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  5 of 5, "Subvert Slushy Social" 25/04/2008 @ 14:56:49 |
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| 1 member has given this review a rating of 4 of 5 |
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| Price Paid |
| £399 (Slushy Social special) |
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| Booked Chalet Through |
| Sam by phone |
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| Times Visited |
| Just Once |
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| Review Detail |
25 snowboarders, 2 fantastic chalets and 1 perfect week's weather made up the Subvert Slushy Social!
I stayed in The Loft, which like MoreMountain's other chalet 'Chalet Robin', is contemporary, stylish, comfortable and fully loaded (plasma tv, dvd, PS2, Mac, internet, Wi-Fi, Hi-Fi etc). We were very well looked after by our chalet hosts Sarah and Mike - skiiers, but we forgive them! Sarah's cooking was top class, as was her knowledge of drinking games, and the wine with dinner was no cheap rubbish.
MoreMountain owners Sam and John have a wealth of snowboarding and local knowledge and like Mike and Sarah were always happy to help. Both chalets are conveniently located within walking distance of Morzine centre and the bus stop to get to nearby Avoriaz. |
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| Strengths |
| Everything |
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| Weaknesses |
| If you can find any you need to get a life! |
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| Similar Chalets Visited |
| ColdFusion (Chamomix) |
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| 5 of 5, "Moremountain" 29/03/2008 @ 08:08:36 |
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| 1 member has given this review a rating of 4 of 5 |
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| Price Paid |
| 550 |
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| Booked Chalet Through |
| Jon and Sam on the phone |
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| Times Visited |
| 2-5 Times |
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| Review Detail |
Just got back from Morzine and what a week . Stayed for the second year with Jon and Sam in the amazing Chalet Robin . The service was exceptional as usual , we didn't get into resort until well after midnight due to weather at Geneva and still got Champayne, a buffet and a big hug from Sam , and a mountainman handshake from Jon .
Awoke to a quality breakfast of eggs and bacon and they even brought the Dualit toaster from their appartment for the all important toast , makes that rock hard better melt ! A powder day the first day spent chasing the hosts around the Linga area , by 3 pm I was shattered and we returned to the chalet for a hot tub a bottle of toffee vodka , beer , wine . Then the awesome food that Sam serves up every night with a quality red and a better bottle of white . I went to bed a happy man .
The next few days we spent finding the north facing powder stashes left over from Mondays dump . Then Friday came with the storm of all storms half a meter in the day and another big dump at night . Saturday dawned and we followed Sam and Jon up the Nyon lift the powder fields were untouched , deep and steep . One of the best days snowboarding I have ever had in ten years thanks to our hosts taking us to the untouched powder , whoops and face shots as we rode down , we could hardly breath with the snow in our lungs . A great day !
All good things come to an end as the say . The More mountain is more than " Come Slide and Ride " It's Moremountain, Steep Deep and awesome quality "
A great week with true snowboarding hosts , a great Chalet and delicious food .The Best .
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| Strengths |
| The service from the hosts , Enthuasiasm , Chalet and facilititeis , food , transport , and of course the Mountain. |
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| Weaknesses |
| Stuart brought a bug into the house and nearly all the occupants caught it . |
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| Similar Chalets Visited |
| Whistler chalets , Chill Chalet , Ski independance , Active adventure , Ski White Gold , Dents Blanche , Snowboard lodge . Too many to remember |
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| 5 of 5, "More Mountain" 09/02/2008 @ 13:01:02 |
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| 1 member has given this review a rating of 4 of 5 |
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| Price Paid |
| £429 pp |
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| Booked Chalet Through |
| Directly with Sam and Jon |
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| Times Visited |
| Just Once |
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| Review Detail |
A mixed group of us visited the chalet for a week from 27th January 08. The resort is a short transfer from Geveva airport and were greeted by Sam and Jon.
Chalet Robin was a stunning place to stay, and was the nicest chalet i've ever stayed in. The chalet had a really homely feel, with comfy sofas and underfloor heating. The hot-tub was an added bonus!
