2024-25 Trips:

                       

Please join the Nashville Ski Club as we return to Europe, this time to the charming alpine village of Chamonix, France. We will be traveling round trip from Nashville to Geneva, Switzerland, and travel by bus to Chamonix, just an hour away.

Our base for the week will be Hotel La Folie Douce. This hotel is centrally located and has two beds per room. Breakfast and dinner is included in your hotel stay. The hotel has a heated outdoor pool, sauna and a steam room.

Chamonix is situated in the French Alps, just a few miles from the border with Switzerland and Italy and is a favorite place for skiers and sightseers.  The Chamonix valley is a ski resort that extends into many villages and is comprised of 492 slopes: 61 green, 156 blue, 209 red and 66 black slopes. You can travel between the different ski areas using a train or bus, the cost is included in your Chamonix ski pass. There is terrain for everyone, from beginners to off-piste powder hounds. You can even ski the legendary Valée Blanche, a high altitude glacier run, with your guide. Chamonix is currently using the IKON pass.  The skiable area extends from our town in France into Switzerland and Italy, and has 150 km of pistes and 15,000 acres of off-piste skiing. With an altitude of 1035-3842 meters it has an excellent snow record. While the percentage of beginner and intermediate slopes is lower (due to so many off-piste options), Chamonix has more beginner and intermediate slopes than most American resorts.

For the non-skiers, we will be planning several day excursions which might include trips to Geneva, the United Nations, CERN, Annecy, Aosta Italy, and others. You can also stay in Chamonix and enjoy various activities such as ice skating, sledding, snowshoeing, ice climbing and various cultural activities. All breakfasts and dinners are included in your package price.

We are offering an optional extension to Lyon, France, after the ski week. In Lyon we will stay at a local hotel with two beds per room and breakfast is included. We have a full-day and half-day tours planned which include a city tour and a foodie tour with tastings.  More details in the description below.

➡ Update 9 May: due to extremely expensive group fares, this trip is now land-only.  Please contact the trip leaders for information about making your own air reservations.

Dates: Saturday, March 8 - Sunday, March 16, 2025 for Chamonix, Lyon extension Sunday, March 16 - Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Lodging: Hotel La Folie Douce

Land only: Lodging and ground transportation - $2136

Lift tickets: $450 (5-day ticket estimate) - The IKON Base and IKON Base Plus passes each offer 5 days at Chamonix; the full IKON Pass offers 7 days.

Extension package: private transfer from Chamonix to Lyon with escort, 3 nights in a hotel, daily breakfast, private foodie tour including tastings, private transfer to Lyon airport, all taxes and fees, more details below: $879

03/06/24 8 PM CT: This trip is full with a waiting list.  If you would like to be added to the waiting list please follow the instructions below AND send an email to the trip leaders at the email address above.

To sign up:

• If you are a current NSC member log into this (NSC) website after the March 5 membership meeting and you'll see a link that will allow you to add your name to the sign-up list. If you've forgotten your user id click on the Forgot Username/Password link on the sign-in screen and your Username will be sent to you and/or reset your password yourself.  If you still have issues please email membership@nashvilleskiclub.org for assistance.
• If you're not yet a member of the Nashville Ski Club, please click on the JOIN button above in the blue menu bar to get the process started. Once you've paid and your membership has been provisionally approved you'll receive a user name and password.  Then you can come back to this page to sign up.