It’s been quite a while since I wrote about what I’d actually been up to out here in Tignes. I’ll fill you in on a few things!
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A day in the life of a ski seasonairre: Nightwatch
The other day I wrote about a day in the life of a Kitchen Porter on a ski season which was quite popular. Since then, I’ve switched to Kitchen Porter/Nightwatch which means you do one for a week, taking each in turn. I think this is a great job! If you’re thinking of doing it […]
First true powder day
When I went to work my nightshift yesterday, it was snowing… heavily. As sleepy Tignes slowly awoke this morning, snow was still falling and the morning view was a layer of soft, fluffy, pure snow carpeting the village. Where there had been a car, a mound of snow now lay. Where there had been a […]
A day in the life of a ski seasonairre: Kitchen Porter
When I applied for a job as a ‘Kitchen Porter’ for a ski season, I didn’t have much idea what it actually involved. When actually I got hired as a Kitchen Porter… I still didn’t have much clue what it entailed, or importantly, how much time I’d be on the slopes! Well, I’ve been out […]
Painful Lessons: First time snowboarding
Always keen to try out a new experience and particularly snowboarding which I’ve wanted to give a shot for a while, when the opportunity to sneak out for a few runs before dinner with some friends arose, I nearly bit their hand off. Like virtually everything, snowboarding is one of those things which, when done […]
What is a ski season Christmas like?
I love Christmas, but as a seasonairre it is an entirely different experience! If you’re contemplating going on a winter season, you’re probably asking yourself ‘what a ski season Christmas is like?’ – this post will hopefully leave you with no misconceptions!I realised that things would be slightly different this year quite early on, as I […]
Tignes Transformation Tuesday!
I know there’s a few people heading to Tignes in the next few weeks who read this blog and have seen me criticising the snow (or rather its absence). Well, this one’s for you. I’d finished another shift, my 8th day in a row, beginning to feel like I was never actually going to ski. […]
Week 1 – Ou est la neige?
I’ve now been in Tignes a whole week, during which time there has most certainly been a common theme. The astute French-speakers may have picked it up from the title of this blog post but if not, allow me to translate: Where is the snow!? I’m currently gazing at the mountains which are bathed in […]
Where is the flipping snow at?!
Yesterday was the 29th of November, a day which should have been the opening day of the season, transforming Tignes into a bustling town, high in the snowy mountains, packed with open slopes enjoyed by many by day and equally busy bars by night. That day will come, and hopefully, fingers crossed, it’s maybe, possibly, […]
Goodbye England, Oh Hi there France!
On the train to London It was there again. That familiar feeling. I’m off, off for 5 months, and I don’t know a single person I will be meeting in that time. It’s a nervous feeling, forced to embrace the unknown, with no idea what to expect or how things will pan out. Some people […]