Our very favourite food place re-opens today for the 2011-2012 winter season.

New this winter – BIG NOODLE! A big pot of noodles with fresh vegetables and herbs in a hot and fragrant Asian broth and your choice of marinated grilled chicken or tofu.

PLUS today’s specials….

New potato salad with slightly soft boiled eggs, cornichons & capers and lots of fresh herbs

Butternut squash couscous with cinnamon, tarragon and mint
Spanish butter beans with garlic, chilli, lemon and parsley

Leek & potato soup

South Indian vegetable curry….chickpeas, peas and spinach with coconut and coriander

Plat Du Jour: Mexican chicken sticks with rice and black beans, served with a fresh tomato and corn salsa and a spoon of creme fraiche

Cupcakes: Dark chocolate and fresh orange

AND OF COURSE….

All of our regular favourites including our Thai chicken curry, meatballs with tomato sauce and FIERY chilli con carne….not to mention jacket potatoes, steak pies, sausage rolls and veggie samosas…all made in-house…!

Everything’s fresh and made right here, so to avoid disappointment, please order in advance. Remember all of our mains dishes can served hot, or cold for you to reheat later on.

We’re open from 9am-8pm non-stop Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-5:30pm Sunday. Closed Mondays.

If you would like to keep updated with our changing specials or just see what we’re up to…’like’ our facebook page – Papillon Chamonix, or check out our website on www.papillonchamonix.com

416 rue Joseph Vallot
Chamonix
74400

Tel: 04 50 96 65 13

Getting the lift up the mountain? How do you think the bottles of coca cola and sprite make it up to those mountain restaurants?

Turns out France Boisson hoiks ‘em up there with their own heliwopper. Cos that’s how they roll

It connects you to the best businesses in your favorite alpine villages.
Besides being the best directory for local businesses and services, we give you a voice: You can rate and review businesses, and tell others where you got great or not-so-great service.

As a business owner you can claim your business and have an access to edit its data and add photos. Also, we will give you 3 months free access to Deals.

Yodl for Business

Claiming your business is easy. Just find your business from Yodl business directory (use search or business menu on the left) and click “Claim This Business” underneath the logo.

Then you need to fill simple form and tell us your position with the business. We only approve you if you have relationship with the company and the business owner accepts you as Business Admin on Yodl.

Once you have filled the form, we will contact the Business Owner and get their approval and give you an admin rights to the business.

You can see the progress of your claim on “Manage Business”, which you can find from the top navigation by clicking your name.

Remember that you always need to be logged-in to Yodl before you can claim or review businesses.

Introducing Lovefeed

Every Business has a little Love-button next to its name, click that and Business becomes your favorite and you can then easily follow their Deal offers, etc. on your feed at the top navigation. You can also Love other users and see their reviews and other activities on a feed.

• Chamonix – Mont Blanc
• Les Houches
• Argentiere
• Servoz
• Megeve
• St Gervais
• Combloux
• Les Contamines

View The Mountain Garden Company, Chamonix in a larger map

Late season skiing and snowboarding in Chamonix is great. The snow has disappeared from town making the pavements safer for exploring the shops and the famous Saturday Market. The snow up the mountain is still in good condition though somewhat crunchy first thing in the morning. It soon softens up on the pistes in the sunshine. By 2pm the snow turns to slush making the skiing and snowboarding difficult and wet if you take a fall. Then it’s time to head down and enjoy a late lunch on a terrace in Chamonix town.

In the afternoon fabulous walking through the forests of the lower slopes can be had or go climbing at the roadside crag of Lac Gailands. Families can take on a Mountain Guide and enjoy a picnic while learning to rock climb.

The valley is coming to life after the monochrome black and white of the winter with the crocus and daffodils coming into bloom.

If you like mixing sliding around on snow in the mornings and adventuring or exploring in the afternoon sun then check out Lastminute availability for Chamonix Accommodation and come and stay with Ski Breezy. Enjoy the comfort of the cosy Chalet D?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢Ile with it’s private garden looking out to Mont Blanc and of course Breezy’s famous yogurt cake.

Have a look at Ski Breezy?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s fan page on facebook for photos and information for what is going on in Chamonix Valley.

FB.init(“c79711b86ba4fb452f8acdd31bf48172″);

Over Easter we enjoyed a fresh layer or two of snow to spruce up the pistes and put down powder off piste. This all bodes well for late season skiing and snowboarding in the Chamonix Valley. Last night put down another 6?¢‚Ǩ¬ù and there was heavy blasting of couloirs early this morning in preparation for opening the ski areas.

Last week was a family week at Ski Breezy in Chamonix. A private instructor took the 2 kids off for the morning as the adults played in the fresh stuff. Then after lunch all cruised around the pistes in the afternoon. Last day was market day so Saturday roast chickens, olive bread and Breezy cake for a piste picnic.

Lastminute availability for Chamonix Accommodation can be found on the website for anyone who fancies grabbing a cheeky couple of days before the end of the season in Chamonix.

Business name: Mountain Spirit Guides
Website: www.mountain-spirit-guides.com
Blog: blog.mountain-spirit-guides.com

Are you an adventurous person yearning to experience remote places, often wishing you were standing on top of that mountain peak looking down instead of the other way around?
Or have you already tired alpine climbing and fallen in love with the beauty of the mountains and want to learn how to go bigger and higher?

Either way, getting out there on your own might seams complicated, dangerous and demanding a whole lot of experience. It is true that the only way become an accomplished mountaineer is to spend a lot of time in the mountains, but you do not need so much to get started.

Doing an alpine climbing course with a private mountain guide is the safe way to kick-start your mountaineering practice. In one week you will acquire enough skills to visit the mountain safely with your friends, choosing your objectives wisely.

Before starting a course though, think about your goals and communicate to your guide what skills you are looking to pick up. Do you want to progress in climbing technical rock, alpine mixed climbing, ice climbing etc.? Like this you will progress, starting from the level you are at now.

On a typical alpine intro course you will try a bit of everything and get a feeling for what you like the most. You will also learn how to make your own decisions in the mountains and how to plan your own future adventures.

Plan your summer mountaineering now:
- Alpine Climbing and Mountaineering Courses.

Additional info:
- How to start mountaineering and alpine climbing
- How hard is it to climb Mt Blanc?
- How to learn Alpine Climbing
- Photo galleries from mountain climbing adventures.