Italy to France: Chamonix and Courmayeur
Cable cars travel Mont Blanc, the Alps’ highest peak (15,777 feet), from the French resort of Chamonix and Italy’s Courmayeur. On the Italian side, take the Skyway Monte Bianco, a dazzling transport system—cabins rotate as you travel up the mountain—anchored to a cantilevered station at Punta Helbronner with views of Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa and the Matterhorn. For advanced skiers with guide, the trophy experience is the Vallée Blanche, a 12-mile off-piste glacier descent into Chamonix. Both resorts have good options for beginners/intermediates. chamonix.com; cervinia.it
Photo by Montenvers M. Coquard
