Heard in the ski resort of Chamrousse

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Nugget sentences in ski and mountain resorts

A compilation of pearls heard in the resort and especially at the Tourist Office, in the manner of the famous Facebook page and the book "Heard on a chairlift".
Discover the most unusual remarks and questions, with for illustration the most original Instagram photos.
A big thank you to you, dear Chamrousse adventurers, for bringing joy and humor to our daily lives!

The Tourist Office, it's one of the places of passage and meeting in a ski and mountain resort, at the reception in particular, we meet many people, tourists, natives, young, old, pro and novice... This offers the opportunity to see and hear many things!
By dint of hearing anecdotes sometimes surreal, we said to ourselves that we had to write them down somewhere, the famous Excel file of nuggets.

Do you know what is the least unusual question asked at the reception? Suspense... Where are the toilets? Fortunately, it is not the only one, we let you discover a small anthology... The best of the worst!

Green ski slope level

WINTER - Tourist Office - Chamrousse 1650 - Recoin
- Do you know the weather for the next winter please ? (dixit, do you know if there will be snow ?)
- We can't predict the weather and the snow. But the resort and the slopes open from December to mid-April so you can make the most of the ski season.
Yes yes, I have superpowers to know the future!
#missweather

WINTER - Tourist Office - Chamrousse 1750 - Roche Béranger
- Excuse me, what's that ? (points outside with finger)
- It's the sea of clouds that's rising, ma'am, it's passing over the parking lot in sheets.
- Ah well!
#fog

WINTER - Tourist Office - Chamrousse 1650 - Recoin
- Can the snow removal of the roads be shifted later in the morning?
- The road must be cleared quickly, so that you can use it.
- Yes, but it's too early, it keeps us awake!
Of course, what time slot would you prefer?
#snowplowingreservation

Unusual pictures in Chamrousse : #skislopescardgame and #mariachi

Blue ski slope level

WINTER - Tourist Office - Chamrousse 1650 - Recoin
- I would like to make raclette please.
- Yes, then you can buy cheese and cold cuts in the supermarkets of the resort.
- Eh no, the thing to put on your feet to walk in the snow.
(in French snowshoe is "raquette", almost like "raclette")
#snowshoes

WINTER - Tourist Office - Chamrousse 1750 - Roche Béranger
- Can I come skiing in jogging ? It seems that it is more comfortable.
- It is rather advised to wear a technical clothing, waterproof and warm, made especially for skiing, not to get wet and not to take cold.
Euuuuh, it's -10°C, there Sir!
#thebronzésfontduski (French cult film about skiing)

SUMMER - Tourist Office - Chamrousse 1750 - Roche Béranger
- We would like to go up to the Achard lake by car.
- It is not possible to go up by car. Achard lake is a protected natural site accessible by foot in less than an hour. On the other hand, there is the Bachat Bouloud chairlift which brings you closer, if you want.
And especially not in flip-flops and strollers!
#climbingmountains

Unusual photos in Chamrousse : #snowspider and #swimminginmountainlake

Red ski slope level

WINTER - Tourist Office - Chamrousse 1750 - Roche Béranger
- I would like to go up to Chamrousse, is there snow on the road ?
- Yes, to go up, you need snow tires, chains in the trunk or socks.
- But how do I get up there with socks?
- No, socks on the tires of your car.
Lol, so we take the left sock and put it on the left foot.
#socksinthesnow

WINTER - Tourist Office - Chamrousse 1750 - Roche Béranger
- I lost my keys on the slopes, can you help me or call me a snowmobile to look for them ?
- We have a lost and found file in which we can report it, but it is not possible to mobilize someone for the search.
Of course, I am MacGyver, with my snowmobile and my metal detector.
#keyfirstaider

WINTER - Tourist Office - Chamrousse 1650 - Recoin
- I have a question about Chamrousse, is it possible to see a teddy bear in Chamrousse ? While going up we were 4 in the car to see a teddy bear trying to climb a tree on the side of the road, is it possible ?
- There are no bears currently registered in the French Alps, but there are some in the Pyrenees mountains.
It must be a miraculous descendant of the bear cub seen by Father Tasse in the 1860s.
#greatreturnofthebeartothefrenchalps

Unusual photos in Chamrousse : #snowsnail and #dahu

Black ski slope level

WINTER - French Ski School - Chamrousse 1750 - Roche Béranger
- I would like a private ski lesson please. However, is it possible to learn both at the same time with a snowboard on one foot and a ski on the other foot?
- No, it is not possible, they are two very different disciplines.
In fact, I would love to tell him ok and see how he would do.
#multitasking

WINTER - Tourist Office - Chamrousse 1650 - Recoin
- Hello, how high is the Croix de Chamrousse?
- At 2250 meters of altitude.
- But it was not higher before?
- No, it wasn't.
Yes, because there were not enough cables for the construction of the gondola.
#increasecostmaterials

SUMMER - Tourist Office - Chamrousse 1650 - Recoin
- I went up to Achard lake this spring, and there were no markers.
- It was normal, since we were in confinement, the guides were also in confinement and therefore did not put up the hiking signs.
And above all you should not have been there.
#whatdoesthepolicedo

Unusual pictures in Chamrousse : #comeskiingbybike
#skiingswimmingcostume

Bonus

Personal nugget while picking up the phone:
"Florence Tourist Office, Chamrousse hello!", uh no wait there's something that doesn't fit there, I'll do it again, "Chamrousse Tourist Office, Florence hello!"
The lady on the phone laughed a lot.
#whoistakenwhothoughthewastaken

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