SnowExpress has been launched this week, offering the lowest cost, lowest hassle, greenest way to get to the French Alps this winter. This service has been launched by David Robertson, owner of Actions Outdoors, and by Dave Manley, previously General Manager of Eurolines. David explains: " For the last five years we've been running our own coaches for our own customers from London to the Alps. With the demise of the ski train, plus more and more budget conscious travellers looking to cut the cost of their trip to the snow this is the ideal to offer an unbeatable service to a wider number of savvy travellers".

SnowExpress serves over 40 resorts in France including Chamonix! The services starts on Friday 11thDec for early season skiers & saisonaires and continues right through till after Easter, with a special Saturday departure on Boxing day, the 26th Dec.

More information
Contact david.robertson@action-outdoors.co.uk or via telephone 00 44 78 11 40 78 01!

From 17- 20 September, the organisation SIVOM of the upper Arve valley is organising a climate week-end to make citizens, politicians and those active in tourism aware of the problem of climate change.

On the programme in the 4 communes: meetings, debates, films on energy, glaciers, greenhouse gasses, and the advance premier of the film "The Age of Stupid" produced by Fanny Armstrong; entertainments, fun workshops; calculation of one's ecological footprint; games with prizes; gastronomic workshop and organic food, trying local products; electric bicycle test-drive; lectures on the countryside...

With the high point: presentation of the climate plan and debate Saturday 19th at 8h30 at the Salle Olca in Les Houches!

Come and get informed, come and give your opinion!

Check out the program here!

The glaciers retreat...and advance...If you want to understand this phenomenon, the glaciologist Luc Moreau is presenting on this theme at Montenvers every Tuesday and Thursday all this summer (15 Jun to 15 Sep).

After the Science and Mountain cafés on Monday evenings this summer in Chamonix you will know about the glacial phenomena in the area.

Luc begins by describing the countryside from the terrace of Montenvers... a few little anecdotes, the scientific details which reveal a lot of things to us. The footpath then takes us nearer to the glacier, so that we can better understand what is going on. From here one passes from 1820 to 2009...130 metres of descent...The sea of ice at low tide!

A gripping story which merits a detour. Since 1830, the Mer de Glace has lost 120 metres of depth and 2300 metres of length...It's true! If you don't believe it, meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays on the Montenvers terrace for more evidence!