 Poster: A snowHead
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Do they exist?
I'm not talking the Courcheval or Val D eight star jobs at £1K per person per week, more kind of yer normal chalet but without headless cats wandering around outside.
All rooms of a similar size, ski in/out would be good and a hot tub could be sweet.
Capable of taking about 30 odd people would hit the mark too.
Know of any? 
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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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30 odd, all of them are strange? You may struggle there then. 
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We did a last minute holiday, sans kids, with Le Ski in Courchevel 1650. Smaller than you want, and no hot tub, but very good position beside a piste, excellent food, capable hosts. Rooms with en suite. It wasn't perfect. Room lacked basic storage items such as hooks on the back of the door, a few extra shelves; I can't think why chalet owners don't do those low cost things to make life easier. Not super expensive at all, and good value. Some of those chalets are a lot more than £1K a person, by the way. You could try Le Ski. We haven't been back since, but that's because that was the year we accidentally bought a ski apartment....
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Capable of taking about odd people .......... |
l'Oxyalis in Val Thorens 
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marc gledhill, How did you get on in Oree des Cimes?
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marc gledhill, we've stayed here in Morzine three times, although not for a few years. They call it a chalet, although it's really a hotel, but very homely. The food was gorgeous - Michelin starred allegedly. Heated outdoor swimming pool too. And a pub called 'le garage' underneath that had live music regularly. Actually, looking at the website I'd like to go back again soon. 
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If you pay cheap, you're probably gonna end up with a pikey chalet.
However, you can likely negotiate a good discount with that many punters. Or get a free place or two.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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LIAMJ, just the job. At £600 pppw I'll have it
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You know it makes sense.
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RachelQ, That looks promising too.
Do they still get snow in Morzine from time to time?
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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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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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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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marc gledhill, I'd suggest checking out Descent Internationals brochure.....but good luck on finding anywhere on that week, and hope you have a friendly mortgage advisor, 'cause you'll need a second one to pay for it....
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marc gledhill, there's a nice Skiworld one in Les Arcs.
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Agenterre, Could have been worse - could have been lawyers
A bit unfair on my profession, estate agents and accountants probably fit the bill better ......
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Estate agents, recruitment consultants, car salesmen and store managers are at the bottom of the job pile. They would be the worstcase scenario.
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Whitegold, and lawyers?? (or are you a lawyer)?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| Whitegold, and lawyers?? (or are you a lawyer)? |
lawyers are lovely though my professional aspiration is to be a ski bum
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| Whitegold, and lawyers?? (or are you a lawyer)? |
No, I am not a lawyer. Like accountancy, it is a staggeringly dull and tedious profession. But I respect their tendency to train hard and work hard. They don't just roll up to an empty shop, stick a WN Kerr Recruitment sign outside, then proceed to blag their way through life.
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Had some bad experiences when looking for work then Whitegold,
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You know it makes sense.
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| Guvnor wrote: |
| Had some bad experiences when looking for work then Whitegold, |
Not at all. I find recruitment consultants, estate agents and car salesmen sometimes useful. But that doesn't stop them being losers.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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And what exactly is your career Whitegold ?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Anchovy: No! No! No! You don't understand. I've been a chartered accountant for the last twenty years. I want a new job. Something exciting that will let me live.
counselor: Well chartered accountancy is rather exciting isn't it?
Anchovy: Exciting? No it's not. It's dull. Dull. Dull. My God it's dull, it's so desperately dull and tedious and stuffy and boring and des-per-ate-ly DULL.
counselor: Well, er, yes Mr Anchovy, but you see your report here says that you are an extremely dull person. You see, our experts describe you as an appallingly dull fellow, unimaginative, timid, lacking in initiative, spineless, easily dominated, no sense of humour, tedious company and irrepressibly drab and awful. And w/hereas in most professions these would be considerable drawbacks, in chartered accountancy they are a positive boon.
Anchovy: But don't you see, I came here to find a new job, a new life, a new meaning to my existence. Can't you help me?
counselor: Well, do you have any idea of what you want to do?
Anchovy: Yes, yes I have.
counselor: What?
Anchovy: (boldly) Lion taming.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You might want to consider something like the Totem in Flaine - it was formerly a hotel but is run on chalet board basis with tea and cakes available after skiing, one night off per week etc. Room size were more than adequate, and it's right on the slopes. There's a bar in the building, kids club / creche thingie for the wee ones etc but no pool - although there is one not too far away across the plaza I think?
THe Curling in Val Thorens is run on the same basis I believe
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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nbt, are you plugging TUI because you work for them or what?
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Nope, I build websites for a living. Ijust happened to have enjoyed my trip to the Totem.
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Try:
Ski Miquel's Bel Alpe in Alpe d'Huez - ski in/out, sleeps 30 to 40 I think.
First Choice ChaletHotel La Meije in 2Alpes - 18 bedrooms (vary a lot in size though), 5 mins from main lift
SkiVal ChaletHotel le Chamois d'Or in Val d'Isere - ski out, and back in again if you're a bit of a nutter. Sleeps about 50, so you'd be sharing with others.
None of them fits the bill precisely, but most 'chalets' that size were built as hotels and are older buildings, hence smallish rooms and lack of hot tubs/on-piste location.
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Agenterre, I was once told that Actuary's are Chartered Accountants who found accountancy far too exciting 
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