Chalet Diary

We have been busy altering the outside terrace to make extra storage space under the Hot-Tub. Its now made the Hot- Tub higher so the view is even better of the Mountains. We have got all the logs in for the season and had a...

Its snown and we have had lots high up. Infact in Arc 2000 they have had up to 80cm, which bears good news for the coming season. Thats more early snow than we have had over previous years and after a very hot Summer could...

The mountains are changing and although its still lovely weather it is a bit cooler in a morning and evening.    We went over the Col D'Iseran this week and there was fresh snow up high , so from now on if it rains we can...

Jonathan Booth and John Cook returned to the Chalet for a week of Mountain Biking in Villaroger and Les Arcs. They also biked Val D'Isere, Tignes, Ste Foy, La Rosiere and Italy. They took a guide who showed them some amazing routes. I just wanted...

It was the Fete de Villaroger on the 15th August and I was helping all day aon the Cake and Crepe stand. I must have cooked about 100 Crepes , I didn't want to see another crepe or hotdog for days. There was dancing, donkey rides, trampolining,...

Jonny has completed the Tour de Mont Blanc with |Mike and Alex and had great weather all week except for the last day which had a little rain. The walk which circles Mont Blanc, passing through France, Italy and Switzerland is around 170 km's and...

The weather has been fabulous in the last few weeks. The girls finished school for 9 weeks at the beginning of July, they had a couple of  School Trips out before. her are a couple of photos taken in La Sassiere, near Val D'Isere/Tignes.  The first week...

We made our first trip over to Italy last week. We went to the market in Aosta ( about 1.5 hrs drive ) and then had a look around. Its a beautiful place and very Italien, as you would expect of course. We had a...

Jonny completed the Haute Route (tour from Chamonix France to Zermatt , Switzerland over the mountains ) and had a fabulous time. The weather and conditions were perfect meaning they got some great photos and views.  They completed it in 4 days as opposed to the normal 6. ...