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Argentière is located near the head of the Valley of Chamonix approximately 7 km (4 mi) from Chamonix town. It is connected by road with Switzerland by the pass over the Col des Montets and the Col de la Forclaz to Martigny in the Rhône Valley.
Chamonix is a winter sports resort town that still attracts skiers ready to test themselves both on the pistes in the official area and against the challenges of the backcountry skiing. [13] As the highest European mountain west of Russia, [14] Mont Blanc attracts mountain climbers. Chamonix is known as the "Gateway to the European Cascades."
In 2021, Chamonix mayor Éric Fournier announced on the occasion of a visit by French Ice Hockey Federation president and former Chamonix player Luc Tardif that a new building had been approved. [15] Under consideration is a dual ice hockey and competitive climbing venue, replacing both Patinoire Richard-Bozon and the neighbouring ENSA Gymnasium.
The latter town was the site of the first Winter Olympics. A cable car ascends and crosses the mountain range from Courmayeur to Chamonix through the Col du Géant . The 11.6 km ( 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 mi) Mont Blanc Tunnel , constructed between 1957 and 1965, runs beneath the mountain and is a major transalpine transport route.
The Chamonix Tennis Club opened in 1964 and was expanded throughout the years. Taillibert made minor contributions to the arrangement of a second batch of outdoor courts, which were built concurrently with his nearby sports center in 1972, but the tennis club's indoor building was only built in 1986. [ 34 ]
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