Have you ever been sledging? Well this is a very similar experience except with an extra shot of adrenaline, a maximum of 12 people in small sledges and no controls! Needless to say, it’s not for the lighthearted. Our Meribel reps are enjoying snake gliss over in the the Three Valleys! The leader of the
“Hey, so where are you working this winter?” “Pas de la Casa in Andorra.” “Huhh??… where’s that?! Can you even ski there?” This was the gist of so many conversations I had before to coming out to work here this season, to what is, one of the lesser known ski resorts. In many ways, I’d
Two little words, one big impact. University trips know about it, seasonnaires won’t miss it and holiday makers can’t wait for it. This year don your crazy costumes because Méribel is getting ready for the sun, snow and superb aprés – you’ve guessed it… It’s VALLEY RALLY! If you’ve done it, you know it’s a
Modern Davos is a metropolis, the highest town in the Alps at 1550m above sea level, and offers a wide range of attractions: the leading alpine centre for conferences and seminars (the World Economic Forum is one of dozens of conferences that take place here); home to (arguably) Switzerland’s greatest ice hockey club; over 150km
As Bing Crosby once sang, ‘I’m dreaming of a white Christmas’. In fact, what he actually sang was probably more along the lines of a ‘whiiiite Chrissstmasss’ but I defy each and every one of you to read that title without the jolting lilt of Bing’s dulcet tones and a warm fuzzy, yuletide feeling deep
Social Skiing In Lech Social skiing offers the carefree flexibility to ski with likeminded skiers (or boarders, of course) for sole travellers or those of us who simply find reading the piste map a little too much to bear. However, what has been scuppered over recent years by changes in the legislation to ski hosting,
It may have only been a little under three months since the final wheels spun on Le Tour 2015 but excitement is already rising, not least because a few short days ago, much to the excitement of the entire office, the official route for the Tour de France 2016 was released. All 2,187 miles
After catching the first ‘bin’ up the Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi at 7.30 on a sunny late-August morning, my good friend Olly and I had a plan in mind to climb Mont Blanc du Tacul. The idea was to scope out the ‘Trois Monts’ route up Mont Blanc for later in the summer. A
