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Sadly not for me but my son who has been lucky enough to secure a job who will sponsor visa. Just want to make sure he has got his costings right and the unknown is accommodation costs. What do seasonnaires see as their costs over a season over and above rent. I know the lift pass is 600 euros if working in resort. He will need to buy boots but will buy that there. I will give him a pair of piste all mountain skis.
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@dan100, I'm not sure on the going rates for seasonnaire accom, it will depend a lot on how many are crammed into the apartment (legally or illegally), the standard of the apartment and the availability. I would be asking his employer today what arrangements they have as I suspect it may well be very late in the day to start looking given the shortages.
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Hi he is working in a ski shop so don’t anticipate any meals. He eats like a horse but is veggie which will be challenging in France. Yes he gets a discounted pass as he is a resort worker. He does drink but isn’t stupid and it’s rare at the minute but suspect while he is away that may change . Thinks he has joined those links already.
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When my son did a season in Val d'Isere he shared a tiny but very expensive apartment with a British ski instructor and when they were hard up they slept under the table and rented out the "coin montagne" bunk bedroom. One night, in the snow, they ended up with an extra half dozen homeless vagrant skiers, all of whom paid something. 
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I think he will be lucky if his pay covers his accommodation/living costs in Tignes (If he has to find his own accommodation)
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@dan100,
I would estimate a weekly budget of £200 for the basics - food, entertainment, kit replacement, sundries. If (let's not kid ourselves When) he starts going off-piste then he"s going to have to include the cost of avalanche kit.
His problem would be his up front costs ie those to be paid before or on arrival in Tignes - accommodation, ski insurance with off-piste (I'd recommend also getting the Carte Neige), lift pass (assume for budget purposes he'll be paying the full price), travel to Tignes, and if he takes a car, parking.
A guide to season rent prices here:-
tignes-spirit.com/flats/seasonal_apartments
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And a post just popped up on Facebook:-
Johan Van Hengel has advertised Nov to May aparment(s) in Val Claret on Tignes Seasonaires 2023 group page. I think he works for one of the locals estate agents. Phone no quoted:- 0635490845
Bet they go fast - I reckon I've seen 2 dozen posts on Facebook looking for season accommodation in Tignes since the start of October!
Spotted another one on the Seasonaires Val D'Isere or Tignes group:- For rent, furnished studio, renovated, sleeping 2 people (a double bed), 500m center Tignes lac, in the month of December 1 to April 30 or the week. Posted by Nini Nicalamity
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Hi he’s sorted now 4 ina one bedroom with double bunks and a decent living area albeit bathroom looks a little ropey with just a shower with shower curtain. Now as a veggie he has to learn to survive on Sherpa food.
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You know it makes sense.
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| dan100 wrote: |
| Hi he’s sorted now 4 ina one bedroom with double bunks and a decent living area albeit bathroom looks a little ropey with just a shower with shower curtain. Now as a veggie he has to learn to survive on Sherpa food. |
I did four seasons in Tignes as a veggie, so it's doable. 
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@dan100, There's plenty of veg and fruit in all the supermarkets, if a bit pricy. Canned pulses are also a lot more expensive than in Bourg, so if he gets a trip down there it would be a good idea to stock up.
There's also a good market in Lac Thurs and Suns with a big veg stall.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| chocksaway wrote: |
@dan100, There's plenty of veg and fruit in all the supermarkets, if a bit pricy. Canned pulses are also a lot more expensive than in Bourg, so if he gets a trip down there it would be a good idea to stock up.
There's also a good market in Lac Thurs and Suns with a big veg stall. |
But if 4 pax in a seasonnaire squat there won't be much spare storage space.
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| dan100 wrote: |
| Now as a veggie he has to learn to survive on Sherpa food. |
The Carrefour on Rue de la Poste was a lot cheaper and better than Sherpa the last time I was in Tignes.
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| dan100 wrote: |
| Now as a veggie he has to learn to survive on Sherpa food. |
The Carrefour on Rue de la Poste was a lot cheaper and better than Sherpa the last time I was in Tignes. |
Sherpa in Val Claret has been totally renovated last season and is a super little shop … hasn’t changed how expensive it is though (unless the renovations have made it even more expensive)
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Sherpa in Val Claret
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There are two. "Upper" Sherpa is now rather splendid as @Grinning explains. "Lower" Sherpa was still rather down at heel last winter, but very friendly staff.
If you have the time, it's worth comparing prices across all the Tignes supermarkets and doing a series of 'tactical' shops. I compared prices a few years ago using a random sample of life's essentials (beer, chocolate and crisps) and discovered that it was worth shopping around.
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Will leave it to him. He is in Levachet so will need to work out what’s the best option. I suspect having the Sherpa on your doorstep might prove very tempting.
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@dan100, Sherpa in Lavachet is usually reasonably well stocked given the size of the shop. I'm usually based in Lavachet myself, but if I need more than a few food items, I will general head to the Carrefour Montagne store in Le Lac. That said, any savings I make will be more than offset by the obligatory pitstop in the Jam Bar across the road. 
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| dan100 wrote: |
| Will leave it to him. He is in Levachet so will need to work out what’s the best option. I suspect having the Sherpa on your doorstep might prove very tempting. |
Lavachet? Seasonnaire Towers?
And does he know what Lavachet translates as from the local language?
He'll be fine - live on pasta 'til you come out to visit, then get you to stock him up for the rest of the season.  Though pasta takes approx 20 mins to boil at 2100m.
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