Tag Archives: tour ops

Foot in the crosshairs ……… fire!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by misplacedperson

Right, you lot. You can stop looking forward to that nice holiday you planned to spend showing friends round your favourite French ski resort. Don’t you realise that what you’re doing is horrifically dangerous? Really, how could you possibly imagine … Continue reading →

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Ski scam of the week!

Posted on October 27, 2012 by misplacedperson

Winter seems to be upon us once again, the telltale signs being ski and board shows in London, online over-excitement following occasional snowflakes spotted on resort webcams, and stupid articles in the national press, a sector which seems to be … Continue reading →

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Nothing to lose but your chains

Posted on February 25, 2012 by misplacedperson

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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Hair shirts for his highness

Posted on December 23, 2011 by misplacedperson

According to the Royal-watchers this week, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have cancelled their ski holiday for fear of upsetting the hoi polloi in advance of impending economic meltdown and subsequent zombie apocalypse. “William and Catherine appreciate that not … Continue reading →

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War and Piste

Posted on December 16, 2011 by misplacedperson

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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Careers advice from Mr Miliband

Posted on December 1, 2011 by misplacedperson

It used to be a bit of sport for local hacks or random members of the public to tease politicians on the election trail about their ignorance of the cost of everyday grocery items. Prospective candidate clueless regarding the price … Continue reading →

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Modern youth, we love it

Posted on March 18, 2011 by misplacedperson

Catering to mobs of stroppy adolescents let loose in a ski resort would seem at first sight to be a hideous task and one to avoid like the plague. Fellow seasonnaires in chalets or working for non-school operators used to … Continue reading →

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To drive or not to drive …

Posted on December 1, 2010 by misplacedperson

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 misplacedperson

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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Welcome to the Alps!

Posted on November 21, 2010 by misplacedperson

Good morning everyone, welcome to Grenoble/Lyon/Chambery/Geneva (or in the event of spectacularly bad weather quite possibly Nice or Nantes, but I really really hope not). I hope you had a good flight, although I fully appreciate that spending the weekend … Continue reading →

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