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Do you plan to take a holiday in stunning Les Gets, in the French Alps? If so, it may interest you to know that staying in a chalet in the Alps will now leave less of a dent in your bank balance. This is because the pound-to euro exchange rate recently hit 1.36, close to its strongest in 7.5 years, or since October 5th 2007....

Well all good things have to come to an end and the end of winter season is one of them, but Les Gets is keeping us all entertained till the end....

Here at Chalets 1066 we have had an amazing season - it has gone very quickly and we are just about to head into our 12th week of the season with only 6 weeks remaining....

Here at Chalets 1066 we had a very busy half term week- with all our chalets fully booked....

Last week our chalet assistant was lucky to have her mum down for a few days and they decided to do something a bit different and went ski joering....

We have a very exciting event taking place in Les Gets this week called Ski Colour. This is where the slopes get covered in various colours of powder paint as you are skiing down the slopes. It is taking place on 31st January between 10AM and 5PM on the Mont Chery side of the mountain....

Athough the snow has been in short supply this season the sunshine has not, we have had lot of lovely sunny, clear days and good news is around the corner as there is lots of snow forecast over the next few days which will make for even better skiing conditons here in Les Gets....

We have had a great start to the New Year as the snow has now finally arrived in Les Gets and the town is looking very white and Christmassy! All the slopes are open and the skiing conditions are amazing :) Hope everyone is out and enjoying the snow!...

This video shows the work that goes into the preparation and management of the slopes and ski lifts in Les Gets. This video is fascinating. Obviously, all the people who run the tracks are highly qualified, and they do a great job....

Two new ski lifts proved to be a great success when they opened last ski season and meant that those staying in Les Gets could get faster and easier access to the rest of the Portes du Soleil: The new Pleney lift is not only much faster and has greater capacity, it also is much easier to get on and off and there are no steps at bottom or top –...

The Criterium du Dauphin is going through Les Gets and Morzine this weekend, you should be able to see Chris Froome at some point between 1.00 and 1.15 on Saturday. This is the 7th stage of the race and is well known as being a key event before the Tour de France. The stage details are shown opposite....

It has been snowing most of the day in Les Gets, temperatures are cold and the snow is settling. The snow making machines have also been hard at work overnight....