The UCPA building

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The UCPA, in Chamonix

The UCPA is a large mountain sports centre in Chamonix, which allows numerous young people to discover mountaineering and skiing. The Chamonix audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this emblematic place of sport and youth, at the foot of the summits.

The mountain sports centre for all

The UCPA, the national union of open-air sports centres, has in Chamonix one of its large centres, dedicated to mountain sports. This association, born in the middle of the twentieth century, has the vocation of making sport and open-air activities accessible to the greatest number, in particular to young people, at affordable conditions. In Chamonix, the capital of mountaineering, the centre allows you to discover and practise skiing, climbing, hiking, mountaineering and many other activities, supervised by professionals. Generations of young people have made their first steps in the mountain there and have experienced memorable stays. A place of sport, transmission and sharing, the UCPA embodies the spirit of adventure and the opening of the mountain to all, and participates in the sporting life of Chamonix.

What to see

Here you discover the large mountain sports centre of the UCPA, which makes accessible to the greatest number, in particular to young people, skiing, climbing, hiking and mountaineering supervised by professionals, where generations have made their first steps in the mountain. The UCPA embodies the opening of the mountain to all in Chamonix. It is a stop for sports people, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The UCPA lies in Chamonix, at the foot of the summits, reachable on foot. The centre offers stays and sporting activities according to the season and its own arrangements. It is best to inquire with the centre for the programmes and the registrations.

What is the UCPA in Chamonix?

A large mountain sports centre of the national union of open-air sports centres, which makes accessible to the greatest number, in particular to young people, skiing, climbing, hiking and mountaineering, supervised by professionals.