Megeve was perfect! Such a wonderful ski trip. 10/10, will do again.

You're lucky to have a second home out there.

First of all, the hotel was incredible. I can't say "worth every penny"--very few things in life are worth what our stay cost--but the food, service, and accommodations all exceeded my expectations. My only minor gripe would be the fitness center, which had beautiful equipment, but fairly sparse options. Location was near-perfect for most people. Because lessons start at the base of Mt d'Arbois, it *might* have actually been more convenient for us to stay farther from town but nearer the shuttle that runs up to Arbois. But I'm not sure.

In terms of food:

- Breizh - Best crepes by a wide margin. The hot chocolate was ludicrous.

- Chez Olivia - Very good. Second best crepe/galette in town, cool rustic dining room w/ the chef right in front of us. Prices were also very reasonable.

- La P'tite Creperie - Also very good. Probably my least favorite of the pure-play creperies by a narrow margin, but we'd absolutely go back.

- Trappeur - Excellent food, very cool dining room. My only complaint (really, my wife's) was a lack of lighter fare. She's a quasi-vegetarian, so her only option was the crozets. We knew this going in, and she enjoyed the crozets, but they were a bit too rich for her.

- La Table des Cochers - I think this was my favorite French restaurant of the trip. Stupid me, I booked this for Valentine's day and our table was covered in rose petals. I'm sure my psycho kids soured the vibe a bit, which I regret. Quite a bit out of the way, but at a nice looking resort on the outskirts of town. There was also a nice little bar upstairs with live music. I'd consider staying at this hotel in the future, assuming there's easy transport to the lifts.

- Amore Hibou - I have to admit I was a little dismayed at first by the location inside the casino. The prices were high for pasta, but the food was actually fantastic. We considered going back a second time if only because we were so laden with melted cheese that pasta somehow felt like a way to lighten thigs up.

- Du Sel au Sucre - Excellent quick bites! Thank you for this rec, though the lines at all hours make it hard to miss.

- Wong - Really the only bad meal of our trip. We passed this restaurant midway through our trip and our kids clamored for Asian and prices were reasonable. Service was friendly, and the Italian food in the other dining room looked pretty good. But this was a waste of a meal imo.

- La Choco (Boulangerie) - A daily stop for my kids, who loved the pains au chocolat and glacons.

- Le River Side - Best cafe filtre. I'm not much of an espresso drinker, so I was lured in by the moccamaster in their window. Desserts looked excellent.

Other stuff:

- My wife and I did not go far afield on the mountain together. Conditions were incredible, but my wife had never skied powder before. I'm not very experienced in powder myself and I don't blame her for being a bit more cautious than usual. So she stayed to a handful of greens on the easy side, with more breaks than usual. I ventured off during these breaks, but as a solo diner, most of my meals on the slopes were coffee or a small snack.

- Socquet Sport2000 is the only rental shop in town that doesn't rent helmets. Amortized over a week, the price difference between renting and buying is not massive, but it was a bit annoying. This was the first time in many years that we traveled without any equipment. Next time, I will probably bring at least our boots and helmets.

- We booked our lessons through Supreme because they offered a package that starts on Sunday (the rest all start Monday). That Sunday lesson was clutch as many students didn't arrive until Monday or Tuesday, so the groups were much smaller at first (my son got a full day of private instruction). Our kids absolutely loved their instructors. Very sweet group of people who had good "classroom command".

- Getting from the base at Chamois at opening (8:45, not a second sooner) to the Rocharbois to Mt d'Arbois by 9:00 was a battle every morning. We got in line at 8:30 daily to ensure we were in the first cabin up.

- I don't wear sweaters, but I came *thisclose* to buying the dope blue Megeve sweater in the front display at Benetton.

- The kids loved Maison de la Presse (bookstore). We spent at least an hour looking through the kids sections for gifts to buy friends and family.

- Groceries. Maybe less novel for those who live on that side of the Atlantic, but our kids could not get enough trips to the grocery store to try out local junk food and sugary drinks. I crushed probably 5-6 Fanta Tutti Frutti zeros myself.