Chamonix
Americannoun
noun
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Blaise Agresti, a high-mountain guide at Chamonix, told France's Sud radio that there was another important factor in Europe's spike in avalanche deaths - the changing behaviour of skiers and higher levels of risk.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Some trips are sold out, including snow sports trips to Niseko, Japan, and to Chamonix, in the French Alps.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
The men will have a break, though, with FIS announcing that two upcoming downhills scheduled for Chamonix, France, have been canceled due to poor snow conditions.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2024
It would be the fourth time France has hosted a Winter Olympics, after Chamonix in 1924, Grenoble in 1968 and Albertville in 1992.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
An hour later six guides arrived from Chamonix, and although Sir George had been on foot twenty-four hours he placed himself at the head of these men to recover his brother's body.
From An Impromptu Ascent of Mont Blanc by Mesurier, W. H. le
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