Latest news from Skiology

sNovember - the snow is here and so is the team

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

What we have all been waiting for... the snow is coming Excited

Winter is on our doorstep and I can't wait.

Picture this a landscape of frozen alpine hills and peaks waiting

patiently for their winter blanket, so like most of mother

nature's gifts they too can hibernate for the cold winter months. It is a dark evening and a handful of lights twinkle throughout the mountain towns. One of those lights is Chalet Deux Freres. On the balcony stands a lone man wrapped up warm waiting patiently with his tongue sticking out for the first taste of winter.

I have been patiently waiting out here for the first snow for WEEKS. It has been really cold and finally the wait is over and I can come in from the balcony and join my wife for the Master Chef final. Winter is on our doorstep and I can't wait.

Last winter we all got excited about the snow coming so early and then sad when it left too early also. This winter the snow is arriving later and it is setting up to be a bumper season since the ground is extraordinarily deeply frozen (The frozen ground gives us exactly what we need for the snow to stay as long as possible, imagine placing snow on a warm stone V's on an ice cube).

So what are you waiting for? We have some great January availability for you to escape the winter blues!

Deux Freres

[http://www.skiology.co.uk/les-carroz-chalet-deux-freres/]

Sun 8th Jan – Weds 11th Jan : £329 : 6 beds Sun 22nd Jan– Sun

29th Jan : £499 : 4 beds

Du Bois [http://www.skiology.co.uk/les-carroz-chalet-du-bois/]

Sun 15th – Sun 22nd Jan : £499 : whole chalet

La Roche [http://www.skiology.co.uk/morzine-chalet-la-roche/]

Weds 11/ Thurs 12 : Sun 15th : £349/£299 : whole chalet Suns

22nd – Sun 29th : £499 : 8 beds (whole chalet)

Lisiere [http://www.skiology.co.uk/morzine-chalet-lisiere/]

Weds 11/ Thurs 12 : Sun 15th : £349/£299 : whole chalet Weds

15th – Sun 22nd : £499 : 8 beds (whole chalet)

Overall availability for Winter 11-12

[http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing]

The team have arrived too!

Last month we introduced you to team Morzine now meet Team Carroz

! http://www.skiology.co.uk/team-skiology/

[http://www.skiology.co.uk/team-skiology/#gideon]

See you in the snow

Dom and the Team

Ski-tember : Easyjet sale, Pre Xmas offer, Skiology free ski camp with Armada, Basscamp music festi

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The weather is turning, the schools have gone back, there is one

more pay cheque before the October half term and the Easyjet

sale is in FULL swing .... It is ski holiday sales time.

IF I could recommend just one thing ... buy your winter flights

before next Tuesday.

Above : diagram of the 'back to school search spike' - A busy

booking period for airlines after the schools go back. Source :

Google Insights, search Easyjet.

Last Tuesday was our busiest sales day ever (a trend that has

been confirmed by other agencies much larger than ourselves) as

children have gone back to school and families look to book

their next holiday.

The above diagram shows the 'back to school spike' in volume of

people searching for Easyjet flights so our advice would be get

in there NOW before the spike and book before next Tues :)

Nobody likes paying more for the same thing when someone else has

paid less. Twice this week clients have looked for flights,

enquired, waited to book and then by the time they had gone back

to book the flights the price had almost doubled. Easyjet sale

[http://flights.easyjet.com/en/switzerland/geneva/cheap-flights]

Fortnum and Mason hamper for Christmas bookings !

I would love a ski holiday for Christmas ! Who wouldn't ? Adults

£549 children under 12 £439

Chalet Du Bois : Les Carroz : All beds available Chalet La Roche

: Morzine : 8 beds available Chale Lisiere : Morzine : 4 beds

available

Did you know one half of the Skiology Brothers is now a

development chef at Fortnum & Mason ? Let us take advantage of

that !

Book before October and receive a free Fortnum & Mason hamper

courtesy of Skiology and Skiology Brother Luke.

Christmas is a time that as a company who specialises in good

food - we really get to shine.

Check Christmas availability now

[http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing] *This promotion

is not valid in conjunction with other Skiology promotions. 1 x

Hamper per family / group of 4.

