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Today we waved goodbye to our final guests of the 2022/23 season, and our doors are now closed until next winter.

A warm and heartfelt thank you to all of our wonderful guests and staff who have made this season one to remember.

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If you are already keen to get your next winter holiday planned, our 2023-24 booking portal is now LIVE🎉

Check out availability and current offers for next season bookings with Ski Olympic on our website now!

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Today we waved goodbye to our final guests of the 2022/23 season, and our doors are now closed until next winter.

A warm and heartfelt thank you to all of our wonderful guests and staff who have made this season one to remember.

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We hope you have enjoyed the snow, the food, and the views, and we hope you will return to La Foret, Chalet Isabelle and/or Chalet Eve next season.

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(Final) Word of the Week!

Our final word is ‘gratitude’, which is the state of being grateful or thankful. Our huge heartfelt thanks to everyone who has joined us this season in La Foret, Chalet Eve and Chalet Isabelle. We hope you have made lots of memories with us this season!

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And we love our guests!❤️We love to see Ski Olympic guests having fun on the slopes during their ski/snowboard holiday.

Today we welcomed our final guests of the season to La Foret. Here’s to a brilliant last week!

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Lush sunset from the La Foret balcony this evening🌅

Want to see this in person next week? Check out availability for the final week of the season!

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Word of the Week!

Our penultimate word of the week for the 2022/23 season is ‘skift’, meaning a light fall of snow or rain🌧

There’s only one more week of the season after this week, so grab yourself a seat on the plane whilst you can - https://t.co/KO5HgfbN1n

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Word of the Week!

This week’s word is ‘arboraceous’, an adjective meaning abounding in trees🌳🌲

Ski Olympic’s chalets and La Caverne are nestled within Vallandry’s beautiful woodlands, making for great photos from our balconies!

📸 @shaunflan_pix

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Word of the Week!

To mark the start of spring, this week’s word is ‘effloresce’, meaning ‘to burst into bloom’. We’re now well into March, and there’s only a few weeks left of the 2022/2023 ski season😢

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Word of the Week!

This week’s word is ‘snowsquall’ - a brief but heavy snow shower that is accompanied by strong winds💨

Drop your favourite wintry words in the comments!

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Word of the Week!

This week’s word is ‘sastrugi’, which are features formed by erosion of snow by wind❄️

Thank you to Kat Prosser for sharing such a fabulous word for our Word of the Week!

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Word of the Week!

This week’s word is ‘frore’, which means “frozen” or “frosty.”

As we’re gradually heading out of the wintry months and looking ahead to Spring, there may not be as many frosty mornings in Vallandry - but hopefully plenty of sunshine!

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Word of the Week!

It’s time for another word, and this week it’s the adjective ‘gelid’, meaning very cold, icy, or frosty.

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Word of the Week!

This week’s word is the adjective ‘brumal’, meaning of, characteristic of, or relating to winter❄️

It goes without saying we love winter here at Ski Olympic! Here’s a wintry shot taken last week on the slopes…

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Word of the Week!

Our third word of the week is the beautiful: ‘alpenglow’, referring to a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains.

This alpenglow was captured as the sun was setting outside La Foret🌄

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Word of the Week!

Our second word of the week this season is: ‘apricity’, meaning the warmth of the sun in winter🌄

Got an interesting, unusual or wacky word about winter, snow, skiing or snowboarding? Message our page and your word may feature as next week’s Word of the Week!

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We’re loving the winter season so far, but we’re also so excited to welcome in the summer and launch our Chalet Host and Cookery Courses!

To check availability or make a booking, please contact us on 01302 328820 or email [email protected]

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Introducing - Ski Olympic’s Word of the Week! Each Monday throughout the remainder of the season, we will share our word of the week here on Twitter.

Our inaugural word is: ‘smirr’, meaning a smattering of snow❄️

(Although, there is more than a smirr in Vallandry this week!)

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We were thrilled to see some snow arrive in Vallandry this week❄️

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We are thrilled to see Chalet Hotel La
Foret spotlighted in a @Telegraph feature of the best hotels and chalets in Les Arcs!

Read the full article here: https://t.co/Ki4ZJrqd71