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Surlapiste - Sports
clothes for Adults and Children
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for children or infants.
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and childrens ski clothes and equipment from top ski wear suppliers.
Chamonix
The information provided is purely advisory and was correct at the time of posting
but cannot be guaranteed and should not be relied upon without further corroboration.
Love it or loathe it, everyone tends to have an opinion about Chamonix. Many argue that
it's the capital of Alpine sport, with its position next to Mont Blanc, awe-inspiring
scenery, a beautiful town, the Vallée Blanche, off-piste terrain to test the very best
and the Grands Montets in Argentière. They'll tell you the nightlife rocks, there are
plenty of good restaurants, things to do all year-round and it's just over an hour from
Geneva airport. In short, why go anywhere else???
Sadly, there are drawbacks. Chamonix's skiing does favour more advanced skiers. Beginners
might feel left out. It is also disjointed, made up of a series of smaller bus-linked
resorts; getting about can be a right pain if you're without a car. It is very popular,
so traffic can be terrible, while lift queues still vex the most relaxed (notably the top
half of the Grands Montets cable car). It is also expensive, with shopping nearly toppling
skiing as the favourite pastime, plus a lot of the skiing requires a guide (most of whom
are excellent).
Even so, Chamonix is one of the great resorts, one that attracts the best skiers - people
who really want to challenge themselves. It retains a special aura - one that only a few
resorts in the world manage to create. If you want flattering motorway pistes by the
bucketload, we suggest you head elsewhere. If you want the thrill of pushing yourself
to the limits, go to Chamonix - hang out with the pros and the bums, see some of the best
skiing and boarding around and, best of all, boast to your friends about skiing on 'real
mountains'…
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