Chamonix has come up with a bonafide reason to leave the pistes early— a music festival.
Wendy Hollands
Wendy started falling over with plastic skis tied onto her tiny ski boots when she was three years old in Australia. She now falls over with telemark skis or a snowboard attached in the French Alps. She spent five seasons as a ski bum in Meribel before moving to La Clusaz in 2006. When she’s not hugging trees accidentally in fresh powder, she’s writing or travelling to other ski resorts in the hope of finding that a tree-free perfect powder run. You can also find her talking about life in France on her blog www.lefrancophoney.com or learn more about her professional life at www.wendyhollands.com.
Jump aboard the ski safari
Why settle for one resort when you can explore an entire region?
Après-ski alternatives in Les Deux Alpes
If dancing in ski boots at sunset has lost its charm, read on…
Opening a piste with ski patrol
Wendy opens the pistes with Manigod ski patrol, a ski resort linked with La Clusaz
The Mad Snow Race in Les Deux Alpes, France
A grand story in which ‘Complete Idiots’ win the day. Wendy Hollands reports.
Shine bright like a Diamant
Wendy discovers a sparkling new set of resorts in France’s Espace Diamant
Where’s the party?
So where is the best après ski in Europe? We asked the season-workers to let us in the back door.
Taking the scenic route
All aboard the ski train (otherwise known as the Bernina Express).
Tangled up in snow-kiting
The ups and downs (and standstills) of learning how to snow-kite.
