In 2004, screenwriter Tom Williams and Working Title producer Dan Shepherd had the idea for a romantic comedy, both of whom loved skiing and realized that there were few movies about ski resorts and ski seasons. Although the concept of "Chalet Girl" is more British, both liked the idea - a London girl who couldn't ski turned out to be a ski star in the Alps.
In 2006, Tom and producer Harriet Rees began working on the script. On Christmas Eve in 2007, Tom completed the creation of the first draft of the script. Phil liked it very much after reading the script. Coupled with the addition of Pippa Cross, the film's main creators finally arrived, and the film began to prepare for the pre-shooting work
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