Archive for June 30th, 2009

Chamonix Events - First Snow Weekend 5th-7th December 2009

Christmas officially comes to Chamonix during the weekend of 5th-7th December. Visitors and locals alike will see the town transformed into a Christmas wonderland getting everyone into the festive spirit.

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The town will turn on their Christmas decorations and from 5:15pm on the Friday right through to the Sunday afternoon children will be able to pay Santa a visit in Santa’s mailbox, enjoy the children’s parade and tombola and take part in the children’s ice hockey competition.

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Events in Chamonix – Chamonix Mont Blanc’s International Climbing Festival 11th-13th July 2009

From the 11th to the 13th July, Chamonix becomes the mecca for climbers worldwide during the Chamonix Mont Blanc’s International Climbing Festival. The three day event brings together Frances best climbers as they compete in a number of qualifiers over the event for the world cup speed climbing and world cup difficulty climbing titles.

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