Chamonix, France
Black Crows is Chamonix’s freeride rebellion — Camox and Corvus skis designed under Mont Blanc by pro riders. Production is associated with France, while the range centers on freeride skis, touring.
Best for Freeride skis, touring
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Alpine ski maker founded 1963 in the Chamonix valley from the merger of Dynamic and Starflex; still built in Sallanches at the foot of Mont Blanc, it won Olympic downhill gold in 1994.
Best for The M-Pro ski line from a Chamonix maker since 1963
Dynastar was formed in 1963 in the Chamonix valley through the association of two existing ski manufacturers, Dynamic and Starflex, with production centered in Sallanches at the base of Mont Blanc — where the brand still manufactures skis today through more than 50 production steps per pair. The brand, now part of the Rossignol Group, marked 60 years in 2023 with the launch of a new 'Hybrid Core 2.0' ski construction.
Dynastar's competitive history includes an Olympic downhill gold medal for Tommy Moe in 1994 and World Cup and World Championship results for skier Julien Lizeroux, giving the brand a documented racing pedigree behind its recreational lines.
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Hidden GemRue du Docteur Paccard, Chamonix centre
Founded in 1934 and run by the fourth generation of the same family, this Rue du Docteur Paccard institution outfits alpinists heading for Mont Blanc with skis, crampons, ropes and technical clothing. The staff climb and ski the surrounding routes themselves, and the shop rents as well as sells across ski touring, alpinism and trail running.
Best for Mountaineering and alpinism gear
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Freeride and touring ski maker founded 2002 by Stéphane Radiguet, a former ski instructor and shaper for Niedecker. Relocated from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Chamonix in 2010, opening its ZAGLAB workshop at the foot of the Grands Montets.
Best for Touring skis, lightweight
ZAG was founded in 2002 by Stéphane Radiguet, a snowboarder, ski instructor and former shaper for the snowboard brand Niedecker, who set out to build skis that carried a surfing-like feel through powder while still holding an edge on groomed slopes, borrowing design thinking from snowboard shaping rather than conventional ski construction. The company started in Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the French Alps.
Early models established the brand's reputation for rocker-profile skis: the 2003 Rocker model won an ISPO Brand New award, and the company followed it in 2008 with the first Double Rocker design, extending the upward-curved tip-and-tail profile that has become closely associated with ZAG's freeride skis.
In 2010, ZAG moved its headquarters from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Chamonix, positioning the company at the base of the Grands Montets massif, terrain the brand has described as one of the toughest available real-world testing grounds for its skis. The move came with the opening of ZAGLAB, an in-house research and development facility. The company continues to describe itself around two linked goals: producing hand-built, high-performance skis, and supporting mountain-environment conservation work through what it calls its ZAGreen program.
Visit official site ↗Zanin Chocolatier
Hidden Gem84-88 Avenue Michel Croz, Chamonix centre
Zanin is a Haute-Savoie pâtisserie-chocolatier whose Chamonix boutique on Avenue Michel Croz sells pralines, chocolate tablets, macarons and entremets made in its own workshop. The shop leans on classic French confectionery technique across boxed assortments and daily cakes.
Best for Chocolates, macarons and pâtisserie
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