Last few remaining Staff !!

The end of the season is nigh, tonight is the last night before the remaining staff depart tomorrow morning. Numbers have dwindled from the 21 fresh-faced newcomers we had back in December at the start of the season! Only 9 of us have remained till the very end, all our other staff have gradually gone home over the past couple of weeks as chalets have closed down. We only had a few casualties all season which is very lucky, and by all accounts everyone had a ball!!!

Thanks to all our staff for working so hard this winter and making it a fantastic season for everyone!! A big thank you too to all our guests, without which none of us would be here!

I'll be back doing the odd blog entry throughout the summer months as we work on a couple of chalets in Les Coches and take the odd trip over to Val to see how work is progressing on the buildings for next winters World Championships! I'll keep you posted!

Roll on next winter!!!!!!

Last Day for Skiing!!!

It was a sad, sad day for seasonnaires today with the closure of the Espace Killy Ski area for another season. The snow has done us proud this year and there is still oodles of the stuff left.
Richard and Deborah headed out with the camera today for the last 'Ski' shots of the season. Lots of people who aren't here at the end of the season question 'Is there really any snow at the end?', the answer, a HUGE yes!!! The 'Bellevarde' sign shows that all is open except for the 'Epoule' and the 'Orange', not bad going, even the delightful 'Santons' was still battling it out till the bitter end!
Richard and Deborah made the best of their last ski and went over to Tignes and up the Grand Motte, a lot chillier than was anticipated, but great all the same.
Me myself, went on up to 'Le Fornet' to see what was happening in that neck of the woods, think it was the busiest I've seen it all season, snow was all in great condition though, even skiing back down all the way to the cable car was no problem at all, hardly a rock to be seen and not too slushy.

Some brave / foolish souls went down to make the last funival run of the day at 'la Daille'. It's traditional to catch the last train up and come down on sledges, bum boards, inflatable sun loungers, inflatable swimming pools (???) etc etc.etc. I wimped out of this event opting for Champagne in the sun instead, most the staff went along though and had a blast, thankfully they all came back in one piece too!!
A fantastic last day on the slopes all around I'd say!!

Staff are dwindling!!

As Chalets close down for the season, we see ourselves slowly saying farewell to members of staff whos seasons have come to an end and are off home!!
Today, Marsa Mike and Bridget departed, along with Grand Pares Michael and Gill. Mike and Bridget are off for their summer of playing on their yacht, and Michael and Gill are off to start a new life in Australia!!

New Skis Anyone!!

It's getting to the time of year where chalets are shutting down and people are moving out of apartments. A great time for throwing unwanted products out.
This is a fantastic opportunity if you're in the market for a new pair of skis or boots, if you're not too fussy about style you'll be in for a bargain as you can get pairs galore for FREE!!!!

Taking an evening walk by any 'poubelle' or dustbin to the English speakers amongst us, will undoubtedly result in at least 2 pairs of skis being dumped there, free for the taking.
These fine specimens were just spotted on my way into work this evening!! I particularly like the boots!!!