The Dauphine Libere reported about a meeting that took place earlier this week in Chamonix. The town hall delegate for development (Yvonick Plaud) proposed the development of a spa complex, thermo pools, saunas, jacuzzi s, steam room, massage, therapy etc….
This type of development proposal is in line with the current thinking in many resorts to provide alternatives to skiing. The demographic of the ski visitor is ageing and in Chamonix the older skier may well find the local skiing a bit arduous! Obviously there would be fairly heavy financial (5-8m Euros) and environmental hurdles to overcome.
This cost sounds quite high from the point of view of the Mairie of Chamonix, though when you compare it to the cost of a new telecabine it does not sounds to bad.
Just think, in the future Chamonix-les-Bains could be competing with St Gervais-les-Bains.
Maybe now is the time to consider splashing out on that new pad in the centre of Chamonix, Apartment Cloud Nine, could be a good start!
Excellent news, bring it on!