Greetings from Val d’Isere. Or, as it should rightly be called, Val d’Sloane Square. If you are in London and wondering where all the super rich posh folk are, they’re here. Tossing their manes and bragging about what daddy owns and saying ‘Yorp, yorp, yorp countrylife!’ a lot. Venture to the après ski VIP bar and you will find their French counterparts. It is like the french cast of Made in Chelsea, drinking their trust funds with glossy nails, fur lined jackets and perfectly coiffed hair each trying to look more bored than the next person while very loud French house music plays. They have done about 30 minutes skiing between them, all season.
Aside from that, the place is excellent and more snow than you could shake a designer ski pole at.
So, here’s some pics to amuse you while I continue to risk life and limb on the black runs.
And, a new top speed. Fuck yeah.
Nice one. I love the blue sky, you have convinced me to book the family up on a ski holiday this winter. VIC or NZ we shall see, not quite Sloane Square I know.
NZ, for sure. It’s the closest you will get to actual snow in the southern hemisphere. I might be spoilt for snow here though, but the -22 degrees we had today keeps it in tip top condition.
I ended up booking at Mt Buller for five nights with two nights in my beloved Melbourne. The main driver was that you can stay on the snow as compared to a bus trip to get to the snow in NZ. Yes I now its probably kindergarden compared to NZ and definitely no comparison to the Swiss Alps but we are all beginners after all. Taking my lot to the real deal would be tantamount to feeding strawberries to pigs.
Plus, I get two nights in the Cullen Hotel in Prahran, get to see my old mates, flights are free, squeeze in an AFL game at the MCG and I nearly forgot to mention that it is a father son holiday mum is going to stay in Brisbane and get a break from the boys! Notwithstanding that the main purpose of my trip to Melbourne is to inspect my investment property and therefore there are more tax deductions to come.
Cant wait to post my ipod app slope speed in mm/hour from a horizontal position!
Are you still there?
As beginners I think you will have a grand time then, I have fond memories of Buller from my bib-n-brace younger days.
I’m loving the tax deductions on this holiday. Bonus points for looking like an awesome dad.
I have now returned to Cheshire where I shit you not it is colder than Val d’Isere on a good day. I’m wearing long johns. Nuff said.