Remember, remember the 4th of Dec : Pre X-mas £299

If you are thinking Jay-Z birthday, we are on a different level :

)

4th of December was of course the day that the UK came to a stand

still because of all the snow. Here in the Alps we had the most

AMAZING start to the season. Skiology's Clodagh Lord was skiing

in Les Carroz as early as October.

The first week of the season or 'premier neige', as the mountain

folk call it , is a gift. You may not have experienced snow like

it, snow that has a real spring in it before weeks of being

compressed by skiers and piste bashers.

Industry experts welovetoski claim that the pre X-mas week is

selling fast

[http://www.welove2ski.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=201&id=710] keen to

jump on board we are offering this week Tues 13th Dec - Tues

20th Dec for £299 or any 3 nights for £149. Check availability

now [http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing]

Ski Camp with Armada !!

What did you do last week ? Well ... Armada sponsored rider Andy

Phillips taught me how to ride the half pipe and I nailed my

first 360 - priceless !

We have just launched our first ever ski camp in conjunction with

the best ski manufactures in the world - Armada.

April 8th - April 15th : £549 : More info here and MOST

excitingly a video of Andy doing what he does best, fast forward

to around 50 seconds and get prepared for your jaw to drop !

Skiology / Armada ski camp

[http://www.skiology.co.uk/armada-ski-camp]

Skiology brother Dom DJing at Morzine Basscamp festival

In another life Skiology Brother Dom was a successful DJ having

supported acts like Toni Braxton, Natasha Beddingfield and

Groovrider. Now Dom is DJing at the first ever Basscamp festival

in Morzine.

IT IS GOING TO BE HUGE ! Party on this piste by day and in fancy

dress on the streets by night.

Watch the promo video here http://vimeo.com/28839655

[http:// http://vimeo.com/28839655] and read more about the

festival and the skiology Basecamp festival accommodation

package here

[http://www.skiology.co.uk/basecamp-music-festival-morzine].

Honeymoon ! Office closed Oct 3rd to Oct 11th

What is the most important thing in my life doing all the way

down here ? :) Steph and I get married on October 1st, about 2

weeks time ! We are then on Honeymoon for 10 days and will have

limited access to, pretty much everything ! So if you would like

to book a holiday please book before then :)

I think that is enough news for one newsletter and if you have

made it all the way down here then here is a little thank you to

you, thank you.

See you in the snow

Dom and the Team

Skiology hosting accommodation for Basecamp music festival Morzine and DJing too !

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

April 2nd - April 6th 2011 Morzine France : The hills are alive with the sound of music - Big Banging Bass music to be exact!

Basscamp festival is bringing the two expanding worlds of snow sports and electronic music together to create an energy and atmosphere that has never been seen before in Morzine. By combining international DJs and one of the greatest alpine ski areas in the world, Basscamp festival is not to be missed! See the teaser video here

Join the powdery party and ski and board the amazing Portes du Soleil ski area by day and bounce about to the awesome alpine après parties & world-class music by night!

The hills are alive with the sound of music... Big banging bass music to be exact! Dropped by some of the best international DJs in the business playing at Basscamp 2012!Fill your ears with mystical music from sundown to sunrise on our alpine stage set in the heart of the beautiful mountains of the Portes Du Soleil. Embrace the snow, sun and musical mayhem, which will be Basscamp.

Massive STREET party !

To seal the deal on our amazing alpine adventure Basscamp will be throwing mother of all parties on the last day of the festival on the Morzine town square. Get ready for an avalanche of sound from our 40K sound system and the 1000's of Basscamper's at Morzine's ﬁrst ever fancy dress street party. Point yourself down the hill in the day and raise your hands in the air at night.

Skiology and Basecamp festival, accommodation providers and more..

Skiology are not only fully supporting the festival by offering our Morzine chalets as accommodation, one of the founding Skiology brothers is DJing at the festival!

Superbly catered accommodation with Skiology is available for £449 pp in Morzine chalet La Roche and Morzine chalet Lisiere. Tickets for the festival are available for €20 per day and €100 for the week from Basecamp and directly from us too. To make an accommodation enquiry click here now !

Standard Ticket - 100 Euro's (only 20 euros per day)For this bargain price, your Basscamp ticket gives you...

