Video reports from Chamonix

Chamonix-based guide Nate Wallace gets his skis on in October, with Damien Deschamps and Sami Haapasalmi.

Can you believe the Mont Blanc Tunnel is 50 years old?! 

Conditions this week have been unseasonably cold but the sun has stayed shining and will continue to do so into early next week.

More sun due in the early part of this week, with really cold temperatures on Wednesday with snow showers overnight.

It's been a really warm week here in Chamonix with spring skiing conditions and patches of brown earth showing up in a lot more places.

The weather is due to change from warm and sunny to a little cloudy with rain / snow over the weekend.

We've had a couple of good dumps of snow this week which has drastically improved the skiing in the Chamonix Valley.

Kirsteen's been up at Brevent today & a new drag lift has opened up in the beginner area.

It's been sunny but cold this week, but this means that the snow has kept in good condition.

Serious amounts of snow has fallen in the Chamonix Valley this week, with around 1 metre at Brevent and Flegere with even more at Grands Montets.

Thibaud Duchosal has created this educational video with in partnership with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Life, ANENA association and Les Arcs.

After recent snowfall at altitude in the Chamonix Valley, it's no surprise that a few people were up making the most of conditions.

We've had lots of snow across the alps in the last week, which is great news for anyone heading to Chamonix between now and the end of the season.

Experience one of the best days of Marshall Miller's life as he wingsuits from the top of the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix, in the French Alps.

We're having a very sunny week here in Chamonix and lots of the snow that arrived last week is melting fast.. however if you like spring snow and warm weather it's perfect!

Back with a new episode of Cham'lines, Aurélien Ducroz, Romains Grosjean, Douds Charlet and Vivian Bruchet ski the Frigor Couloir in Chamonix.

Seven Twenty have made this brilliant video about the pollution in the Chamonix Valley.. don't forget to click the link when you see it!

There has been so much fresh snow already this week, we thought it would never end, but there's even more on the forecast for today & over the weekend!

After a blustery, whiteout weekend it looks like we're going to have a few breaks in the weather this week.

It's been a great week for powder in Chamonix, but high winds and high avalanche risk has kept a lot of the higher pistes and ski lifts closed.

We've had around 15cm new snow at the beginning of this week turning sunny after that, and there's more snow due this week.

Welcome to Charlie our new video snow reporter & her first snow report of the season! We'll be updating you every week, so check back with us for more updates very soon. 

We've had a little bit more snow this weekend, and Sunday was an absolute scorcher!

It's been an amazingly sunny day today in Chamonix, and with more fresh snow overnight the ski area has had another good top up.

We've had two good dumps of snow to end the week on here in Chamonix and conditions are looking much better on the hill. More snow is also due on Sunday.

A warm end to the week last week meant some tricky conditions on the mountain, but the good news is there's more snow headed our way (and tonnes of it) this week!

After a beautiful weekend of clear skies and perfect powder we have had a return to winter here in Chamonix with clouds, snowfall and cold temperatures.

Well August has finally come to end here in Chamonix and all the big events of the summer are over. There is still plenty to do in the Mont Blanc region though and in many ways September is better than August as it's much quieter.

Meet Sofia Soffinoff - the newest member of the Chamonet team. This week she's been skiing on the Grand Montets, up the Aiguille du Midi and climbing in Les Houches. If you think you can keep up then log on each week to see her video reports and...

In this video from EpicTV, wingsuit pilot Brian Drake jumps off the Brevent exit and comes very close to touching the snow down the ENSA couloir.

This is an awesome little edit of the guys and girls who took part in the 2015 Monster Ski in aid of the MS Trust.

Just a little something to get you into the festive mood, as the snow falls in Chamonix a few of us got together with Seven Twenty Productions to wish you a very merry Christmas...

Well get ready to enjoy the FWT 2015 this weekend...

Fianlly, six months after we saw a snippet of this infamous Aiguille du Midi wingsuit flight, here is the full video.

The Kandahar downhill ski races are back on in February 2016 after a few years of absence. 

Just another boring Chamonix ski film with the local crew Douds Charlet, Vivian Bruchez & Kilian Jornet

The weather in Chamonix has been all over the place, today alone we had sun, rain, snow, more rain and more sun. Hopefully it will settle for this weekend's party in Le Tour.

