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The Chamonix Mont-Blanc ski domain is made up of four large ski areas: Grand Montets, Brévent-Flégère, Balme Vallorcine and Les Houches. There are also several smaller ski areas spread across the valley including Savoy, Chosalots, Tourchet, Poya, Vormaine and Planards.
If you go for the Mont Blanc Unlimited ski pass, you can also access nearby ski resorts Courmayeur (Italy) and Verbier (Switzerland). You can find more information on which ski pass you need to access each of these areas below.
A full area ski map of Chamonix showing ski lifts in Grands Montets, Brévent-Flégère, Balme-Vallorcine and Les Houches.
The Grands Montets area of Chamonix - piste map, accessed from Argentiére.
The Brévent-Flégère area of Chamonix, accessed from Chamonix town centre.
The Balme-Vallorcine area of Chamonix, accessed from Le Tour or Vallorcine
The St Gervais-Megève ski map is huge and can be reached by bus within 45mins from Chamonix. Megève itself is a beautiful little village, too
This is a google map of Chamonix that the packed ski planners have added key locations to. We hope it helps you navigate your way around the ski resort.
If you think there's anything in particular we should add, let us know!
Resort — 1,035m
Max — 3,842m
Geneva - 1h10; Grenoble - 2h10;
Chambery - 1h45
Vallée Blanche, 20km (world famous off-piste run from the Aiguille du Midi)
Areas covered:
Suitable for beginners, intermediates and (if only for a few days) advanced skiers too. The pass covers some exceptional skiing between 1000 and 2675m in altitude and the only thing you won't be able to access is the top of the Grand Montets, the Aiguille du Midi, and Les Houches.
Areas covered:
The Mont Blanc Unlimited (MBU) pass covers everything Chamonix Le Pass does plus a huge range of extras. First, it gives you access to Les Houches which is a lovely ski area 6km down the road from Chamonix (accessed by shuttle bus) with long and picturesque descents lined by trees that is great for groups with mixed abilities.
The pass will also get you up the Aiguillle Du Midi cable car which goes right up to 3,842m and offers unrivalled, spectacular views across the alps. This is also where you go to ski the epic 20km+ Vallée Blanche ski run which is skiable by confident intermediates, although you do need a guide to navigate your route around the often very deep and dangeous crevasses dotted down the glacier.
Beyond that, any pass bought for 2 days or more will open access to Courmayeur in Italy, immediately on the other side of the Mont Blanc tunnel. A 6-day MBU pass means you can also ski in the exclusive Swiss resort of Verbier for a day. It's 65km away so it's worth taking a car.
