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In terms of skiing, this resort has it all. It is not called the "Big 3" for nothing. You have access to three mountains over 3000m and two of them are glaciers so good snow is guaranteed. For those of you who are perhaps worried about skiing on glaciers, please don't be worried. Contrary to what many people think, the pistes at the top are actually easier than those at the bottom and as long as you stay on the piste we found it to be very safe. The condition of the snow up…

It's true the main mountain in Chatel is a nightmare for boarders with loads of drag lifts if you want to head to the better slopes in Swizterland, but there are a number of good long off-piste runs if your prepared to endure the drags. All the best terrain is futher along the road in Pre la joux and linga which is acesed by the free ski bus going every ten mins, at both places there a good number of reds and blues and on powder days you cant beat Happy valley with various off-piste…

The town is lovely; very atmospheric in the lead up to Christmas. There was plenty of snow once you took the Penken or the Ahorn lifts up to the slopes. Snowboarders found plenty to occupy themselves for a week. Ski teaching was excellent and there were several nice gentle blue runs for a beginner to enjoy. There were no queues for the lifts out of the village, on several occasions I had a gondola to myself. We went to a different restaurant most nights; the food was very good and the…