Refilling water bottles mountain style

Hip hip hip hooray!!

That’s right, summer here has taken off with a scorcher of a month, with the unusually wet June left behind, July has us sweltering in 30 degree plus heat. With The Lodge fully up and running now, whats going on this summer, and what have we got to look forward to later in the year?? Read More

Well, its official, Spring is here, and with the temperatures hovering at a balmy 6 degrees, its time to break out the shorts, dust off the bikes and climbing shoes and look forward to another exciting Summer season!! That’s right, with the lifts closed now, people have got that summer feeling, with BBQ’s and flip flops starting to feature in the weekly agenda now. Its one of my favourite times of the year, and how can you resist when the Barbie gets fired up for lunches at The Lodge, and the hot tub calls you in to soak your weary muscles after a bike ride, hike, tennis, or simply moving from the Hammock to the hot tub?? Read More

Try and say the word Charity, and I bet 9 out of 10 people will say ‘Charidee’, taken from the ‘Smashie and Nicey’ sketch from the Fast Show. I guess it was drilled into our heads in the mid 90’s. We have been doing our bit for ‘Charidee’ here at The Lodge last weekend. We hosted the ‘Crystal Ball’ at the Cristal restaurant high above Verbier. Richard managed to make it out for the event, and Holly and Richard hosted the evening, which was raising money for the Virgin Unite ‘Mission:Possible’ charity, supporting several childrens charities. A scheme set up to give children and young adults opportunities in life where they would have otherwise missed out. Read on for pictures, news and more info on Paul’s ‘Charidee’ work this week……. Read More

Hi all,

Well, they say time flies when you’re having fun, and its been that long since I wrote, we must have been having loads of fun!! So, I am sure you are all wondering whats been going on in your favourite little corner of the Swiss alps…… Read More

Not a creature was stirring, not even Bambam…….. Thats right its Christmas Eve, and we are all hoping that Santa can find his way through the snow and to The Lodge chimney to deliver his stash of presents to the guests, and more importantly the staff!! So what happens on an ideal Christmas day at The Lodge………. Read More

Hello one and all,

Its been some time since we last spoke, staff holidays and the resort closing down for the past few months having given us a fresh start before winter madness starts. So, I am sure the big questions so far, are the lifts open, and is it snowing????

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Hi all,

Just a very short but excited post to tell you about the snow that has fallen around the Attelas couloirs, between 2000 and 2700 metres!! I am not actually in resort at the moment, but I have been excitedly reading about the snow…… Read More