into. I thought La Tour in the north had plenty of small skiable hills to chill and take a short break, outside the main runs. Le Houches looks prettier, and there are some very basic tree areas to play with, though maybe nothing too extensive. Le Houches is actually more intimate feeling at the far side of the mountain, probably more towards St Gervais. Love it the most for the views and intimacy. Infrastructure at Le Houches isn't that good, especially at the Ropeway and gondola at the start. Feels a bit old, but i do understand that lots of money is needed to upgrade the lift, so it's not a big issue.
Heading into town, it's always fun to check out different sports bars and eateries. What's skiing without apres ski right?
Also, Chamonix also caters to more hardcore skiers like going down vallee blanche, or even day trips visiting the glacier caves at Montenvers Mer de Glace.
Fun area to go, though in life as with everything, it's relative, and there will always be something better! Cheers all :)

Ah, Chamonix mid-February and during British School Holidays! Poor planning on my part but the resorts were well kept even with the minimum snow fall. Transportation around the town was very handy and operated regularly to make movement manageable. Lifts and Gondolas ran smoothly and efficiently. The town itself had plenty of food and entertainment options at expected prices for France. If you can shell out the extra cash and plan on short fuse, recommend booking when there a good snow fall. Can be unpredictable at times.

Fabulous for advanced/expert skiers, world class's and hard to beat anywhere else in the world if off piste and or extreme is your thing. Intermediate and beginner limited but not overly so. Plenty of groomed choice accross all the individual resorts that make up Chamonix Mont Blanc. The MB Tunnel also gives very easy access to Courmayeur which offers wonderful groomed runs basking in a south facing wonderland. You really can't go wrong unless you want ski in/ski out or a beginners paradise (which Chamonix is not!) more importantly though, some of the best Guinness, Irish coffee and Raclette can be found in Chamonix town

Been going to Chamonix for years. Season in season out its a difficult place to get bored of. Huge variety for all types of skiers. My family is more powder and off piste, however Im more of an on piste skier. Despite the differences in preference for me and my family we always manage to find a place that is suitable for all of us.

Lots of great skiing options and a charming base town of Chamonix. Beautiful views of Mont Blanc and surrounding mountains. Lots to do for non skiers too. Only downside if some of the ski areas are quite far apart so require buses.

Legendary resort, with some iconic and extreme off-piste options. The resort is a great option for off-piste skiers of all abilities, with an excellent selection of off piste runs, from short steep couloirs, tree-skiing, bowls and miles long runs on glaciers. For these, its good to bring one of the valleys local guides to ensure youre going to be safe. The piste skiing here is good, with enough run options to keep skiers of all abilities engaged. The pistes are definitely not where the resort shines though - its certainly more about the off piste. The town has great choices for food, drink, as well as some brilliant shopping. Theres enough going on in the valley to keep folks who arent into skiing, or those on a rest day happy, with facilities like ice rinks, live music, cinemas and hiking trails.

Review was for Gran Montets, one of the various ski areas in the Chamonix valley. At the moment it has a relaxed ski bum vibe due to total lack of any kind of base area or town at the base where numerous and eclectic camping rigs park in the dirt lot. Theres tons of off-piste terrain between the groomers you can scope out and access from the lifts and excellent and consistently skied terrain above the lifts accessible by a reasonable skin. High enough and north facing to get and keep good snow and located among some of the most stunning and spectacular mountains and glaciers in the alps. Based on pictures around the current construction efforts underway to rebuild the tram to the top of the Gran Montets that burnt down, the low key vibe will be gone in a few years, but the quality and quantity of lift accessible terrain will return to unbelievable

Rallied from Germany to meet a friend who lives in the area to ski Valle Blanche this April. Securing lift pass on line was pretty easy and rented crampons for the hike at a good rate from a near by sport shop.
Appreciate the untamed wildness of skiing off piste in Chamonix.

Large resort town with plenty of hotels, apartments, chalets and shops, bars and restaurants.

The ski area is make up of lots of individual areas spread across the valley! This is nice although some connection between the areas would be good.

I just used public transport to get around. This was a mistake and not something I would recommend. Either stay near the central bus station in town, rent a car or stay somewhere where they include transportation to and from slopes.

I stayed 10 min walk from centre of town by a bus stop however, the bus was slow and only came once every 30 minutes so sometimes it took me over 1 hour to get from my hotel to the slopes. They could benefit from having these busses more regular. Sometimes a bus would not stop as it was full so would have to wait 30 minutes for the next one.

The hub of the French Alps. A dream for expert skiers wanting to channel their inner Nikolai! For me, a big disadvantage is the fact Chamonix itself isnt a resort and busses need to be caught every morning. However, one at your selected resort - you soon forget about that bus ride! The town is the vibrant all day and night packed with bars and restaurants.