The last time I went skiing I was about 12 years old… horrible experience. I spent three weeks at Saint-Véran, which is the highest village in France. It’s in the Alps, and I didn’t know back then that I had some health issues, which made living there quite challenging to say the least. I was basically unable to breathe normally the whole time, so any type of physical activity made my head spin, and I would faint.

So you can imagine now as an aware adult, when my boyfriend suggested we go on a fancy ski trip at Les Arcs, I actually made a long face. He loves going to snowy mountains for skiing in the winter, and I managed to escape that activity for the past 4 years we’ve been together… but this year, I couldn’t pass up on it. I said yes, let’s go and maybe it’ll be fun.

Spoiler alert : it was ! We were at the Club Med Panorama, so I didn’t have to go skiing all the time. I was able to relax in the swimming pool & sauna. Plus, they had these festivities at night time, like dancing and singers; it was my first experience with an all-inclusive resort, and the main thing I remember is open bar ! Any cocktail you want, you get 😂 Let me just tell you, that was awesome !

But yes, I felt like I almost died a bunch of times without going into details… I guess 1800 meters above sea level, is still too high for me. Thankfully, we went only for a week. I’m not sure I would want to go through what I have again, but I would totally recommend anyone this area, because it’s stunning. I was in awe, anywhere I’d look I was surrounded by these spectacular mountains. That was really the best part of our trip.