Feb 21 2012 - Program of Vox Cinema Chamonix 22 Fev - 13 Mar 2012

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Program of Vox Cinema Chamonix 22 Feb - 13 Mar 2012
21 Feb 2012: Memory and Heritage House
The Memory and Heritage House opened this afternoon, February 21st, at Rue des Moulins. The place is dedicated to the history of Chamonix, and the first exhibition is devoted to the cinema of the 40s (the footage shot in Chamonix). The official... [read]
19 Feb 2012: Three German mountaineers rescued in the north face of Grandes Jorasses
The mountain gendarmes from Chamonix rescued yesterday, at 1.25pm, three German climbers stranded in the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses. They were 100 meters from the summit of Walker when the accident occurred. A falling rocks hit one of them ... [read]
17 Feb 2012: Severe collision on the Grands Montets
In addition to the fatal avalanche in Saint Nicolas de Véroce, the men of the high mountain gendarmerie (PGHM) of Chamonix had to intervene a dozen times yesterday, particularly for injuries on the slopes. The most serious took place on the Grands Montets... [read]
14 Feb 2012: Bjorn-Eivind Aartun, nominated for the Piolet d'Or, died in an icefall
It is a very sad news that we just heard from the organizers of the Piolet d'Or in Chamonix. Bjorn-Eivind Aartun, the great Norwegian specialist in giant ice falls - in his country there's a lot and they can reach 600 meters high - died Friday with... [read]
13 Feb 2012: Ernest Magazine nº6 is out!!!
Ernest nº6 is in Chamonix. Florian Tomei and his group of skieurs, climbers and mountaineerers of the Tecrew Association luanched the 6th edition of the Ernest Mag. This magazine is dedicated to ski and alpinism but has also some nice photos and go... [read]
07 Feb 2012: Ice Hockey friendly game: Chamonix - Star 74
Don't forget that today, tuesday 7th, Chamonix receives Star 74 team for a friendly game. The game is at 8.45pm in the Icerink Richard Bozon. The next game for the Ligue Magnus is on February 17th, Chamonix will face Villard de Lans. At this point... [read]
06 Feb 2012: -23.2°C in Chamonix this morning: at two degrees from the record
In the night from Saturday to Sunday, Météo France services in Chamonix identified freezing temperatures up to -23.2°C. A number that does not beat the record for February (-25.4°C) established in 1966, but it's strongly close. Let us recall that... [read]
05 Feb 2012: Kandahar - Baumann on his way to a second victory?
The Austrian has the fastest time of the descent of the Super Combined. It will be difficult to do this time again on the Verte des Houches ... This morning the simple act of putting one foot out has become an achievement. The thermometer displays twenty... [read]
04 Feb 2012: Kandahar - Official Results Downhill- 3 February
1- KROELL Klaus (AUT) 2:04.22 2- MILLER Bode (USA) 2:04.23 3- CUCHE Didier (SUI) 2:04.26 At almost 32 years old, Klaus Kroell is probably not the most profiled Austrian skier. Winner of the Super-G in Kitzbuhel and downhill in Kvitfjell in 2009... [read]
04 Feb 2012: Kandahar - In the general standings (almost) nothing has changed
Winner in Kitzbuhel and Garmisch, Didier Cuche took third place yesterday. But the skier from Neuchatel didn’t find the right chemistry to be in front in the cold snow today ! He finished 7th but still holds the lead in the general world cup standings... [read]