Mountain Air Blog

The Ski Memory spectacle is the first cultural event which will explain 4 000 years of skiing and offering an extraordinary trip in the time.
The ski instructors of the French Ski School, the Tourist Office, the Lifts Main Office and the Town Hall representatives gather to present a great spectacle which gives a special taste of quality and conviviality to the evening feast events of the resort all the winter long.
The Linga stadium is lightened and becomes an outdoor theatre with technicians and staffs working on the sides of the slope… Then, people come attracted by the lights, the music to enjoy the event…

The Dates for the Ski Memory show are as follows:

- Wednesday 28 January 2009 at 8.30pm
- Wednesday 25 February 2009 at 8.30pm
- Wednesday 25 March 2009 at 9pm
- Sunday 12 April 2009  at 9pm

Following numerous customer requests, SpeedFerries is again giving customers a chance to purchase its phenomenally popular SuperTicket – enabling you to travel even at their busiest times for just £30 each way on any crossing until the 31st December 2009.

This ticket is ideally suited to those customers wishing to book their Easter or summer holiday for next year.  Take a look at www.speedferries.com for more info.

We have today seen our first snow of this winter around the mountains of the Portes du Soleil and Chatel. The snow limit is forecast to be around 1000 metres this weekend. The snow conditions throughout the whole 07/08 season were superb, its a little early to get too excited for this winter season, but lets hope this is a sign of things to come.

Well, summer’s over and Joseph is back at school after 2 months off. We had a busy time with lots of guests over June, July and August and the weather was fantastic too.  I was able to take Joseph swimming at the outdoor pool in Chatel 2 or 3 times a week, so he progressed from 1 width to 16 lengths!  With an autumnal feel in the air our thoughts turn to winter preparations - the logs are stacked, the oil delivered and the chimney sweep is booked.  Bookings are looking good, our staff are ready and we know from experience that the next couple of months will fly by and we’ll soon be looking to the skies for that first snow!

The  dates have been released for next years Passportes du Soleil mountain biking event and they are the 28th and 29th June 2009.

Again more than 3500 riders will take part in the amazing event. To see more details go to http://www.portesdusoleil.com/en_summer/Events/themtbpassportesdusoleil.html 

Chatel has confirmed that the resort will open for the winter 0809 season on 13th December and close around 26th April, (snow conditions permitting of course!) - another great long season to look forward to.

Over the coming few weeks we will post all the news as we get it about whats new in Chatel and the Portes du Soleil for this winter. The first bit of news is a new non consecutive pass for 6 1/2 days. Chatel has always offered a 5 day non consecutive pass but for winter 08/09 a 6 1/2 day pass is now available. If you would like more info email us at enquiries@mountainairholidays.co.uk.

Following 2 great seasons looking after guests staying at Chalet Les 2 Vallees Sue, Dave and the guitar have sadly returned to Ireland to real life, real money and normal jobs however don’t be suprised if you see them again - I have a little suspicion they will be back in Chatel the future. After their secondment to Chatel for the winter 07/08 season Ian & Jane have returned to there previous roles in the UK running the Mountain Air Holidays UK office, and when they have time and are not injured, doing a bit of work for the Staffordshire Fire Service! And finally following a year out in Chatel looking after our self catered clients Fleur has also returned to nomallity back in the UK.

With just a few weeks left of the summer season here in Chatel things are slowly winding down after a busy few months. The weather this summer has been superb and we are now looking forward to a warm dry Autumn. As the summer comes to an end we now begin preparations for the winter including rennovations on the chalets, staff training and recruitment. Bookings are coming in thick and fast we are already getting excited.

Earlier on last week we took some family on a little walk! It turned out to be rather longer than planned however the scenery was breathtaking. Beginning in Chatel we took the chair lifts and a short walk to the Col de Chesery and Lac Vert. This is simply a beautiful spot at an altitude of around 2,000 metres with the Refuge de Chesery on the edge of the lake. From there we walked on to the Col de Portes du Soleil where we stopped for lunch and then along the winter valley back to Morgins via Tovassiere. The final part of the walk took us past Lac Morgins and back into Chatel. A superb walk!