- Lily ĺÅÀ¡Ê¤Ë㤹¤ë¡Ë, 19, is working her second ski season at ÂѤ¨¤ë ½ÉÇñ¤¹¤ë in Les Arcs 1950
- She says working as a chalet girl is a 'much harder ¿¦¶È than you would think'
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¥ï¥¤¥ó in bed, skiing to the pub, ȯ¼Ís at lunchtime, dinner in the ²ò½ü¤¹¤ë - and breathtaking ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ës.?
Welcome to the life of a chalet girl as ÉÁ¼Ì¤¹¤ëd by Lily ĺÅÀ¡Ê¤Ë㤹¤ë¡Ë, who has been ʸ½ñing her time living and working in the French ¥¢¥ë¥×¥¹»³Ì® in a °ìÏ¢¤Î fascinating 'day in the life' ¥Ó¥Ç¥ªs ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ëd to her TikTok account?(@likypeake).?
The 19-year-old from Bath is working her second ski season with VIP SKI?at ÂѤ¨¤ë ½ÉÇñ¤¹¤ë?in Les Arcs 1950 and says: 'It's the best thing I've ever done.'
But it isn't all fun and games, as some might imagine. She told MailOnline Travel: 'It's a much harder ¿¦¶È than y ou would think.'
Lily ĺÅÀ¡Ê¤Ë㤹¤ë¡Ë (pictured), who ʸ½ñs her life as a chalet girl on TikTok, told MailOnline Travel: 'It's the best thing I've ever done'
On Lily's days off, it's a life of?skiing to the pub, drinking on the Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë of the mountain and enjoying ¥ï¥¤¥ó in bed
Lily ½Ò¤Ù¤ës the position as 50 per cent working, 30 per cent skiing and 20 per cent partying.?
Most of the time, she says, she is 'cooking, ¤¤ì¤¤¤Ë¤¹¤ë, building a Ϲç with guests and making their holiday as fabulous as possible'.
She Äɲ乤ës: 'Whether that is to ¡ÊÅÚÃϤʤɤΡ˺ÙŤ¤°ìÊÒ the beds, clean the loos, Ãí¤° ¥·¥ã¥ó¥Ú¥ó¼ò or play games with the guests after dinner, we do it all with a smile on our ľÌ̤¹¤ës.'?
Lily?explains that the chalet staff ³ô en ¹µÁÊ rooms, a communal kitchen and a lounge. She ½Ò¤Ù¤ës it as a '´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ë Ë¢' from reality. She Äɲ乤ës: 'We are really °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ looked after. The chalets are amazing and the guests are ¹Âç¤Ê¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î¡¿½ÅÍפÊ.'
A typical day for Lily and her fellow chalet hosts starts at 6:15am 'with a billion alarms going off'.?
Lily Äɲ乤ës: 'We are in the chalets before 7am cooking breakfast for ³µÎ¬¤Ç eight people. We lay out the ¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ë for breakfast and while we wait for guests to wake up, we make the afternoon tea cake.'
Lily ºîÉÊ?with VIP SKI at ÂѤ¨¤ë ½ÉÇñ¤¹¤ë in Les Arcs. She ½Ò¤Ù¤ës the position as '50 per cent working, 30 per cent skiing and 20 per cent partying'
A typical day as a chalet host starts at 6:00am and ȼ¤¦¡¿´Ø¤ï¤ës 'cooking, ¤¤ì¤¤¤Ë¤¹¤ë and building a Ϲç with guests'
Lily and her fellow chalet hosts are in the chalets before 7am most mornings. She says: 'It's a much harder ¿¦¶È than you would think'
After breakfast Êñ¤às up, they clean the kitchen, and living room and lay out afternoon tea.?They then scrub É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë the bedrooms and the bathrooms, before Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ëing to the slopes for a day of skiing at around 11am.?
By 6pm, they're »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë in the chalets '½àÈ÷¤¹¤ëing canap?s, starters, mains, dessert, cheeseboards and truffles'. The day Êñ¤às up at 9:30pm, after which Lily and her chalet hosts usually 'go and play pool at our Ãϸµ¤Î Irish ˸¤²¤ë¡¿Ë¡ÄÊÛ¸î»Î¶È'.
Lily says chalet hosts often experience 'Ãæ±û¤Î-season blues', where they'll become 'run É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë because of the lifestyle'.?
While this 'is very ¼ûÍס¦Í׵᤹¤ëing', she says 'everything gets easier as the season goes on - ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ time at work and more time on the slopes'.
The highs, she says, ´Þ¤à their days off when they'll?'party on ¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ës with ¥·¥ã¥ó¥Ú¥ó¼ò ¤Ë¤ï¤«±«s', and ski 'on days where there isn't a cloud in the sky'.?
And the perks? She says: 'Skiing and living with your best friends in the ¥¢¥ë¥×¥¹»³Ì®.'?
After a long morning of work, Lily usually Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ës to the slopes at 11am.?By the end of the season, she ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës 'we all become excellent snowboarders and ¥¹¥¡¼¥ä¡¼s'
While the life of a chalet girl can be 'very ¼ûÍס¦Í׵᤹¤ëing', Lily says 'everything gets easier as the season goes on'
The highs, Lily says, ´Þ¤à days off when she'll 'party on ¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ës with ¥·¥ã¥ó¥Ú¥ó¼ò ¤Ë¤ï¤«±«s', and ski 'on days where there isn't a cloud in the sky'
Lily filmed a 'dinner in the ²ò½ü¤¹¤ë' ³«²ñ¡¿³«Äî¡¿²ñ´ü at the chalet
While Lily ½Ò¤Ù¤ëd the »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â as 'okay', she says: 'The tips make a difference. They ÊѲ½¤µ¤»¤ë massively from ?150-500 (¡ò127-¡ ò426) a week.'
And, by the end of the season, Lily says: 'We all become excellent ¥¹¥¡¼¥ä¡¼s and snowboarders.'
While Lily ¼ýÍƤ¹¤ë¡¿Ç§¤á¤ës 'I'm not sure how many seasons I have left in me', she Äɲ乤ës: 'I have a feeling this isn't my last.'??
Her tips for those thinking of becoming a chalet ϫƯ¼Ô??
She says: 'ŬÍѤ¹¤ë as Áá´ü¤Ë as May and get some ´¿ÂÔ and cooking experience under your belt.'?
To see more from Lily visit her on TikTok at www.tiktok.com/@likypeake.