GR5  Menton to St. Gingolph via GR52 and GR55

Traverse of the French Alps oin opposite direction

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Le calandre...

Imperia

Aiguille du Midi

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The vast Trient Glacier

Arve Valley

Chamonix is unique resort towered by the jagged and imposing Mont Blanc based a short transfer away from Geneva airport.

As the spiritual home of extreme skiing, Chamonix has a different aura than any other resort. The mountains are bigger, steeper and more spectacular. And the town itself is bustling, cosmopolitan, and steeped in Alpine history.

Chamonix

The mountain sports capital of the world, Chamonix gets plenty of hype and deserves it all. Whether you're a skier, climber, biker or hiker, Chamonix is probably on your bucket list, and it doesn't disappoint when you finally get there. The Chamonix mountains are steep, solid (by the standards of alpine areas) and utterly spectacular. That would be a pretty good combination even if you had to hike to reach them, but the Chamonix valley is covered in cable cars and chairlifts, making access to its legendary peaks remarkably easy.

In summer the Chamonix valley is full of ambitious climbers, some making their first forays into alpine adventures, others already masters of the craft making the most of easy access to keep their skills sharp. Whichever category you fall into there are routes on rock, ice and snow to choose from, and a strong community feeding back conditions updates and beta. Come winter the valley fills with snow and the famous lines from the Aiguille du Midi, Brévènt and Grands Montets draw the best skiers from across the globe.

Even when the high mountains are out of condition or cloaked in cloud Chamonix still has a huge amount to offer, with an array of rock climbing crags in summer and a collection of XC ski trails providing plenty of options on all but the grimmest of days.

If all of this sounds a little too hardcore then there's still a huge network of hiking and biking trails lining the valley, most of which are world-class in their own right!

Suffice to say, Chamonix is all you hope it will be, but don't just take our word for it!

Grands Montets

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Les Chosalets

Les Grands Montets

Skyway Monte Bianco

Thonon-les-Bains

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Tarentaise

Tignes and Val d'Isère

Tignes & Val d'Isere combine to create one of the world's truly great ski areas, but they each offer different and unique experiences. 

Courmayeur

Only a short distance from the hustle of Chamonix is mellow Cormayeur with friendly wide open pistes, great, inexpensive food and coffee  But also it offers challenging off piste above and below the trees, and a brand new rotating lift accessing the famous Vallee Blanche.

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Skinning up the upper slopes of Punta Galisia

Rhemes Notre Dame

Valgrisenche

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Massive berms on the final section of Half Nelson! Rider: Greg Heil

Charbonnel Group

Usseglio

Avoriaz

Lac Léman

Portes du Soleil

One of the largest ski areas in the world encompassing thirteen resorts, it probably caters more for families then backcountry.

For Sea & Mountains, Hike the Alta Via Dei Monti Liguri

A hiking odyssey from the Italian Riviera to the Ligurian Alps and Ligurian Apennines.  


Alta Via Dei Monti Liguri: Ventimiglia to San Bernardo di Mendatica

Stage 1 of the magnificent high alpine trail through Liguria. 

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Route de la bonette

Alpes-Maritimes

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Mont Blanc

Haute-Savoie

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Savoie

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Aoste

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Vallée de Limonetto

Cuneo

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Val di Susa

Turin

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A fabulous day with Les Roches student ambassadors on the ski resort of Crans Montana.   

Valais

GR5 Menton to St. Gingolph via GR52 and GR55