The APASSION Blog
Hike to Vogealle – At Last!
In terms of local refuge walks then the hike up to the Refuge de la Vogealle (1901m) was the last on our list. Starting from the stunningly beautiful Cirque de Fer a Cheval (955m) there are 2 route options to … Continue reading
ACCORD – The Finished Article
As with all new-build projects there is always a mad rush at the end to get everything ready, but after just 6 months, Apartment ACCORD was complete and ready for the arrival of the first guests over Christmas / New … Continue reading
Build update on Apartment ACCORD
It’s been a busy summer at Apartment ACCORD. The frame of the new build went up in record time and work on the interior has been progressing at a fast pace to ensure that it’s ready and waiting for guests … Continue reading
Building ACCORD!
We’re really pleased and very excited that work has started on-site and that we’ve finally moved from drawings and infinite design debates to diggers and building action! Whilst there is obviously some way to go before Apartment ACCORD is ready … Continue reading
First Peak at New Build
Since announcing our new building project in February we’ve been finalising the details for the latest addition to the APASSION accommodation offering; A new two-bedroom / 2 bathroom apartment just a 200m walk from the Vercland lift station. Using the … Continue reading
Building Again!
Given the success of both Chalet APASSION (2010) and Chalet ALLURE (2014) we’ve decided to start building again! With planning permission in place to develop the land adjacent to Chalet ALLURE we demolished the remnants of an old farm building … Continue reading
Criou Conquered!
After almost 7 years of admiring the Montagne des Criou from the chalet and being asked by numerous guests as to whether we’d ever hiked up we eventually plucked up the courage to scale the 1490m of ascent to the peak … Continue reading
Dent de Verreu – Revisted after 6 years
The hike up to the Dent de Verreu (1901m) was one of the first ‘serious’ walks that we completed following our move to Samoëns in January 2011 (see our previous post) and we’d actually forgotten how stunningly beautiful the walk … Continue reading
