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eltankos 
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Post subject: Group Holiday Help
 Posted: Jun 26, 2012 - 01:11 PM
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First post: Mar 09, 2012
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Location: Greenock, Scotland
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Hi all,
I'm just doing some research into a holiday for 2013 for me and a few mates (group of around 8 - 10). Lokking for ideas on companies/ resorts/ anything really as we're all preety much noobs to this. Any help is appreciated.
Key things are budget (cheap as possible), a few good pubs nearby. And some decent slopes (we're mainly beginners and a couple of *cough* skiers who are a bit better.
Just wondering what the collective SCUK wisdom is.
We'll be looking to book our own flights as we'll be coming from all over the place. |
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bartiebat
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Post subject: RE: Group Holiday Help
Posted: Jun 26, 2012 - 01:20 PM
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Post subject: RE: Group Holiday Help
Posted: Jun 26, 2012 - 02:22 PM
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I thought Bansko was brilliant for a 1st holiday. was cheap to with beer and food.
plenty of runs for a beginner and a few good tree and off piste runs for the more advanced in your party.
or what about the SCUK winter bash? |
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Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 12:33 PM
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Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 01:05 PM
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Jasna is cool, we stayed with Propagnda. All in it was about £650 a head inc all spending money and drinking alot of booze and jager. (225 for the week, 160 for the lift pass, 150 flight, 50 transfer, rest on booze and food)
Cool hill, nice easy runs, bit more progessive runs and then endless trees for anyone that wants them. Could ride trees all day if you want and not see another group in there.
Mrs had some lessons too, brought her on and was cheaper for a morning 1-1 lessons than it is for an hour in a group at snowzone.
Food and beer is as cheap as they say it is. Biggest round for 6 we could clock up was 25 euros for 6 big beers and 6 jager bombs and that was on the hill. In town we just bought the bottle of jager from the bar.
Could make it cheaper too as the chalet hosts are more than willing to run you into town to tesco and you can use the kitchen to cook dinner. |
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Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 03:40 PM
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We did our first trip as a group of 5 last year.
Went to Tignes in Feb.
Apartment through ownersdirect 200euro each (in val claret)
£180 lift pass
£130 flights (inc bags and boards)
£70 return transfers (Geneva > Tignes)
and I think £250 for food and drink for the week (ate out every night except 1 and bought lunch up the hill every day). |
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Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 04:22 PM
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First post: Feb 15, 2011
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If you're on a budget, avoid school holidays (British & local). Makes a massive difference to prices & availability, as well as crowds on the slopes.
Book flights as early as possible as they only get more expensive.
With transfers, if there's a group of you hire an MPV/minibus. Got a 9 seater at Geneva this Dec - £145 for 4 days!
There are some really good, cheap French resorts where it's mostly self catering. Look at goelia.com and ski-france.com for cheap apartments. If you avoid the French holidays you'll probably never queue for a lift.
Les Sybelles area is fantastic for beginners/intermediates. |
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eltankos
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Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 05:23 PM
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First post: Mar 09, 2012
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Location: Greenock, Scotland
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| Cheers for the replies folk, given me loads of stuff to look at. |
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Posted: Jun 28, 2012 - 12:20 AM
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Bansko (probably one of the cheapest you'll find especially when you look at the price of beer) and Pas de la Casa (and it's neighbour lift linked Soldeu - which is where I first learnt back in '9 are both good shouts. I'd throw Livigno (Italy) into the mix too - hits everything you are after (good place to learn, good drinking and cheaper than most places) |
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Post subject: Where to ski
Posted: Aug 04, 2012 - 09:05 PM
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Hi
If you are looking for cheap, then Bansko or Jasna. These resorts could work for you if you are beginners. As mentioned in a previous post you should go in Jan. You will get some great deals, and weeks in Jan are normally the hardest for companies to sell and you will find some great deals.
You could try some of the major French resorts, and look at staying at resorts/villages just outside some of the big resorts. Like this you will get the benifit of a large ski area but accommodation at a cheap rate. The only thing is you will pay French prices for drinks and food, so your budget may go up here where as in Bansko or Jasna you get more for your money.
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Post subject: RE: Where to ski
Posted: Aug 05, 2012 - 10:13 PM
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First post: Oct 17, 2009
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I was in bansko last year and it was V cheap. I liked it but I often get annoyed by taking a gondola first thing in the morning and it was a bit spread out for my liking.
Me and a mate are going out to borovets (bulgaria aswell) for a cheapo in jan. Flights were something like £100 return plus carriage, our apartment is less than 100 each for the week, then a lift pass should be around 160. Fairly cheap to be honest and good for beginners!
Is there anywhere actually cheaper than Bulgaria? |
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Post subject: RE: Where to ski
Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 12:40 PM
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Tignes is a snowboard heaven though as noobs I'd recommend Pas.
I've had friends and family learn there, plenty of big forgiving runs for beginners and a big area stops the experts getting bored. Nights out are loud. |
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Post subject: Re: RE: Where to ski
Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 01:37 PM
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First post: Feb 15, 2011
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Villers wrote:
Is there anywhere actually cheaper than Bulgaria?
Yes. France, believe it or not! Just look for resorts where British operators don't go, eg. the Maurienne valley.
For the last 2 family trips I've not found anything in Bulgaria that is better value when you take into account that the French accommodation was board in/out with more extensive & varied terrain and no queues. Just avoid the French holidays.
Flights x 4 + luggage & board bag, car hire, 3 bedroom apt, passes x 4, hire for 3, lessons for 2. £1600 (La Norma), £1750 (St. Francois-Longchamp).
However, we do not go out on the lash every night. Depends what you want from a snowboarding holiday. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Where to ski
Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 01:45 PM
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First post: Dec 30, 2010
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| I've just got a catered chalet for 12 of us in Alpe D'Huez for £470PP including flights and transfers, now all i need to do is sort out beer monies! I don't know if thats cheap but seems okay to me. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Where to ski
Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 08:35 PM
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First post: Jan 09, 2006
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Location: Washington DC USA
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