What a fabulous start to the season! It couldn’t have been a better time to experience the Cascades piste.  Fourteen kilometres of uninterrupted skiing whilst enjoying the incredible scenery of the Sixt-Passy National Park. The run commences in Flaine at […]
When we dreamed of giving-up the corporate world and moving to the French Alps it had never been part of the plan to build anything more than one chalet and to operate it as a catered chalet as a husband […]
After a ‘lost’ winter season due to Covid restrictions, the new high speed 10-person gondola in Vercland opens for the first time this weekend as does the new restaurant/bar just off the Grand Cret piste on your descent to Vercland […]
Much has been written about the impacts Covid-19 has had on the travel and tourism industry and on the rights and wrongs of the varying strategies for managing what, at the end of the day, has been a huge and […]
Geneva is also home to CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, a European research organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world.  You can visit anytime to see the permanent exhibitions but if you want a free […]
Closer to home is the village of Sixt-Fer-à -Cheval, a quick 10 minute drive or 20 minute cycle from the chalet. Sixt is home to the natural wonders of the Cirque du Fer-à -Cheval, the Cascade de Rouget, the Gorges des Tines […]
One of the many attractions about Samoëns is it’s proximity to so many well-known places and landmarks, from the blue glacial hues of Lake Annecy to the snow covered peaks of the Mont Blanc range in Chamonix. Over the coming […]
Recently introduced into the Grand Massif by the Sport2000 team at Morillon Les Esserts we thought it only right that we should give Fat Scooting a go! The combination of torrential over-night rain followed by a blue-sky day made for […]
With the prospect of amazing views on another blue-sky day we decided it was time to head back up the Montagne du Criou, the iconic mountain that acts as the back-drop to the village of Samoëns. After our recent exploits […]
Being the highest mountain in the immediate vicinity, Mont Buet (3,100m), has always been on our ‘to-do’ list and finally with the collective courage of a few friends from the valley we decided that this was the week to give […]
