I snagged this shot right before leaving the French Alps last Thursday. I love it because it shows how both extreme seasons, winter and spring, co-exist in higher altitudes like Chamonix. All on the same day you can be swooshing down vertical death traps and then swinging a nine iron into sand traps. It’s dynamics like this that make the locals love this wonderful French village of 10,000 – until the summer that is, when 90,000 tourists discover what makes this town so unique. Let me repeat that: 90,000 tourists! That’s more fresh faces than during the height of ski season! There’s hiking, biking, climbing, parasailing, Nordic walking, white water rafting, canyoning, fishing, camping, tenting, golfing, donkey tours, tennis, archery, swimming and a thousand more activities to wear you down before you retire to your hot tub and chalet. And because the glaciers and pistes are omnipresent, even in the dead of summer, the cablecars and tramways stay open for beautiful balcony walks and breathtaking views over France, Switzerland and Italy.
Summer Thrill Seeking in Chamonix
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