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And so we come to the end of another season. They go
faster every year, don’t they? Not the greatest in terms
of snow it has to be said, but when it comes down to it I
still managed to go boarding every day and surely you can’t
ask more from a saisonnaires’ life that?
 It
was a strange season in many respects. Apart from the few
‘dumps’, such as they were, the skies were blue
every day and I have probably the best winter tan ever. But
I still think we got as good as anywhere else in the French
Alps, if not better. At 1200m, Chatel may be too low for most
of the mainstream tour operators to consider it as an option,
and it should follow therefore that we shouldn’t expect
too much. The fact remains though, we are only two chair lifts
away from Avoriaz (1800), where we even saw pisteurs from
Meribel ski-ing on one occasion, so make of that what you
will...
 In
terms of normal saisonaire activity, it was business as usual.
There were the usual laughs, tears and toys thrown from the
pram (and that was just from my manager!). And of course there
was the inevitable trip to the airport to take an injured
colleague home. So sorry it had to be you though Rach, you
were the best and things were never quite the same without
you (and anyone who knew her can write their own punchline
to that).
Personally speaking, I had an absolute ball,
although I must say if I never eat cheese again it will be
too soon. The only reason you can’t hear my arteries
screaming for mercy is because they’ve been well and
truly drowned out by the cries of my liver surrendering.
So farewell Chatel, you were fab. Thanks to
everyone at the Tunnel, The Avalanche, the L’Isba and
the Fer Rouge for keeping me plied with Pastis and thus hastening
my descent into madness. Many thanks also to everyone at Val
D’Abondance for hastening it even further. I love you
all. To my fellow Native Mark and his crew who stayed at the
Amythest, it was truly a privilege to meet you all and cheers
for all the drinks. May there be many more.
And for those of you that make it back next
season - See you in December!
Sarah
Report from Sarah
Jane Kirkland - Natives Resort
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