Facilities in Chamonix

There are other things to do in Chamonix besides ski, breath and eat, although you don't hear much about them! There is a municipal library and an alpine museum, the latter full of interesting insights in to the town's remarkable history. Heritage visits to sites of interest in the town are also arranged through the tourist office. All mountain sports besides skiing (in all its forms) and 'boarding are well catered for of course, particularly snow shoe walks, with day and night time guided walks offered (there is a night skiing slope also). A further 17 km (10 miles) of pedestrian walks are available on three marked looping routes. There are indoor and outdoor tennis courts, 3 squash cour, an indoor climbing wall, and a swimming pool and ice rink which were fully refurbished in 1997. Paragliding, horse drawn carriage rides and scenic helicopter flights are also available.