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Flashback!
Five years ago this month Graeme and I moved in to the Bianca ready to start our new adventure as hoteliers! Although we had experience running ski chalets this was the first time either of us would be running a hotel and coupled with the fact it was all in another language to say it was
Newsletter April 2015
[singlepic id=93 w=320 h=240 float=center] Sempre Ski season ends as Sempre Cycle says “Hello Summer!” Snow fell reluctantly across the Alps in December but ski conditions were always good at Jafferau and soon improved throughout the whole Bardonecchia ski area. The season ended on a very upbeat note with fine weather and abundant falls of Spring powder snow. We were fortunate to have two great reviews of
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Ski Italy
Snow, spectacular scenery, sunny slopes….say no more! Kids are always welcome, Italians love their bambini. On the slopes, in restaurants you can relax as your children have fun. International cross-border skiing,Bardonecchia to France is just a peak or two away. Inexpensive on and off the slopes in comparison to elsewhere
Happy 2014!
Happy 2014 to you all! We have had a very busy lead up to the season with the birth of baby Chloe on December 3rd, she is a poppet just like her big sister Sofia who has taken the new addition to our family in her stride. Great snow in November meant an early opening
Button lifts….a bit of a drag?
We’ve recently been browsing through wintersports websites for reviews on Bardonecchia and have been surprised to find how scantily researched some of the articles are. We like the fact that Bardonecchia “flies under the radar” of more publicised resorts such as Sauze d’Oulx, Montgenevre and Sestriere. Being the preferred resort of the Turinese gives the
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Let the train take the strain
Living in Italy with close families in England and Ireland we have to be very flexible and inventive with our travel plans. We are fortunate in Bardonecchia to be well-served with air, rail and motorway links so we can be quickly on our way homeward bound. Our favourite route to Ireland involves strolling down the
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The peak of mountain dining
Here in Bardo the fun doesn’t have to stop with the closure of the ski lifts at the end of the day. We are fortunate to have several mountain restaurants offering evening meals with a difference. In collaboration with the ski lift company the restaurants have arranged transport up and down the mountain in Snowcats,
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Farewell to meat….Hello Carnevale
This weekend Bardonecchia is preparing to celebrate four days of Italian Carnevale frivolity to mark the start of Lent. Originating in Venice in the mid 13th century to dispel the gloom of winter the spirit of carnival has spread throughout the world. The party kicks off on Saturday evening with a parade of floats around
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Onwards and Upwards….from Nursery to Nursery slopes!
Skiing has always been a family affair for us when as youngsters we took to the nursery slopes from three years old. But what are you to do with young babies and toddlers before they develop their ski legs? No parent can enjoy their own holiday unless their offspring are happily settled and entertained. With
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