The chalet is located near 2 main bus stops to take you up into Avoriaz or down to the town centre- this is only a 10 minute walk away though.
Everything was pre-arranged for us by Sam and Jon, tranfsers to and from airport, the lift passes, ski and board hire and lessons were all taken care of, so we had none of the usual stress when we arrived in resort.
Those of us with lessons were driven to the slopes each day by Jon, ensuring we were on time.
Board waxing services were available in the chalet, with Jon showing you how to do it if you wern't too sure.
Jon spent time on the mountain with everyone, helping them make the most of their time away. We all had such a great time, it was our first visit to Morzine, and we all loved the feel of it, especially after spending 2 seasons in Meribel, it was nice to visit somewhere that has a larger town-feel that is totally unpretentious!
Sam and Jon advised us on where we should go, supplied maps, helped us with restaurant bookings on their night off - which we all found really helpful.
I will be booking up with More Mountain again as it was the best week away i've ever had!! |
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| Strengths |
Sam and Jon's enthusiasm, helpfullness and cheeriness!!
Sam and Jon's cooking & wine selections
The chalet and its location
Hot tub
Brilliant snow!
SAM AND JON! |
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| Weaknesses |
| I honestly can't think of anything, and have askled other members of the group and they have said the same, so a huge thumbs up for More Mountain!! |
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| Similar Chalets Visited |
| Only tour operated chalets within 3 valleys no privately run chalets |
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| 5 of 5, "More Mountain sNOw PARKING Freestyle Camp" 04/02/2008 @ 14:59:40 |
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| 2 members have given this review an average rating of 4.5 of 5 |
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| Revision #1 (Last edited: 04/02/2008 @ 15:01:23) |
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| Price Paid |
| £599 |
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| Booked Chalet Through |
| Direct with Jon & Sam |
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| Times Visited |
| Just Once |
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| Review Detail |
Well its been a couple of weeks now since i have got back from a week in Morzine staying at 'The Loft' with MoreMountain. All the hype, excitement and adrenalin has died down to normal levels of sanity, so when i look back and think about my experiance with Jon & Sam, that same hype, excitement and adrenalin come flooding back.
From the very first telephone conversation i had with Jon back in August you could immediatly sense the passion and excitement as he spoke about his past snowboarding experiences and the plans for the MoreMountain Freestyle week with the inclusion of the brand new luxury 'Loft' Chalet.
On arrival we were greeted by out chalet host Charlie to a champagne reception and two enourmous freshly baked cakes and then we were shown around what would be our 'home' for the week, the rooms were all en suite with towels and toiletries provided. Then Jon & Sam came along to introduce themselves.....now this is the first time that i had any real contact with Sam and oh my god, she is just brilliant, i can not describe the passion, frindliness and excitment that comes from this woman, within 5 minutes of meeting them i knew we were in great hands and that i was going to be looked after by people who shared my enthusiasum for snowboarding.
Each day we were chauffeured by Jon in the minibus to and from the lifts which was very usefull indeed and then we would be met by Lauren from the Avoriaz Ski school who we be our coach/instructor/mentor for each of the mornings lessons. Lauren's coaching technique was excellent and he wouldnt be afraid to throw a few suprises into the mornings riding which would improve your confidence no end aswell as his knowlage of the Portes du Soleil ski area we could hit all those hidden secret spots on the mountain that no one knows about!!!! Lauren is a very well known figure around the parks & pipe in avoriaz and his authority was shown when he would close off certain kickers in the park so only we could use them or ride the pipe before it was open in the mornings again all helping in improving our confidence without the added pressure of other boarders/skiers. In the afternoon we could do what we wanted, if a couple of people wanted to go back and hit the parks, ride the mountain, hit the stash, do a bit of jibbing, build a backcountry kicker or concentrate on technique riding then that was ok, this was our time to do whatever we wanted to do, there was never any pressure to do anything that you didnt want to do. On every day of riding Jon would accompany us along with his trusty camcorder to film our activities and on one of the afternoons of free riding i opted for some coaching with jon on technique, by the end of the first run he had my stance and technique dialled, i was so chuffed and cannot thank him enough for this.
