From Neil McNab

This camp visits two of my favourite resorts of the Southern
hemisphere, Portillo and Valle Nevado. Two very different resorts with very different feelings and great opportunities.

Located in the North of Chile around Santiago these two areas offer
some of the most modern aspects of riding whilst also hosting some of the most ancient.

This trip will run on the lines of a Freeride clinic, mixing some of
the aspects of our technical clinics with the over all feel of our Freeride camps.

During the two weeks we will cover the essential techniques that build up the basic fundamentals of snowboarding, looking at how we can blend these techniques into our surroundings, (the basis of great freeriding) and look at how to be creative within our surroundings. Following these lines we will begin to explore the more demanding terrain that the mountains here have to offer with some great Back country riding!

I will be joined on the trip by one of our regular winter (back country camp) mountain guides who will be on hand to introduce us to the possibilities that lie beyond the beaten track. With the possibilities of a heli drop or two, this will further open up some of the untracked powder fields that these two areas are rapidly becoming famous for.

So if you fancy something a little different, something a little
further a field, a run through the park a drop in the pipe and a blast through the powder without waiting for next winter then this could be the thing for you!

Hope that you can join us.
All the best,
Neil.

The Itinerary:

Two weeks August/September 2002.

Number of places available 14 maximum.

Bookings taken on a first come first served basis.

Itinerary

Depart Santiago Airport: Sunday 25th August 2002 9:00am local time
Arrive Santiago Airport: Sunday 8th September 2002 approx. 9:00am local time

Travel to Valle Nevado - 1 hour - 1 and a half.
Sunday 25th August to Saturday 31st August stay in Vallee Nevado.
Accommodation includes breakfast, afternoon tea and evening meal.
Depart 31st August to Portillo approx 3-3.5 hours.
Stay at the Octogon Lodge from Saturday 31st August to Saturday 7th
September.
Leave Portillo September 7th and arrive Santiago town: travel time: 2-5 hours.
Saturday afternoon and evening in Santiago staying overnight in a
hotel.
Depart Santiago Sunday morning to travel to Santiago airport.

Price: £1770.00

Price includes:
All transfers from the airport, to resorts and back again in Chile.
12 days snowboarding
5 day lift pass at Vallee Nevado
7 days skiing at Portillo (includes arrival day)
Stop over on the last day/overnight at Santiago town.
Accommodation at the Octagon Lodge at Portillo.
With full board (four meals a day) and swimming pool at the Hotel
restaurant just opposite the lodge.
Rooms - 4 sharing with en-suite bathroom.
Accommodation in Vallee Nevado includes breakfast, afternoon tea and
evening meal. Two sharing with en-suite bathroom.
Guided riding by Neil McNab and one of our Back-Country guides

Price does not include:
Flights (suggested flight details are listed below)
Insurance
Heli-boarding

Flights:

Suggested flight flight details via Iberia are as follows,

Heathrow-Madrid 1915/2230 24Aug02
Madrid-Santiago 2355/0740+1 24Aug02 Arrive 25h
Santiago-Madrid 1205/0655+1 8Aug02 Arrive 9th
Madrid-Heathrow 0915/1035 9th Sept.

Fare quoted: £745.00 including airport tax.

If you want to book, you can contact McNabs on 01546 830 243, the office is attended Monday to Friday between 10 am and 4pm UK time.

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