VEGAN/PLANT-BASED SKI WEEK

FOR SINGLES, COUPLES OR FAMILIES, BEGINNERS, INTERMEDIATES OR ADVANCED SKIERS OR BOARDERS - EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

(even if you’re not 100% vegan, you may be dairy free or just prefer a plant based diet for a change)

21st January 2024, Chalet Snowflake, Montchavin La Plagne

From £650pp

Join us for a fantastic 7 night ski or snowboarding holiday with like minded people in a fabulous alpine ski chalet with a 100% plant-based vegan menu guaranteed. With the menu designed by our Operations Manager Laura, vegan for 4 years and a trained chef with over 30 years experience in the hospitality and alpine chalet industry, the offer includes breakfast, afternoon tea (yes, vegan cakes!) and a delicious evening meal on 6 nights (see menu examples below). We even have vegan wine or beer to top off a scrumptious meal in the evening. On one of the nights you are expected to eat out and there are a couple of options in local restaurants that have already been tested which we can highly recommend (we can organise a group restaurant booking together or you can choose to eat in small groups or on your own)!

We Are Committed To Excellence, Attention To Detail And Creating Memorable Ski Holidays For Everyone! 

Our winter season catered ski chalet holidays offer a fabulous home-from-home experience, where everything is taken care of so you can relax from the moment you leave home. This is a 100% plant based ski holiday in a stylish chalet in Montchavin La Plagne in the Paradiski ski area in the French Alps for 7 nights with free airport transfers (subject to conditions).

Prices

£700pp based on 2 sharing a twin room (can be made up as doubles for couples)

£650pp based on 4 sharing a quad room

£1400pp for sole occupancy of a twin room

What's Included?

• Airport transfers subject to conditions - we pick you up from the airport and drop you off at the end of your holiday (please check conditions before booking your flights, see below)
• A glass of sparkling Kir and vegan Canapés with a fabulous welcome upon arrival
• 5 three course evening meals - all 100% vegan!
• 1 adapted Savoyard Raclette night – a favourite with our guests and a traditional meal served in the Alps which we have veganised (yay)!
• 7 hearty breakfasts including a ‘main course’ option, fresh French baguette, toast, jams and marmalades, plant-based spread, soya yogurts and fruit.
• Handpicked quality vegan wines with dinner
• 2 x barrels of vegan beer and a small selection of soft drinks (cordials, coke and tonic water)
• Delicious homemade vegan cakes for afternoon tea on 6 days (most of these feature eon our normal menu, they just don’t know they’re vegan)!
• PG Tips tea and quality coffee available 24/7, non-dairy milk options (soya, oat, almond)
• Luxury linen, towels & bathrobes
• 5 days of housekeeping
• Use of hot tub and sauna
• Hairdryers
• For those who wish to drive over, there is on street parking available close to the chalet or secure underground parking (book in advance €100 per place, not suitable for vehicles over 1.8m)

The Menu…

We offer a 100% plant-based vegan menu, examples of which are below:

Breakfast

Scrambled Tofu with Smoked Carrot ‘Salmon’

American Style Pancakes with Berries

Smashed Avocado Toast with Roasted Chickpeas

Nutty Overnight Oats with Berries

Full Vegan English Breakfast

Afternoon Tea

Scones with Jam and Coconut Cream

Chocolate Brownies

Carrot Cake

Chocolate Chunk Cake

Evening Meal - Starters

Tofu, Apple & Walnut Salad

Spiced Sweet Potato Soup

Smashing Vegetable Pate with Melba Toast

Gratin aux Champignons

Evening Meal - Mains

Aubergine Milanese with Hasselback Potatoes, Roast Beetroot & Haricots Verts

Tofu Fish with Tartare sauce, Rice and Roasted Med Veg

Lemon & Coriander Baked Tofu with Gnocchi & Baked Tomato

Mushroom Stroganoff Served With Leek & Garlic Mash And Broccoli 

Evening Meal - Desserts

Scandinavian Iced Berries With Hot Coconut Cream Sauce

Vanilla Pannacotta With Mango Coulis

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Lime & Coconut Upside Down No-Cheese-Cake 

Book with confidence…Alpinium give you 100% Financial Failure Guarantee

Our holidays are backed by a 100% Financial Failure Guarantee so your money is in safe hands. Our Travel Trust Association membership offers the maximum 100% amount of financial protection available for our guests. Your money sits safe in a TTA trustee controlled bank account until after you’ve had your holiday. More info here.

We Also Arrange...

Lift Passes

Order your lift passes through us and we will collect and deliver them to your chalet so you don’t have to queue up yourselves. You pay the same price as in resort and any available discounts will be applied. Order your lift passes with us at no extra cost - less stress when you arrive! As a guide, a full Paradiski area pass costs €369 for adults 13-64 less €10 group discount (assuming we have more than 3 adults buying this pass), €296 children 5-12 and a local La Plagne area pass costs €330 for adults 13-64 less €10 group discount (assuming we have more than 3 adults buying this pass), €264 children 5-12.

Equipment Rental delivered to the chalet

Alpinium are proud to have our own private ski equipment hire facility with British qualified ski-techs ensuring your skis and boots are delivered and fitted in the comfort of your chalet shortly after arrival or the following morning so you can relax and have another cup of tea instead of rushing out of the door and standing in a queue for your equipment. We offer a full set skis, boots, poles + helmet at £110 for the week.

Children

If you have children in your group, under 11’s will be served high tea (homemade children’s favourites at an earlier time of 6pm to allow parents to enjoy the evenings) unless you specify they eat with you (which will be the normal vegan menu not the children’s menu which we will adapt to make plant-based). If any older children prefer to have high tea, just let us know. We do not provide baby food. We supply high chairs, travel cots, kids plates and cutlery and stair gates on request. All our vehicles are fitted with child seats complying with strict French legislation.