But it wasnt just on the slopes that i needed the help, my friend who came with me broke his arm and was in hospital for 6 days, Jon & Sam took me to the hospital to visit him (which was an hour away) and were always happy to phone up the hospital along with Charlie and speak to the french doctors so i could keep up to date with his progress and gave me great peace of mind.
In the evenings we were treated to a fantastic 4 course meal, the food every night was awsome with as much wine and beer as we wanted. Charlie and Simon really did spoil us concocting dish's that were just out of this world, a real credit to MoreMountain. Then we could either sit down infront of one of the large Plasma tv's and watch the days riding that Jon had filmed in the comfort of the large leather sofas and wood burning fire or get your glad rags on and go into town to party the night away, again there was no pressure to do either, it was your call. Also if you felt that your board needed a wax or tune then there was a arrangement for a collection & delivery service for this to be done and i was amazed at how quick the turnaround was, no more that 2 hours!!!!!! alternatively Jon would show us how to do this ourselves in the garage where there was a tuning area set aside.
On this trip there was also a few little extra's thrown in for good measure like the backcountry powder day which also involved avalanche awareness training to which we were kitted out with transceivers at no extra cost and free board and gear testing courtesey of 'The Park' snow shop along with a 10% discount and goodie bags which included t shirts, stickers and ashtrays from both 'The Park' and 'Subvert' snow shops.
But the highlight of my trip was when pro rider Col Mytton came along with us for a afternoons riding and we headed off into a bowl to build our own kicker, he is such a nice down to earth guy who has time for anyone and was happy to givie me tips all afternoon, a top top lad.
I now have the confidence to hit things that before now i would never of had the balls to do!
So all in all an awsome week where the emphasis was on improving your riding in a relaxed, no pressured enviroment, staying in luxury accomodation, meeting new friends and most of all, having fun......... well i can safely say that all of the above box's have been ticked. |
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Jon & Sams knowlage and enthusiasum
Simon & Charlies food
Chalet
Tuition from Jon, Lauren & Col
Free use of walkie talkies and ipods
Lift to and from Slopes |
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| Weaknesses |
| none |
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| Similar Chalets Visited |
| First Choice Chalet Holiday |
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| 5 of 5, "MoreMountain S'NO PARKING' Camp" 22/01/2008 @ 16:32:42 |
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| 3 members have given this review an average rating of 4 of 5 |
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| Price Paid |
| £599 |
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| Booked Chalet Through |
| Direct with Sam & Jon |
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| Times Visited |
| Just Once |
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| Review Detail |
Awesome week all round!!
Arrived a day late (due to a prior engagement of a stag do in malaga) just in time for an amazing dinner with the rest of the lads cooked up by the top hosts Si and Charlie. The standard of the food was extremely high all week and complimented by great wine (not the usual ccr*p you get for free) and great banter round the dinner table.
The chalet itself was great, nice contemporary feel about compared the more often than not twee ginger bread house style. All the mod cons you need and big flat screen for watching those inspirational snowboard dvds!!
The camp side of the week was great too! But very tiring both menatlly as well as physically! 3 hours tution every morning with the effervescent laurent got everbody testing their limits from the very first run. (as i had missed the warm up day i ended up doing my first run of the season switch!) The tution took us into the pipe, park and off piste including a special run thru the vallet de la manche for freshies which was my personal highlight of the week.
All of the guys seemed to take positives out of it and the standard of everybodies riding rose as the week went on!
As well as laurent, Jon accompanied us everyday, giving out helpful hints and advice as well as si and charlie coming along when they could, even sam managed to join up with us on her day off too! These guys couldn't do enough to make sure i stay was a great one! And it was!
All in all as i said an awesome week!! |
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| Strengths |
All of it!
Lovely Chalet
Lovely hosts
Top tution! |
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| Weaknesses |
| Cant think of any! |
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| Similar Chalets Visited |
| Been to alot of chalets but none like this one! |
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