Chamonix is a popular resort about 1035 meters above sea level, at the foot of the French side of Mont Blanc. It is easily accessible from major cities of northern Italy. The first edition of the Winter Olympic Games took place in Chamonix in 1924. It is located just after the exit from the Mont Blanc tunnel, but sheltered from the heavy traffic that is diverted away from the village. It offers the possibility to ski on Mont Blanc down off-piste routes, going all 'Aiguille du Midi through the Mer de Glaces on the opposite side, on upper-Brevent Flegere.
The ski-Brevent Flegere is the widest in the area and can be accessed from the centre of ChamonixLes Praz. You can ski on wide areas from 1030 to 2525 meters. The zones, connected by a cable, are oriented to the south and offers a magnificent view of Mont Blanc.
will be next June 16 the opening of the 2012 summer season of skiing on the glacier of Les 2 Alpes, the largest in Europe. There are several ski schools and hotels with Italian management based on the glacier. Summer skiing is practiced from 2700 to 3600 meters above sea level, over 9 runs served by 18 lifts with a total of 40-50 km of pistes.
great strides towards Millet Tour Rutor Extrême 2012. The three days of touring in Arvier and Valgrisenche will start on March 30 next year until April 1 will take lovers and professionals engaged on snow skis and skins Aosta Valley, for what is proposed as a crucial stage of La Grande Course, circuit, the spread between winter 2011 and this year, includes five of the most important races of the ski world, ie the French Mint Pierra, the Swiss Patrouille des Glaciers and the Italian Trofeo Mezzalama, Adamello Ski Raid and the Tour du Rutor Extrême, indeed.
More than 150 of the best athletes of the Freeride World will meet in Tignes on March 14th to 16th for the 3rd edition of the Winter X Games Europe Tignes. Three days eight different disciplines freestyle bench held, including Super Pipe and Slope Style (ski and snowboard). The Tignes Winter X Games Europe is the only X Games event held outside the United States of America during Winter.
About sixty people were stranded on Saturday at 70 meters on a cabin of the cable car of Alpe d'Huez (Val d'Isère) which leads to the Pic du Lac Blanc. The passengers were blocked at an outside temperature range of -10 to -15 degrees, until the arrival of a helicopter that has dropped some technicians on the cabin roof. Rescuers have evacuated the cabin down by the people through a rope to the ground.
Winning a men's ski contest on the Swatch Freeride World Tour deserves a place on the list of "hardest things to do in sport." Sam Smoothy from New Zealand who has battled through qualifiers and injuries over the last few seasons proved that persistence always pays off and hit the top rung of the podium for the first time.
La Thuile, La Rosiere and Val d'Isere, a ski trip for four days starting from the Valle d'Aosta with an itinerary suitable for all skiers who ski on red runs. To start it just a few things: skis, boots and a backpack with a few clothes that allow you to spend three nights at the hotel.
E' diventato un evento irrinunciabile per molti di noi che per aprire la stagione varcano di pochi chilometri i confini nazionali e accedono al week-end di apertura della stagione in Val Thorens. Skipass e Hotel scontatissimi, oltre alla possibilità di provare i modelli 2011/12 di più di 15 grandi marche di attrezzature da sci. Presenti i rappresentanti dei produttori Atomic, Blizzard, Dynastar, Elan, Ficher, Head, K2, Kastle, Movement, Nordica, Rossignol, Salomon, Scott, Völkl.
After months of planning and work has been installed the latest module that will compose the new Gervasutti bivouac on Mount Blanc, the first high-tech haven in the Alps, the design of which was attended by many companies.
Americans Louie Vito dominate the X Games 2011 in French soil, and they won the snowboard slopestyle, respectively, and the super pipe! For women, met forecasts with Jamie Anderson's victory in the women's snowboard slopestyle, Sarah Burke in the ski super pipe.
Under a relentless snowfall took place the ski slopestyle finals of the men's and women's snowboard super pipe, which saw the win for the Canadian JF Houle and the American Kelly Clark, his ninth medal at the X Games. Today, the apotheosis with the end of pipe snowboard snowboard slopestyle men and those of both male and female.
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