As the weather cleared up this week I took advantage of the sunshine and went hiking to Lac Blanc, Lac Noir and Lac Cornu. You can reach all of these spots from the Flegere cable car and the walks are well worth the effort with stunning views all along...

Conditions on the mountain have been good this week with lots of sunshine. 

Delayed openings on some of the lifts and pistes are to be expected this week as more snow falls on the higher slopes.

More of the Chamonix Ski area opened this weekend, with good conditions on piste for those that were open. See live lift and piste status here. Off piste is still a no-go until we get more snow, and there could be a little bit more on the forecast at...

Get ready for a jam packed weekend of skiing, snowboarding and some serious partying!

It's going to be a cold week here in Chamonix, and we've seen the return of the sun at last!

Although it was raining in heavily in town all day yesterday, there's been a lot more fresh snow at altitude in the valley.

The week ended with bright sunshine & a promise of lots more snow coming this way over the weekend.

With a few more lifts and pistes opening up this weekend there was a little more to ski, but we're still in need of a top up of snow. Conditions at the top of Flegere were probably the best we found this weekend. Rumours are that Les Houches may...

More snow at the start of the week followed by blue skies and sunshine has made for some great skiing and snowboarding.

Sun, sun and more sun on the forecast.. but lots of extra events are going on in the valley.

Conditions are great with blue skies and good snow on-piste. But warnings are still to be careful off-piste and on higher slopes. Hiring a mountain guide is advisable if you are considering exploring further afield.

No new snow but he pisteurs are working really hard to keep conditions good for skiing. There may be a bit of snow coming at the end of this week - take a look at the forecasts.

It's been a warm sunny week here in Chamonix, with fresh snow returning this weekend over 2000m.

It's Friday & some of the lifts in Grands Montets & Les Houches are opening again this weekend. Grands Montets will then stay open continuously for the season. 

Welcome to a new series of weekly round ups of conditions on & off piste in Chamonix. This week it's been a bit of a mixed bag.. 

Sunny conditions this weekend, with a little dusting of around 5cm on the pistes up at Grands Montets, which is now open for the rest of the season. 

Aurelien Ducroz is back with another espisode of Cham'Lines, this time tackling the Couloir du Chapeau at Grands Montets.. take a look..

How steep? Really flippin steep.. sit back and watch how the Cham Lines guys do their thing!

These guys get sooooooooooo low to the ground it's scary.

Enjoy the mens & womens speed climbing finals live from Chamonix at 21:05

Ed & Marion are leaving Chamonix soon for a biking adventure across Europe, but before they leave, Ed's sent us this nice little edit of him mountain biking in Chamonix.. score points by telling us where you think the trails are..

This just made me jump out of my seat.. watch these wingsuit pilots and how close they get to the highliners.. oh and the cheeky parapenter right at the end.. These guys look like they were have so much fun!! :-)

Coming to Chamonix on the 24th January 2015.. Sign up for event alerts through the FWT website.

This week's video pick is from TV Mountain who have been up the Col des Pèlerins, Couloir Sud Ouest.. earning those turns!

Watch the Climbing World Cup Lead Finals for men & women live from Chamonix at 21:45.

Soak up all the action of the Lead Climbing World Cup semi-finals live from Chamonix at 09:45!

Since you last visited Chamonix there have been a few changes to the displays and what's going on way up above us at the Aiguille du Midi. The 'Espace Vertical' exhibition, the 'Espace Mont Blanc' where you can get a better view of...

Have you ever seen a parapenter reach out and touch the Brevent cable car then dipping his feet in the lake at Chamonix sport centre? No neither had we until we came across Arnaud Longobardi's "Swoopy Summer".. take a look...

The North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB for short) is renowned for being one of the toughest, longest and biggest tests of endurance running around. It circumnavigates the Mont Blanc massive, which is a whopping 166 kilometres long. The North...

Here's another look at what's new at one of Chamonix's best loved tourist attractions, the Montenvers Mer de Glace. Did you know there is a new Glaciorium exhibit, The Temple of Nature exhibit about the culture and history of Montenvers and...

