The Freeride World Champions crowned in Verbier

With Verbier just an hour away from Chamonix, and included in the Mont Blanc Unlimited pass - we thought we'd bring you some news from the finale of The Freeride World Tour.

"The Freeride World Tour 2009 came to an end with an amazing fourth stage and grand finale: the Nissan Xtreme – Verbier. The Frenchmen, Xavier de Le Rue and Susan Mol are the Freeride World Champions 2009 in snowboarding.

Xavier de Le Rue and Aurélien Ducroz, leading before the stage in Verbier, brought honor to their Golden Bibs with historic runs. On the windblown Bec des Rosses face with 55° areas which was even tougher than usual, they both opted for really tough lines. Though he had already won the Freeride World Champion title before heading down the slope, Xavier de Le Rue won the competition hands down, this being his second victory of the season after winning the Nissan Freeride de Tignes. This is his second consecutive title."

Snowboard Results for the Nissan Xtreme de Verbier 2009:

Men
1-Xavier de Le Rue FRA
2-Mitch Toelderer AUT
3-Matt Annetts SUI

Women
1-Geraldine Fasnacht SUI
2-Bibi Pekarek AUT
3- Susan Mol USA

Freeride World Tour Ranking 2009:

Snowboard Men
1-Xavier de Le Rue FRA
2- Alex Coudray SUI
3- Max Zipser AUT

Snowboard Women
1- Susan Mol USA
2- Aline Bock GER
3- Geraldine Fasnacht SUI

Check out the rest of the rankings and more information at the official website!

Let it snow!!!!

After almost two weeks of glorious sunshine in the Chamonix valley, we awoke this morning to a fresh blanket of snow with snowflakes forecast to carry on falling for the next few days!

Chamonix has had a fabulous winter season with tonnes of early snow creating a great base on the mountains, and although the sunshine has been wonderful there is always the risk of it making an early end to the season. This fresh dump of snow has helped guarantee the longevity of quality snow conditions throughout the valley, and we are happy to let it do so - even if it does mean having to dig the car out!!!

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Boss des Bosses 2009, Grand Montets, Chamonix

We had an amazing time yesterday at the famous Boss des Bosses mogul competition at the Grand Montet, Chamonix! It happened to be the events 20th Anniversary and was billed to be a big one!

The sun was shining, the music blaring, there was amazing mogul riding, silly costumes and free vodka - who could ask for more??

Well there was..... lots more!! From the male cheerleaders of the Verbier team to the legendry mohaw wearing Glen Plake, and after parties galore ... it was definately not one to be missed!

Sponsers, to name a few, included Le Vert Hotel, who spent the whole time offering free vodka cocktail shots, Black Crows, who offered free ski testing, and Sound Music Solutions who supplied the phat sound system!

The awards were held at La Terrasse in Chamonix town centre and tonnes of after parties will be going on nightly till Sunday...... not a small event this one!

Check out all our pictures on our facebook page!

Here is the description from the Boss des Bosses site (www.bossdesbosses.co.uk):

"The Boss des Bosses is Europe's biggest inter-resort moguls contest for skiing, snowboarding and telemarking, bringing together some of the finest mogul skiers from Europe's top alpine resorts.

The 20th edition of the legendary inter resort moguls contest is shaping up to be a Spanker. We are looking forward to recieving all the resorts here again to bash it out for the title Boss des Bosses. This year's sound system is twice the size of last year's and with some of our historic DJs making the pilgrimage back to play again on the slopes."

Vallée Blanche Full Moon Descent

Most people who ski and have heard of Chamonix will also know about the magical experience of the famous Vallée Blanche off piste ski run.

Now, there is the amazing opportunity to take the Vallée Blanche experience to the next level! The full moon from today to the 12th of March lights up the entire Vallée Blanche enabling you to discover it by night with the full moon as your only light.

All I can say is WOW!! The Vallée Blanche is already known as being the run of your life, so imagine how this would be!!

We have found a site with a great rundown with amazing images from the Vallée Blanche full moon descent from 2008 - it is definately worth a look!

www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=820

With dozens of activities, day trips and seasonal adventures there is always something amazing to do in Chamonix. Contact us at info@chamonixaccess.com or visit www.chamonixaccess.com for information on the best activities for the time of your visit.

Middle of school break and still poached Fresh lines till 4:30 in the afternoon!

Hi powder people. I just wanted to say that even during the school break when all of europe is here you can still great fresh lines and no line ups!!!!! ( even better)

Special inside tip- Drive to Vallorcine park where ever you would like and take the new 8 person gondala up to the back side of Le Tour. It is part of the pass and it opens up some of the best Freeriding out there.

eg. Took the Posset button lift at 4 in the afternoon and still got untouched powder fields right to the bottom of Vallorcine.

It just shows that there are places to ride powder even when you think everywhere has been tracked.

More powder days on the way.

Live to ride,

Powder Rules.

Introducing Chamonix Access

Welcome to the first blog for Chamonix Access!

It's a beautiful day in Chamonix, and what a great start to the holidays! Amazing snow, bright sunshine, the gorgeous mountain views - what more could you ask for? You know you want to head out here for the skiing and snowboarding, and with the Chamonix Unlimited ski pass you not only get access to amazing off piste in Chamonix, but the pass also covers Courmayeur in Italy and Verbier in Switzerland!

So much goes on during the winter season, but today happens to be the first day of the week long Nissan Outdoor Games where five teams compete to produce the most impressive film, featuring alpinism, free ride skiing, snowboarding , paragliding and base jump in the Chamonix valley. Just one of the many events held here in Chamonix!

So when are you coming then? The ski season lasts until May and I know just the people to sort your trip out for you! The friendly Chamonix Access team is at your disposal to organise everything from your accommodation, airport transfers, childcare, ski school - the works. Take a look at our website at www.chamonixaccess.com to see all the services available, and know that you are in good hands. Choose from the listed accommodation, or send us a brief and we will source your perfect accommodation, and all required services for you.

Chamonix Access is here to ensure you get the very best out of the amazing Chamonix valley, and that you spend all your time and energy on the mountains - not on organising your holiday!

So why not contact us at info@chamonixaccess.com and get your holiday booked!

We look forward to seeing you here in Chamonix!!

The Chamonix Access Team