About the Chalet
Your hosts Rod & Dianne Frazer are both highly qualified ski instructors and Rod is available for tuition throughout your stay. Dianne has also many years experience as a chalet host and cook.
Inside, Chalet Glacier has rustic wooden beams, a big log fire, charming alpine decor, ensuite bathrooms; all the things you dream about for your perfect chalet holiday!
Chalet Glacier, with its four en suite bedrooms, is a beautiful traditional stone and wood chalet. It benefits from an excellent location, being just three minutes walk from the nursery slopes and the nearest lift which takes you straight up to 2,300m altitude.
From the chalet it is also only a three minute walk to main street, with numerous shops nearby, including the lift pass office, photo booths, ski hire, many restaurants, boulangerie, apres ski bars, tabac and anything else you may need! All this is within easy walking distance, even in ski boots!
The chalet oozes Alpine charm. The spacious lounge has wooden beams and south facing French windows. Its great to return home from skiing to afternoon tea in front of the large open fire. Chalet Glacier faces the dramatic snowy peak of the glaciated Muzelle mountain, giving you some wonderful views.
There are four lovely rooms available, each comfortably sleeping 2 (some rooms can take an extra guest bed if required). All rooms are fully en suite with WC's and tastefully decorated.
Room 1 - Double room, plus bathroom.
Room 2 - Twin room, (or can be a double room as beds zip and link), plus shower room. (This room can also be a triple.)
Room 3 - Double room, plus shower room.
Room 4 - Twin room, plus shower room (this smaller room is coombed).
Chalet Glacier has been made as homely as possible by including lots of paper back books and board games, UK satellite TV, DVD player and a wi-fi broadband internet connection.
The Food
Chalet host Dianne has spent most of the last ten years working for chalet companies, initially as a cook, and latterly as Alpine Manager responsible for chalet menu planning with a large tour operator.
The day is started with breakfast, which includes a choice of ; cereals, porridge, fresh French bread, yoghurts and jams, cooked eggs, fruit juice, tea or coffee.
When you return from skiing, afternoon tea will be laid out for you, help yourself to homemade cake or biscuits with tea and coffee.
For dinner, a delicious three course evening meal will be prepared.
Some typical examples might be:
Starters: individual onion tartlets with winter salad and a cranberry dressing, Partan Bree soup, local pate and nutty bread, spicy seafood spaghetti.
Main Courses: slow roasted duck with sage, ginger and rhubarb sauce served with creamy mash, stuffed marrow slices and roasted tomatoes. Leg of lamb with a redcurrant and port sauce served with roast potatoes, lemon glazed carrots, and peas with onions and lardons. Salmon on a bed of caramelised leeks, with a puff pastry lid, served with fresh salad and penne pasta.
Desserts: chilled pears poached in red wine and cinnamon, classic banoffee pie, hot chocolate pudding, berry fruits crumble.
To compliment your meal free red and white wine during the course of dinner will be served.
On your first evening welcome aperitifs will be served by the fire before dinner.
Chalet Glacier are happy to cater for children, with an earlier separate mealtime if preferred.
Vegetarian options are available but please advise in advance.
Dianne will take one day off each week from cooking. Breakfast on that day will be as above, and laid out for you to help yourself. In the evening you will be totally spoilt for choice with restaurants of all kinds nearby, including just around the corner a restaurant recommended by the Michelin guides which serves high French cuisine for a very special night out. Otherwise, choose from Italian, Thai, Fondue, steaks cooked on open fires, Tex Mex, Pizzerias, Seafood, among many more.
Pricing
Packages start from 275 Pounds per person for 1 weeks fully catered accommodation. Please email me for further details.