There's a lot of work going on up at the Aiguille du Midi at the moment; building the 'Pipe' or 'Tube' that circumnavigates the top of the station, and two new lifts being installed in the very top of the attraction. Take a look.....

Aurélien Ducroz is back with a new episode of Cham Lines, and this time he's in the Couloir Sud du Chardonnet with Douds Charlet, Seb Michaid and Stéphane Dan. Enjoy!

*Sob.. it's the 8th and final episode of Cham'Lines from Aurélien Ducroz, who broke his leg in late winter.. This episode sees him, Leo Slemett & Henry Christophe heading towards the Glacier Rond.. Enjoy!

Just and average day on the mountain for Candide Thovex then.. WOW! You're going to be blow away by this...

Next up in the 'This is Wingsuit' series from Seven Twenty Productions is this wild wingsuit jump from the Brevent.

Episode 1 in a mini series commissioned by Nivea for Men called 'Worst time for an Itch', sees Seb Montaz-Rosset filming twin brothers climbing the arete des Cosmiques.. Check back tomorrow for episode 2.

Another amazing film from local film maker Bjarne Salen. Sit back & enjoy..

This is We Love Mountains winter 2014 snowboarding video from Chamonix, it was shot mainly on a Go Pro from January through to March, where they had some epic powder days through this period.

This time Seb films highline walker Tancrède Melet in the Vallee Blanche, doing a crevasse highline. 'It's all in the balance' is the title of the film and you'll see why.. crazy! Come back tomorrow for Episode 3.

Black Crows skis was started by French duo Bruno Compagnet and Camille Jaccoux. Here you get to meet Bruno, and have a little peek into what his life is like, how he started out, and how at 46 he's still ripping it up in the mountains,...

Numbers of participants at this years Arc'teryx Arc'Academy were in the 300's this year, with all kinds of Alpine and climbing clinics being taught by some of the world best climbers and local guides. Take a look at some of the courses that...

Episode 3 'Kingdom of the Vertical' sees steep skier Vivian Bruchet tackling some ridiculously gnarly routes and 'dry skiing' on the North face of the Auiguille du Midi.. bonkers

The Cham Lines videos from Aurelien Ducroz continue with this fourth episode, where Ducroz teams up with Fanfan to take on the Couloir Vallençant, which is a on the otherside of the col du Passon - accessed from the top Grands Montets lift.

The film Piege-Blanc (White Trap) airs tonight at 20:50 on France 2. It was shot last winter in Chamonix and features a wedding at the top of the Brevent cable car, which quickly turns into a disaster as an earthquake hits.. watch the lift station...

If you've not been following this series already, add it to your favourites. This time Aurélien Ducroz is back with Adrien Corier, Jeremy Provost, Babs Charlet, Steph Viallet and Giulia Monego as they tackle Mont Blanc.

If you look up the Mer de Glace from Montenvers station, you'll see the Grandes Jorasses towering over the glaciers at the far end (see the view from our webcam). On 26th June Pierre Fivel & François Gouy climbed up and launched off for...

Cham Lines drops another beauty with this video from the couloir nord des Cornes de Loriaz.

Grab yourself a cocktail, or a large glass of wine and sit back, relax and be entertained...

New from Chamonix is the Cham Lines videos from Aurelien Ducroz, in this first episode Ducroz teams up with Léo Slemet and Medhi Bidault to take on the Couloir des Poubelles, which is the fenced-off couloir off the top of the Bochard...

We spotted this in Backcountry magazine, and it's definitely worth a watch..

Climbing, skiing, running, wingsuiting....

Every year a team heads onto the Mer de Glace to clean up the detritus that the glacier has emitted, and that people have left behind. This years clean up recovered 4 tonnes of debris, and was undertaken with help from the Club Alpin Francais, the...

What better way to say Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year for 2015 than to remind us of the shear beauty of the Chamonix Valley!

Not only are we partial to listening to a bit of Moby on a warm summers day, but this little edit from Oriol Mestre seems to sum up what a lot of people come to Chamonix for.. If you've got a video you want to share with us, get in touch!

