Snowshoe: Adventure dining

Snowshoe: Adventure dining

Everybody knows what mountains look like during daylight. But what about night time? Turn your casual winter night to an unusual snowshoeing experience.

Dive into a magical universe for one night time to appreciate our snowy mountains in a different way. Once we get close to the mountain hut, the atmosphere and the smell of simmering food will enchant you like a tale from the brothers Grimm. This snowshoe adventure dining will leave you an unforgettable taste.

Booking

Please, fill the form below to organise this magical snowshoeing experience together.

    Insurance

    For €1,70/day, it’s highly recommended to subscribe a personal accident insurance  as we evolve in a potentially dangerous environment.

    V. Easy

    La Boerne: an old XVIII century farm turned into a mountain hut

    From 4 to 16 people. The following prices include:

    • Full-course dinner without drinks
    • Equipment (snowshoes or micro-spikes, poles, headlight)
    • Leading
    • Transportation

    Rates

    From 6:00pm to 09:00pm

    • €100/people

    CLOSED DURING FRENCH PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

    In order to reduce our ecological footprint in the valley of Chamonix, we will use public transportation or one car/van.

    The sharp and steep mountains surrounding Chamonix make most hikes a struggle for beginners. However there is one place where everyone can experience and enjoy a true snowshoeing adventure: Trélechamps.

    From Montroc, we will go for an easy snowshoeing walk that can be shorten anytime if you are tired or jet lagged from a long day trip. After one hour walking on snow our nose will start noticing some tasty smells. Let’s find out which chimney the smell comes from to open our appetite! Enjoy a delicious three courses dinner to discover our (cheesy) local cuisine with the flames from the fire place warming your back. I’m sure this moment in this old farm will cheer you up before braving the darkness a second time to end our loop to our starting point.


    Easy

    Café Comptoir: fine dinner and nice walk in the woods

    From 5 to 8 people. The following prices include:

    • 4Km loop with 50m elevation gain/loss
    • Equipment (snowshoes or micro-spikes, poles, headlight)
    • Full-course dinner (4 dish €52) w/o beverage or “à la carte” €50/ppl
    • Transportation & leading

    Rates

    From 6:00pm to 11:00pm

    • €120/people

    CLOSED EVERY MONDAY & TUESDAY

    The remoteness of Vallorcine forces us to use a minivan…

    This snowshoeing adventure takes place at the far end of the Valley of Chamonix and even beyond: Vallorcine. Its remoteness makes it well preserved and local people known as “Vallorcins” won’t settle anywhere else. Surrounded by fabulous peaks between 2201m and 3096m, there is a lot of forrest and whitewater rivers and  crystal clear streams around this genuine mountainous village.

    From Le Buet carpark at 1333m ASL we will start our way down towards the restaurant for about 1h (2km with 50m elevation loss). On-site I recommend you to take the full course dinner unless you have a restrictive diet or just because you want your weight in fondue! After dinner we will complete our loop back to the minivan for another hour: this time, it’s going slightly up! It will help you to have a better digestion before going out if you’re still full of energy, or heading directly to bed for a good night sleep.

     

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    Fit

    Chapeau Hut: a little corner of paradise

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    This hiking quotation system is indicative. Hire me as a mountain leader or evolve at your own risk. Please, do not overestimate your capacities. Mountain can be a hostile environment.
    For more informations, download this hiking level guide (French but easy to understand).

    This snowshoe adventure dining is for people who like having a physical activity. It takes two and a half hours to navigate through the forrest. The track is not too challenging but can be really steep time to time. The Chapeau Hut has a priceless location not too far from civilization but still remote enough to enjoy the calm and the beauties of the mountains. I have known Thierry for a long time now and I sincerely appreciate both the view and his “cuisine”!

    From 5 to 8 people. The following prices include:

    • Full-course dinner with homemade aperitif and drinks
    • Equipment (snowshoes or micro-spikes, poles, headlight)
    • Leading
    • Transportation

    Rates

    From 6:00pm to 11:00pm

    • €120/people

    Booking deadline: a week in advance
    In order to reduce our ecological footprint in the valley of Chamonix, we will use public transportation.

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    Advanced

    Caillet hut: Taste of freedom

    hiking-level-caillet-hut

    This hiking quotation system is indicative. Hire me as a mountain leader or evolve at your own risk. Please, do not overestimate your capacities. Mountain can be a hostile environment.
    For more informations, download this hiking level guide (french only).

    This snowshoe adventure dining at least takes three and a half hours walking. Be sure we will have time to share and exchange a lot along the way. I will lead you to a remote mountain hut across the forrest from where you can enjoy an incredible view above Chamonix and the Aiguille Rouges mountain range. I don’t want to spoil you about what’s going to happen up there but trust me, you won’t be fooled about the quality of our full-course dinner and animations. A great way to celebrate an event with your relatives or friends.

    For 6 people. The following prices include:

    • Full-course dinner with aperitif and drinks ( 100% organic and local products) with a nice surprise at the end
    • Equipment (snowshoes or micro-spikes, poles, headlight)
    • Leading
    • Transportation

    Rates

    From 4:00pm to 11:00pm

    • €145 / Adult

    Booking deadline: a week in advance

    In order to reduce our ecological footprint in the valley of Chamonix, we will use public transportation

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    Equipment

    What should I take for this night guided tour?

    For your own comfort, please follow these recommendations to fully enjoy our snowshoe adventure dining in Mont-Blanc area.

    Clothing

    • Well stuffed winter shoes or warm boots
    • Warm long socks (ski socks)
    • If < 0°C Technical of Merino wool Legging base layer 3/4 or full
    • Stuffed pants (ski pants)
    • Gaiters (better comfort if there is a lot of fresh snow)
    • Technical or Merino wool Long sleeve base layer
    • Fleece jumper
    • Down jacket (for our way down)
    • Ski jacket or 3 layers Goretex jacket
    • Ski gloves
    • Scarf/ Buff®
    • Woolly hat

    Backpack

    • One Backpack/person
    • 0.5L of water min. (1L for Caillet)
    • Cereals bars and dry fruits (for Caillet)