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Chamonix is lauded for its ski areas but, unlike many traditional ski resorts, its skiing mountains are not interconnected.

In fact Chamonix Mont Blanc has a total of 5 autonomous snowboarding domains - Les Grands Montets, the wooded area of Les Houches, Brevent, the fantastic Le Flegere and not forgetting the snowboarder’s favourite Le Tour - however only two of which are connected, and this requires catching a shuttle bus or taking your car to and from the five separate fields.

So finding one’s way around Chamonix’s different areas can turn out to be difficult, therefore a understanding of the Chamonix areas surely would help.

If the group is new to skiing then taking snowboarding lessons from a skiing school would be a good start, they will advise you which Chamonix lift pass to purchase.

Obviously a ski map will be handy, skiing maps can be picked up for free from either the tourist office in Chamonix or at any of the stations.

You’ll then need to find a ski rental place to pick up your skiing gear, and with the lot of ski hire shops in Chamonix town to decide from there really shouldn’t much difficulty.

Subsequently it is important to check the short term weather forecast, skiing report or a webcam of the ski area you wish to ski, whilst Chamonix has a elevated snowboarding field so the meteorological conditions alter rapidly.

If you are going to Chamonix France for a week long family vacation or a short ski break you ought find out there’s plenty to keep you occupied.