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  2. Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins - Wikipedia

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    The Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins (Pellerins Bobsleigh Track in (in French)) was a bobsleigh track constructed for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. [ 1 ] Track statistics

  3. Aiguille du Midi - Wikipedia

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    The Vallée Blanche ski run is a 20 km (12 miles) long, unmarked off-piste ski route which begins very steeply from the Aiguille du Midi station and, because of its complexity across crevassed glaciated terrain and needs for route-finding, is best undertaken with a mountain guide. [7]

  4. Venues of the 1924 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The last Nordic combined event held in Chamonix was a World Cup B event in 2000 and was won by France's Kevin Arnould. [13] The bobsleigh track was demolished and is now used as an alpine skiing venue. [14] The Olympic Stadium is still in existence in Chamonix. Chamonix was part of Annecy's unsuccessful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics in July ...

  5. Chamonix - Wikipedia

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    Chamonix is a winter sports resort town that still attracts skiers ready to test themselves both on the pistes in the official area and against the challenges of the backcountry skiing. [13] As the highest European mountain west of Russia, [14] Mont Blanc attracts mountain climbers. Chamonix is known as the "Gateway to the European Cascades."

  6. Category:Sports venues in Chamonix - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Sports venues in Chamonix" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total ...

  7. Les Praz - Wikipedia

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    Les Praz is located in the middle of the valley of Chamonix. It is connected to Switzerland by the pass over the Col des Montets, and the Col de la Forclaz to Martigny in the Rhône valley. Les Praz is the starting point for the cable car up to La Flégère, which is well known for skiing and snowboarding in winter or hiking and mountain biking ...

  8. Les Houches - Wikipedia

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    Les Houches, located 6 kilometres from Chamonix, is a ski resort with a domain which extends from an altitude of 950 metres up to 1900 metres.Long descents through tree-lined slopes are combined with impressive views of the Mont Blanc massif and the Chamonix valley.

  9. Argentière - Wikipedia

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    Argentière is the starting point for the Téléphérique du Lognan cable car up to Les Grands Montets (3,295 m, 10,810 ft), a skiing area famous for its steep and demanding slopes, both on-piste as well as off-piste. In total, the skiing area is served by a cable car (in two sections), a gondola, five chairlifts and some skilifts.