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Chamonix {Skiing in France}

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After a night in Geneva , we headed into France, and up to the mountains.  We rented an apartment right in the middle of Chamonix as our base for the weekend. Chamonix is the cute little French ski town that you would imagine.  All the delicacies of France (wine, cheese, bread) nestled in a valley, surrounded by the Alps.  A dream come true. The thing about Chamonix that surprised me the most was that it was so affordable.  We bought a 2-day lift ticket for about $100 each - for multiple mountains.  Need I say more?  Ok....our rentals were less than we spent on lunch. The weather moves fast in the mountains.  It was foggy, then sunny, then snowing.  I didn't know when to take out the camera. Just arrived in Chamonix The sun starting to come out Blue skies!  The clouds lingered, but it was still beautiful The sun setting Town as the sun is going down The view from our apartment Our first morning, ...