Death-defying run down Mont Blanc famed Vallee Blanche has stunning views and yawning crevasses. It is one of Europe’s longest ski which runs at 13 miles.
There are treacherously hidden crevasses, which are known to swallow skiers whole. It’s not an expert terrain, but you need to be in total control. The glaciers also are lined with spiked seracs ice pillars that can break off with deadly speed and rapidity.
You can take a dip into the 4-mile ribbon of ice known as the Mer de Glace, Sea of Ice for the home stretch. For those who don’t relish risking life and climb to see the Mer de Glace, a little red train chugs its way up the mountain from Montenvers. You can’t afford to miss: •After the intensity of Vallee Blanche you can go to Le Tour a quiet, sunny and scenic place good for relaxing.
•La Cremerie du Glacier is a rustic two-room cabin in the woods where locals jam the dozen wooden tables to savor croutes grilled bread dripping with cream and cheese.
•Argentiere, five miles up the valley from Chamonix is a quiet mountain hamlet: Shops laden with Savoyarde sausages line the two-lane road through town, flanked by family-run ski shops, brasseries and hotels with fading painted facades.
•La Flambee and Le Dahu are two traditional French standbys, rich with aroma of fondue, racelette and tartiflette a hearty casserole of cheese, potatoes, garlic and bacon.
•Chez Anais, a gem of Argentiere is an unassuming restaurant up the road from the Hotel Montana where the food is simple but delicious, and the service warm and friendly rare in a ski town that takes thousands of visitors daily during the winter.
Mont Blanc is a place with awesome beauty and loads of adventure.
Source: CNN
