Brévent Chamonix 2016

Filmed on Wednesday 17th February 2016 Although the Brévent ski station is the closest to the centre of Chamonix. The hill from Chamonix centre to the bottom station is deceptively steep to walk up, especially in ski boots. The easiest way up is to catch the free bus. The new Gondola make the journey quick and usually queue free and on the day I filmed took me above the couds that draped Chamonix at a lower altitude. It is well worth taking the extra Gondola to Brévent itself. I had last been their on the final leg of the Tour du Mont Blanc in the previous Summer and it was amazing to see the barren rocky landscape transformed by metres of snow. The view from the top is equally amazing Summer and Winter and food for the soul... well worth taking a few moments to appreciate life. While the run from Brévent to Plan Praz is marked as Black it is in reality a reasonable meandering track well within the capabilities of most skiers. The remainder of the area consists of five or six blue and red runs, and one black run including some mogulled sections of varying slope... good for practice. The expanse means it seldom feels crowded and combined with the sunshine on its southern aspect makes it a good area for an enjoyable morning's skiing. TheLiaison Gondola connecting Brévent and Flégère makes it possible to ski one area in the morning and the other in an afternoon, which I did.