In Megève, the most chic of the French ski resorts, the air is as sparkling as champagne and announces a new season of glamour and art de vivre. There are many novelties that await skiers and will not choose the location at the foot of Mont Blanc for the inevitable white week.
To begin with, to welcome them, there is a new five star hotel, Le Chalet, that completes the rose of the most famous snowshoes of Megève. It is a small village consisting of three chalets with 12 rooms and a private chalet, with plenty of wellness and projection room. The restaurant, reign of chef Julien Burlat, is open in the evening.
And speaking of chef, the last trend at the foot of Mont Blanc is just that of the cooking classes held by the great chefs. Any examples? Emmanuel Renaut of the renowned restaurant Flocons de Sel offers small ‘clinics’ upon reservation in which 2-3 recipes are presented and prepared. These are refined dishes but designed to be prepared in any kitchen I use ingredients such as mushrooms or mountain herbs. The cost for two and a half hours between the stoves is 60 euros. It is no less the kitchen Fermes de Marie, the symbol of Megève, a five star all wood. Here the kitchen combines the joys of the palate with those of health, with foods designed to maintain the line and well-being. A two-hour course with meal costs 100 euros.
For those who prefer to dedicate the hours of after-ski to the recovery of lost energies on the slopes, the trend of the winter season is definitely that ofwellness water at the hotel Fer à Cheval. Running and walking have very few contraindications, what most affects us is the weight of our body, which can become a burden too expensive, at each step there are strong stresses on the joints of the lower limbs and on the spine. By immersing ourselves in the water we then reduce the influence of weight and the consequent joint stresses, improve body and muscle perception and increase lymphatic drainage. This is possible thanks to the special Hydro-Rider water tapis-roulant.
Then you can also try the Water-Bike. Pedaling in water means: reduced stress on joints, dispersion of muscle tensions accumulated during other workouts, hyperactivation of blood circulation, water massage and pedaled backwards.
At the Chalet du Mont d’Arbois, the remodelling Martine de Richeville massage method is practiced exclusively. Combining the techniques of Chinese medicine to Rudolf Steiner’s ‘herithmic’ method, based on hand gestures in harmony with breath time, Martine de Richeville has developed a particular type of massage that has been successfully practiced in his Parisian center.
The patented technique promises to eliminate a size in ten sessions. Plus, it puts the hateful orange peel. The novelty at the Fermes de Marie, Mont Blanc and Lodge Park, the hotels of the Sibuet group, is the massage with candles: it acts deep, reactivates circulation and prolongs the effects of nutritious balm, based on karité oil and jojoba oil. The use of hot wipes, peppermint and eucalyptus is part of a well studied ritual.