Access to all exclusive Basscamp Venues in Morzine for 5 days & 5 nights
Access to the Basscamp Big Air bag
Entry to Basscamp Mountain Madness competitions
Discounts on airport transfers from Geneva
Reductions on Ski & Snowboard hire
Special prices in certain restaurants & fast food outlets
Festival guide
More to follow...

VIP Tickets - 135 Euro's - Limited availability.For only an extra 35 Euros you get....

Fast Track entry into all exclusive Basscamp Venues
Exclusive VIP areas within selected venues
Table service/priority bar service at selected venues
One Free Basscamp Festival T-shirt

Skiology brother creates world record sized easter egg with a difference & last chance to book at la

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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SKIOLOGY BROTHER CREATES WORLD RECORD SIZED EASTER EGG WITH A
DIFFERENCE & LAST CHANCE TO BOOK AT LAST YEARS PRICES !
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- Luke's world record attempt
- Last chance to book at this years prices !
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Luke's world record attempt
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Skiology Brother, Luke Turner (Fortnum and Mason Innovation chef
and writer of the Skiology menu) Is celebrating this Easter with
an attempt at a World Record sized Scotch egg ! For those who
missed the story in yesterday's Evening Standard you can see the
full story here
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxmPQ0U-a6Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player].
We are all keeping our fingers crossed for the Official's
decision and to see Luke published in this years Guiness Book of
Records which will be published next Winter ... on the subject of
which ...

Last chance to book at this years prices !
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The Skiology bookings office is closing in one week for the month
of May so in order to benefit from this years prices, for next
season holidays, bookings must be made before next Sunday 1st May
! http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing]

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Happy Easter to one and all ! If you would like an Easter treat
from Skiology this year, please don't forget that when we return
to the U.K next week we will be posting out Triple chocolate
brownies to anyone kind enough to review us on Tripadvisor :)
Chalet Deux Freres
[http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g657855-d1474680-Reviews-Chalet_Deux_Freres-Les_Carroz_d_Araches_Grand_Massif_Haute_Savoie_Rhone_Alpes.html]
and Chalet La Roche and Lisiere
[http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g207359-d1852164-Reviews-Chalets_La_Roche_Lisiere-Morzine_Avoriaz_Haute_Savoie_Rhone_Alpes.html].
Just 2 more reviews for Deux Freres should be enough to push us
to No. 1 !

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Skiology Brother creates World Record sized scotch egg !

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NEWS FLASH ! WINTER 2012 JUST WENT ON SALE ... NOW !

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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NEWS FLASH ! WINTER 2012 JUST WENT ON SALE ... NOW !
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- Easyjet Winter 2012 flight sale just launched

Easyjet Winter 2012 flight sale just launched
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Easyjet have just launched their 2012 Winter flight sale. For
example a quick look around and I found ...* London to Geneva,
Sunday to Sunday 1/2 term week ... £114 return ! (have to get up
early though)
* Tuesday 27th Dec - Tuesday 3rd Jan, New Years Eve week £65
return !
* Flights for as little as £24.99 each way

NOW is the time to book these early bird flight offers ... We
have already had groups book holidays with us today for next
Winter !

Feel free to take a look at our availability for next Winter
(currently honoring this years prices)

www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing/
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing/]

Pick your dates and then grab some flights and make some big
savings !
www.easyjet.com/en/book/winter_2011_flights_now_on_sale.html
[http://www.easyjet.com/en/book/winter_2011_flights_now_on_sale.html]

Also, to celebrate, we will offer everyone's favorite promotion
... Free return transfers for groups of 8+ !

Right got to get out and make the best of the oh so awesome snow
!

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Dom says "Skiing in Flaine still amazing", Steph says "Sunbathing
in Flaine is also amazing" :)

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MARCH NEWS - FREE LIFT PASSES AND LESSONS, SKIOLOGY BROTHER ON PRIME TIME TV AND FLAINE ONE OF THE S

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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MARCH NEWS - FREE LIFT PASSES AND LESSONS, SKIOLOGY BROTHER ON
PRIME TIME TV AND FLAINE ONE OF THE SNOWIEST RESORTS IN THE ALPS
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- FREE lift passes and lessons !
- Skiology Brother Luke on BBC 1 !
- Flaine (linked to Les Carroz) one of the snowiest resort in the
French Alps - Independent newspaper.
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FREE lift passes and lessons !
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We have teamed up with some of our best suppliers to offer you
some amazing deals for all new bookings of 4 + from next week
onwards in both Morzine & Carroz

FREE lift passes for children under 18 when accompanied by an
adult, a saving of up to €208 per person.

