Chalet Dairy 2014

We are gearing up for the start of the season. We had snow at the end of October which has disappeared in the Village and is just left on the Mountain tops. We have just revamped one of the ensuite bathrooms in the Chalet. It's...

We went back to the UK for Anneha's birthday treat at Manchester Velodrome ,home to British Cycling. She and Jonny had a taster session there for one hour and she loved it. We managed to see some of the British team training including Laura Trott and...

We have done 2 Tour Des Grandes Alpes this year with guests on their road bikes. They have ridden over 30,000 ft of ascent in a week over the famous Cols of the French Alps from Geneva Switzerland, down to Juan Les Pins in the...

We headed back to Yorkshire to watch the Tour de France as it passed through the Village of Silsden where my mum lives. Yorkshire did us proud and the organisation and support of everyone made it a fantastic weekend for Cycling. We couldn't believe how...

Anneha and Jonny went to the Criterium de Dauphine this month, a big bike race here in the Savoie , a warm up before the Tour de France. She wore her full Team Sky kit and actually got to meet all the Team. She even...

Spain was fun and the sun shined! We did some kayaking and the girls got surf boards as there were massive waves that week. Loved eating Thai, Japenese , and Indian food , total change to what we normally have in France. Straight back on...

We have finished! Great end to the season, Easter guests had lots of sun and then a total whiteout day with fresh powder! What a difference. The kids were in ski school with sno cool in Ste Foy and they only had 5/ 6 in...

Enjoyed a good couple of days in the UK with Jonny's mum, and family and friends.  Les Arcs has been quiet and we haven't had many queues despite it been French Holidays , which is great. Enjoyed Col Granier , off the back of Sainte...

The snow is coming and what has gone from a lean season is now around an average snowfall for this time of year. Plenty of sun, which some guests seem to prefer and not too busy pistes despite it been Half Term week. Fi and...

We've  had a great start to 2014 with an Off Piste Developement week in January. We secured 2 Off Piste Instructors who gelled with our guests and gave them plenty of experiences outside their comfort zones. The atmosphere in the chalet was buzzing that week...