The First Winter Olympics

The first Winter Olympic Games, in Chamonix

Chamonix hosted in 1924 the very first Winter Olympic Games of history. The Chamonix audio-guided tour stops here, on the Place du Mont-Blanc facing the Alpine Museum, to evoke this major event that marked the town and world sport.

Chamonix, cradle of the Winter Games

Here, on the Place du Mont-Blanc and facing the Alpine Museum, is recalled a major event of the history of Chamonix: the first Winter Olympic Games. More than a century ago now, in 1924, the town hosted the very first edition of the Winter Olympic Games. These first Games, first called the International Winter Sports Week before being recognised as Olympic, brought together athletes of several nations in disciplines like skiing, skating, bobsleigh, ski jumping and ice hockey. This event consecrated Chamonix as a world capital of winter sports and marked the beginning of a great Olympic adventure that continues today. The town keeps a legitimate pride in it. The first Winter Olympic Games are part of the history and the identity of Chamonix.

What to see

Here you evoke, on the Place du Mont-Blanc facing the Alpine Museum, the first Winter Olympic Games of history, hosted by Chamonix in 1924, which brought together athletes of several nations in skiing, skating, bobsleigh and hockey, consecrating the town as a world capital of winter sports. The first Games make the pride of Chamonix. It is a stop for those curious about history, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The memory of the first Winter Olympic Games is evoked on the Place du Mont-Blanc, facing the Alpine Museum, in the heart of Chamonix, reachable on foot. It is an open-air public space, freely accessible; the Alpine Museum, which retraces the history of the valley, follows its own hours. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

When did Chamonix host the first Winter Olympic Games?

In 1924, Chamonix hosted the very first edition of the Winter Olympic Games of history, which brought together athletes of several nations in skiing, skating, bobsleigh, ski jumping and ice hockey.

Where to evoke the first Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix?

On the Place du Mont-Blanc, facing the Alpine Museum, in the heart of Chamonix, in France.