Hope you have all had a great christmas and best wishes to everyone for NY.

We are so lucky here in that all our resorts with the exception of La Rosiere are open and to tell you the truth we have had decent snow. Up high its great and low down, especially in Les Arcs, there are that much snow making facilities not that coverage is good despite not having a snow fall now for a couple of weeks. Les Arcs actually has the most snow making machines in all of Europe now!!!

Most runs are open and we skied there the last few days in sunshine and blue skies.

Here is a picture from yesterday!

 

Ste Foy is not as good at the moment, the slopes are very patchy and stony and we are having to download on the first lift. Its not a problem for us though with having Les Arcs so close at hand. All we can say is we are in the right Valley again, with resorts not opening accross France and snow non-existent in Italy and parts of Austria!!!!

We have had a lovely time here, very busy with guests from 15th through until now non - stop really. We had a great time with our friends when they all came over for Tina's 40th. It was hectic and we packed so much in, from helicopter trips to meals out and a trip up to Val D 'Isere for a good night out. We could have done with a week off to recover.Thanks again for coming over and heres to the next 40 yrs Tina!!!!!!

Fletch , Gill , Andy and family were the next to arrive and everyone got on really well despite not knowing each other. We had sunshine and blue skies throughout and great entertainment from Harry Little. Come back soon.
This photo was taken at the end of the day after we all skied together!!!


We have now got Kevin Tomas and his family in and they are with us until Friday. Jonny took the girls to the live nativity on Christmas eve in Villaroger where they saw Santa and had vin chaud and hot chocolate. They were both very excited.
We all skied xmas day, Fi came with us too and then had canapes and champagne at 6pm followed by dinner at about 7ish. Some made it into the hot-tub with their champagne beforehand.Anneha and Fi ate with the guests too so it was a lovely time for us all.

Well I will close for now.

Don't forget we still have a couple of rooms left for the week of 20th- 27th Jan which we would like to fill if we can tempt anyone.

Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ste Foy and Paradiski have opened, yesterday in fact!!!!We have snow but the lower slopes are a little patchy at the moment. However we have been skiing in Val and Tignes and the snow there is good for the time of year. We had a great few days with Chris and Nicola, Jack and Hannah, best of both, fresh snow and then blue skies and sun. We even sat outside to have lunch one day.

Jack is the first ever person we have had that has actually climbed in and sat in our water basin in the village.It was after midnight and a few mutzigs, that he decided to strip off in -3 temperatures and take a dip. It was hilarious but no-one was quick enough to get a photo. For those of you who know our village you can imagine it was very BRAVE of him to say the least!!!

We have Harry and co in at the moment for Tina's 40th!!!We are all having a great time, us included and had a big night out in Val last night. It was snowing up there and so today everyone is skiing in Val.I am at the chalet as Fi has chicken pox, started yesterday so Jonny and I are taking it in turns to look after her.

We are out to the Monal tonight for a meal for Tina's birthday and meeting up with some others, Andy and family who are coming to us Tuesday.

Ive just spoken to Jonny in Val and its starting to snow again so hopefully the forecast is right and we are in for a dump this week.He says the slopes are good up there today.

The new lift in Ste Foy has made a big difference. We were on it yesterday and its a fast 6 man. The run off the top had near perfect snow on it and there was no-one around, we had it to ourselves.

Anyway will end for now and will put so photos on next time when I get a minute.

The new bathrooms are looking good we think and Jonny and I have have had a competition going as to whos bathroom is best. Ive chosen everything for one and he has chosen everything for the other. They are both very different and have made a big difference to the chalet.

My friend Tina is 40 in December and has taken over the whole chalet before xmas to celebrate. There are a few people coming who have never skied before so we are looking forward to seeing them in ski school, and having a few laughs, but obviously not at their expense!!!!!!

Xmas and NY we are looking forward to seeing Kevin's party and then Sue's party who are guests who have been before!!!!!It will be great to have you all here again, thankyou.

We had a ski sale in Ste Foy this weekend and Ffion got kitted out for her first season learning to ski. She was very proud of her helmet and insisted in keeping it on most of the day, even to eat her tea!!! Ive enclosed a photo below.

Anneha has lost her first tooth and the next is on its way out!

Michelle at La Ferme is due to open 16th Dec and have seen him passing every day, getting ready for the start of the season.The owner at the Middle restaurant in Villaroger. Le Solliet, has handed it over to someone else to run this season and I hear they are doing crepes as a speciality!!Guess where we will be stopping on the ski back down.

Well we are all getting excited and trying to get fit for the season. Jonny and I are both on the bike when we push ourselves, otherwise we are making the most o watching TV in an evening as another week and there will be no time for that!!!

Look forward to seeing you this winter!!!!