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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (usually shortened to Chamonix) is a resort area near the junction of France, Switzerland and Italy. At the base of Mont Blanc, the highest summit in the Alps, it's renowned for its skiing. Year-round, cable cars take visitors up to several nearby peaks with panoramic views, including Aiguille du Midi above town, and Pointe Helbronner, across vast glacier fields on the Italian border.
Situated to the north of Mont Blanc, and near the massive peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges and most notably the Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix is one of the oldest ski resorts in France. The Chamonix commune is popular with skiers and mountain enthusiasts, and via the cable car lift to the Aiguille du Midi it is possible to access the off-piste (backcountry) ski run of the Vallée Blanche.
The town of Chamonix is served by French Route Nationale 205 (RN 205), nicknamed the Route blanche, or "white route", due to its snowiness. This is an extension of French autoroute 40 (A40), similarly nicknamed the autoroute blanche, which ends at Le Fayet, a village in the commune of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. The 11.6-km Mont Blanc Tunnel originates here, linking Chamonix to Courmayeur in Italy. Chamonix is linked to Switzerland by what used to be RN 506a. In 2006, it was converted to a Route Départementale 1506, with a part of it integrated into RN 205. The nearest airport to Chamonix is Geneva Cointrin International and it is 88 kilometres (55 miles) away.
Kilometres of ski and snowboard trails in Chamonix, France
The slopes surrounding Chamonix have many kilometres of ski and snowboard trails, including the legendary 17km off-piste (backcountry) descent of La Vallée Blanche. The funicular Montenvers train connects Chamonix to the 7km-long Mer de Glace glacier and a cave with ice sculptures carved out beneath it. Chamonix’s bars and restaurants host a lively après-ski party scene. In summer, paragliders take flight from Plan de l’Aiguille and mountaineers tackle the 4208m-high Grandes Jorasses. Chamonix is also a base for trekking the alpine trails that connect Chamonix to Switzerland and Italy.
The Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. Lac Blanc (elevation: 2,352 m) is a lake in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France. La Flégère, contemporary cable car offering views & a lift to the start of popular hiking trailheads. The Aiguille du Midi is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc. The Bossons Glacier is one of the larger glaciers of the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, found in the Chamonix valley of Haute-Savoie département, south-eastern France. Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe west of the Caucasus peaks of Russia and Georgia. It rises 4,808 m above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence...
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