Let me take you to a special evening at the restaurant of Hotel Esprit Montagne, where a simple pastry accidentally transformed into a vegan signature dish.The summer of 2021 marked Adi’s first season as the hotel’s chef, and he was determined to create...
The delightful cuisine of Hotel Esprit Montagne is reason enough to venture into the Abondance Valley. The breakfast there is also legendary, and that’s to be taken literally. Because did you know that there’s a big secret lurking behind the Tomme cheese...
Now that the snow has descended on the valley, La Chapelle d’Abondance is a great base for wonderful ski touring. But, what is it and how do you get started? Elke, waitress at Hotel Esprit Montagne, figured it out. After two weeks of trying it out, dabbling a...
From the 17th until the 23rd of March 2019, the 9th edition of the Rock the Piste music festival will be held. More than 35 bands will perform a concert spread out across the entire Portes du Soleil. Five major names, such as Ofenbach and Charlie Winston, will...
Since August, workers in Châtel have been hard at work getting the new Pierre Longue lift finished. The new lift is a 6-person detachable chairlift capable of transporting 3,000 people per hour. After first placing the pillars and running the cable across them, they...
Last Sunday, it was time once again for a brisk snow shoe hike, because the wind and snow were too severe for cross country skiing. There was also a high risk of avalanches. Therefore, the choice was made to take a relatively safe trip from Le Mont, above...
After a few days of fresh snow and preparing the slopes, the first lifts opened in the Portes du Soleil last weekend. So, we went to check out the conditions. And things looked good! It was still snowing lightly in the morning, but at the end of the day, we were able...
