http://www.mountainairholidays.co.uk/wordpress News & Info from Chatel & the Portes du Soleil Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:04:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have had a really busy summer season, each year mountain biking, walking and family holidays in the mountains seem to get more and more popular which is great to see. However our attention now turns to preparations for the winter season. As winter bookings come in we begin work to ... http://www.mountainairholidays.co.uk/wordpress/?p=46 Its all been happening in Chatel over the last few weeks - a superb weekend for the VTT Passportes du Soleil where once again thousands of riders took part in one the best annual mountain bike events in Europe. 75km of downhill and single track around the whole of the ... http://www.mountainairholidays.co.uk/wordpress/?p=45 The winter 09/10 season came to an end with the last lifts and pistes closing on the 25th April, at least 1 week later than most resorts in the Portes du Soleil. Chatel is turning into the green summer playground before our eyes and with so many world class events in the ... http://www.mountainairholidays.co.uk/wordpress/?p=44 Didier Defago the current mens olympic downhill gold medalist set the fastest time during the recent Super G event in Morgins, just across the border from Chatel. Didier clocked 43.93 seconds. Thrupp Junior, Joseph (age 7) clocked a very respectable 68.12 seconds. Could he be a future Olympian? Over 200 racers from ... http://www.mountainairholidays.co.uk/wordpress/?p=43 We have less than 4 weeks to go until the end of this winter season with the last ski lifts closing on the 25th April. As usual there will still be plenty of snow around at the end of the season but if its like any previous season it will ... http://www.mountainairholidays.co.uk/wordpress/?p=42 We now have around 6 weeks to go until the end of the winter 09/10 season, its been very busy for us but a great few months. Although we have not had as much sunshine as previous seasons, continued cold weather has kept the snow in great condition. The forecast for the next ... http://www.mountainairholidays.co.uk/wordpress/?p=40 As we near the end of January the snow has continued to fall, over 30cm last night alone and now over 2 metres on the mountain - the conditions are superb! We have had some very busy weeks during January and some lovely guests, it's been a fun month! The weekly ... http://www.mountainairholidays.co.uk/wordpress/?p=39 It's been a while since my last blog report so a few things to catch up on. The winter season in Chatel started well around the middle of December and as expected Xmas and New Year were both very busy weeks. The weather has been mixed with very cold temperatures ... http://www.mountainairholidays.co.uk/wordpress/?p=38 We have had our first really good dump of snow over the ast 24 hours or so and now have a good 50cm on the mountain and around 30cm in Chatel. Temperatures look like staying cold and more snow is forecast later this week. The winter 09/10 season is about to ... http://www.mountainairholidays.co.uk/wordpress/?p=37 The winter season is nearly here and the arrival of snow at resort level this week has made it feel all the more real! Chatel is planning to open at weekends from 28th November, if we have enough snow, and everyday from 12th December 09, closing at the end of April ... http://www.mountainairholidays.co.uk/wordpress/?p=36