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MORZINE OUTDOOR SPORTS FESTIVAL

26th July - 1st August

The Morzine Outdoor Sports Festival is a multi-disciplinary event open to all. It is unique in showcasing top athletes and fun family activities.
1 week of free activities! During the Festival.
The principe is simple: every day from 5pm a sport will be showcased in the village centre.
The outdoor sports fair planned outside the Tourist Office will feature the main players in the field who are taking part in the Festival with their latest gear on show.
Morzine has great respect for the mountains and an ecology exhibition is planned to raise awareness on the subject.
If sport is one vital ingredient of this year’s Outdoor Sports Festival then having fun is another. Concerts, shows, theme nigths,…in short, a coordinated entertainments programme to ensure a friendly atmosphere.
Information from the Tourist Office: 04 50 74 72 72

83rd Guides Festival in Chamonix

from Thursday 14 August 2008 to Friday 15 August 2008

The “Compagnie de Guides de Chamonix” was founded in 1821. Today its members number 150 professional guides and mountain leaders who accompany their clients in the Mont-Blanc Massif and indeed all over the world. Amongst the guides of the Compagnie are many great names and a large number of talented young guides.