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Chamonix, France

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About Chamonix

Village 1,042 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 1,042 m and its top at 2,505 m. It has 41 km of runs and 18 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 1,458 m, from 2,505 m to 1,047 m. For beginners and families: 37% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 13 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a public pool, an ice rink, a sports or leisure centre, a ski school and childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 15.5 m at the top (2,505 m). For skiers the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, more commonly known simply as Chamonix (Chamôni), is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It hosted the first Winter Olympics, held in 1924.

Chamonix is situated in the French Alps just north of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe. Between the peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges and the notable Aiguille du Midi, it borders both Switzerland and Italy. It is one of the oldest ski resorts in France, popular with alpinists and mountain enthusiasts. Via the cable car lift to the Aiguille du Midi it is possible to access the off-piste ski run of the Vallée Blanche ('white valley').

From the Wikipedia article Chamonix, shortened. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 1,047 m to 2,505 m: 1,458 m of vertical. 41 km of runs and 18 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix).

Runs
Beginner (green)4.9 km
Easy (blue)10 km
Intermediate (red)12 km
Advanced (black)13 km
Not graded0.7 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars4
Chairlifts8
Drag lifts5
Magic carpets1

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

37% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a public pool: Piscine Chamonix, 0.6 km
  • an ice rink: Patinoire de Chamonix, 0.4 km
  • a sports or leisure centre: Centre Sportif Richard Bozon, 0.6 km
  • a ski school: Ecole du Ski Francais, 0 km
  • childcare: Crèche Chamonix, 0.4 km

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From Chicago: about 17 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 25 from the airport to Chamonix, 234 km.

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Where it is

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct00 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°C
Mon 19Oct00 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m3°C
Tue 20Oct00 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m3°C
Wed 21Oct01 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°C
Thu 22Oct01 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°C
Fri 23Oct04 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°C
Sat 24Oct05 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-5°C
Sun 25Oct05 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°C
Mon 26Oct03 cm–mid –base –––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

MonthBase1,042 mMid1,774 mTop2,505 mColdestat the top
Julnonenone14.3 m8°C
Augnonenone14.3 m8°C
Sepnonenone14.3 m3°C
Octnonenone14.3 m-1°C
Nov0.2 m0.2 m14.5 m-7°C
Dec1.0 m1.0 m14.9 m-11°C
Jan1.5 m1.5 m15.2 m-13°C
Feb1.8 m1.8 m15.4 m-9°C
Mar1.9 m1.9 m15.5 m-8°C
Apr1.8 m1.8 m15.5 m-3°C
May1.1 m1.1 m15.2 m0°C
Jun0.1 m0.1 m14.4 m7°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 25 by road. About 17h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 25 by road. About 17h door to door

Rough cost

About £1,335–£2,390 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£440–£915
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£205–£340
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Lift pass5 days£215–£290
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£130–£215
Total£1,335–£2,390

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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