Chamonix Brevent & Flegere Ski Resorts - Is it worth it? (4K Insta360 x3)
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- čas přidán 8. 03. 2023
- Skiing in Chamonix has been on my bucket list for over 20 years! In this video, I skied the two ski areas directly accessible out of Chamonix and Les Praz. I didn't know what to expect, and I'll admit, I was a little worried looking at the ski area maps and reading that Green runs in Europe is the same as Green in the USA - Same with Blue, but I've read a lot that the Red Runs in Europe are more like Black runs in the USA, and Black runs here are very difficult... I skied all the colored runs at the Brevent and Flegere ski areas, and I think you will see on the video - if you area a strong intermediate skier like me - these runs are FUN! The scenery is unlike anything I've ever experienced! The Alps are literally "right-there" as if you could reach out and touch them. As I edited this video, the beauty of it all brought tears to my eyes. Thank you IKON for including Chamonix, France as one of the ski locations! I have totally loved my seven-free ski days here. We also produced a Chamonix ski video for Balme ski area, hired a guide for back country skiing down glaciers, as well as a video on the "famous little red cog train that accesses the glacier and tunnels, and our time at the top of Aiguille du MIDI!
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James and Carmelita
I just love your video man. Thanks for sharing. Shots and editing are great. What I liked the most though is really just you, going solo, just enjoying the moment, the nature, the opportunity, just being present and just hopping around the mountain and just taking everything in as they unfold before you. Love it.
Thank you! Skiing in the Alps had an amazing affect on my desire to appreciate the scenery and overall experience more than just skiing! Planning to ski Kitzbuhel and also the Dolomites this year. Appreciate you watching and commenting!
You are living the life! So many dream locations. Looking forward to your Zermatt video!
Thank you! We explored the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise today - the Swiss Alps are impressive! Start skiing tomorrow :-)
Great Video, wish there are more videos like this, detailed , explaining the lifts and pistes . + The Views... Awesome,Well Done
Thank you Vladimir. I agree this format can really help people new to a resort have a better understanding of the layout, and which areas they want to ski. Appreciate you watching! Working on our Zermatt ski resort video now.
Loved the video, we used to to live down the valley towaards Geneva, I've skied tose runs so many times, and it was great to see them captured on video (No GoPro or insta360 in my day). I really like how you use the ski map to orient the lifts and runs, very effective. Many thanks.
Thank you! So cool you’ve lived there. I’ve fallen in love with the Alps! We will be exploring the slopes in Austria and Italy this winter. Thanks for watching and commenting! Sincerely, James Duke
This brought back some of my best memories in Chamonix. I love your sharp & informative edit. Also you ski so well!
I'm heading back to Cham in a week. Hope you can try Serre Chevalier, Val Thorens in the future.
Thank you. Excited for you to get Cham with all the snow they have been getting! I will put Serre Chevalier and Val Thorens on my list for next year. We are visiting Kitzbuhel in Austria and Italy’s Dolomites during our Alps trip this year. Thanks for watching and commenting. Sincerely, James Duke
Beautiful!
Thank you!
My son and his wife are on their way right now. None of us have been before so you video was great. Editing was also great. Thanks!,,
Thank you! I hope they have a great time. Carmelita and I loved the skiing, the town and the sightseeing!
Thanks for sharing. I hope to get over there for a few runs within the next few years.
Your welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting. Good times to be had in Chamonix for sure - worth it! We are going to ski Kitzbuhel in Austria and Italy’s Dolomites for our European skiing this season.
We've been in Cham, once or twice by year for 10 years now, skiing on winter and hiking on summer, we love Cham so much ! Thanks for this vidéo Duke !
Awesome you get to be in Cham that often! So beautiful. Thank you for watching and commenting! Sincerely, James Duke
Thanks for the great video. Due to other commitments /covid years , etc I haven’t snowboarded for about 4yrs but aiming to have a short solo 3 dayer in chamonix. I was worried that it might be too extreme for me to get my snow legs and confidence back, but those runs look great. The planning and booking starts now!! 🎉
Glad to hear you are getting back out on the board! If you are concerned, maybe a day at Balme Le Tour might be a good option to warm up on less difficult terrain? Any way, thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great trip!
