Nov. 11, 2025

Ep 68 Fires, book and Xmas Trees.

Ep 68 Fires, book and Xmas Trees.
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Ep 68 Fires, book and Xmas Trees.

1. Weather 11th November 25.
2. Val not REALLY open for skiing yet.
3. Cost of skiing in Austria.
4. Chalet burnt down.
5. Fire in Seez.
6. The Secret Ski Seasonaire.
7. Xmas Tree.
8. Blue Note for Sport, Games and alcohol.
9. Casting Call.
10. Embossing in Seez.
11. Henry and his Avalanche Training in the UK.
12. Ryanair Changes to note.
13. Armistice Day.

Calendar

Special Offers I have Spied....

Sunny Armistice Day, a public holiday in France.

Whatever you might have read, Val’s lifts are not yet open…..if you want to ski you have to walk up first.

Turns out France is the fourth CHEAPEST European ski destination…. Austria is the most expensive.

Two fires between Val and Bourg. A chalet owned by and English couple burnt down in St Foy, and a compost bin caught fire in Seez. Fortunately no-one was injured.

Looking for a bedtime read ?

The Secret Ski Seasonaire is out…. Sharing his crazy truths about life in the Alps.

Exciting news…. Val’s huge Xmas tree has been delivered….

If you fancy live sport, pub games and alcohol, the Blue Note is the place to go.

Casting is calling…. Models are needed in Tignes 2-4th December.

25-35 years old (approx.), male or female.

Get in touch with Hannah.Duncalf.

We all need at least an occasional boost of arts or crafts. Learn embossing in Seez on the 22nd November.

You must book mediatheque@seez.fr

Henry and his Avalanche Talk are still roaming around the UK…. Manchester next week, Glasgow the week after.

If you are flying with Ryanair

Get their app….

If you need to check in at the airport…

It will cost you…

55 euros…

Each way

Each adult..

00:11 - Weather 11th November 25.

00:18 - Val not REALLY open for skiing yet.

00:48 - Cost of skiing in Austria.

01:29 - Chalet burnt down.

01:54 - Fire in Seez.

02:12 - The Secret Ski Seasonaire.

02:47 - Xmas Tree.

03:09 - Blue Note for Sport, Games and alcohol.

03:21 - Casting Call.

03:41 - Embossing in Seez.

03:57 - Henry and his Avalanche Training in the UK.

04:16 - Ryanair Changes to note.

04:45 - Armistice Day.

Good morning Val d’Isère

Full sun public holiday day

With maximum temperature of

Plus nine.

 

Had to laugh

Just read

On the internet …

that Val d’Isère is open for skiing………..

Not TECHNICALLY untrue….

If you can walk up

You can ski down

Or you can crosscountry ski around the town…

 

If it WAS true, I would be up there !

There is of course skiing in Tignes….. limited…. And not covered by the joint pass until the  connections open…

 

So how expensive is skiing in France ?

Apparently

A lot cheaper than Austria

Which is top of the Price Pops

Followed by

Italy and Switzerland.

 

This is According to the Ski Price Index

Which calculates the average

Nightly rental rate

day pass price

and Slope length

 

I am lazy

So only ski in Val

And feel that families

Coming here

Have to spend a lot

So dread to think

How much it is

For a family of four

During half term in Austria….

 

Bad news from St Foy

A chalet owned by an English couple

Burnt down on Saturday.

Fortunately nobody was injured.

20 fireman fought to save what they could

But most of the three-storey building

Was destroyed.

There will now be an investigation

And the couple will have the joy

Of dealing with their insurer.

 

Same night….

Further down the mountain in Seez

A compost bin

Spontaneously caught fire.

More pompiers…

The cladding on the house was

Slightly damaged

But again no-one was injured.

Could have been a lot worse.

 

Looking for a new book ?
WHAT ABOUT

 

The Secret Ski Seasonaire…..

 

The beautiful and

Barbaric Truth

Of an absurd world.

 

Memoir of seasons in the Alps

While aiming to be a freestyle pro.

 

A universe described as

 

Absurb

Debauched

Utopian.

 

Reckless in snowpark.

Off piste with no gear and no idea…

 

Any of that sound familiar ?

 

Add in

Avalanches

Accidents

Piste-rage

Balcony falls

Sex drugs & rock n roll……

 

I was laughing at a friend

In the UK

Who put up her

Xmas tree yesterday…

Yep more than six weeks before

Santa turns up..

THEN

OUR Xmas tree arrived…

A HUGE one

In the centre of town

And that felt

Really exciting…

Winter is beginning….

 

Val is opening up

Slowly

Blue Note

From five pm

shows live sport

has a wide range of pub games.

And even serves

Alcohol.

 

Fancy yourself as a model ?

Fame is calling …

Male or female

25 to 35

needed

For a lifestyle and fashion

Shoot

In Tignes

2nd 3rd and  4th December….

Get in touch with Hannah.Duncalf.
the link is in the episode description.

Arty crafty date for your diary.

Learn embossing

In Seez

On the 22nd November.

Adults, or children aged at least 8.

You must book.

The email is in the episode description.

mediatheque@seez.fr

 

Henry is still roaming around the UK

Sharing

Avoiding an Avalanche Advice

Manchester next Monday and Tuesday

Glasgow the week after

Details are on the calendar page.

And a link in the episode description.

 

Are you flying with Ryanair ?

From Wednesday

It is the world’s first paperless airline

So don’t try handing over

A paper boarding pass….

This should save more than

300 tons of waste

Per year….

 

There is a non-electronic

 way to check in

But it will cost you

Fifty five euros

Each person

Each way.

 

Get the app !

And make sure your phone

Has plenty of charge…

 

Armistice Day

Public holiday in France

Not sure why it is not in the UK…

The official end of

World War one

Stop at 11.00

And be quiet for one minute…

We must never forget….

 

Doodles and I have a busy day ahead

Racing around the nursery slope

Rolling in the snow

And doodling some art…

 

Will be back

With more news

Tomorrow…..