OR

FREE private lessons for the duration of your stay !? Worth up to
€135 a day ! This is a great opportunity to get a few friends
together, come out for the weekend and spend 3 days learning a
new skill - park and pipe, moguls, reaching the next level with
your skiing or even how to ski/board in the first place !

Simply* have a look at the Skiology dates available
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing]
* look for flights in the Easyjet sale
[http://www.easyjet.com/en/book/weekly_promotion.html]
* send us an enquiry [http://www.skiology.co.uk/make-an-enquiry/]
!

Skiology Brother Luke on BBC 1 !
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Did you see him ? Skiology brother Luke made his TV debut this
month on the One Show on BBC 1 ! In between writing the Skiology
menu, Luke finds time to hold down a full time job at the
prestigious Fortnum Mason as a development chef. It was for
Fortnum's that Luke was filmed demonstrating his cooking skills
on the BBC One show on the 4th March. Unfortunately the episode
is no longer available to watch online however if you would like
to keep up to date with news like this why not add us on Facebook
[http://www.facebook.com/skiologycouk].

Flaine (linked to Les Carroz) one of the snowiest resort in the
French Alps - Independent newspaper.
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Nice to see Patrick Thorne writing an article entitled 'The
season starts here
[http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/skiing/the-ski-season-starts-here-three-more-months-2240132.html]'
and heralding Flaine as one of the snowiest resorts in the French
Alps !

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So that's it from us folks for this month ! Don't forget that we
are already booking for next Winter and are currently offering
this years prices :)

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Fun in the sun ! Towed back from lunch by a piste basher.

Spring has sprung and to celebrate we have collaborated with some
of our best suppliers to bring you some super savings.

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Feb news - SNOW !

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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FEB - SNOW !
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- Fresh snow !
- Availability
- More behind the scenes
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Fresh snow !
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I am typing this newsletter with my ski boots on ! You can guess
why … not a second to waste with all this new fresh snow to meet
and greet.

So should I be writing this newsletter while still super pumped
from skiing deep fresh snow all day yesterday, perhaps not
however lets go for it ☺

The big news is the snow. Snow fell for what felt like the first
time in a long time last Saturday – just in time for the U.K half
term. This for us is like a dream come true, one always hopes
that anyone coming at a premium time gets the snow they deserve
and voila the delivery came ! Wednesday night then saw a larger
than predicted amount of snow fall down all the way to the valley
floor, covering the French Alps in a fluffy duvet of snow again.
Furthermore with another 20cm forecast on Sunday night I find
myself beyond excited.

To conclude it looks like Winter is back ! Mind you no one has
been complaining about the beautiful sunny days and great on
piste conditions, it is just nice to greet fresh snow again.

Availability
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Morzine (Portes Du Soliel)

La Roche : Just 3 weeks left ! : 27th March onwards : £449 pp –
10% discount on lift passes ! La Roche
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/morzine-chalet-la-roche/]

Lisiere : Just 2 weeks left ! : 3rd April onwards : £449 pp – 10%
discount on lift passes ! Lisiere
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/morzine-chalet-lisiere/]

Carroz (Grand Massif)

Deux Freres : Just 1 week left ! : 13th March – 20th March :
£499 pp : 6 beds available : Deux Freres
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/les-carroz-chalet-deux-freres/]

Du Bois : calling all powder hounds availability NEXT WEEKEND for
6 ! Then March 20th onwards : Du Bois
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/les-carroz-chalet-du-bois/]

Full Availability :
http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing]

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Over the past few newsletters we have been devoting a few column
inches to 'the team behind the scenes'. This month as promised is
a bit about some of the unseen suppliers that we work with (This
section might be a little short as we do as much 'in house' as we
can !).