Did you go? It was icy today, man.
Also 2-3 days is nowhere near enough time. Everything is so spread out.😢
Aiguille du midi has epic views though 👀.
@@1Flyingfist Didn’t ski today. We just arrived in Austria to ski the KitzSki area out of Kitzbuhel and Kirchberg. Sorry to hear it was icy today… When we skied Chamonix last year we were there for 7 days and felt like it wasn’t enough time to ski all the resorts in the valley. Glad you made it up the Aguille du Midi! Beautiful up there. I had planned to ski Valle Blanc from there last year but winds had it shut down. Take care, James Duke
Beautifull video . I have never seen Chamonix , France Alp ... Thank You James
Thank you. I appreciate you watching and commenting!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Because I love carving skis, love mountains! Your videos are very nicely done, show what I haven't seen (Swiss and France Alps, USA and Canada mountains) and will never see in person...
Thank you very much... I'll keep watching....
@@user-mf6mx6fj4m Appreciate you!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Thanks .. i watch all your skivideos.
Great job! Thx for the vid! Cant wait to go. Would you sat the black runs are comparable as in the USA? I know each resort can be quite different here is the US too.
Thank you. Excited for you to get to ski Chamonix! The black Chamonix runs were very similar in pitch to black runs in the USA and Canada. I did feel that most of the black runs at Chamonix were maintained/groomed well with an occasional rough or mogul section at pinch points. Appreciate you watching the video and commenting.
Best video I have seen SHOWING and explaining how to do the side of Chamonix. Beautiful man, just beautiful. Taking the Family there this March and I think I would follow your day to a T. (hey as an aside, how did you get you lift tickets? i purchased ours but it said something a bout picking them up from a drop box in Chamonix or something)
Thank you the positive comments! I think you and your family will love Chamonix - cool town, five resorts to ski, and if you have time, take them up the Aguille du Midi sightseeing! We skied Chamonix with our IKON pass and just went to the closest ticket booth to pick up their RFID card. We had a ticket booth outside our hotel (La Folie Deuce Hotel). Also, all of the buses were free to transport to the various resorts. Ou hotel was at the base of Brevent so we skied it and Flegere from there. Have a great time! Appreciate you watching and commenting. Sincerely, James Duke
Thank you. @@YouDecideIsItWorthIt
Thinking of going to Chamonix this season so your video is very useful! When were you there?
Excited for you to be going to Chamonix! We were there during the first part of March 2023.
I’m going to Chamonix at the end of next week. Brilliant video and very informative. If you were skiing solo how did you manage to film yourself?
The Insta360 X3 camera is what I used for the lift and skiing shots. The camera software erases the selfie stick. Excited for you to be going next week! Of all the resorts I watch on my weather app, Chamonix has been getting the most snow so far this season. Have fun!
Nice detailed video with info where are you at the moment. Thanks!
Thank you! I hope these videos can help people get a feel for the resorts - the lifts, terrain and scenery. I usually spend several days learning the layout at each new resort before being comfortable and knowing where I want to ski and why. Appreciate you watching and commenting! Sincerely, James Duke
Thank you 🥹
Thank you. Appreciate you watching the video!
Thank you so much man! I am going to Chamonix on January 13 and I'm a little worried about the location I chose for the accommodation. We are close to Brevent, but I am worried about being too far from the rest of the stations, which one you recommend the most.? Do you know if there is a good connection with Les Grandes Montets, for example? Thank you in advance, I really love your videos!!
We stayed at La Folie Douce Hotel right near Brevant. There is a great free bus service throughout the Chamonix valley which we used to get to the other Stations. For scenery and experience, Brevant and Flegere were my favorites. Les Grands-Montets would be my 2nd favorite, and for easier skiing but a little less scenic Balme ski area is my 3rd pick. Hope you have a great time! They should have a lot of snow vs when I was there. Appreciate you watching and commenting. Sincerely, James Duke
Beautiful scenery, was it a poor snow year or late in season?
