Chamonix, December 21st, 2012
Tomorrow morning, Saturday 22nd December, it's the beginning of the full winter season
Please find below, an area by area description of the planned openings!
Balme Ski area :
All lifts except Col & Aiguillette drag lifts.
All trails open except Belleplace, Aiguillette & Bechat trails.
Brevent/Flégère ski area :
Brevent
All lifts except Brévent cable-car & liaison cable-car with Flégère
All trails except Charles Bozon & Charlanon.
Flegere
Lifts open : Flégère cable-car & Evettes & Trappe chairs.
Trails open : Trappe, Libellules & Evettes.
Grands-Montets ski area :
All lifts open except Grands Montets cable-car. More precise information re this lift at the beginning of next week.
All trails open except Pylones, Variante Hotel, Blanchots & Chamois
Les Houches ski area :
All lifts open except Plancerts drag-lift
All trails open except Plan du Crêt & Plancerts
Beware!! Cross country trails unprepared.
Aiguille du Midi Cablecar :
The cable-cars reopen for the season.
Montenvers train station - Mer de Glace :
The Montenvers rack & pinion railway will be open but the ice grotto and the gondola are closed until 25th December inclusive.
Mont-Blanc Tramway :
The tramway (access to Les Houches Ski area) reopens tomorrow morning.
All the above opening are dependent on the weather conditions of the day.
Thanks to Compagnie du Mont Blanc for this information.