Tag Archives: seasonnaire

Nothing to lose but your chains

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

The middle of Les Menuires in February seems an unlikely place for a sit-in, if only because sitting in rather precludes getting out on skis. Seasonnaires aren’t generally the most militant of groups either, being chosen for their laid beck … Continue reading →

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War and Piste

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Last time I wrote a book review I must have been about 13. And it may well have been The Lord of the Rings, chosen on the grounds that I’d already read it and therefore wouldn’t have to do more … Continue reading →

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An A-Z for seasonnaires

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

A is for … arse. Yours, if you make the noob mistake of getting lashed every night then eating fry-up and going back to bed in the morning because you’re too hungover to ski. B is for … bus drivers. … Continue reading →

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Light at the end of the tunnel

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

And what’s that I hear in the distance there? Singing? The legendary fat lady, perhaps? OK maybe not quite yet, though if the current temperatures continue we might have to bring her forward a bit. With the zero isotherm at … Continue reading →

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Bah Humbug

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

Yes yes, I know you’re all out there surruptitiously ticking off the days on your desk calendar and posting excitedly on snowHeads about ‘how many sleeps’ (Honestly, how old are you, six and a half? Get a grip.) until you … Continue reading →

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Choosing a chariot

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

Having decided that driving to resort is the way forward, it only remains to source appropriate wheels for the job. Not necessarily as straightforward as you might think, this one, given the variety of conditions you’re going to be dealing … Continue reading →

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To drive or not to drive …

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Much agonised discussion recently on the resort worker forums regarding cars – to bring one or not? To which my answer would be emphatically yes, despite all the dire warnings they gave you in interview about the inevitability of your … Continue reading →

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Hi, I’m your resort rep and I’m a gormless numpty

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

Having emptied the ISA of your annual savings in order to take the family skiing for a week over Christmas, no doubt you’re looking forward to the sort of thing you see in all those Sunday supplements – blue skies … Continue reading →

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You are here. Probably.

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

It’s an odd paradox that the holiday punter on his third day in resort usually has a much better idea of what runs and lifts are which than does the seasonnaire who has been here since day one. Which may … Continue reading →

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Zookeeping for beginners

Posted on November 7, 2010 by

Seasoned ski bums and habitual alpine wasters may find themselves subject to angsty self-doubt regarding their failure to hold down a ‘proper’ job and service an alarming mortgage on a mouldy bedsit in a bid to ‘get on the housing … Continue reading →

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