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Poke your head in any of the fridges in the uk on freestyle night or on the dry slopes on race training night likely to see some fairly good kids.
ajaydoubleyou - you really haven't got a ****ing clue.
Totally sympathise with most of the comments, looking on Crystal etc. you think the price looks okay then you start adding on the extras/essentials like ski hire or carriage. The price is not long in adding up.
I did 10 days in Cervinia in April. We booked flights, hire car and accommodation ourselves and it was about £350 for 10 days. Food was dirt cheap as it's italy. Lift pass was a fraction of what you'd pay in France.
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With school trips and all that to pay for, our annual family holiday budget is about £800 for four of us. I’m not feeling much sympathy tbh
agreed!
If only you could ski/snowboard in the UK
I'd love to ski in Scotland but it's the unpredictability of the weather.
For the last 10 years I reckon I've had averaged under 1 day per week where the conditions were bad enough to consider if it's sensible to be out, and even then I'll generally chance it. I also know that if I book a resort with snow cannons then any week from Jan to early April will have enough snow to ski on.
In Scotland, and I accept this may be unfair, my understanding is that you can't plan far in advance as the snow is very mixed. And even if the snow's good the weather will knock things out more regularly.
If only you could ski/snowboard in the UK
Still white on the tops ?
Today? Absolutely.
In Scotland, and I accept this may be unfair, my understanding is that you can’t plan far in advance as the snow is very mixed. And even if the snow’s good the weather will knock things out more regularly.
Oh come now, sometimes you can even plan at 8am to ski at 9am, but perhaps not at 10am as it will have all gone to pot again or the snows all melted (again). Sadly you are right, and I try and do as many days as I can and work at Glenshee PT in season.
Junior at 6 and 9:
No realy way to ski cheaply anymore . I know I am expert at not spending huge amounts on ski holidays
Try January , ok so the days are short and it can be cold but its generally the cheapest weeks
Wait till monday to book for sat/sun. most people will panic as they have booked the time off work but there are always holidays available to somewhere
Try Ski -Drive Erna Low used to be the best way to acheive this as discounted ferry / tunnel prices and SC apartents kept the cost down
Look on Ebay for chalets , or the Chalets Direct webpage. Negotiate dirctly with the owners or put in a 'wanted ' ad
Look to fly out of obscure airports. driving an extra 2 hrs couls save you alot in air fares.
Driving only works if 4 or 5 in a car due to ferry , fuel and tolls
Look at shared transfers using any one of the 6 - 8 bus co's that shuttle out of GVA
sshhhh Rocketski Shhhh were the cheap and cheerful go to option if you can slum it without a hot tub / wellness room.
sshhhh Rocketski Shhhh were the cheap and cheerful go to option if you can slum it without a hot tub / wellness room.
I did a season working as a driver for the company that Rocketski is part of. Some of the guests I picked up what they’d paid for their holiday barely covered the cost of fuel and tolls for my trip to get them.
Self drive, self catering, non-premium resort, liftpasses, lessons for kids, ferry, hotel overnight each way, a handful of meals out, lunch back at the appt., £2000 all in for 2 adults and 2 kids.
We have our own gear, and the kids are kitted head to toe in Aldi ski stuff.
We book in August for Easter, and book skipasses then at 50% off. This year I still need to book the ferry and the lessons.
We also "invest" about £650 in a season pass for Scotland, and try to get 10 days in from December to April. Except for last season and the Cairngorm debacle, we have never regretted it.
Troutwrestler is spot on, although I don't know how you could eat out several times during the week and keep the budget intact.
The only thing I would add would be to hit the big supermarket in the valley for the whole week's shop and take advantage of the pressure cooker on the shelf above the sink in the apartment to cook stews whilst you're out and about on the slopes after lunch.
As Troutwrestler said, Scotland generally is ok, last year excepted. I meet a lot of people at Glenshee who have come up from England for the weekend. The year before that I went boarding in Scotland almost every weekend for 3 months. Fabulous!
As for Europe, there are good deals to be had on Crystal, you just have to check regularly and book early. The only DIY European ski holiday I ever did ended up costing me more and was a huge amount of faff - but that might just be my poor planning.