Being a 'Foodie ski' company ( I believe we are still no.2 on
Google if you search for 'Foodie ski' ?) it is only right and
fair to mention our butcher ! Like chef Gordon Ramsay we align
ourselves with the philosophy 'Rubbish in, Rubbish out !'.
Therefore although our Butcher is a little more expensive, we
think and hope our guests agree that he is worth every penny.
Working with a local butcher is the first step in our vision of
working with as many local suppliers as we can justifiably
source. So here is a quick toast to our Butcher - Savoyard Viande
!

Now, not quite as exciting from a guests point of view, is the
fact that we out source the laundry which means nice crisp white
linen for you ! And no more living in a Chinese laundry for us !
For the first few years we did all the laundry in house and so it
is with a massive thank you that we have now passed this on to
Praz Blanchiserie and Transalpine.

I do realise that reading about Laundrette services is not quite
as exciting as reading about fresh snow however these guys are a
part of what we do and might be upset if we don't mention them !
Also while I am here, we might not be here without the valuable
services of our web team : Les http://oldtinroof.com/
[http://oldtinroof.com/] , Alex http://prettierpixels.com/
[http://prettierpixels.com/]and new to the fold Jamie from
http://pluslion.com/ [http://pluslion.com/] . Oh crikey ! And our
land lords too ! Would not be much of a catered chalet company
without the chalets !

I think we all know when one starts praising crisp white sheets
that it is time to sign off ! Off to find the crisp white snow
now – much more exciting !

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So that concludes our peak behind scenes of Skiology - a chance
to sing some un-sung praises and also concludes this newsletter !
TIme to get out there !

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Jan news - How is the snow ? When can we come ! and more behind the scenes ...

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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JAN NEWS - HOW IS THE SNOW, WHEN CAN WE COME ? AND MORE BEHIND
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- How is the snow ?
- So when can we come over ?
- Behind the scenes part 2
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How is the snow ?
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In short, on piste is fantastic, in places it is really so
awesome (skiing in Avoriaz with the team last week almost had me
crying tears of pure winter sports enjoyment, instead I opted for
manly screams of 'oh yeah, I LOVE the skiing'). Off piste is cut
up due to this unusually snow dry January however hopefully the
snow gods have been storing it all up and will let fire any
second now.

The Grand Massif currently has more resorts in the top 10 snow
depths than any other ski area in the whole of France j2ski.com
[http://www.j2ski.com/snow_forecast/France/] See weekly video
updates with our own Video blogger Yantz
[http://www.welove2ski.com/snow-report/Les%20Carroz/Dom%20Turner/]

And skiing in Morzine with the team last week was fantastic !
Keep an eye on things live here livecam.avoriaz.com/
[http://livecam.avoriaz.com/] and very entertainingly here with
video commentary here too morzineweather.com
[http://morzineweather.com/]

So when can we come over ?
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Carroz (Grand Massif)* Deux Freres : 13th March – 20th March :
£499 pp : 10 beds available
* Du Bois : Early Feb and March then whole chalet from 20th March
http://www.skiology.co.uk/chalet-du-bois-booking/
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/chalet-du-bois-booking/]

Morzine (Portes Du Soliel)* La Roche : 27th March onwards : £449
pp – 10% discount on lift passes !
* Lisiere : 3rd April onwards : £449 pp – 10% discount on lift
passes !

To make an enquiry click here - I would like to come and see you
guys ! [http://www.skiology.co.uk/make-an-enquiry/]

Behind the scenes part 2
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To carry on from last months newsletter where we devoted a few
column inches to the Team behind the scenes "... how lucky the
Skiology Brothers are to have such a fantastic foundation for
building a business in the hospitality sector; for example our
father is an accountant and our mother a great cook !"

Not everyone may realise this however as well as Skiology Dad
handling out accountants we have a further 4 accountants ! 4 of
which … ahem … work for free. 4 accountants might seem a little
over kill however when we are praised for keeping ski holiday
costs down by The Guradian, Ski & Snowboard magazine and The
Metro Newspaper - skiology press
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/skiology-press/]it is these guys who
we can all thank !

