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Encyclopedia > Argentiere

Argenti re is a village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 4101 ft.


Geography

Argenti re is located near the head of the valley of Chamonix. It is connected with Switzerland by pass over the Col de Balme to Martigny in the Rh ne valley.


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Argentiere Ski and Snowboard Resort, France (326 words)
Argentiere is a small, quaint Alpine town with commendable facilities and services, including, banks, a supermarket and a sports centre.
There are 30kms of prepared slopes at Argentiere ski resort, totalling 16 runs that are particularly suited to upper intermediate, advanced, and expert skiers and snowboarders.
Argentiere's long ski season runs from November to May and there are special pre-Christmas holiday, mid-January, and March/April rates.
argentiere (269 words)
A small place of residence consisted of Savoyard chalets at an altitude of 1250 m,at the edge of a track of cross-country skiing, maintained by a guard, surrounded with some chalets and in summer of meadows.
Argentiere in Haute Savoie, dependent on the municipality of Chamonix, is situated a dozen kilometres away from the Swiss border.
It is a very popular winter sports resort, much appreciated for its skiable domain, Grands Montets, which extends from the feet of the Aiguille Verte and offers to the good skiers a powder snow and big spaces considered in Europe to be amongst the best.
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