Category: active weekends

  • is it worth going on a dry ski slope?

    is it worth going on a dry ski slope?

    YES. Definitely. It is of course true to say that it is not much like the snow, it is true to say that it hurts more when you fall over and it is true to say that if you have one of those giant fridge places with artificial snow inside they are more like the…

  • Are they singles holidays?

    Are they singles holidays?

    The short answer is ‘no’. But this is one of the most common questions I get asked. More and more people are travelling solo and with the HOFNAR experience almost 90% of our guests come along (at least for the first time) as individuals. Many then return with friends made on the trip and so…

  • Les Gets is back!

    Les Gets is back!

    The UCI world cup tour is the event(s) of the world cup downhill biking calendar. Les Gets (the next village along from our base in Morzine) was one of the original routes on the tour, but it hasn’t visited the village since 2004, and that was an epic race. Les Gets has hosted Crankworx for…

  • chill at the mill

    chill at the mill

    Music festivals are two-a-penny these days and with the big ones meaning large price tags, long walks, rubbish camping, long queues and miniscule views… I’ve gone off them. Luckily for us there is a tiny (some might say boutique) festival that for us is how a festival should be. Chill at the Mill is held…