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Chamonix: First Light Weekend

4 days · Chamonix, France · 19–22 Mar 2027
Dates
19–22 Mar 2027
Fri to Mon
Duration
4 days
Fly into Geneva
Price
≈€3,700
per person, shared room · not final
Effort
Hard
Confident off-piste skiing. No ice experience needed
Group
6
people · 3 IFMGA guides
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the idea

We sleep in a hut at 3,613 m, right under Mont Blanc. At first light we climb the Chéré Couloir, 350 m of ice, before the first cable car brings up the crowds.

Then we put skis on and ride the Vallée Blanche home: 20 km and 2,800 m down a glacier, back into town. Three IFMGA guides, six spots. You need to ski off-piste with confidence. You don't need to have climbed ice before.

Why late March

Long days, cold nights and good ice in the couloir. The Vallée Blanche still has deep snow. Monday is a booked reserve day in case the weather says no.

Good ice, deep snow
Couloir and glacier in shape
A reserve day
Booked, not hoped for

what this adventure is made of

Sleep at 3,613 m

Refuge des Cosmiques

The hut sits on the glacier under the Aiguille du Midi. We sleep 20 minutes from the climb, so we're on the ice before anyone else gets there.

Hut at 3,613 m
On the route before the crowds

The Chéré Couloir

350 m of ice at first light

Five or six pitches of ice, up to 85° at the steepest bit. Two guests per guide, fixed anchors, and we rappel back down the same line.

Up to WI4
2 guests per guide

Ski the Vallée Blanche home

20 km down a glacier

One of the great ski runs in the Alps. It starts at the top of the Aiguille du Midi cable car, which was the highest in the world when it opened in 1955.

2,800 m of descent
Back into town on skis

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itinerary

A rough plan. The guides make the final call on the weather.

Route map
Day
1
·
Fri 19 Mar

Arrive in Chamonix

Route
Geneva · Chamonix
Travel time
~1 h 15 min transfer
Where you sleep
Chamonix
Meals

Transfer from Geneva. Gear fitting, route briefing with the guides, welcome dinner.

Day
2
·
Sat 20 Mar

Ski, then up to the hut

Route
Aiguille du Midi · Refuge des Cosmiques
Travel time
Where you sleep
Refuge des Cosmiques, 3,613 m
Meals

Morning ski with the guides. Then the cable car up and a short walk across the glacier to the hut. Ice practice before dinner.

Day
3
·
Sun 21 Mar

The Chéré, then the Vallée Blanche

Route
Chéré Couloir · Vallée Blanche · Chamonix
Travel time
Where you sleep
Chamonix
Meals

Breakfast at 4:30. Climb the couloir at first light, then ski the Vallée Blanche back to town. Celebration dinner.

Day
4
·
Mon 22 Mar

Reserve day, then home

Route
Chamonix · Geneva
Travel time
Where you sleep
Meals

If the weather stopped us on Sunday, we try again today. If not: slow morning, spa, transfer to Geneva.

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Chamonix: First Light Weekend

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