Also, to make our chalets feel like home...

Amazon Echos for tunes, Netflix to chill with and free Wi-Fi so you can stay connected.

*Special Vegan Ski Week Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions run concurrently with and supersede Alpinium’s standard Terms and Conditions which can be seen on our website here.

• Bookings are based on two or four same sex people sharing a twin or quad room. 
• Room allocations will be based on your request for a twin or quad, on a first come first served basis. We will endeavour to allocate you a room with people of a similar age. Couples and families can be accommodated and will not be expected to share a room with others.
• This holiday can only go ahead with a minimum of 10 guests. The chalet sleeps up to 14. 
• A deposit of £100 per person is required to secure your place. This will be refunded should we not get a minimum of 10 guests by 30^th November 2023. Payment can be made by bank transfer or card. Alternatively you can keep your booking however we will sell the remaining rooms to others who may not be vegan.
• Any other dietary requirements can be catered for when we are notified in advance during the booking process and are offered free of charge. Last minute notifications will be catered for as much as is practical (please note food ordering is completed 1 week prior to your arrival and thus last minute adaptations may be difficult).
• If you wish to avail of free airport transfers, your flights must be booked to/from Lyon or Chambery airport and must adhere to conditions below.

Airport transfers:

This holiday is offered with free transfers from/to Lyon or Chambery airport as per the conditions below. If you are unable to book flight to/from Lyon or Chambery, please let us know asap.

• ARRIVING: Free shared transfers from Lyon or Chambery to resort are provided on Sunday 21st January 2024 for flights arriving from 12.00 midday to 4pm for Lyon or 5pm for Chambery. If you choose to arrive early, you will be required to wait at the airport for our transfer service. If you arrive later than 4pm at Lyon or 5pm at Chambery we are unable to offer free transfers.
• DEPARTING: Free shared transfers are provided to return you to Chambery arriving at 11am no earlier and Lyon arriving at midday (no earlier) on Sunday 28th January 2024. Your flight must depart at least 2 hours after this time. If you choose to depart early, we are unable to offer free transfers. If you chose to depart late, you will be required to wait at the airport for your flight.
• Free shared transfers are based upon 8 sharing a minibus. We will ask you to share with other guests and we will ensure any wait times will be kept to a minimum.
• Private transfers outside of the above hours maybe available by prior arrangement with us at additional cost and on a quotation basis only. 
• Transfers from/to Bourg St Maurice/Moutiers train station are also complimentary on arrival/departure days only (charges apply on other days).
• There is no discount for self-drive.
• Our chalets are accessible from 16.00 on arrival day, however our hosts are on their break from 13.30 and until 17.30. If you arrive between those hours with our transfers, the driver will show you around the chalet briefly. Help yourselves to tea or coffee and the hosts will be looking forward to seeing you at 17.30 or at 18.45 latest for dinner if you choose to have a wander around town. If you arrive after 20.00, whether planned or you are delayed, our Chalet Hosts will not be available for a full dinner service as they finish work strictly at 21.30 latest. They will prepare and serve what they can however they will leave the remainder of the meal ready for you to reheat/eat. If you arrive after 21.30, your driver will show you to your rooms. The hosts will have left a wonderfully prepared meal for you, ready to reheat and they will see you at breakfast the following morning from 08.00. 
• Baby car seats and booster seats will be arranged for children and infants FREE of charge and comply with all French legislation.‍
• Please note: If you choose to arrive late evening or your flight is delayed, our free Airport Transfers will not be available. In the case of flight delays, we will do what we can do offer transfers however due to strict working regulations for drivers in France, this may not always be possible and you may have to arrange a private transfer. Delays can happen if traffic conditions are heavy or the weather is bad and other traffic incidents can delay our vehicles heading to the airports, sometimes severely. We do not accept responsibility for delays for situations beyond our control.‍
• Complimentary transfers are not available under any other conditions and it is your responsibility that all your group members are aware of these conditions.‍
• Covid19 measures: The drivers have been fully trained and briefed with your complete safety in mind and will be compliant with any measures in place at the time of your transfers (masks, sanitising contact points etc).
• Own Travel/Self-Drive: If you are arranging your own travel, check in is 16.00 earliest and check out is 10.00 latest.

Not yet convinced?

Check out the chalet: Chalet Snowflake

Check out the ski area: Paradiski - La Plagne Les Arcs

Check out our related blogs:

The best ski runs in La Plagne

Skiing in Les Arcs 

Booking

Book ASAP to secure your place! Please email laura@alpinium.co.uk or call me on 07759 522 055. If you cannot make these dates but are still keen to book, our vegan menu is available in all our chalets throughout the season. Please contact me and we can confirm availability.

A note from Laura: 

I am so incredibly excited to be able to offer a 100% vegan ski chalet holiday in the Alps. It’s been my home for over 20 years and being vegan is a massive struggle in such a meat and cheese orientated environment. I always say, ‘France will be the last place in the world to go Vegan’ and it's true. Here’s hoping, but if you’ve ever been on a ski holiday I am sure you know the feeling of apprehension when you arrive not knowing whether the food will be great, adequate or just an after thought. More often than not I’ve found it to be just an after-thought and I can promise you this is not the case here! I will be hosting the Vegan Ski Week along with our team of two chalet hosts and our drivers and we really can’t wait to welcome you for a fab fun vegan week in the snow! BOOK NOW and see you in the snow!

Laura

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