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Each autumn, the walnut tree in our garden provides me with hundreds of delicious, fresh nuts. One of my favourite ways of using these is using them in bread. Once baked, the bread is a perfect base for some of the amazing local soft cheeses that are produced in the…

Take a peek behind-the-scenes to discover what makes our chalet food so special. When it comes to creating incredible ski holidays, we believe in a recipe with three key ingredients: fantastic skiing, beautiful chalet accommodation and extraordinarily good food! Kat, our executive chef, pours years of love and home cooking…

Check out a few of Kat’s favourite blogs that inspire some of her creations. Wild mushrooms, parsnips, pumpkins, plums, apples and nuts: autumn brings an abundance of colourful produce to satisfy our revived appetites and cravings for heartier dishes. It’s the perfect time for me to start cooking and planning…

Let’s be honest – you probably don’t look after your ski kit properly. A couple of days before your next ski holiday you will dig it all out from the shed, garage or loft – where you unceremoniously dumped it straight after last year’s trip – and wonder why it…

The latest episode in Adam Buxton’s award winning podcast was recorded whilst staying in one of our catered chalets in Morzine! You can listen to it here or wherever you get your podcasts from It is a brilliant insight into what a catered chalet holiday in Morzine is all about…

We often hear that guests have non-skiing friends who love the idea of a chalet holiday, but the thought of actually going skiing leaves them cold… Pun intended. The Alps in winter are a veritable playground and it’s a shame to think that some people may never get to experience…

The summer season in Morzine Avoriaz is well underway! It’s 30 degrees (at the time of writing) and the lakes, framed by the sun-baked mountainside, are teeming with sunbathers and swimmers. There’s lots of activities to consider, and we often recommend the Portes Du Soliel Multipass to make the most…

The Morzine Avoriaz ski season is over and the AliKats team are gearing up for the summer season. What better time to look back at some of the unexpected/surprising/slightly scary things people have been doing on skis!? We’ve scoured the web and compiled some of our favourites below. It almost…