Chamonix. The name itself rings all the superlatives; the highest lift, the longest off-piste run and the most awe inspiring views the Alps have to offer. A Mecca too for the extreme off-pisters…but is this all this resort can offer? I think not; I think this is a ‘must –ski’ place for most, for a good number of reasons.
Skiing in Chamonix - Les Houches
If you’re part of the Travellers and Bloggers community, you’ve probably heard about the new travel website Simonseeks.com from the entrepreneur Simon Nixon. In one of their recent blog posts, Interactive Resorts has been recommended as a great site to visit when trying to find your perfect skiing holiday. In June 2009, Simon launched this new site which aims to give an opportunity to everyone interested in writing holiday reviews about their trips, a chance to make money from it. You can read a variety of reviews ranging from cheap hotels in Paris to the best hotels in London and a lot more besides.
We are aware that there is an air traffic control strike currently taking place in France which began yesterday (23rd February) and is scheduled to finish on Saturday 27th February. At this moment we have received no information from any of our tour operators or airlines about how this action may affect any holidays due to depart on Saturday or Sunday.
We are also aware that British Airways staff may strike at some stage over the Easter break. As yet we have received no notification of the dates on which such action is likely to take place and how this action may affect our customers.
At the moment we would like to reassure all customers that any information we receive from tour operators and airlines will be passed to you as soon as we receive it. We would advise that you do not make any alternative travel arrangements unless you are advised that any action is likely to affect your holiday. Unless otherwise advised, please proceed to your departure airport and check in as normal.
Working at the sales end of the ski industry, you always come across chalets that make you think “I wish I could stay there”, so when the opportunity arose for several friends and I to stay in one such chalet, we naturally grabbed it with both hands. Chalet Seeberger has long been on my hit list for several reasons:
One of the lesser known resorts of the Tarentaise region, La Rosière truly is a gem waiting to be discovered. Some people are too quick to dismiss this resort as too small, too quiet and too family orientated but three colleagues from the London office and I spent the opening weekend of the season discovering what this resort really has to offer.
Working for a ski company means that familiarisation trips out to resort and the chalets are part and parcel of the job. Perk yes, but absolutely necessary! It is essential for us to know as much as we possibly can about each chalet we sell, to avoid any kind of disappointment once clients reach resort. This time round, James and I jetted off to, well, everywhere. Val d’Isere, followed by Verbier (I wouldn’t recommend that trip, it’s a long way, especially on a hangover!), followed by Les Gets, Morzine and finally Avoriaz. We saw loads of chalets and thought we would share our honest opinions.
Looking for a last minute deal can be risky business because there comes a point when prices don’t go any lower and holidays just get sold. If like our group you were dead set on going to a specific resort then having not got anything sorted by Thursday for a holiday intended to start on Saturday is perhaps a little foolish. We were all pretty worried on Thursday morning because prices stayed where they were and it was looking like the group was going to split with my friend Oli and his brother Guy heading to a different resort. Magically it all came together in the afternoon after I spotted a ridiculous deal staying in the chalet Hotel Gelinotte in Val d’Isere.
The view that greeted me looking down the couloir on 21st January
Having recently returned from a trip to Verbier I thought I’d share my sample sized experience with the rest of the ski community.
Well firstly I have to say Verbier has been on my wish list for a very long time so when the opportunity arose to stay with a luxury operator in Verbier my neurons were buzzing with excitement. Read More
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