J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by OldAndy

Bad news if you had your heart set on a particular chalet on a particular week.

But .....
I am sure they have looked at their booking patterns and seen that they end up with partially filled chalets where they have had to refuse a whole chalet booking because one room had been booked.

On the place I used to run which would take over 80 guests when full the break even point was something like 55. So less than 55 beds taken meant a loss that week.

Gotta consider all these factors - after all a thriving and vibrant industry is to all our advantage.

So ......

Snapzzz is interested in ski kit, goggles, poles etc.
and felthorpe ...........

Dog Poo
:roll:

bandit wrote:

OldAndy wrote:

bandit wrote:The resorts list seems to major on 1 country, France. Why?

I think that is because those are the resorts that people asked for.

Fair enough :D

Would there be anywhere good to stay that you would recomend in your valley?
I'd heard the name Anniviers but never looked at it until coming on here but it does looka really tidy place.

bandit wrote:The resorts list seems to major on 1 country, France. Why?

I think that is because those are the resorts that people asked for.

Hello Hughy,

Great idea ...
Good luck.
:thumbup:
Be warned though - the mountains have a habit of getting a bit addictive - I went for 3 months and stayed 5 years !!
Good times.
:mrgreen:

A couple of questions.
Are you in the UK over this summer - for interviews?
Where do you stand with respect to any work entitlement and visa?

Cem is right about natives.com being a good place to look but there are also 2 other possible routes.

UK tour operators - those with catered accomodation and in house bars in particular. These companies will all ready be recruiting for next season so start to make some applications.
Hit the internet and search - many of them have a "work for us" bit on their websites.
I am thinking here of the likes of Mark Warner, Total Ski etc - the list is long and you may need to be really persistent. Maybe a place to start is to search for catered chalet hotels - these tend to need more staff and many have in-house bars.

Another route is to make some contacts in the UK Aussie community - there seem to be as many Colonials in the Alps as Brits in some resorts and some of these people may have ideas and contacts. If you are brave and have a bit of cash some people just turn up in a resort in November and walk the streets asking everywhere for work. Val D'Isere and Meribel would be a couple of suggestions.

You will need to be aware of the legal work stuff - whilst there is quite a lot of working on the black (in France - where I know) this can be a bit hit and miss and can lead to real problems if you don't have the paperwork to work legally - but, hey ho, many people manage this.

Good luck and let us know how you progress.

Oh Billip, :cry:

Bad news on the Tignes trip. I had wondered what had happened to you.

Iceman wrote:That's the best!

Ohhhh I am tired :(

No sympathy for self-inficted wounds.
:mrgreen:

Iceman wrote:Went out in Manchester last night, started at 6pm, got home at 5am - it was getting light :shock:

Had 3 hours sleep and I am now fighting the pain.

Snapzzz - how was stella?

You are too old for behaviour like this .......