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Old guy seasonnaire

A seasonnaire is someone who works for just a season at a time. Usually people do this in their 20s.

24/05/2023

A video I put together of my first season.

09/05/2023

The season is over! I am ready to return to the UK.

Conclusions I can make are:

I’ve had so much fun and generally enjoyed the whole experience.

I’ve made some good friends, maybe most I will never meet again, or not have further contact with unless we cross paths on a future season. But we enjoyed the times and experiences together.

Was I made to feel old, or ignored? Certainly not, if anything I gained a lot of respect. I was treated as part of the community that we called seasonnaires. Sure, I wasn’t out many nights going to bars like most of them, I had to make my excuses, but it’s all there if that’s your thing.

It wasn’t always smooth and I had a couple of run-ins with management, but they get it and it’s the pressure of the moment and the passion to do your best. Sometimes the management style was below what you’d expect, but again this was largely down to the nature of what we were doing.

Has my snowboarding and skiing improved? Without a shadow of doubt. I may not be throwing 360s in the park, but my ability to ride in all conditions, on and off piste has improved dramatically and I feel so much progression has been made.

While the pay hasn’t been great, I have managed to not dip into savings. A lot of people are heading home broke.

Would I do it again:
Yes, in a heartbeat! I don’t think I could go back to my old job.

It’s had its challenges, I’ve made mistakes and at times it’s been a little tedious. I don’t fully understand the whole holiday industry, the way it works and the expectations they have when it comes to the setup at the start before guests arrive and the shutdown once the guests have left. The work can be time consuming and you have to be fairly subservient at times. I get why, just maybe a bit long in the tooth to meet those expectations. They can be very particular and things are often cleaned, cleaned and cleaned again.

So if anyone reading this feels this could be for them, then what are you waiting for? I can guarantee you’ll have a life changing experience. It may not be for everyone, several fell by the wayside and returned home early, but if you think things through and can leave home behind for six months, have a fairly open mind, then you will have a good time. For next winter you need to start applying fairly soon.

I shall be returning in June for the summer season, based in Morzine, but living a nomadic lifestyle as I will be visiting Les Arcs and Val d’Isère at points to carry out summer maintenance. Might have to get myself a mountain bike now.

30/04/2023

Left Les Arcs yesterday and now in Val-d’isère, back where it all started in November. Here for eleven days and then fly home to the UK. In some ways, the time has flown but it also feels like a lot has happened in six months.

23/04/2023

A sad day today. Saying goodbye to this wonderful group of young people. They are now heading back to the UK after a long and tiring season. We have had a lot of fun together as well as having to work hard. I shall be here for another two weeks to ensure the building is in good shape to be put to bed until the winter season restarts in December.

31/03/2023

So last weekend’s storm provided a beautiful bluebird Tuesday, followed by two days of rain.

Today it’s blowing a storm and the lifts are not running. The hotel is suffering from a broken electro valve on the spa, gas boilers that keep locking out and a satellite tv system that’s failed. Bloody weather.

26/03/2023

So winter’s not over yet 😀

25/03/2023

Just four more weeks to go. The weather has turned from warm sun, to rain and today back to snowing. Not been the best conditions to be honest.

So I realise most seasonnaires are here to party mainly, which is good, when you’re a bit younger than me and I get that. What does frustrate me, is how they can’t turn a light off, scrape a plate and rinse before putting in a dishwasher and turn down the heating before opening the window. Still, it’s their future they’re melting away.

It will be good to head home at the end of April. I’m about ready now.

18/03/2023

Things have been steady this last month, nothing much to report. At last we got a fresh dump of snow this last week but with rising temperatures it’s very much spring like conditions. We have another five weeks until the end, the last week of which is deep cleaning and putting the building to bed until next winter.

I’ve bought myself a set of skis to try and improve my skiing technique. Have had some good powder snowboarding days of late too. There was an avalanche last Monday. Three people were caught in it and were safely and quickly rescued thank goodness.

18/02/2023

Not been the best couple of days. Anyway, found the perfect solution, a British run bar!

Had a bit of a run in with the company IT manager. He wanted me to do some work for him, but he ended up telling me exactly how it should be done. Now I trained to do this work so didn’t take too kindly. Now I think I may have burnt some bridges. Maybe I’m too long in the tooth to deal with this. Oh well.

10/02/2023

Today we had a valley rally. Basically involved carrying our some silly challenges and visiting several bars. It was good fun. As I hadn’t brought fancy dress with me I bought a silly hat instead. 😂

03/02/2023

Some nice and unexpected things have happened in the last week or so. Tips, getting a share of the tips from the front of house staff has been nice. As back of house, I don't get tipped directly, so it’s nice that my colleagues want to share their tips. The second thing was being asked if I would like to work for the company on a more permanent basis. This is potentially a bit of a life changing thing, as it could mean living out here for most of the year. Some careful consideration is needed before accepting this.

It has also been necessary to have a compulsory medical check. This meant visiting Grenoble, driving myself and taking five colleagues too. The medical was a quick chat, weighing, stethoscope check, and blood pressure check.

Lack of snowfall over the last three weeks has been disappointing, but pistes are holding up well and riding well. I continue to get out most days and hopefully improve my ability. No snow in the forecast, but hopefully we’ll get a big dump soon.

16/01/2023

Today the weather was atrocious. Snow storms coming in all day. The snow is very welcome, but it was not a nice place to be out in. Many lifts closed, making it difficult for people to get back. I decided not to go out, instead spent the day constructing a new cloakroom area for the childcare facility. Looking out of the window I took the video.

I’ve realised this is the first job where I’ve not experienced that Sunday night dreaded s**t feeling. Mind you, every day is kinda the same anyway!

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