This may not be a first, but the descent of the Vallee Blanche on mountain bikes is so rare it's epic!

Crazy tricks off the Brevent hill with this speed rider...

The Petit Trot de Lyon is not a 'little trot' at all, it's a whopping 300km and crosses the 3 countries surrounding the Mont Blanc massif. Runners set off in pretty good conditions yesterday but have since been diverted slightly die to high...

The latest Cham Lines video from Aurelien Ducroz, in episode 6 Aurelien teams up with his Chamonix pal freerider Leo Slemett to take on the Couloir du Signal, which features 1200 metres of descent through the trees...

Chamonix based freeskier Andreas Fransson hooked up with fellow Swedish freeskier Jacob Wester to ski some fun lines in and around Chamonix. Here's what they got up to...

As if it's not hard enough to wingsuit off a small ledge over 3000 metres above the ground, why not do it after a solo climb!? Another beautiful video from the Flying Frenchies showing this first wingsuit from the Aiguille de la Republique...

#LiftWatch part 7 is brought to you by Seven Twenty Productions who have mostly been watching pylons being removed by helicopter and engineers getting dangerously close to all the action.. 

The 2014 Freeride World Tour arrived in Chamonix last week and after some fresh snow and a break in the clouds the action hit the Aguille Pourrie face up on Flegere on Saturday. If you missed the action here is a round-up of the best bits.

This is the future, the Dakine Junior Freeride Tour, follows in the footsteps of the Freeride Wold Tour and so do the riders..

The guys & girls at Epic TV love their gadgets.. and flying around Chamonix with a gyro-copter looks like a whole heap of fun! Take a look at Chamonix from a whole different perspective..

Ever wondered what the Glacier des Bossons looks like up close & personal? Take a look at this.. Rider: Romain Montimart

If you haven't seen this yet it highlights some of the best bits of the Mont Blanc marathon which takes place in Chamonix every summer. Trail running in Chamonix is notorioulsy wild, albeit surrounded by the stunning scenery of the Mont Blanc...

Just a little video teaser from the Freeride World Tour to get you in the mood for the upcoming Chamonix stage on the 25th of January.

Last weekend saw the annual TAR (Trail des Aiguilles Rouges) and the Petit TAR set off. Take a look at this video from TopView Shoot of the juniors setting off on the Petit TAR in Servoz..

Take a look at how FATMAP is coming along.. to be released very soon! Read more about it in our recent news article.

This is part two of We Love Mountains winter 2014 snowboarding video from Chamonix, it was shot mainly on a Go Pro from January through to March, where they had some epic powder days through this period.

Thank goodness this guy was wearing his body armour, I just feel sorry for the pedestrians who had to duck out of the way at the end!!

If you want to share your videos or photos with us of your time in Chamonix get social - here's how!

This week's #TBT or Throw Back Thursday comes from the early 70's when Chamonix used to host the "Ronde Hivernale Automobile", in what is now the Grepon car park. It's basically a classic car race on snow & ice, so there's...

This is the first web episode of director Gilles Chappaz's much anticipated film about the Compagnie des Guides of Chamonix. The clip shows some spectacular scenery and is being shown as a preview to public screenings of the film at Cinema Vox on...

New from Chamonix is the Cham Lines videos from Aurelien Ducroz, in this third episode Ducroz teams up with Léo Slemet and Christophe Henry to take on the Couloir de L'ENSA, which is a steep, 40+ degree, line off the top of the...

Swiss Wingsuit champion Géraldine Fasnacht made a world first jump off Brevent yesterday, accompanied by an eagle.

Taking the quick way down from the Aiguille du Midi.. ! This is the first in a series from Seven Twenty Productions this summer, keep tuned in for more... 

The Cham Lines videos from Aurelien Ducroz continue with this fifth episode, where Ducroz teams up with Douds to take on the Couloir au Glacier d'Argentière, which Ducroz claims is a very rarely skied line on Glacier...

Jemima takes to the skies in her first ever paragliding experience in the very capable hands of Sean from Fly Chamonix. Read up on her full experience on our Activity reports page.

With the recent opening of the long-awaited Chamonix Step Into the Void Skywalk, local extreme wingsuiter wanted to step into the void in his own way. With a new wingsuit, watch Roch rappel into position before launching into the void above...

