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The start of this season in Avoriaz has been unbelievable for snow and as we started 2012, it was the best snow on New Year’s week since the turn of the century! So, we thought we’d compare it to 4 of Europe’s other big resorts (Meribel, Val d’Isere, Kitzbuhel and…

This week marks the half way point of the season, as well as UK half term which is our busiest week of the year. And with 27 in the chalet this week (and still feeling surprisingly spacious), we thought we’d take a few minutes to summarise the 1st half of…

If you haven’t done it before, spring skiing is something very special and this year, with 270cm of snow still in Avoriaz, is going to be pretty special. Here are some crude maths to prove this:

After two ski seasons of chalet hosting, I was surprised by the number of guests staying each week who were on restricted diets because of food sensitivities or intolerances. It turns out at that I shouldn’t have been surprised at all as research shows that 1-2% of the UK population…

We’re only half way through the season and we’ve got huge amounts of snow but already our thoughts are turning to summer….

After 5 hard months of the winter season with barely a day off, everyone in Morzine shuts up shop for the month of May. And it really does take a full month to recover as well! But now our mind turns to the next challenge – augmenting the AliKats team…

We went on holiday to Italy this summer and found some wild Porcini mushrooms whilst out and about. This video recipe shows you how easy it is to whip up a Porcini mushroom risotto. We’ve also included a detailed written recipe as well so you can try it at home… 

Take a moment to picture the scene; the whole family sat round the AliKats Christmas tree after a great day’s skiing on the snow covered mountains above the chalet. A glass of mulled wine in the hand and a plate full of mince pies in front of you as you warm yourself…