Love - Megève

Grandparents and grandchildren have never
been as close as they are today. It seems that the
generation gap is progressively disappearing.
And so the hierarchic relationships that
prevailed thirty years ago have given way to
more loving and harmonious relationships. We
must admit however that today’s senior citizens
are dynamic in all situations and are very young
at heart. Qualities that allow them to create
strong and loving ties with their grandchildren.
Many of today’s grandparents enjoy sharing their
free time with this new generation of
grandchildren thirsty for time and affection.
less strict, more available and more tuned in to
their needs, grandparents are taking more and
more place in their grandchildren’s lives. And
for the greatest happiness of all concerned!
fRaNçoIsE aNd JacquEs, gRaNdpaRENTs
of ThIbaud, 9, maRINE 8 aNd Emma, 5.
Françoise and Jacques, in their early sixties,
both active and sporty, have been skiing in
Megève for years. A love that they hope to pass
down to their grandchildren when they join them
for the winter holidays. With 445km of sign
posted and groomed slopes Megève is a fabulous
playground for adults and children alike. While
the youngest is discovering the joys of snow and
sliding at the “piou piou”
club, the older brother
and sister are having
skiing lessons with the
ESF to attain their 2nd
and 3rd stars. But in
the afternoon they will
devour the slopes with
their grandparents.
A moment of great
complicity between the two generations, but also
the opportunity for the children to perfect their
skiing by listening to the sound advice of their
grandparents. Some afternoons, the children
alternate with other equally fun activities.
Thibaud loves climbing on the artificial wall at
the Sports centre, and also biathlon that he has
recently discovered with his friends. He is really
happy to go to the beginners’ lesson at the
livraz. Marine prefers to relax with her
grandmother and little sister at the heated
indoor swimming pool. But their greatest
pleasure is to go together to the ice rink to round
off the day in beauty. With such dynamic
grandparents the children never have time to be
bored during their holidays.
daNIEllE aNd RENé, gRaNdpaRENTs of
Tom, 12 aNd hugo, 11.
Françoise and Jacques
have been skiing
in Megève for years.
A love that they hope to pass
down to their grandchildren.
Danielle and René, both nature lovers, devote
their retirement to hiking, an activity they do
both in summer and winter. Quite naturally they
take their grandchildren with them as often as
possible to enlighten them about the mountain
fauna and flora. In Megève there is no shortage
of ideas for hiking outings. In winter it is with
cross-country skiing that they prefer to cover the
mountains at their own rhythm on the tracks of
the livraz-cote 2000 site. The children have
even had lessons to master the skating
technique perfectly. last year they also loved
the special family snowshoeing outing organised
by the Mountain Guides. This accompanied and
commentated excursion allowed them to have a
better understanding of the way of life of wild
animals in the mountains. But their favourite
activity is the dog and sleigh ride on the heights
of Megève; even more so because they learned
to drive the dog teams themselves under the
musher’s guidance.
A wonderful adventure!
The children’s
grandparents have
also enlightened them
about the mountain
farmers’ way of life.
They visited a farm in
Megève. Not simply
another experience
for these little citizens
to discover goats, sheep, kids… but also to taste
the farm produce. To make the visit even more
fun, they were even taken there by horse and
carriage. Once more the children leave Megève
with their heads full of wonderful memories.
chaNTal aNd bERNaRd, gRaNdpaRENTs of
claRa, 8 aNd maNoN, 6.
Newly retired, chantal and Bernard have
decided to share the good times in life with their
granddaughters. When they were still working
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