Chamonix
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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A bustling mountain town in the French Alps, Chamonix is known to attract adventurous spirits as both residents and tourists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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
We're in Chamonix at the moment and wanted to bring you the men's downhill World Cup action from here in this week's episode of Ski Sunday.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 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
He was the first, for example, to ascend that most formidable of the Chamonix Aiguilles, the Grepon, where the "Mummery Chimney" still commemorates his achievement.
From Through Finland in Carts by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie
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