After 4 months of work, the Mer de Glace Ice cave has been re-born! It's open now until 28th September if you want to go and take a look.. don't forget there's a lot of steps to get you down there and back up again..

Not only is this photographer trying to capture wingsuit flyers speeding past him at 200kmph, but the gully he's in get avalanched too.. so yeah it's really hard to try & get the shots he wants! Take a look..

This is probably the best video we've seen so far this year showcasing everything Chamonix has to offer.. enjoy!

New from Chamonix is the Cham Lines videos from Aurelien Ducroz, in this first episode Ducroz teams up with Doud's Charlet and Vivian Bruchez to take on the Couloir les Détélards on the south face of the Col du Passon in...

Take a look at some historical footage of the Aiguille du Midi from Compagnie du Mont Blanc. It's 12 minutes long but well worth a look back in time at some of the construction work, the old cable car cabins and fashions of the day!

Winter might be officially over for most of us, but these guys are still finding some great steep skiing runs around the Aiguille du Midi.. check it out

They'll be back for more exploits this year so make sure you stay tuned to hear about the fun times, the high & lows and the conditions in the high mountains.

There's a good base of around 100cm of snow up at Grands Montets and around 30cm at Flegere, plenty to keep some of both ski areas open every day from now on.

The sun might be making a bit of a return over the next few days as the snow clouds start to move on.

Working at altitude is tough, and flying in huge pieces of steel to the top of the Aiguille du Midi looks especially tricky!

It's not a heck of a lot of snow but the Courmayeur forecasts are saying there has been around 4cm of fresh snow this morning, with a dusting of snow predicted on Saturday's Chamonix forecast..

Dan Milner, photographer and resident Chamonix Valley Trail Ninja talks to MPORA about photography & how he gets those special shots.

If you thought what you did was extreme then think again...this guy wins all the awards!

What do you do when you want to promote the fastest pick up of Dunkin donuts?

Good news with more snow on the way this weekend - around 14cm at 2000m on Saturday and snow to the valley floor on Sunday. 

Kirsteen's been enjoying the family entertainment up at Flegere this Christmas weekend.

More snow to come, around 46cm, and it will remain cold for the rest of this week. But the queues are gone and the pistes are clear!

Sadly there was no Freeride World Tour in Chamonix this year, due to lack of snow and poor conditions. 

The countdown is on for this year's Freeride World Tour, which brings the best and most talented freeride skiers and snowboarders to Chamonix each year.

The Chamonix leg of the Freeride World Tour is over for another year and it was packed with thrills and spills throughout.

Take a look at how it should be done..! The Downhill MTB Trail 'Alpage Respect' in Les Houches, ridden by Romain Paulhan & Benji Verrier. 

We had a maximum of around 30cm at the top of Grands Montets this weekend, but with all the sunshine conditions are still very spring like. 

It's been a warm weekend, but thankfully some fresh snow has arrived to top up the higher pistes. 

There has been some snow at altitude this week up at Grands Montets, with around 20cm arriving in the last few days. The warmer weather and foehn winds have seen off a fair amount of it already though.

We've had a little more fresh snow in the last few days, but nothing to constitute a major dump, however some snow is better than no snow at all!

Flying through the Bossons Glacier in Chamonix, France. For more Awesome Base Jumping, Wingsuiting & Speedflying Videos CLICK here

Could we be getting some fresh snow next week? Take a look at the forecasts for more information.

Conditions up at Grands Montets are better than some of the other parts of the ski area thanks to its higher elevation and north facing aspect which holds the snow better.

Grand Envers today with Jesper Petersson and Jole Evans for my first day of the season. Powder and sunshine, can't complain.

Good news, there's lots of snow on the forecast this week in Chamonix so make the most of the extra-curricular activities before it arrives. 

Check out this high octane speed riding compilation filmed in Morzine & Chamonix, sent to us by Jan Thinoks.. if you're not impressed by this there's something wring with you! :-p

Freeride skier Sam Favret has been getting creative on the Mer de Glace in Chamonix..

