Menu Plan for Self Catering Ski Holiday - help please

[Earlybird]

We will be going skiing (for the first time!) in a few weeks, and have booked a self-catering chalet.

Can anyone (please) help me menu plan for our week away? I think we will want hearty food that doesn't require loads of ingredients (as we will do the food shopping once we arrive at our destination, and will have to bin unused stuff at the end of the week). Also, I understand we will be very tired from all the fresh air and physical exertion, so don't want to spend a great deal of time in food prep and/or clean up.

Any suggestions for simple, nourishing, good food much appreciated. TIA.

No experience (skiing really doesn't float my boat) but various varieties of pasta could fit the bill. Penne with bacon and chilli in a good jarred tomato sauce, pasta with greens added for the last couple of minutes and then tossed with dolcelatte and pinenuts or walnuts, sauteed prawns with chilli, garlic and flatleaf parsley mixed with spaghetti, gnocchi with pesto and loads of cheese. That kind of thing?

A slow cooker really would be ideal as well as you could leave it on all day when you're out throwing yourself down mountains but you'd probably have to bring it with you!

Thanks for the good suggestions. I think the chalet has a slow cooker, so that might be just the thing.

I'm hopeful there is an easy way to organize this so it is not a chore (or pricey).

Raclette
Fondue
Baked potatoes

Soup

Where are you going? How are you getting there?

Meat can be expensive in the higher resorts. If you're driving you could stock up in the big supermarket at the bottom of the mountain.

You'll need carbs.

If its a high resort, water takes longer to boil and food cooked in boiling water takes longer (ie boiled eggs, pasta etc..).

My suggestions would be:
Pasta
Chilli
One pot stews such as coq au vin
Meatballs and rice

If you have stuff left over at end of week, offer it to your rep - saisonierres (ski workers) will gladly accept most stuff.

Take from home - salt, pepper, cooking oil.

We are flying to Denver, and will rent a car from there - so not possible to bring much (if anything) with us.

I've been thinking we might be wise to do the food shop at a Denver area supermarket (better prices) rather than in the village - though am sure that is the LAST thing we'll feel like doing after a long flight.

EMS23 - am told that altitude is an issue at this resort, so thanks for tips on how it will affect cooking times.

Also if you attempt to make a cake for example you need to add more bicarbonate and natural yogurt to get it to rise at all due to altitude

Find what locals eat in Denver and cook that. It will be cheaper and easier to source

i've skied Brekenridge in that, there is a fairly big supermarket there, which i don't remember being massively pricey, but that is before the economy went pear shaped. We mostly ate out - plenty of cheap filling pizza, pasta, Mexican restaurants, and no waste. We even got muffins and bagels and hot chic take outs for breakfast. Eating out was surprisingly cheap, even lunches in the mountain cafes.