Our events
Arc’teryx Alpine Academy
Each summer Chamonix Experience, Chamex Events and Arc’teryx combine their collective expertise to organise one of Chamonix’s biggest annual mountaineering events – the Arc’teryx Alpine Academy.
Attracting over 500 visitors from all over the world, we revel in bringing people together to share their passion for the mountains; developing their skills, building confidence and achieving goals in one of the most inspiring locations in the world.
This sporting event is now one of the largest alpine educational events in the world, gathering over 500 participants from 30 countries, 120 mountain guides and 30+ athletes in all mountain disciplines.
It has evolved over the years to become what it is today – a multi-faceted mountain culture celebration. The academy gathers thousands of mountain lovers in the Alpine Village for film premieres and experiences, high up in the mountains for exceptional clinics, and even live music concerts at 2000m elevation.
We are a group of 90 people, CEO of our group plus their partners, wanting to have a corporate weekend in June. We would arrive on the Thursday and leave on the Sunday and would like 2 days of activity, with logistics included.
The festivity started on the arrival day with a BBQ at their privatised chalet accommodation in Les Houches.
On the Friday, we brought the group hiking (Flégère to Brévent traverse). In Brévent, we had an altitude lunch at the Bergerie restaurant before going down and back to the chalet for some relaxing time (spa and massage). We held a themed conference about risk management of the wingsuit and base jump activity by mountain guides Eric Jamet and Antoine Pecher. The day ended with a gourmet dinner at the Maison Carrier.
On Saturday, we left for Italy and the Skyway for a full day of glacier adventure. Split in several level groups, the clients had an unforgivable experience on the Géant glacier. The touch of glaciology expert Ludovic Ravanel and his presentation was the cherry on the cake. After a typical italian lunch (5 courses!) we went back to the chalets and had a relaxing time before the final dinner and party in centre town of Chamonix: dancing to the wee hour!
- transport along the weekend
- activities over 2 days (lift passes, equipment, guiding…)
- conference speaker and mountain experts
- dinners and lunches
- parties
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A huge thank you to you Estelle and all your team for the efficiency and smile that accompanied this beautiful organization from start to finish!
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Hi Estelle, I really wanted to thank you for the excellent job you did: the 2 days were truly magical. You can’t imagine how many thanks I’ve received from my team, and it’s all thanks to you and the passion you put into your work. Thank you so much!
Hello, we’re organizing a team building event with a group of 25 people on October 13 for half a day.
Could you suggest some activities we could do with your organization?
An environmental themed weekend with an orientation challenge and hike. The clients stayed at a 5 star hotel, they had an afternoon meeting with a presentation from a specialist speaker about the UTMB event and its impact on the Chamonix Valley environment. Then they had a ecology themed hike with a geologist and glaciologue expert showing the consequences of global warming in the Alps.
They ended up with a gourmet dinner and a big party!
- accommodation
- transfers
- activity, equipment
- restaurant and party
“The main purpose is to take our commercial crew (60 people approximately) out for one day in July, after a long time in home office and not getting together for quite a while. The people attending are of different age and different fitness levels”
A fun and challenging day in the mountains: a glacier walking group, a trail running group and a hiking group.
They all gathered after their activity for a gourmet lunch in the mountains, popping some champagne during official speeches and company announcements.
- mountain guides
- equipment rental
- lift passes purchase
- mountain insurance
- gourmet lunch/picnic up at 2000 m
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“It was really great in Chamonix. Everything went out so well. Thank you again for your ongoing flexibility to respond to our last minute requests. You have been handling everything in the best professional way. Looking forward to working with you again! Thank you again!”
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“We all made it home and we are absolutely delighted of our altitude interlude with you and your team! Thank you again!”
“I am in charge of organising a relaxation/reward seminar for the 16 members of the Management Committee. We want it to be early December and must be largely dedicated to team spirit and conviviality: skiing, culinary discoveries and festive evenings must be in the program”
The event was meant to be in Chamonix but due to lack of snow in early winter it took place in Tignes.
We arranged for them to travel to Tignes by train and be transferred to their hotel in Tignes by private minibus.
During 3 days, we organised guided ski/snowboard lessons, snowshoeing, and non-ski activities in between their work meetings. Dinners and parties in bars were on the schedule too.
The clients also attended a conference with a professional speaker on climate studies.
- Travel Paris – Tignes
- Accommodation and meeting rooms
- Ski lessons and instructors/guides
- Snowshoeing and non-skiers activities
- Restaurants and parties
- Conference held by a professional speaker
“I represent an outdoor company and we are soon on our way to Chamonix for a few days with the whole staff. We are 25 people, and were thinking of a glacier trek”
The event was a glacier adventure at Helbronner (3462 m), on the Italian side of Mont Blanc.
We set off from Chamonix towards Courmayeur to take the Skyway lift up to Helbronner. From there, the clients were split into groups of similar experience and physical levels. While some groups did a guided walk on the glacier, other groups climbed snowy and icy ridges with our mountain guides.
We headed back to Chamonix in the early afternoon and took the clients for a well-deserved lunch in a cosy Chamonix restaurant.
- transfers Chamonix – Courmayeur
- equipment rental
- lift passes
- mountain guides
- mountain insurance
- lunch at a restaurant
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“Thank you for a great day with you guys on Helbronner! Everyone in our team was very stoked and happy about it!”
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“We will have a group of approximately 60 people over two days in Chamonix and would like to have an adventure altogether in altitude”
Over two days we took two groups of 30 people on each day for an exciting trek on the famous glacier of the Vallée Blanche.
We picked the groups up from their hotel, arranged the lift passes, and their rental equipment.
To finish off the weekend in style, we went to the famous Folie Douce hotel for pre-dinner drinks with a live concert, followed by a delicious meal and an evening of partying!
- transport
- equipment rental
- lift passes
- mountain guides
- mountain insurance
- pre-dinner entertainment and dinner