Chic après-ski in France
If you are into skiing, snowboarding and the like, then no doubt you will also enjoy the après-ski scene, and it is important to know where the good places are. The slopes of France are ever popular in winter, and so here are a few après-ski recommendations that have come to my attention recently:
The Jam Bar, in Tignes Le Lac, is a small place with a relaxed, friendly atmosphere that provides the ideal opportunity to chill out. If you don’t feel like energetic socialising, then you can just sit and read the English newspapers. If you fancy a snack, they serve some good burgers. As well as all the usual drinks, they even serve lemon curd whiskey! Now that should keep the chills away.
Then over in the more fashionable Val d’Isere, you will find Dick’s Tea Bar, which opened in the late seventies, and is considered to be one of the best bars in the Alps for meeting the love of your life, or whatever. It has some good bands playing, and DJ nights too. It tends to be packed out until around four in the morning just about every night of the week. This may well have something to do with the reasonably priced beer.
If you happen to find yourself in Meribel, then you could try out the Rond Point. Located on the piste close to the mid-station of the Rhodos lift, it has a huge terrace, with a fabulous view, where you will find the live bands and an outdoor bar. It tends to be full of people who enjoy the “down in one” sort of drinking games. It is rumoured that here you can get toffee vodka.
If you are skiing in Les Deux Alpes, then a good place to chill out afterwards is Smithy’s, a two storey place, which stays open till two in the morning. They do band nights, live DJ’s, parties, and have a huge vodka and shot bar, and guest ales. They have a huge panoramic sun terrace where you can enjoy a fabulous range of food from the chargrill restaurant.
With such great venues, you can’t fail to have a good time after a day on the slopes.
