If you've never been to Chamonix before, these short films will give you an idea of what you've been missing out on! The videos in this section take you around the the town and show you the skiing areas, and we hope that they will give you a feel of what Chamonix is like for a holiday or for a longer stay.
Videos from Chamonix - Chamonix
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Welcome to Chamonix! James gives his guide to where to go and what to do when you're in France's first ski resort. He takes in the sights, the bars, the shops and the snow to bring you a taste of Chamonix Mont Blanc.
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last updated 28-May-2008
Videos from Chamonix - Jonathan Trigell reads from his novel CHAM
Whilst not strictly a resort guide to Chamonix, here our Video Snow Reporter, Jonathan Trigell, reads excerpts from his second novel "CHAM", amidst some of the beautiful scenery within which his story unfolds.
Long-dead Lord Byron started it. The rock star of his age. But a poet with about as much relevance to the blood grudge struggle that marks modern life for most of humanity, as he has to the practice of sliding down snowy slopes on planks of wood. And yet, it was thanks to Byron that Itchy ended up living in Chamonix Mont Blanc, the death-sport capital of the world, among the high mountains and low morals. In the intervening years he has tried hard with alcohol and adrenaline to numb a past he can't atone for. Now a serial rapist is stalking Cham's tourist-thronged streets, haunting the same shadows as Itchy and triggering an obsession which will lead him far from Europe's zenith, to the depths of the valley and himself.
The promise of Jonathan Trigell’s first novel, Boy A, is fully realised in this evocation of the world of extreme sports, where the reckless violence of a callow man’s life comes back to haunt him.
Praise for CHAM:
- 'Does for extreme winter sports what Alex Garland's The Beach did for backpacking' Financial Times
- The walking, stalking spirit of Chamonix: forever chasing the beautiful adrenaline rush, but also driven by a dark force’ Guardian
- ‘Impressive tale of a wayward young man looking for redemption in the shadow of Mont Blanc’ Mirror
Videos from Chamonix - The Powder Capital of Europe
This is a stunning promotional view of the resort - lots of cool images and soundtrack creating the 'Chamonix image'; and its a good impression of the place.
