The ski resort of Chamonix is lauded for its challenging skiing but, contrary to most other ski towns, its skiing domains are not interconnected.

Indeed Chamonix town has a total of 5 different skiing fields – Les Montets, the wooded area of Les Houches, Brevent, Flegere and Le Domain du Balme – however only two of which are connected, and this requires using a free shuttle bus or driving yourself to the different domains.

Therefore navigating one’s way around Chamonix Mont Blanc can prove difficult, therefore a knowledge of the different ski areas certainly helps.

If the group is unused to snowboarding holidays then having skiing lessons with a Chamonix ski school would not be a bad start, the instructors will counsel you on which Chamonix skiing pass to buy.

Evidently a ski map will be invaluable, ski maps can be collected for free at the Chamonix tourist office or at all of the ski areas.

You will then need to head to a rental store to pick up your snowboarding gear, and with a plethora of rental shops in Chamonix town to pick out there really should not be much trouble.

Subsequently it is important to confirm the Chamonix weather, ski conditions or a webcam, because Chamonix has a elevated snowboarding domain so the atmospheric conditions change both quickly and dramatically.

If you are heading to Chamonix France for a week’s vacation or a short ski break you should find there’s a lot to keep you happy.