Chief accountant is Christopher Turner aka Dad. Dad overseas
everything, with years of experience running his own businesses
Dad is on hand to answer questions about everything from tax to
how to put on snow chains.

Team EWP (special thanks to Josie and Andy) are our behind the
scenes French accountants who make sure we cross all French Ts
and accent the correct French Es. Both Andy and Josie, have the
patience of saints answering endless questions with the answer
"no you can't do that in France". Andy also recently skiing the
worlds 8th highest mountain which is pretty cool.

Then we have everyone's favourite accountant, soon to join the
Turner family, Steph Andre ! Steph
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/team-skiology/#steph] takes the lions
share of the accounting fun ! From day to day accounting to
Friday invoicing & receipting, to making sure we fly tea bags in
from the U.K rather than pay a 400% mark up at French super
markets.

Finally we have Ben Wilson (long time friend and super mentor).
Ben was our second ever non paid accountant and as a former
employee of the food ethics council, Ben will for example tell us
to think of the food miles when we get Tea flown over - sorry Ben
however I think we can all make an exception for Tea ?

Next month we will pay credit to our local suppliers - such as
our fabulous Butcher who helps keep our meat local !

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So I think that is it for now ! Make sure to add us on Facebook
[http://www.facebook.com/skiologycouk] to keep up with the
pictures of current events such as the Les Carroz hot air ballon
festival and in the weeks following 80s week in Flaine and
Avoriaz music festivals !

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View from 'Gers' at the top of Flaine (Grand Massif).

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Dec - 1 ft snow last night, behind the scenes, lift pass offers, engaged !

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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DEC - 1 FT SNOW LAST NIGHT, BEHIND THE SCENES, LIFT PASS OFFERS,
ENGAGED !
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- Engaged & Chalet Deux Freres 80% full
- Behind the scenes
- April lift pass deals
- Chalet Du Bois New Years Eve !

Engaged & Chalet Deux Freres 80% full
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Steph said yes !

Steph and Dom got engaged while at a friends wedding in Hungary
in October. Steph accepted the plasic ring with a smile which did
not last for so long as Dom explained ... well it is one month of
my salary :)

And Chalet Deux Freres only has 2 long weekends and 1 week left
available - which is also amazing news ! Deux Freres
availability
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/chalet-deux-freres-booking/]

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A recent conversation with a friend highlighted something that i
realised we had never mentioned before ... quite how lucky the
Skiology Brothers are to have such a fantastic foundation for
building a business in the hospitality sector; for example our
father is an accountant and our mother a great cook !

So i thought we would devote a few column inches or two to some
of team behind the scenes who seldom get mentioned, firstly ...
people behind the menu !

Most of us know that Skiology brother Luke
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/team-skiology/], a professional chef
and food development chef at Fortnum Masons writes the Skiology
menu every year but what about Mrs Luke ?

Rosie Smith (Lukes girlfriend, nutritionist, donor of chocolate
brownie recipe and food critic) :* Founding team member - Rosie
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/team-skiology/#Rosie] helped build
Skiology during the first years working in the chalet with us.
* Donor of Skiology signature triple chocolate brownie recipe -
Quite simply without Rosie the highly converted Skiology triple
chocolate brownies would not exist !
* Like most couples Luke and Rosie are a team and her input in to
this years menu can not go unmentioned.

Mum (inspiration, teacher and chief sales agent)* Inspiration -
Mum [http://www.skiology.co.uk/team-skiology/#Mum] is the
inspiration behind Skiology's passion for food and always makes
sure we go back to the Alps with a doggy bag and handful of
recipies to try
* Teacher - if it was not for Mum Dom might still think that you
can cook a burger in a toaster
* Chief sale agent - As years have gone by the contents of Mums
handbag have gone from wetwipes and sweeties to Skiology flyers
and business cards. Mum is hugely supportive of Skiology and lets
face facts, if Mum was not proud of what we do then we would
probably do something else !

