Team cohesion is essential to a company’s success. Recent lockdown experiences and the rise of remote working have made it clearer than ever how important it is to build connections and reinforce the human dimension of exchanges, especially in informal moments. To foster strong relationships and harmonious collaboration within your team, organising a mountain corporate retreat can prove to be a winning solution.
Discover how a mountain corporate retreat can strengthen the cohesion of your executive committee or team, by giving your colleagues a unique and memorable experience.
1 – Step out of the routine at your mountain retreat
Stepping out of the usual office setting is the first step towards strengthening the team. Organising a mountain corporate retreat allows your colleagues to step away from their daily routine and immerse themselves in a stimulating natural environment.
The magnificent natural setting of the mountains offers an exceptional backdrop to your professional event, encouraging relaxation, reflection and creativity. The mountain retreat takes you instantly into a magical, inspiring world and allows team members to reconnect with each other in a different context.
With its restorative landscapes, snow-capped peaks, glittering lakes and rich cultural heritage, the mountain corporate retreat is ideal for recharging the batteries, sparking creativity, and encouraging conversation and strategic thinking.
2 – Build conviviality during a mountain retreat in a chalet
Beyond the exceptional natural setting, warm accommodation in an authentic chalet — or a charming hotel — propels your mountain retreat into a privileged atmosphere for building bonds and shared memories.
Chalet accommodation fosters team conviviality while preserving each participant’s privacy during the mountain retreat. Chalets feature spacious shared living areas that encourage sharing and informal moments — over a traditional breakfast or a delicious dinner, for example. They are also large enough to respect everyone’s privacy, with all bedrooms en-suite with private bathrooms.
For larger groups, we can host up to 80 guests in a hotel. Meeting rooms and equipment for your sessions are available based on your needs throughout your mountain retreat.
Pointe de Sel offers chalets with all the amenities you need for your social moments and working sessions.
Tell us your needs for your discussion sessions and workshops. Would you like a plenary meeting room with projection facilities to ensure your presentations and workshops run smoothly? Or do you prefer a cosier space — with sofas, for example — for brainstorming or your strategic exchanges?
To strengthen the convivial atmosphere, some chalets feature relaxation spaces with a pool, sauna, hot tub, foosball, board games, dancefloor or karaoke…
Pick the right chalet for your mountain retreat with Pointe de Sel.
3 – Take part in team-building activities during your mountain retreat
The benefits of a mountain retreat also lie in the wide range of team-building activities available year-round. Mountain activities help your colleagues strengthen their bonds and foster team cohesion.
In winter, the ski retreat is, of course, very popular with teams — whether your colleagues are beginners or more experienced skiers. You can also organise a retreat with a varied, highly cohesive set of off-piste activities. From mountain snowshoeing to a cross-country skiing or biathlon session, igloo building or snowmobile rides, or an evening at the heart of a traditional chalet after a torchlit walk — there are countless ways to create powerful, memorable moments.
In spring, summer and autumn, nature also lends itself to many variations. You might choose a fun raft-building session on a lake, an adventure course or a rafting descent.
These stimulating mountain activities call for effective communication, mutual trust and cooperation to be successfully completed. By working together to overcome challenges, team members build closer ties and get to know each other better.
For your safety and that of your team, mountain activities are supervised by professional mountain or high-mountain guides and instructors.
The programme of your mountain retreat is built in your image and organised end-to-end to deliver a bubble of disconnection and team reconnection.
4 – Encourage leadership and decision-making at a mountain retreat
A mountain retreat is a chance to bring leadership to the fore within your team. Outdoor activities often call for quick, effective decision-making. By giving each team member the opportunity to take responsibility and lead the group, you encourage leadership development and the expression of each person’s skills. It also fosters a better understanding of individual strengths and talents within the team.
You can also bring in a coach or a top-level athlete. Top athletes hold skills that translate easily to the corporate world. They are used to setting ambitious goals, working as a team, handling pressure and maintaining steady motivation. The intervention of a coach or athlete allows teams to discover and learn these key skills and apply them in their own professional lives. Time-management, effective-communication and leadership techniques are at the core of high-performance athletes’ training, making them invaluable lessons for participants.
5 – Share your experience through common challenges
Shared experiences are essential to strengthening the bonds between team members. A mountain retreat offers the chance to take on common challenges, creating a sense of belonging and unity. Overcoming obstacles together — such as climbing a summit or completing an engaging sporting activity — strengthens trust and solidarity within the team. These shared memories continue to deepen relationships within the team well after the retreat ends.
You can also share these great memories around savoury, renowned Savoyard cuisine. Our chefs season your days with delicious Savoyard or French meals, tailored to your wishes, with fresh, seasonal produce. We can also advise you on lunches on the slopes or evenings at a traditional or fine-dining restaurant during your Savoie retreat.
The chalet dining service can be arranged either with a hotel-style service or in a more convivial way, with meals delivered so you feel right at home.
In short: end-to-end, tailor-made organisation of a mountain retreat
Organising a mountain retreat is a wise choice to strengthen team cohesion in an enchanting setting. The transporting landscapes — far from the usual office — the warm chalets, stimulating activities and coaching, and the richness of shared moments make a mountain retreat an inspiring, unforgettable experience for executive committee retreats, incentives, corporate events or team-building.
Outdoor team-building activities encourage collaboration, leadership and decision-making, while shared experiences create lasting memories and strengthen the bonds between team members. Give your team an unforgettable experience and reinforce your company’s cohesion by organising a mountain retreat.
Trust an expert in mountain retreats in Savoie
Pointe de Sel supports you with the organisation of your mountain corporate retreat.
Tell us your goals, the number of attendees, your preferences regarding accommodation — in a privatised chalet or a charming hotel — and your activity schedule. We handle the organisation from end to end, or co-build it with you and your team.
As a travel agency licensed by Atout France, Pointe de Sel can organise your entire mountain retreat on a tailor-made basis, including accommodation, dining, activities, training, coaching, transport and any other services you require.
Pointe de Sel holds Professional Liability insurance and a Financial Guarantee, in compliance with current regulations.
