Chalet Vert et Blanc

Welcome to Chalet VertetBlanc

Exterior Located on the edge of the Les Nants / Les Praz areas of Chamonix, Chalet Vert et Blanc is ideally situated enabling easy access to all skiing areas, while a short riverside walk takes you directly into Chamonix town centre. So, if you want peace and tranquillity or to party 'til dawn, the location of the chalet is perfect.

Sitting

Chalet Vert et Blanc is an owner run chalet newly renovated to our own high standards, our aim has been to create a welcoming and comfortable home-from-home with a sense of style and quality.

Double Our chalet has a large living room with an open fire and French windows opening onto a terrace that has stunning mountain views. Outside there is a hot tub from where you can experience impressive views of Mont Blanc and Les Drus whilst enjoying a soak and a glass of wine. Inside there is also a games room with snooker / pool table and a selection of parlour games, a sauna and a ski / boot storage room. The eight twin, double or family bedrooms are all extremely well appointed each with en-suite bath or shower rooms.

Our Service

Our aim is to make your stay with us as enjoyable and relaxing as possible with friendly service being the key.

Included as standard:

Morning tea and coffee served in your room
Breakfast
Packed lunch (free of charge on request)
Post skiing tea, coffee, 'vin chaud' or beer with refreshments
4/5 course evening meal
Quality free flowing wine with your evening meal
Children's meals where required
Daily morning and afternoon transportation to all of the ski areas
All linen and towels
Bathrobes
Hairdryers
Welcome drinks
Use of cots & high chairs for children (please request at time of booking)
Major sporting events shown - such as 6 nations rugby, football internationals

Dining At an additional cost, we can arrange for you:

Ski school for adults and children
Ski guiding
Ski passes
Equipment hire
Airport transfers
Baby sitting
Restaurant reservations (for the one, non-catered for evening)
Parapente lessons / tandem jumps
Ice climbing
Day trips to Courmayeur and Verbier

Afternoon The Bedrooms
All of our bedrooms are named after people who have influenced the history of Chamonix, and with the exception of Paradis and Wyndam each room has a view of Les Drus, Mont Blanc or both. Paradis and Wyndam which looks out from the rear of the property has views of Brevant and Flegere.

Each room has an en-suite bathroom with Shower, Sink and WC and four have the additional benefit of baths.

Balmat - sleeps a maximum of three adults, having a double bed and a single bed in addition a cot can be added to this room, the en-suite includes a bath
Paccard - Sleeps two having twin beds an additional cot could be added
Pococke - Sleeps two having a double bed
Wyndam - Sleeps two having a double bed one of our smaller rooms
Payot - Sleeps two having a double bed one of our smaller rooms
Vallot - Sleeps three having a double bed and a single bed in addition a cot or bed can be added to this room, the en-suite includes a bath
Coutterand - Sleeps two having a double bed a cot or bed can be added to this room, the en-suite includes a bath.
Paradis - Sleeps three having a double and single bed, en-suite includes a bath
Please note that Vallot and Coutterand could both have a single bed added rather than a cot, should you wish to book the room as a twin rather than a double or have three people sharing increasing the room capacities to a maximum of 4 for Vallot and 3 for Coutterand, please be aware that this could make the rooms feel a little cosy.

Chamonix in Winter

Skiing and Snow Boarding
With the majority of the skiing above 1800 meters, Chamonix has a fantastic snow record. Whilst Chamonix's reputation is that of an extreme resort, there is however plenty of skiing for everyone to enjoy. Each of the ski areas has their own personality:
Le Tour - right at the top of the valley, this is a great place for beginners and experts alike. Le Tour has fantastic wide open, well groomed runs and some magical off piste, with beautiful views of Chamonix Valley and Switzerland.
Le Brevant - La Flegere - these two areas are linked and can be accessed by either La Flegere cable car (a five minute walk from the chalet) or the Brevant bubble. Set on the sunny side of the valley these areas get the sun the majority of the day, and facing Mont Blanc, the views are spectacular. Skiing is generally at an intermediate to advanced level here, with some easily accessible off piste, although in Flegere there are two great green runs for beginners.
Les Grand Montets has a reputation for extreme steep skiing, a beautiful day out with really stunning scenery and skiing, with some of the most extreme skiing in the valley available here, not an ideal place to take a novice.
Les Houches - at the bottom end of the valley the skiing here ranges from the fairly gentle to the more extreme Le Kandahar - the black run used for the men's downhill. (Les Houches is not included in the standard 6 day Cham Pass).
Vallee Blanche - this is a truly amazing day out, only to be tackled with a guide and only for those of a good skiing ability, taking the Aigulle du Midi to its highest point you will descend down the Vallee Blanche across the Mer de Glace for some 26 kms.

