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I was wondering how much clothes you need to take for a ski season. I will be a nanny in the French Alps for 4 1/2 months and working a 5 1/2 to 6 day week. I know I will be wearing my uniform most of the time but how much do you pack for when you're not working or skiing. I would appreciate it if I can get the numbers of how much of each item I should pack for e.g. T-shirts and jumpers as I don't want to over pack.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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sarah,
Not a bad idea given the price of launderettes in France!
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@Bergmeister, are they very expensive? I think I might have to use one this season as my place doesn't have a washer this time.
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I don't want to go to the Laundrette as it would be about €10 to use the washer and dryer
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Socks, underwear and base layers are easily washed in the sink and dried overnight. If you are with a chalet company you should have access to a washing machine in resort, but depends on how many people are using it as to how easy it is to do washing. Think on my first season, other than ski wear, I took 2 pairs of jeans, pair of shorts, 3 or 4 hoodies and about a dozen t-shirts/tops.
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sarah,
We've used the launderette a few times in Val Thorens and it costs €7 for a standard (8kg) load in the washer; or €9 for a 15kg load. We've had to use the latter for quilt covers and sofa covers.
On top of that it's €1 per 10 minutes for tumble drying, which soon eats up the cash.
Then again, I've no idea how much a launderette costs in the UK these days. Out of interest, can anyone comment for comparison purposes? I always work on the assumption that the French Alps is more expensive than the UK for everything!
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@Bergmeister, thanks for that!
I used a launderette in the UK a year or so ago when my washer was on the blink and I think the prices were similar to yours.
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A spare pair of underpants and one spare t-shirt / jeans / socks are required so you can always have one set hanging out to air while he other is being worn.
You can go a long way with just one set of bed clothes so no need to go overboard there.
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I once wore a Merino base layer for 2 weeks on the trot, whilst co-habiting...and no one killed me*. Buy merino!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Found myself in the same situation recently! Surprised at how little detail on quantities required out there!
I went with 10 pairs of undies, 4 pairs regular socks, 5 tee shirts, couple of shorts and polo shirts for dressier occasions and 2 pairs of jeans.
Socks pants and tee shirts can be washed in the tub, jeans will get about 2 weeks at a time and base layers make great jumpers and ski layers/fleeces are fine for casual wear...
@sarah, this sounds like my other half... Took her about 3 hours to unpack today!!!
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@sarah, I think the large washer in the place in Les Gets that I use sometimes when I am shoving the chalet duvets through is, or was last year, 11 euros. I imagine that without a washer you will discover the joys of hand washing quite quickly, and also giving things a quick shake, smell, and fold or hang back in the cupboard.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@sarah, will you have room to fit a washer if you buy one? My OH washes his own ski socks, nothing else mind you but I suppose he does carry the odd load downstairs to the laundry and bung the machine on. He always sticks his socks in the bath as he is getting out and rinses them and puts on the towel rail, and gets cross if they find their way into the machine.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Merino base layers are good for a week.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@pam w, yes but I am the only one to wear them! The hubby and son wear stinky synthetic! I've tried son on merino, Icebreaker no less, and he finds it itchy.
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The hubby and son wear stinky synthetic!
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maybe they'll have to choose between being stinky and washing it themselves in the shower - it dries very easily.
The first few years in our apartment I had no washing machine. I used a laundrette and dryers in the village and shower-washed small items. It was a pain but I coped. I met some interesting people actually, including members of a British army biathlon team, who were training.
I have a washer/dryer now. I had to sacrifice a kitchen cupboard but it's worth it.
Having no washing machine soon makes people more careful about slinging something in the wash just because it's on the bedroom floor and it makes the place look tidier.
When I take off my ski socks I put them on the windowsill outside the bedroom window. Again, if they're wool, I find I can wear them quite a few times before they get smelly. I have hooks and/or wire baskets above most of the radiators in my place - the baskets are perfect for gloves, buffs etc and the hooks for damp ski jackets and the like. But in rented places I find there are never enough hooks.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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We have slatted shelves over our electric heaters to try and stop people hanging things directly onto the heaters, but they still must squeeze them into the tiny space sometimes.
The underfloor heating is brilliant for drying clothes overnight, I put an aired out when we go to bed and it's dry in the morning, and ski jackets and trousers, childrens, get laid out into the floor.
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FAQ
Someone I know takes around 3-4 weeks of undies/socks/tshirts so he only has to go to the launderette about 4 times 
