Prepare your excursion to the Aiguille du Midi (3,842 m) in the heart of the Mont-Blanc massif by consulting the live webcams.
What to know before your visit in 2026
The Aiguille du Midi cable car connects Chamonix (1,035 m) to the summit terrace at 3,842 m, with the arrival station itself sitting at 3,777 m, a gap of 2,808 m that remains the largest vertical drop covered by any cable car in the world, according to the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc. The ride takes about 20 minutes. For the 2026 season, a round-trip ticket is priced at around 81-83 €, and during the summer window (July 1 to August 23, 2026), cabins run daily from 6:10 am to 6 pm, with the last round trip departing at 4:30 pm; check the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc website for the current fare and schedule before you go, since both are updated each season. The site also closes every year for maintenance: for winter 2025-2026 it reopened on December 20, 2025 after a closure running from November 3 to December 19, 2025, and the next maintenance closure is planned from November 2 to December 18, 2026. The "Step into the Void" glass platform is free to access but requires a reservation, and it can close on its own during frost or extreme cold even when the rest of the site stays open. The Aiguille du Midi now draws around 450,000 visits a year, with roughly 1,300 people carried daily through the four cabins linking Chamonix to the summit, according to a 2026 visitor guide citing Compagnie du Mont-Blanc data.
Official webcam vs third-party mirrors
The operator behind the Aiguille du Midi cable car, Compagnie du Mont-Blanc, now trades under the name Mont-Blanc Natural Resort. Its official live feed sits at aiguilledumidi.montblancnaturalresort.com/en/info-live, and sites such as Chamonix.net, bergfex, skiresort.info and webcams-de-france.fr republish the same footage. If you're checking conditions before booking a cable car ticket, start with the operator's own page, since third-party mirrors sometimes cache an older frame. A few of these mirrors, including allosurf.net and Ventusky, advertise a refresh cycle of around 15 minutes, though the official feed doesn't publish a guaranteed update frequency. Treat the webcam as a rough conditions check rather than a substitute for the day's official weather and safety bulletin, especially since the feed can go dark during the annual maintenance closure or in poor visibility.
Webcam Aiguille du Midi – Summit ()
Weather Aiguille du Midi
Webcam Aiguille du Midi – Vallée Blanche ridge
View of the tapering ridge leading to the Vallée Blanche, popular with experienced mountaineers.
Webcam Aiguille du Midi – Mont Blanc view ()
Exceptional panoramic view of Mont Blanc from the Aiguille du Midi terrace.