Friends and guests (donors of more recipes). This little
interlude would not be complete without mentioning friends such
as Rosie Hoole (for her Magic carrots recipe), Michelle Rowcliffe
( for her countless veggeterian sugestions), Humphrey Broster
(pepper soup - hot water and black pepper, not on this years menu
- however thank you for the suggestion), Kelly Thompson
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/team-skiology/#kelly] (Skiology - ice
cream), Clodagh Lord
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/team-skiology/#clodagh] (countless
contributions including the difference between Reblechon and
Reblechon Fermier) and anyone guest who has ever filled in a
feedback form (every year we tally up the most popular dishes,
keep them and source new recipes to replace other dishes)

Next month we will feature our accountants ... get ready Dad !

April lift pass deals
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With thanks to everyone who orders their lift passes through us,
this allows the lift pass office to keep track of sales and for
us to offer you the following ... * Les Carroz : Chalet Du Bois :
Sunday 03 April - Sunday 10 April : Under 12s free lift pass when
accompanied by adult purchasing a Grand Massif lift pass (this
offer is also available during Christmas however is already full
in all the Les Carroz chalets.
* Morzine : Lisiere and La Roche : Sunday 3rd April - Sunday 10th
April : 10% off lift passes
* Lisiere only : Sunday 10th April onwards : 15 % off lift passes
& Sunday 10th April to Sunday 17 th Arpil & Sunday 17th April -
Sunday 24th April : Under 12s free lift pass when accompanied by
adult purchasing a Portes Du Soliel lift pass

If you are already coming during these dates then you will
automatically be entitled to these discounts !

Chalet Du Bois New Years Eve !
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Flights for New Years Eve are already quite expensive for this
New Years Eve so if you want to come and visit you may want to
consider driving ?

The price at £659 includes airport transfers so the revised price
if you drive would be £609 !

So come and see in the New Year with us, some champagne, the log
fire, sauna and jacuzzi bath at Chalet Du Bois
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/les-carroz-chalet-du-bois/] !

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1 ft of snow over night ! They say that a picture says a thousand
words... please see above taken today !

Already there is lots of snow in the Alps and a lot more forecast
so things are looking great for another unmissable season !

See all Skiology availability
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing/]

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sNovember - Cooking for Michelin star chefs, skiing already !? Free transfer offer ending soon ...

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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SNOVEMBER - COOKING FOR MICHELIN STAR CHEFS, SKIING ALREADY !?
FREE TRANSFER OFFER ENDING SOON ...
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- Skiology FREE transfer promo ends in 10 days
- Skiology chefs cook for Michelin star chefs at the ski show

Skiology FREE transfer promo ends in 10 days
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We are currently running our popular promotion for bookings of 8
people to include FREE airport transfers worth €340 ! This offer
is valid until Sunday November 14 th and is not valid during
school holiday or in conjunction with any other offer.

http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing
[http://www.skiology.co.uk/availability-pricing]

Skiology chefs cook for Michelin star chefs at the ski show
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Judged by Chef of the year 2009, Mickael Weiss, head chef at the
Coq d'Argent in London and Michele Biassoni (ll Vino 1* Michelin
Restaurant Courchevel 1850), Rene and Maxime Meilleur (La
Bouitte1* Michelin Restaurant, St Martin de Belleville) and
Francois Moureaux (L'Azimut 1* Michelin Restaurant Courchevel
1350).

... Needless to say the pressure was ON, at the first London Ski
Show Cook off.

The brothers successfully achieved a place in the final 5 however
were not fortunate to win overall ... however there is always
next year !

You can see Skiology brother Dom in action in the Ski Club of
Great Britain podcast
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVwwsCyTh6A&feature=mfu_in_order&playnext=1&videos=2NpWnRGEtg8]
from the Ski show he is at 3 minutes 10 and shaking like a leaf !

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The BIGGEST news is that is has been MASSIVELY snowing ! This
photo is from October the 27th !?

Sunday the 24th October saw 30 cm of fresh snow fall all the way
down to the village in Les Carroz. Which meant 3 things...

1. Carole Heselton won the 'guess when it will snow in Les Carroz
competition
[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108855622510579]' with her
entry of the 26th October, which was close enough :)

2. Skiology's Morzine resort manager Clodagh Lord has already
been skiing !

3. Skiology brother Dom (who is now in the Alps) is going to sell
his brother, so that he can buy some ski touring bindings so that
he too can climb up the mountain and join in the fun.

AND there is more snow forecast this weekend ! Things are all in
place for yet another bumper season !

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