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Chamonix

American  
[sham-uh-nee, sham-uh-nee, sha-maw-nee] / ˌʃæm əˈni, ˈʃæm ə ni, ʃa mɔˈni /
French Chamouni

noun

  1. a mountain valley in E France, N of Mont Blanc.


Chamonix British  
/ ʃamɔni, ˈʃæmənɪ /

noun

  1. a town in SE France, in the Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc: skiing and tourist centre. Pop: 9830 (1999)

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It's a 150km race from Courmayeur in Italy to Chamonix, France, which starts at midnight and has more than 9,000m of climbing.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2024

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

The ascent of the Brevent is one of the most interesting trips that can be made from Chamonix.

From A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories by Verne, Jules

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