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This week I will mostly be… Dairy free!
Al and I have decided that in order to provide chalet guests who have food allergies or sensitivities with the best quality of food and care possible, we need to walk a mile in their shoes, as the saying goes.
Continue reading...Can I be Franc with you? Skiing in France is looking cheap for once
Within the last month, the Swiss Franc has become so strong against the British Pound that if you wanted a medium Big Mac meal in a Switzerland, it would have set you back £11.65!!
Continue reading...How to choose a Christmas tree, when there are literally millions within 1 mile of our Morzine chalet
Each year around this time, I feel the strongest urge to walk up the mountain through the snow with my saw, find a pine tree and just cut it down in it’s prime in order to decorate the chalet in Morzine for xmas.
Continue reading...If you run a chalet in Morzine, snow is the ultimate double-edged sword
After a bit of a patchy start to Christmas week, the Weather gods have more than made up for it with an almighty dump of snow in the last 3 days. Our chalet looks like a fairytale snow cabin now.
Continue reading...Food can make or break a ski holiday in a Morzine chalet
For the majority of our guests, the thing that keeps them coming back is Kat’s food. It is one of the key ingredients (excuse the pun) to a Morzine chalet holiday and we our very proud of the praise we have received on Trip Advisor for our food over the…
Continue reading...It’s piste skiing from now on, but we’re ok with that
The snow pack in the Alps this season has been well publicised as one of the most dangerous in many years.
Continue reading...Chairlifts are cheating
As skiing and snowboarding becomes more and more popular in the Alps and especially in France, so the pistes are becoming busier. Initially, people started venturing off-piste to escape the crowds. By “off-piste” we mean leaving the piste at some point near the top and returning back to the piste near the…
Continue reading...One third of the way through the season – the highlights so far…
We are already a third of the way through the ski season and what a fantastic season it’s been! So here is a quick summary of the highlights:
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