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Heading off to Chamonix in February, with a friend of mine, just wondering if anyone had ant tips/advice on the area and nightlife etc. eg. best runs, best places to eat.
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@Gustavobs, Not sure there is much in the way of night life in Vallorcine, great place to ski though.
@george.crewe, Welcome to SHs.
It'll be busyin Feb. I suggest you park yourself at one area ( Brevent/ Flegere/Le Tour or Grand Montet) for the day. It is possible to get between them fairly easily on the bus but its a bit of a pain as you have to descend back to the valley.
Brevent and Flegere on the same aspect gets lots of sun ( when it is out). Le Tour ( links with Vallorcine) lots of open ski areas, generally less steep than Grand Montet ( Argentiere). GM, not true north facing but huge amount of skiing.Gm goes fairly high and is the most snowsure. Some OK pistes but this is where people tend to come to for off piste. Be aware some of it is on Glacier so all the caveats apply : guide, appropriate equipment etc.
The Vallee Blanche is def worth a look. There are routes of varying difficulty - its all on glacier so you should get a guide.
Do you know where you are staying? Getting around the valley at night tricky without a car.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@george.crewe, It depends what you want from your nightlife. Cham is a decent size town with lots of bars and restaurants. Not sure on nightclubs etc if that's your thing. Feb is busy, so you'll have a ball.
The ski areas aren't linked, so we tend to do a different area each day, then revisit them depending on who prefered what and what the weather had done.
Just go and explore and not worry about doing this run or that one. you'll probably do most of them anyway
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). Great runs at Brevent, Les Houches though. Probably if you provided your preferences some people can provide more tips.