Daredevil wingsuit flyer Graham Dickinson and his fearless companion The Great Dario reached speeds of up to 180 km per hour during this crazy flight from Brevent in Chamonix.

Candide Thovex, Kilian Jornet & Ueli Steck join up with Google for another project, this time mapping Mont Blanc in 360 degrees..

This via ferrata route is split into two sections which you reach on foot in around 20 minutes from the top of the Flégère cable car. 

A great last day to an amazing winter season here in Chamonix.

At the 2011 London Freeze at Battersea Power Station we spoke to Britain's top freeskier James Woods about the event, X-Games and the 2014 Olympics in Sochi Russia.

It's been super chilly here in Chamonix this week but thankfully lots more of the ski area has opened up. 

The forecasts are looking good for around 1 metre of snow hitting Chamonix over the next few days. 

Kirsteen reports from Lac des Gaillands where the Accro Park has been opened and people are taking advantage of the sunny weather to go rock climbing.

Conditions have been mixed again this week, with lots of fresh snow and high winds & we're bracing ourselves for more of the same this weekend.

Conditions have been very varied again this week, but we've had some fresh snow which has put the smiles back on everyone's faces.

A to B - Journeys: The WoMoCo (Women's Mountain Collective) catch up with alpinist Marion Poitevin.

The mixed forecast is set to continue this weekend, with clouds bringing a little more fresh snow over 3000 metres by Sunday / Monday.

If you're in any doubt as to why the authorities have closed the Gouter Route and the Refuge, take a look at this video that was published today, showing the friable nature of the rock and numerous rock falls.. 

Joel, one of our high mountain reporters has been exploring the Aiguille d'Argentiere this week and practising his French.. ahem.

It's been a mild and sunny week so far, but a cold front is heading our way towards the weekend.

Spring conditions and warm weather means that some areas like Les Houches are starting to feel the heat, with lower slopes losing a lot of snow.

There was some great weather at the end of last week and the good news is there's more snow on the forecast this week.

Learn everything you need to know about all the riders on their journey to be crowned world champion in Verbier!

Andy from Bluebird Chalets made this little edit of part of the new Mountain bike trail under construction in Les Houches. It starts from near where the Kandahar chair lift crosses over the green run coming down from the Prarion gondola.

Olle & Carl Regnér, the Swedish freeride skiing brothers, have used Chamonix as a base this season as they compete in various competitions across the Alps. 

In 2015 our friend Trent Conroy discovered this beautifull line and invited Sebastian to fly it.

Lynn Sharp Mill is a ski instructor based in Val d'Isere.

Lynn Sharp Mill is a ski instructor based in Val d'Isere.

The weather has been incredibly varied this week in Chamonix.

We've had around 60 centimetres of fresh snow in the last week or so, giving the ski areas that remain open a nice top up. 

We may be getting a little more snow on Friday this week, but until then it's sunshine and clear skies.

This is wonderful to watch.. little tiny mountaineers in the distance, the milky way over the Mont Blanc massif, filmed from the Lac des Chéserys... enjoy!

It's been another warm, sunny week in Chamonix but there was in the region of 16cm fresh snow at around 3000 metres fell this weekend just gone.

There are lovely conditions in Chamonix this week, with lots of sunshine and warm conditions on the pistes.

Markus Eder, Leo Slemett, Laurent Gauthier, Julien Cologne, Tof Henry, Vivian Bruchez and Sam Anthamatten spend a few days skiing steeps in Chamonix. 

The Rockstar line is one of the most advanced line in Le Brevent (Chamonix) in terms of proximity flying. 

Wille Lindberg is a professional Freeskier competing in the Freeride world tour, filming and riding with the best freeskiers on earth.

Climbing a route of 7a difficulty, Ueli Steck tackles the South face of the Aiguille du Midi

The ropes went up on the arete at the Aiguille du Midi this week & Charlie went up to check out the conditions.

Set to premiere at the High Five festival in Annecy this coming Sunday, "Waking Dream" looks like it going to be edge of the seat stuff. 

Xavier De Le Rue was in Chamonix recently having a bit of an epic day out n the 50° Angelique Couloir with Sam Smoothy, two guide friends and, of course, Beanie.