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We felt a bit like God this week or should I rephrase that and say the God of Love! Yes, I am proud to announce that we played a key part in the best day of someone’s life to date and I admit the amore has gone slightly to our heads!!
Cool mountain sports and fashion combine for a weekend geared up for the girls! During a weekend in mid January female visitors will enjoy a great range of activities brought to them by Salomon and Chamonix tourism.
There will be a mixture of activities both on and off the piste, including ski lessons, snow-shoeing, Salomon fashion show, ice climbing and acces to skiing at Les Grands Montets. Even better all the activities are free of charge to women and include free entry into the museums and exhibition centres of Chamonix!
It’s that time of year again, when even though it may be the summer holidays, thoughts are turning to winter holidays and the annual family ski holiday. Therefore, here at www.independentmountain.com we thought we’d give you a helping hand by bringing you the top five family ski resorts for season 09/10.
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.
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.
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.
The legendary Fete de Lac on Lake Montriond is a must see event for everyones social calendar this summer! Plans are already well underway for the firework spectacular with organisers promising a bigger and better festival including full laser light display, large screens, a fantastic array of stalls, dare devil parapenting and of course lots of lots of jaw dropping and ear piercing fireworks to light up the Montriond skyline!
The festival is a great day bringing together locals and visitors all armed with gorgeous picnic hampers and lots of local produce for all to enjoy.
Are you looking to book a band in the Alps, well here are a few that are based in Morzine, France that are available on request!! Made up of professional musicians, you can be assured of a good night whether it be for bars, weddings, outdoor concerts, birthdays - just let us know!!
Slippers For Shoes
Rock covers band that are guaranteed to knock your socks off!! A four piece band playing modern rock from the likes of: Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam, The Killers, Kings Of Leon
Morzine and the surrounding mountains have some of the best walks the Alps have to offer!! Whether it be a short trip up to the Col de Cou, or a hard trek on the Roc d’Enfer, Morzine is the perfect base for your walking holiday in the Alps.
Having lived in Morzine since 1997, we have made it our mission to trek every single trail, and discover all the nooks and crannies hiding in the hillsides!! For those that are wanting the more leisurely walking holiday, then the Portes du Soleil has the added benefit of the lift system being open in the summertime, meaning that you can make use of the many chairlifts on offer to help cover some of the climbs and enable you to travel longer distances!!
High End Catered Chalet, Ski Holiday in the French Alps (only one hour from Geneva) for half the normal price!
Whether you have ever stayed in a catered chalet before or not there is nothing like waking up in the morning to the choice of a delicious cooked or continental breakfast then spending the day skiing around one of the most beautiful mountain areas in the world and returning to afternoon tea & cakes in cosy mountain chalet, followed by delicious 3 course evening meal to the same standards that you would expect of a top London restaurant.
from Tuesday 25 August 2009 to Sunday 30 August 2009Unique in its kind, this event crosses 3 countries on foot (France, Italy and Switzerland), covers 166 kilometres and 9,400 metres climb in one fell swoop. A race with a time limit of 46 hours, the current held record being 21 hours and 6 minutes.
The enthusiasm for this challenge has led to the creation of a second race, from Courmayeur in Italy to Champex in Switzerland and on to Chamonix - a mere 98 kilometres, 5600 metres positive elevation with a time limit of 26 hours.
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