Sports and leisure activities Chamonix-Mont Blanc

One of the first French ski lift companies, created in Chamonix, manages 5 sites and high altitude ski areas: 4 in the Chamonix valley and one in the Megève valley. The Compagnie du Mont-Blanc Group has set up a foundation to support development projects on the sites and projects of general interest, and has created a subsidiary: Mont-Blanc Natural Resort, which directly manages lift reservations for all 5 sites. Ski passes on the Mont-Blanc Natural Resort website.

A mountain golf course opened in 1934 at the foot of the Mont-Blanc massif. In the village of Les Praz, 3 km from Chamonix, the 18-hole golf course, spread over a 6-kilometre course, enjoys a magnificent natural environment, wooded and almost flat, with no fairways or road crossings, broken only by the Arve River, which causes daring players to lose a few balls... Hole 17 offers a view of Mont Blanc and the serac cascade of the Bossons glacier. The chic clubhouse is remarkable for its log-cabin-style construction.

The Richard Bozon Sports Center is home to a multitude of indoor and outdoor sports facilities. The skating rink offers a covered Olympic track and an outdoor rink in winter. As for the swimming pool, it is composed of indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna, a hammam, a whirlpool, ideal as an après-ski. In the summer, you can enjoy the outdoor Olympic pool, the rapid rivers, the water garden with massaging jets and the slide.

A company whose name is intertwined with the history of mountaineering, and above all the best address to find qualified and passionate guides. Because of overcrowding, ropes without certified professional guides become risky. Calling on these experienced guides is therefore a guarantee of safety. Some multi-day ski tours are for experienced skiers and the ascent of Mont Blanc cannot be improvised, a real physical and technical preparation is necessary. Hiking, climbing, snowboarding, heli-skiing, snowshoeing, tour of Mont Blanc, many packages are offered, for all levels, summer and winter: TMB (Tour du Mont-Blanc) in 5 days with an option to carry a bag; the mountains and wonders of the Aosta Valley in 6 days; more affordable, for families, the Chamonix Valley in five days; an introduction to mountaineering in three days, etc. With almost two centuries of history (it was created in 1821), the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc has become a true legend. The mountain house, which also houses the French Ski School and the Cham'Aventure company, offers a free information point, the Office de Haute Montagne. Three weather reports are posted here every day, just like at the neighboring tourist office: always highly recommended before any outing, on any terrain, even if it is considered easy. An office is also open during the season in Argentière.

On the top floor of the Maison de la Montagne, a meeting place for mountaineers and hikers, or on its website, La Chamoniarde distributes information on the quality and practicability of the routes (hiking, climbing and mountaineering, skiing, hang-gliding...) and provides practical information for organizing your race or your itinerary (huts, ski lifts, regulations) as well as the necessary documentation (books, topographic maps...) Events on mountain practices are also regularly organized.

Fly in the most beautiful free flight garden in the world under the supervision of professionals. Les Ailes du Mont-Blanc offers the opportunity to realize this dream in complete safety during a tandem flight. Five paragliding and mountain professionals, led by world champion Sandie Cochepain, introduce amateurs to paragliding and speedriding (between paragliding and freeriding). Some of the instructors are trained to supervise the flight of people with reduced mobility (Hand'icare project). Professionals to the tips of their sails, these artists of the air offer pleasure and sensations.