Hi Carol, Thank you for your message and how lovely you are organising a family reunion 🙂 Unfortunately I have not been cheffing in the Alps for 6 or 7 years now so I’m out of touch in terms of contacts! I hope you find someone to cook for your family and you have a wonderful time 🙂

I would appreciate any help or suggestions you can make to lead me to such a chef. Many thanks in advance.

Carol von Düring
+41 75 542 3477

Hi Sebastian, thanks for taking the time to read the article and really glad you found it useful! It’s been 6 years since I last did a ski season and I know there has been a fair amount of change amongst companies. It also depends on how much experience you have – if you have a fair amount of kitchen experience, I’d look at the mid to higher end ski companies as you will have more freedom to create your own menu and have a higher weekly food budget to work with. If you have less experience or maybe not bothered about creating your own menu, look for a mid priced ski company. I did my first 3 seasons with The Family Ski Company, who were great to work with, and I would recommend them (you do get a prescribed menu to work from, though). I did a later season with Fish and Pips, who were more high-end and gourmet and were also fantastic to work for, but I think they have far fewer catered chalets than they used to. Spend a bit of time looking at different ski companies’ websites and menus to get an idea of what they are like before applying. I hope that helps and good luck!

Could you recommend a chalet to apply to? thanks Sebs.

Hi Eveline, thanks for your question! Early November is usually a lovely time to visit as not only is it quiet, you can usually catch the end of the autumn colours! You can see a decent amount on a day trip, and as you are only coming from Manchester I would say you’d still be able to squeeze in a decent amount, but staying overnight might buy you a litte more time – especially as the evenings will be dark by around 5pm then. Hope you have a lovely trip and feel free to ask if you have anymore questions

Hi Rose, I’m so pleased to hear you found my post helpful! I hope you have an amazing time at Glastonbury – stewarding is such a great way to experience the festival!

Thank you so much for your feedback David, pleased you find my site useful! I hope you enjoyed doing the Ullswater Way – it’s a truly magical route!