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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm not aware of any discounts unless you're going to be skiing in the area and want to get a rapidcard, but the one-off fee (€25 I think) on that means its not worth it for 1-2 days.
You could do 2 sites in a day, and make the lift ticket more worthwhile. Aiguille du midi in the morning, back down for early pm, train up to Montenevers, lunch at the Grand Hotels du Montenvers (if its open), back down mid afternoon. Or, if weather is good and you're feeling energetic, get off the midi bin at the mid station walk over to Montenvers, visit there and train down.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Gaza, from a pure economics point of view, given the queues even now, it's not over-priced... 
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if weather is good and you're feeling energetic, get off the midi bin at the mid station walk over to Montenvers, visit there and train down.
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that's a great walk in nice weather.
Take warm clothes to be able to spend a decent time out on the observation deck at the top.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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It is a few years since we did this so I can't remember the exact price we paid. However we got a ticket that gave you several trips in one day. We started off with Aiguille du Midi, then did the Montenvers railway and went round the ice caves near the hotel. We then came down and went up the Brevent cable car. There is a wonderful panoramic view from the top so that was worth doing. This was all on a busy day in school holidays so you should have no trouble fitting these three in on an off peak day. It is worth getting to Aiguille du Midi cable car as soon as it opens and check the weather for the days you are going so you can pick the day with the most blue sky for photos.
My daughter who was about 8 at the time of our visit has no problem with normal ski lifts. However she did not like the way the Aiguille du Midi cable car clunks and sways over the pylons. My son was unphased though so hopefully Oscar will be the same. We were also in it on a very busy day and it was a bit of a squish. This summer we did Pic du Midi in the Pyrenees which was a smoother ride and luckily my daughter loved it 
Another trip that is worth doing in the Chamonix area is the mont blanc tramway from Le Fayet near St Gervais. There are some lovely walks from the station below the top around the Les Houches ski area. However it would be too much to fit that in on the same day as Aiguille du midi and the rest.
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looks like it.
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@Gaza, correct. I think you can get a 2 day pass for very little more. Pass also includes a trip on the luge @ planards which is well worth taking advantage of if its open, and I think free swimming so if you were to stay 2 days you could get pretty good value out of it.
You can get a family pass (up to 4 kids) for the same price as 2 adults + 1 child. If the luge is open, get this, tell them you have 4 kids, and your son can get 4 goes on the luge...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks for the link @under a new name. meteo.fr and uk met office forecasts were more pessimistic. Cham Meteo are still forecasting strong wind at altitude so that could scupper the plans for Aiguille du Midi.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Gaza, there is a lot to do around Cham, especially when weather favourable.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Lovely photos.  the mer de glace tends to look very sad in September....
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Poster: A snowHead
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