Here we go

I thought it might be a good idea to document the progress of Chalet de la Cloche, so here we go...
It sounded like a great idea at the time, an adventure; create the perfect ski chalet. No more tiny bedrooms, no more vinegary wine, no more dictatorial chalet hosts and NO more cauliflower cheese. Yes, adventure it certainly is, a huge learning curve, but the best possible learning curve. Sure, it took a while to understand that the French wont answer emails unless in fear of their lives and yes, of course we weren't quite geared up for the fact that the bureaucracy involved in building in a conservation area in the French alps would take 2 years to get through, but we are on track now and on schedule to open on December 5 2007.

I can't believe we are nearly there and all the fun bits are coming up, like sourcing the very best wine we can drink (oops sorry I mean taste) and sampling seven wonderful menus each from the the short list of chefs (there are a lot of dinner parties chez nous at the moment!)

There's a lot of competition out there so we have to make Ski-base different, a bit more personal and may be even a bit more in touch with the locality. It's one thing to brag but entirely another to deliver, but I have a point to prove. I am fed up with paying through the nose for second rate quality so I can see no point in moaning about it, the thing to do is change it.We're ski mad, we know what we want from a place in the mountains, so I'm figuring that other people will want it too, and there's only one way to find out...