Ski New Year

Already many of the best luxury catered chalets have been booked for the ski New Year week and over the coming three months its unlikely that anything worth its salt will remain by the end of June!

The ski New Year week is probably the most sort after week of the year a people seek to getaway for the extended Christmas holidays, closely followed by the ski half term week and then the ski Christmas break.

In terms of chalets, Ski In Ski Out (see our link partners link above) offer a number of great locations to spend the New Year week, including Chamonix, La Plagne, La Tania (Three Valleys), Les Menuires (Three Valleys),  Morzine, Park City, Val d'Isere, and Verbier 4 Vallees from catered chalets, through to super luxury ski chalets, so they have probably something for everyone.

Chamonix

Even by Chamonix's high ski chalet standards, and if you are skiing Chamonix, the ski chalet you book should give you more bucks for your money than most ski resorts due to the level of competition between luxury chalet owners, this is an exceptional chalet and great value for money. Don't just take our word for it, if you check their availability you'll find that the ski half term week has already been booked and according to the operator by this years half term ski visitors, praise indeed!

This weeks feature looks at the finest ski in ski out chalet in the Chamonix Valley, Chalet Prarion. In the news at New Year for the visit of the wife of one of America's most famous sportsman, this slope side ski in ski out chalet is exclusive in every respect, from its luxury chalet interior, throught to the unique slope side location.


Situated on three floors, the property has six en-suite bedrooms and sleeps 12 people, 14 for family ski groups and benefits from 250 square metres of living space, including (new for 2011) a Games Room with full sized Pool Table, Wii, and home cinema projection on the basement floor. Upstairs this luxury catered chalet benefits from HD Cinema Projection, and luxury leather corner suites, with a double sided log fire providing that perfect ambience. The other side of the centre piece fire is the grand dining room with a large oak table that seats 12 comfortably, ensuring this luxury chalet really does make you feel like a king (or queen of course) in you luxury ski chalet.

Outside there is a luxury hot tub and a wooden south facing decking so those that don't want to ski out and ski in at the start and end of the day, can instead read a book and get some lovely sun to top up the tan.

Being ski in ski out however, and the best luxury catered chalet Chamonix has to offer on the piste, it does get booked up quickly so this is one chalet where the early bird gets the best chalet!

Val d Isere

I guess any luxury catered chalet blog should start with Val d Isere, not only one of the best ski resorts in Europe, but a resort that truly has some of the best luxury catered chalets that you can stop at. At 1,850m the resort is as snow sure as it gets, and has Glacier skiing up to 3,450m, but lets talk about luxury catered chalets.
One of my favourite has to be Chalet Yeti, sleeping 10 in total luxury, this a ski in ski out luxury catered Val d'Isere chalet that boasts its own swimming pool,  a hot tub, two reception rooms, and you can either ski from the door or use the 4x4 chauffeured transport!

If you have a larger party, how about Chalet Le Chardon, a 20 bed Val d Isere luxury catered chalet with ten bedrooms, all en-suite, where you can ski in ski out and weather permitting have drinks served on the terrace from a hand crafted 'snow bar'! It also has an 6m swim spa for the athletic clients amongst you.  Dinner here is 5 courses and this is a gastronomic delight, and in the morning, if you don't want to ski down from the chalet, there is again a 4x4 chauffeured vehicle.

We could go on, but we'll finish with Chalet Bergerie as our last featured luxury catered chalet in Val d Isere. Sleeping 11 people, Chalet Bergerie is an old 17th century shepherds hut that has been transformed exceptionally by the owners to make it one of the stand out luxury chalets in the resort. Full of character, it has six bedrooms, one interconnected and ideal for a nanny.

So if you are tired of chalets claiming to be luxury, that just aren't, you won't go far wring with these three.