In Chamonix, the mountain town at the foot of Mont Blanc in the French Alps, half-term’s crowds have thinned by then and prices have dropped, but there’s still usually plenty of reliable snow in the surrounding ski areas.
The results have ranged from the triumphant to the peculiar ... The good news for spectators ... The zip-neck silhouette and ribbed construction give it a vintage ski-lodge feel that wouldn’t look out of place at a Chamonix après-ski bar circa 1968 ... .