Not sure if Chamonix is the pefect place to ski?
Here’s an inspiring film to get you into the ski mood at Chamonix.
Here’s an inspiring film to get you into the ski mood at Chamonix.
Find out skiing tips on waterproofing your outer gear, the return of the British Snow Tour, and a sneek peek at next season\’s trends behind the scenes at the Ski+board fashion shoot.
Today I spent the day at the Metro Ski & Snowboard show in London to help promote an association from the valley that represents local home owners from Chamonix who wish to rent their studios, apartments and chalets directly to the public.
More extract from The Hive: Throughout history, architects have emulated the building powers of bees using honeycomb motifs in their designs. This has continued into modern times, and has led architects in wildly different directions as they have tried again and again to transpose the spirit of the beehive on to human living space.
Extracts from The Hive, by Bee Wilson. This passage is from chapter 1, Work, and contrasts the management of a supermarket with the partitioning of labour in the hive.
I was asked recently: “Why are you so bothered about bees?” I knew that these creatures were important to agriculture, but just how vital and at risk they were did not strike me until I did a little research on the internet.
Today is the last day of the Tweehive campaign in support of the honeybee. Chalet Les Cîmes is participating by displaying the Tweehive flower for foraging bees to pollinate and collect nectar!
More observant visitors to our website during Friday 7th August may have noticed the presence of a sprouting flower on the lower left hand side of our homepage – what was that all about?
Chamonix is a vibrant and exciting place, there´s no doubting it. Winter or Summer, it has a real buzz about it. And that buzz doesn´t just happen when people are enjoying the valley be it on holiday or during an extended stay. The buzz about Chamonix goes on before and after people visit Chamonix. So [...]