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Hiya All,
Me and my boyfriend are looking to do our first season on the slopes. i have 0 experience and he has moderate experience snowboarding so we are looking for somewhere to match both of us. we are both 24 and really not into the whole a shot with every drink and stay up all parting (we aren't boring honest) but a lace were it is more about getting out and playing on the power than playing in the pub. i have done some research and have got Sainte-foy Tarentaise, Alpbach, Flaine, Arabba, Les Aples, La Thuile and Laax. But cant seem to find any reviews from seasonerrs can anyone recommend a resort for us to start. also we would like to do Chalet hosting as there seems to be more job opportunities for us to be working and living together.
cheers all
Trubs
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trubs
, Welcome to
I imagine you'll be doing well to get a 'resort of choice' as a 1st seasonnaire with a bigger tour operator e.g. Inghams, Crystal, Ski Esprit unless you have some very specific skills that you can trade - e.g. head chef or similar. Places like St. Anton/Meribel etc probably get the returners 1st pick, and then a few of the rest. Some of the resort you mention St. Foy, Alpbach are probably to small to have a presence of a 'larger' tour opertor. I'm not aware of one in St Foy or Alpbach and I've never heard of les APles.
However you will get more instant drinking/skiing buddies and probably a bigger resort, and less of a feeling of 'everyone knowing everyone's business'. If your chalet hosting the menu will be by rote and after 4 weeks you'll have 'If it's thursday it's the duck' down to a fine art
If you want more control over location than if you apply (and get a job) with a smaller operator then by definition you'll have more control - e.g. Ski Beat (largely tarentaise), Ski Hame (Merible & La Tania) or YSE (Val D'isere) to pick just three at random(ish). You possibly also have more flexibility over menu choices if you've got the skills.
If you haven't done much cooking then one of the chalet host cookery courses is probably a good idea - if the recession carries on like it is they'll be a huge bunch of people looking for work in the alps come december..
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trubs
, welcome to Sh we are based in Plagne Montalbert, and are lookking for a couple next year, PM me if you would be interested, La plagne would be a great first time for the season.
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