Ski Passes
There are various ski passes available. The most popular is the 6 day Cham'ski Pass which provides you with full use of the lift system, covering Le Tour, Les Grand Montets, Le Flegere and Brevent, in addition you have access to the Aigulle du Midi, Montenvers Train, and a days skiing in Courmayeur.

We will be happy to arrange your lift passes prior to arrival.

More information is available on the www.compagniedumontblanc.com web site.

Other Activities

Parapente / Paragliding
Whilst in Chamonix you will see many people taking to the sky to glide peacefully over the valley. Whilst this sport is weather dependant it is a truly amazing experience that can be enjoyed for the first time in a tandem jump.

For the Non Skiers
Chamonix offers plenty for the non skiers amongst you, a trip up the Aigulle du Midi gives you the most amazing view of Mont Blanc and across the glacier to Italy, and trip up the Montenvers Train takes you to the bottom of the Mer de Glace and the Ice Grotto.

A Helicopter tour gives you a bird's eye view of the valley and many of the mountain restaurants are accessible on foot allowing you to experience the breathtaking views. For those in need of refreshment or perhaps a more relaxed pace, the many cafes and bars in town provide great people watching opportunities.

Help and advice can be provided on all other mountain activities within the valley.

Chamonix in Summer

Sun The mountains are becoming an ever more popular choice for a summer vacation, with clean air and - breathtaking scenery it is easy to see why. In summer Chamonix is full of life with its many restaurants and cafes spilling out on to the pavement soaking up the beautiful sunshine. Other than the traditional activities of walking and climbing, the mountains offer much, much more.

Golf
Chamonix boasts an 18-hole championship golf course set in the village of Les Praz next to the Flegere Cable Car the course is just a 5 minute walk from the Chalet.

The golf course established during the 1930s's was designed by Robert Trent Jones originally opening as a four hole course the current 18 hole course was opened in 1982, allowing visitors to the town to play a round of golf whilst enjoying the fantastic views of the mountain ranges that surround the valley.

Tennis
A 10 minute walk along the riverside takes you directly to the Tennis Club which has 14 outdoor tennis courts and 2 indoor courts. As with all of the outdoor facilities of Chamonix you get to practice your chosen sport with an amazing backdrop, the clubhouse allows those not participating to sit and watch whilst enjoying a drink or a great meal from their restaurant.

Mountain Biking
A growing passion within the area with many of the ski lifts taking bikes up the mountain allowing some fantastic descents with many marked routes throughout the valley.

Sports Centre
Just further along the riverside from the Tennis Club is the Centre Sportif Richard Bozon which offers:

Swimming pools both indoors and outdoor swimming pools with children's activities (boys need to bring their speedos!!!!!! as males are not allowed into public swimmimng baths in France unless they are wearing proper swimming trunks, shorts are not permitted), ice rink, squash courts, gymnasium, climbing wall, sauna, hammam, and solarium.

Planards Leisure Park - on the edge of town this adventure park offers a whole range of activities to keep the children happy from trampolening, to a summer luge run to an adventure play ground

Plus:
In addition to the above there are many organisations that offer various activities from rafting, to hydrospeed, to horse riding, a tree adventure park, and various animal parks

Sight Seeing
Chamonix is based on the boarder of both Italy and Switzerland, and as such makes it an ideal base to visit many areas of interest, Geneva, Annecy can all be reached in approximately an hour whilst Milan, Chambery, Lyon and Grenoble are within a two hour drive

Children
A number of companies around Chamonix offer children's adventure clubs available either daily or on a weekly basis these clubs take children through a number of different activities from climbing, mountain biking to rafting - allowing Mum and Dad time to relax.

We will happily organise any of the above on your behalf.