Chamonix – Les Chosalets
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About Chamonix – Les Chosalets
A quiet, traditional hamlet serving as a gateway to the steep, legendary terrain of the Grands Montets and the Argentière glacier.
Highlights
- Traditional stone farmhouses
- Extreme glacial terrain
- Understated local charm
- Expert-level skiing
Key Facts
- Altitude: 1214m
- Top lift: 1290m
- Ski pistes: 1km
- Ski lifts: 2
- Population: 8,673
- 4000m+ peaks nearby: 28
- Lakes nearby: 14
- MTB trails: 56.4km
- Mountain huts: 38
Ski Area
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Weather and 10-day forecast for Chamonix – Les Chosalets
- Today: 9 to 21 °C, clear sky, 9 h of sunshine
- Freezing level today: about 4232 m (3970 to 4300 m)
| Day | Min / max | Sky | Precipitation | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zo 20 sep | 9 / 21 °C | clear sky | dry | 9 h sun |
| ma 21 sep | 7 / 20 °C | overcast | dry | 2 h sun |
| di 22 sep | 7 / 19 °C | clear sky | dry | 11 h sun |
| wo 23 sep | 11 / 17 °C | clear sky | dry | 11 h sun |
| do 24 sep | 11 / 18 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 6 h sun |
| vr 25 sep | 13 / 21 °C | clear sky | dry | 9 h sun |
| za 26 sep | 13 / 22 °C | clear sky | dry | 12 h sun |
| zo 27 sep | 15 / 22 °C | overcast | dry | 4 h sun |
| ma 28 sep | 10 / 22 °C | clear sky | dry | 12 h sun |
| di 29 sep | 10 / 21 °C | clear sky | dry | 12 h sun |
Things to do in Chamonix – Les Chosalets
Hikes nearby — Chamonix – Les Chosalets (20)
20+ curated hiking trails around Chamonix – Les Chosalets, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.
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Mont Buet
path nr.12 from Rother Wanderführer, Mont Blanc
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Tour du Mont Blanc - Variante du Tour
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Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante de Vallorcine
This variant of the Tour du Mont Blanc climbs through alpine meadows, conifer forests, and rocky slopes to the Col de Balme at 2,191 m, a pass straddling the French-Swiss border between the Vallée de Chamonix and the Vallée du Trient. From the top, the panorama takes in the Aiguille du Tour, the Aiguille du Chardonnet, and the Aiguille d'Argentière ranged across the Mont Blanc massif.
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Chalet du Chapeau
path nr.7 from Rother Wanderführer, Mont Blanc
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Lacs Noirs
Departing from the top of the Planpraz cable car, this route through the Réserve Naturelle des Aiguilles Rouges climbs through steep sections and névés to reach the Lacs Noirs at 2,540 m and Lac Cornu at 2,276 m. Throughout, the eyes are drawn across the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc valley to the glaciers of the Mont-Blanc massif — where the retreat of the ice is plainly visible.
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Rocher des Mottets - Montenvers
The route climbs through forest and switchbacks to a dramatic viewpoint above red rocks, with a splendid outlook over the Aiguilles des Drus and the Mer de Glace below. The path follows a corridor carved out in 1968 as a Vallée Blanche exit, passing the couloir d'Orthaz — where falling rocks are a live concern — before breaking out of the trees onto those vivid crimson crags.
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Chemin du Montenvers
The Chemin du Montenvers traces the Grand Balcon Nord, a high traverse delivering unbroken panoramic views of Mont Blanc, the Chamonix Aiguilles, the Aiguilles Rouges, Le Brévent, and the Chamonix Valley. The route ends at Montenvers, where the high peaks tower above the Mer de Glace glacier.
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GaB_TMB_S01
This route climbs from Chamonix-Sud at 1,033 m to the Plan de l'Aiguille at 2,314 m, then continues via cable car across the Glacier des Pèlerins to the Aiguille du Midi at 3,791 m — the highest of the Chamonix needles — where a terrace delivers the closest view of Mont Blanc without climbing it.
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Refuge Albert Ier
The trail climbs to 2,702 metres above the Glacier du Tour — the only hut managed by the CAF de Chamonix reachable in summer without crossing a glacier — with views spanning the Aiguille du Tour, Aiguille du Chardonnet, and Aiguille d'Argentière. It sits on the Haute Route between Chamonix and Zermatt, making it a crossroads for day hikers drawn by the Chamonix Valley panorama and alpinists bound for serious high-mountain routes.
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Sentier des Gardes
A tight forest singletrack loop on the hillside above Chamonix, the Sentier des Gardes threads through mostly smooth but root- and pinecone-strewn terrain, passing through silence broken only by the occasional sound of a garbage truck in the town below. The route traverses exposed forest singletrack all the way to Plan Lachat before descending back to the start of the Chamonix Vertical Kilometer course.
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Petit Balcon Sud
Mostly forested and hugging the southern aspect of the Chamonix valley at around 1,200–1,300m, the Petit Balcon Sud traces a low-altitude path from Les Houches all the way to Argentière. It presents very little difficulty and is considered an ideal choice even on rainy days.
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Plan de l'Aiguille - Montenvers
A balcony path threading beneath the sheer foothills of the Aiguilles de Chamonix, the route links Montenvers (1913 m) to Plan de l'Aiguille (2310 m) through a wild, mineral landscape while keeping Mont Blanc (4808 m) in view. Along the way, the panorama swings from the Mer de Glace and the Drus (3754 m) to the Grandes Jorasses (4208 m), with the perspective shifting abruptly as you cross from the glacier side to the Aiguilles — Charmoz, Blaitière, le Plan, l'Aiguille du Midi — and back again.
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Chemin des Diligences
Opened in 1792, this historic path traces the old coach route linking Martigny and Chamonix via the Col des Montets, threading through the authentic hamlets of Vallorcine where local traditions have been faithfully kept alive.
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Via Alpina Stage 80: Trient - Champex-Lac
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37-Chemin des cols alpins
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Alpenpässe-Weg: Trient - Emosson Barrage
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Aiguillette des Houches
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Boucle de Pormenaz
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Chalet de Loriaz
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Cirque des Fonts
Mountain biking near Chamonix – Les Chosalets
- Chamonix – Argentière – Le Petit Balcon Nord
- La Grande Ourse
- Chevreuils
- Les Cerfs
- Les Marmottes
- Grande Ourse
Getting to Chamonix – Les Chosalets
Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.
- Nearest airport: Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 64 km away, about 1h17 by road
- Genève: 1h14 by car, 90 km
- Annecy: 1h23 by car, 102 km
- Lausanne: 1h30 by car, 108 km
- Chambéry: 1h48 by car, 146 km
- Bern: 2h06 by car, 165 km
- Grenoble: 2h17 by car, 157 km
Where to stay in Chamonix – Les Chosalets
200 places to stay for a night on 2026-09-25, from 100 EUR per night, median 278 EUR. Prices are direct with hotels and destinations, compared live on the Chamonix – Les Chosalets page.





