Fish and Pips upped sticks and heading down to the Solent with Fish and Pips senior (AKA Clive Fisher and Nick Eyles - our dads!) for a couple of days sailing with some of our guests.
We had two brilliant days trialing recipes from our cook book, tasting different wines and sailing gently in the Autumn sun!  It was great to see some of the guests we only ever see in the snow and to ask for feedback on the wine and food.    A long way from the mountains but fun none the less!

On Saturday 12th September the Fish and Pips team, plus 80 other guests reunited for the wedding of Alice (chalet chef, Chalet du Guide 08-09) and Marky (F&P driver 08-09).

The terraces of Chalets Braye, Aurigny and Corblettes were transformed with the most beautifully decked out marque, full of lilies, candles and lots of laughter!  At 3pm everyone gathered in the top marque for the ceremony that reduced all the ladies to tears.  Champagne flowed as the sun set behind the mountains.  Delicious food, lots of wine, laughter and dancing topped off a fantastic day.

Alice and Marky we wish you many many happy years ahead.

P and H xxx

Firstly Meribel has enjoyed the most glorious summer.  The weather has been exceptionally warm and dry leaving the mountains looking absolutley stunning.  Mountain biking, walking and enjoying a real bbq summer makes a change from what we had in the UK! The Three Valley’s summer season is now over as all the French have returned to work in the cities, the lifts have closed until December, and the locals are going on holidays to rest before the winter comes along.  Even the famous Village bakery is now closed until the skiing season starts.

The replacement lift in the Village is almost finished.  This will really speed up the journey to the slopes in the morning and mean that Fish and Pips guests will be among the first to reach the top of the Lapin run on powder days providing an almost exclusive on piste powder experience to flatter every skier!   It will be another added bonus to staying in the ever more fashionable ‘Village’ .

After the last two seasons of excellent snow it seems we are in for another bumper winter if local mountain folklore is to be believed. Apparently an exceptionally hot summer is usually followed by a hard winter, and added to this, when the trees are full of berries in late summer the winter will be exceptionally snowy.   Watch this space!