Ski The Alps

My trip to Les Deux Alpes in February began with the luxury of a mid morning BA flight from Gatwick to Grenoble. Well worth the small supplement, in my opinion, for a much less stressful start to a ski holiday than the usual crack of dawn flight requiring attendance at the airport at around 4am on a cold winter’s morning! Within a couple of hours of landing in France we arrived at our home for the week, the Chalet Hotel Berangere. Still time to collect our skis from the in house supplier and to get out on the slopes in front of the hotel for a chance to ‘find our ski legs’ before the skiing started in earnest the following morning. Then back to the hotel for a fabulous afternoon tea of homemade soup and assorted homemade cakes and biscuits. Just what was needed!

Les Deux Alpes is one of France’s oldest and most prestigious ski resorts with excellent skiing courtesy of the resort’s high altitude and glacier, the largest in Europe. The resort has over 200 kms of pistes to suit all levels of skier and snowboarder together with plenty of après ski, whether it be on the mountain or in the many cafes and bars in the village below.

The hotel has an amazing location, facing south, alongside the piste, with a large sun terrace offering superb views of both mountains and village. It offers ski in/ski out with a variety of room types catering for singles, couples and also offers family suites, the majority of which have balconies directly overlooking the piste. The lounge with its welcoming log fire and views of the piste and dining room with view of the village are to be found on the ground floor. In the morning, there is a wide choice of continental and English breakfast items and then a three course dinner with complimentary wine six nights a week, permitting an opportunity to sample the local restaurants too. On the lower ground floor there is a sauna, steam room and heated indoor pool together with the Viva Spa. All most welcome at the end of hard day’s skiing! There is also complimentary WiFi.

Children are well catered for at the Berangere with their own clubs offering plenty of activities for the youngest guests under the supervision of qualified staff who will also take those four and older to and from ski school. Children’s early tea is also offered seven days a week.

Sadly, the week seemed to whizz by and our week was soon over!

The slightly later than usual flight home ensured that the last night could be enjoyed to the full with without the worry of a very early start to return to the airport!

This type of chalet hotel break can also be enjoyed in various other resorts in France, Austria and Italy. Please do not hesitate to get in touch and I can advise on the best resort for your next ski holiday.

Roll on next winter!!!