Post St Anton Depression

Here's a picture of St Anton you won't see in the travel sites. This was taken around midnight from our chalet room. It's the main street of St Anton, where revellers wonder after hours. 

We were pampered in Chalet Amalien Haus. It's 5 minutes walk from the ski lifts. Our room faced the mountains and the street and it was lovely watching the snow fall while having a cuppa by the window. We had a small room but the ensuite was huge and newly renovated. On our beds was a toiletry set from Molton Brown and we had welcoming drinks where we met our fellow chalet mates. 

Other guests were Aussies, kiwis, and Brits. We spent our dinners including Christmas dinner together and for everyone except the the large family, we even skied together one day. 

We had our beds made daily, English fry ups, afternoon tea with cake, pre-dinner drinks with canapes and a three course dinner with wine. Post St Anton depression hit harder as we are left to fend for ourselves when we have to leave. 

The chalet staff were young Brits, typically just finished university and on their "gap winter". Our chalet host was amazing, ever so helpful and friendly. The cook did a magnificent job. The food was well cooked-duck, turkey, fish and chicken for our main meals. 

The best pleasures of staying at Chalet Amalien Haus was after storing away our skis and boots at Jennwein (worth it due to the proximity to the chair lifts), slipping into my ugg boots and walk down the villagey street of St Anton. Then I'd crawl into a hot bath and sip green tea to unwind after a day of skiing. 

More on our ski trip to come.