For a long time, the resort for true mountaineers, mountaineering and sealskin hikes did not stand out for its art of living.
We came here to climb Mont Blanc, hurtle down the 17 km of off-piste in the Vallée Blanche or compete against the icy walls of the Grands Montets.
The day ended at the counter.
The après-ski was secondary.
Quite the opposite of its neighbor, Megève, where the whole of Paris has been rushing for several decades to show off on the terrace.
“Forty years ago, with its emblematic massifs, its train that arrives in the city center, its palaces, Chamonix had everything to become the French Gstaad.
The big families - Puech, Taittinger - had made it their vacation spot but wanted to live in hiding, ”says chef Mickey Bourdillat.
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