They were dry for a month before we arrived. Finally started snowing heavy several days before we left for Zermatt.
The Chamonix Valley the best place I have skied. Been twice, Its too bad you didnt have better snow. I was lucky to have epic powder days on both trips. I hear the Grand Montet tram is reopening in 2024, will return once this happens.
Great news on the Grand Montet tram! That really opens up some great skiing without the climb. Hope you get great snow again when you go back!
Really good ski guide for normal skiers for Chamonix
Thank You! It’s a beautiful place, but I was a bit intimidated until I spent some time there figuring out there were good-intermediate runs off almost every lift. Appreciate you watching and commenting! Sincerely, James Duke
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Where do you recommend one starts if they want to warm up on some greens/easy blues on the first day?
@@louiscruz624 Balme ski resort has great green and blue runs! It’s about a 20 minute free bus ride and has wide open bowls, and beautiful easier terrain. I made a video on that part of Chamonix as well: czcams.com/video/A07jygRFe2g/video.htmlsi=NoIqKVBtalhldfNI
Awesome scenery! Though I think the snow would have been better if you went in January or February
They did have a bit of a dry spell before I arrived… Scenery and overall experience made up for the lack of snow.
i did a good ski tour from flegeres and index lifts, then up and over, big right traverse and another hike up to the col de berard.might be tricky finding the little cut through if you were breaking trail.from there it is a nice ski down to vallorcine but if you have the energy you can hike le buet or i could see people coming down from the right as well
fresh tracks even six days after snowfall
That sounds like a great ski tour! Thanks for commenting.
i was living in switzerland so we normally had to drive past the MicroBrasserie de Chamonix on the way out.good beer and burger
i never did paragliding in chamonix.bit scared of the high mountains.maybe the way to get a feel for the place is to go out with the paraglider school in sallanches first...i took my mates dog out walking in the woods in summer.think it was park merlet near les houches.the forest floor was covered in millions of tiny black frogs that couldnt be avoided underfoot,freaky
i was told that on a good day you can take off with the paraglider in les houches and cross the valley and fly up to brevent
Would you say there is a large difference between their blue runs? Were some blues more difficult than others? I am a progressing beginner, but need to build up confidence for steeper bits of piste.
I felt like Brevent and Flegere Blue ratings were fairly consistent as far as pitch. There were differences in width of the blue trails - some wide pistes and others more narrow more like a cat track.
Is the second week of April a good idea for skiing in Chamonix? We are not very good skiers.
Thanks
I’m sorry I can’t answer that question. I’ve only skied it mid winter. I think Balme would be the best place for easier skiing, but be sure to check their average closing date!
How’s the show quality compared to Colorado, Oregon, California or the American west coast in general?
They were without snow for over a month when I skied it so conditions weren’t ideal - firm in the mornings with softening in the afternoons.
Can we go up even if we don’t ski?
Yes! You can ride the Brevent Gondola and Brevent Tram to the top up and back down without skiing. The Flegere gondola is the same, but only goes to the Flegere lodge - not to the top.
Bro this year there is almost no snow anywhere apart from high up
We have been running into low elevation snow issues this whole season … Colorado, Idaho, British Columbia, and Austria. Finally have snow all the way to the valley floors here in Italy’s Dolomites!
I was there a week after you. I'm still processing the views.
Hope the storm that was coming right after I left produced good snow for you! I hear you about still processing the views - I can’t get the Alps off my mind either!
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Oh yes it did! Planning a ski trip months in advance is like playing the lottery, and i felt very fortunate to get that dump.
6:00 thats literally me what the hell
Which is you? I can edit out that clip if you would like. Sincerely, James Duke
@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt no dude its fine i am not upset just surprised to see myself, nice video by the way
@@asamy_7285 thank you! Gotta be one in a million chance someone who accidentally ended up in the video watched it! Take care!