Summer in the Mountains
Did you know that when the lifts close and the snow melts* that the marmottes come out to play, they take down the lifts, try a bit of grass skiing and then start digging the moguls for next season in between a bit of sunbathing in their deck chairs! Yep you can blame the marmottes for the moguls!
Well ok, that’s not strictly true – the marmottes do do some sunbathing and some playing but I haven’t yet seen them grass ski unfortunately!
The Alps are definitely a great place to head in the summer but are sadly low on the list of summer destinations for us Brits for some reason. We seem obsessed with sitting on our own patch of sand on an overcrowded beach while our skin burns! If you fancy somewhere a bit different then I can recommend destination Alps!
They’re usually not crowded at all and most resorts are geared up for at least July and August with all sorts of activities such as hiking, trekking, climbing, white water rafting, tennis, swimming, mountain biking, walking, horse riding, get fit camps, yoga retreats, hot air ballooning, parapenting …. I could go on and on but you probably get the idea!
The scenery is stunning, some of the ski lifts are open so you don’t even have to walk up to get the views and many are adapted to take your bike so you can just do down hill biking! The weather tends to be much warmer than the UK, more often sunny than not, warm temperatures and sometimes with spectacular thunder storms but they don’t last very long!
You can explore many mountain lakes – for example Lake Geneva has many interesting little villages around it, Annecy is stunning and well worth a visit and then of course there are lots of ski resorts you can visit and enjoy long leisurely lunches on restaurant terraces and yep, order that extra bottle of wine without having to worry about how you are going to ski down!
One thing that I always find interesting is to walk down (or up) a slope I have skied down in the winter – bet you can’t believe how steep it is!
Check out the ski accommodation that offers summer holidays on our site by clicking here and go on give the Alps a go this summer even if just for a weekend before making it your main holiday next year! I am pretty sure you’ll be back for more!
*the snow usually melts just after Easter, but after last season’s snow rumour has it that it may not all go! Skiing in July perhaps?
Comments:
Alps is a fantastic place in the summer as well as the winter ski season. If you ever get a chance to visit Samoens you’ll appreciate a true alpine village that provides beautiful holidays all year around.
By Aaron Emmett on 30th August 2013
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