Chamonix City

Chamonix City is a city according to City & Town definition and a Subcontinent part of Snowlands Subcontinent. SLGI team gave it a transitory subcontinent designation, **C171**.

## History

Chamonix City was a later addition to the Snowlands and a needed update after Second Life winter games took part in *Chamonix* sim, which was too small to host all the needed facilities. As a result, a new Chamonix had to be built somewhere. The chosen land was West from the mainland Snowlands. Once built, the place was left mostly unchanged for many years. Then, starting from 2019, many places went massive changes. At first it was owned through a Linden account, but as for 2020, land got a different status, being shared a public-private partnership somehow like Blake Sea initiative or like the World War II sims North of Jeogeot Gulf.

## Structure

The subcontinent has the shape of a cross tilted on one side, like the flag of Scandinavian states. It consists of 6 sims.

## Access

The only access point is from East, from Amundsen Road which is part of Central Sansara Road Network. The road leading to Chamonix is called *GOHA Access Road*. It enters the subcontinent via a long and high bridge. There is also a waterway that comes from North to below the bridge. The Yava Script Pods have a dedicated tour towards Amundsen Road which also visit the city. SLGI Taxis are occasional visitors.

Flying is disabled throughout the city.

## Geography

As the area went massive changes, a lot of things have changed including land topography.

**Off Sides.** This is the first sim to enter. It is, almost entirely, crossed by the large bridge which has rest areas and advertisements. It is a less urban area, with a mountain landscape. From the end of the bridge, one can follow a wooden path with stairs towards an information area (that works like an unofficial infohub). There are a few wooden cabins. Very interesting is that there is a platform with part of its floor made of glass. It hosts a bobsled track. After finishing the race, you can push a red button to teleport back up.

**Neutral Zone.** This sim hosts a ski-rail, one of the few Skilifts that are functional on the grid. It has a long and scenic route, passing over deep valleys and reaching close to mountain tops. The main road goes through a tunnel where it spirals downwards to the city. There is a side road (the old route) which was modified to go through a cave, reaching the city on an alternative way.

Once inside the city, one can admire the buildings, which are all painted in different colours. There is a river flowing through the city too. Most buildings are empty and those with closed doors are locked. Inside, you can find a few things like football posters and even a boxing ring. Nevertyheless, the area is well decorated. There are flowers along the road, which is questionable how can flowers survive in such a cold climate. Side roads can take you to unexpected places, for example there is one that leads through a cave or an ice tunnel outside from the city to the Southern shore.

**Cross Check.** Placed in the middle of the cross of Chamonix, this sim is home to some large, coloured buildings. There are large parking areas with no cars inside. Again, most buildings are just for decorative reasons, but some of them have opened doors, like a big restaurant.

Further West, there is a large building with light projectors and with a helipad in front of it. Inside, you can find teleport links to ski runs and other attractions. Freebies can be obtained from there too. The building continues South inside Blueliner sim.

To West, close to the sim border, there is another building hosting a large event room. There, trophees, cups and medals are for display. The box office, a building with beautiful interior deisnges, is located further North.

The city has an underground part which can be accessed from Cross Check (162,182,22). There is a local metro system.

**Blueliner.** The sim, located in South, hosts some large building. One, which extends into Cross Check, hosts a large arena for winter sports. Another building is located further South for curling. From there, a narrow wooden path leads up to a platform with a wooden cabin. There, a snowboard for skating can be obtained. There is a special track for them.

**Empty Net.** This is the sim to North. It hosts a large building that includes many facilities: a skating arena and a box ring. There might be other arenas too, given the size of the building. It continues South into Cross Check. The sim is surrounded by mountains to North.

**Breakaway.** This is the Westernmost sim and is has undergone massive changes. In the old times, it only hosted a frozen lake (source of Chamonix River which can be seen East in Neutral Zone) which could be used for hockey. There were a few mountains surrounding it. Currently (2023), it has been transformed. It has a big skilift (that is functional), skiruns and higher mountains. There are plenty of trees growing on the slopes. The ski run starts at 111 m high and ends close to 20 m. To run, you need to click the score board to register and then to get your equipment.

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* Large Protected Land Areas
* List Of Subcontinents
* Sansara
* Snowlands Subcontinent