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Sunny Les Gets

Quick up date on the snow, its still sunny here, pistes are hard, but the snow canons have ensured a good coverage, so make sure your edges are sharp and if you need physio or massage for those tired leggys, phone me at the above.

Icy Pistes

Hi, sorry not had time to put anything recently. The pistes are icy out there, take care, get your edges sharpened by an expert. To avoid seeing me wear your helmet and if on board, wear all protection, back, wrist and certainly knee pads, its like concrete, they are using the snow canons to make [...]

Start of the ski season and loads of snow

Well, the season has started, with as requested, loads of snow, exactly on time for the first lucky ones on holiday this week. Just a wee reminder for those of you who can’t be bothered to read all the previous posts. Firstly, when we have deep powder here, remember, for some reason when they cut [...]

Les Gets Open

Well ce parti! That’s it the pistes are to be open this weekend in Les Gets, only the Mont Chery side though as they are still finishing the new telecabine on the Chavanne side, hopefully fiinished for the 18th Dec.  Remember, your season passes are still at a reduced rate until the 15th Dec.  This [...]

Les Gets Snow is here

Well its that time of year again, already for another seasons great skiing in Les Gets and Porte du Soleil. The snow is here, not quite ready for piste skiing, but beautiful on the trees and more due this week. Remember to keep checking my blog for useful info this season, starting with; you can [...]

Autum already!

Dear All, Just noticing people are starting to apply for physio/massage jobs for winter already. A note to the employers, remember it is illegal to employ British or other physios to do massage or physio on clients in France if they are not registered with ADELI and the Departement Social in France, even if they [...]

Sprinng snow Les Gets

For those coming at Easter to Les Gets, good news, we have had fresh snow. With temperatures of 32dgs on our balcony (in the sun of course) last Wednesday, to 0dgrs another 30cm of new snow over yesterday and today, you could say spring snow conditions. A bit heavy, prime for avalanches, but hopefully a [...]

Spring snow Continued

A quick reminder, if you are unfortunate enough to twist a knee or back in the soft snow, please contact me, there are lots of things I can do to help ease/protect, in order to be able to ski a bit longer, (Text me on the above no. anytime, to save your credit).

Spring Snow

To all those out there coming soon to Les Gets, its near spring, the snow is turning to spring snow, i.e crispy the morning soft at lunch, a bit mush after lunch and sugary in the evening! Can you believe all the different types, so take care of your knees, remember especially first thing and [...]

Off piste!

In continuation to my previous post on the risk of avalanches. Please take care when on the piste or off piste. You should know the signs of danger marked on the piste, for example the flag for avalanche is yellow and black squares and is usually at the bottom of the pistes nr the chairlifts, [...]

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