{"id":120,"date":"2013-08-15T11:03:31","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T11:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chaletline.co.uk\/?p=120"},"modified":"2013-08-08T09:26:47","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T09:26:47","slug":"mark-alden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/08\/mark-alden\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Chaletline.co.uk Team: Mark Alden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first of our new series of posts: &#8216;Meet The Team&#8217;. \u00a0It&#8217;s a chance for you, our customers, to find out a bit more about those friendly and informed voices you hear on the other end of the phone.<\/p>\n<p>First up is Chalet Advisor, Mark Alden:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Although a bit of a \u2018geek\u2019 with a passion for spreadsheets, the pull of the\u00a0outdoors meant I left the desk job behind a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>As a qualified Outdoor Pursuits Instructor,\u00a0I used to spend my days working (and playing) on and around Dartmoor; climbing, canoeing &amp;\u00a0kayaking (yes, there is a difference!) and mountain boarding \u2013 which ultimately led me into snowboarding.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been lucky enough to visit quite a few resorts, including those in the Three Valleys and the\u00a0Paradiski, not to mention St Anton and surrounding resorts.<\/p>\n<p>Married with 3 girls, an old Springer spaniel with dementia, an aggressive cat and giant land\u00a0snails!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_121\" style=\"width: 614px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chaletline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Boarding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121\" alt=\"Mark Alden\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chaletline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Boarding.jpg\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Boarding.jpg 604w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Boarding-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Boarding-190x142.jpg 190w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Boarding-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Boarding-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark snowboarding<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>How long have you been working for Chaletline.co.uk?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Since 2005 on a seasonal basis and then full time since 2007.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What is your favourite ski resort and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>St Anton. \u00a0It has\u00a0something to offer everyone; a good selection of accommodation, great skiing and an amazing apres scene.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Skier or snowboarder?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Boarder \u2013 I don\u2019t like to get involved with skier v. boarder debate!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What music do you like to listen to?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I don\u2019t have one genre, I listen to everything from chart music to Indie to Folk \u00a0and even Punk. \u00a0There\u2019s nothing better than live music \u2013 whatever and who ever it is!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What are you most looking forward to about winter 2013\/14?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Getting back to the mountains! \u00a0I\u2019m keen to try out new resorts and if I\u2019m lucky make the long haul and\u00a0and sample everything North America has to offer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To speak to Mark, or any of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/\">Chaletline<\/a> team, to test their knowledge of catered ski chalets, please call us on 01822 617 761.<\/p>\n<p>Interview by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/107961348339974741522\/about?rel=author\">Iain Martin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/08\/mark-alden\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Boarding-190x142.jpg);\" class=\"thumb_crop\">https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Boarding-190x142.jpg<\/a><p>This is the first of our new series of posts: &#8216;Meet The Team&#8217;. \u00a0It&#8217;s a chance for you, our customers, to find out a bit more about those friendly and informed voices you hear on the other end of the &hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/08\/mark-alden\/\">read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[44,271],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120\/revisions\/128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}