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Hi, I am new here....well not really new but have been a lurker for a very long time and just wonder if budget and skiing can ever be put in one sentence.

I am mum to 2 kids aged 13 and 4 and they love skating...they have been doing indoor ice skating for more than a year and we have this dream of trying skiing but first does ice skating help in any way when you start skiing?

Anyway that was a diversion the main thing is we are not tied to holidays as we homeschool and trod around a bit though we havent been skiing as its a tad bit over our budget. Can we really do skiing on the budget, if so how and where? By budget I really mean budget, perhaps the lowest it can go not exceeding £1500 for everything including, flights, transfers, accomodation, ski passes and lessons. I really don't mind where or which country as long as we are guaranteed to get good snow and have some decent ski slopes. I know this will sound awful but we were in Granada last January and while the Sierra Nevada slopes were covered in snow I don't think I particularily want to go all the way skiing for something like that unless combined with other non skii activities. I hope that sort of explains what I am after but I wonder if I am totally unrealistic and I should perhaps wait until we win a lottery.

So far I have read loads of posts here, been on websites that seem to offer skiing on the cheap like snowtrex.co.uk (is it even authentic?) but non the wiser. What I have found so far is that sometimes I find a good deal on these websites and when I look either flights are expensive or transfers from the airport once we get there are extortionate therefore making the trip quite expensive.

Have you got any suggestion of slopes or areas we should consider where we can get a decent flight prices and transfer prices...reasonable skii lessons and passes? Accomodiation doesn't seem a problem as it seems we can get something fairly decent and reasonable in most areas. I am considering packages too but can't find much. We are looking to go end of feb to mid march before Easter break for a week.
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sherry_d, simple answer is yes you can, but I will give you a big warning. If you and the kids enjoy it you had better plan on going every year... There are lots of options and you will find something that suits.
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Budget ski holidays are possible, but I suspect very difficult at £500 per person for everything. Clothing for one thing will hit you hard. Your best bet would to be to contact a tour operator or specialist travel agent. Snowcoach may be your best bet. Going by coach or even driving yourself is usually the least expensive way to a ski resort. As to when to go, Mid January and late April tend to be the cheapest. The end of February to mid March is very popular and consequently very expensive.

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I know this will sound awful but we were in Granada last January and while the Sierra Nevada slopes were covered in snow I don't think I particularily want to go all the way skiing for something like that unless combined with other non skii activities.

means so cannot help you there.

To see if your children actually enjoy skiing why not take them to your local dry slope? Personally I cannot skate so cannot comment on any links between skating and skiing.

And ansta1, speaks the truth, one trip is never enough before you realise you are trying to work out how to fit in a third week each year.
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sherry_d, back in my student days I did what I would call budget skiing. It involved coach travel for around 20 of us, Cambridge to French Alps, sleeping 6-8 to a room, eating packet soup, french bread and crisps and drinking cheap supermarket plonk/beer. Back then it was a means to an end, I certainly wouldn't want to do it now I can afford better.

I would imagine something similar is possible for a family, driving might work out cheaper than flying, especially if you take all of your food with you and never eat out. But a liftpass for most resorts will cost at least £150 per person per week, then equipment hire and lessons will be at least the same again, so your budget does sound unfeasible. Add another grand and you might be getting somewhere.

As for the skating thing, as someone who has skied a fair bit in her life, I went skating the other week with little or no experience. I'd say the sensation of sliding on your feet and the balance aspect are much the same. I found I could move along quite easily and I could stop using the snowplough technique borrowed from skiing. Within a couple of laps I was going reasonably fast, turning easily and tried a couple of slow spins. So I would say the skills are definitely transferable.

Good luck!
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As johnE, says...Snowcoach would possibly be a good option...

A quick scout based on you with 2 kids...Val cenis 23rd March roughly £1450 for "8 days skiing"

Includes...

travel "coach"
Ski/boot hire "for kids"
Hotel board inc Food/drink "3/4 board"


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Your ski/boot hire at a guess about £70 (snowcoach)
Lessons (can be arranged at discount through snowcoach)
Lift pass for 3 about £400 all in (8 days)
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I did a lot of skiing in my student days with a Christian company that do very good prices, but I don't know what ages they take children. They do have Christian meetings in the evenings though, so you would need to be comfortable with that or head out if not. Great fun though.

http://www.oakhall.co.uk
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sherry_d, try the Crystal deals to Chamrousse, cheap and the lift pass is included.
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does ice skating help in any way when you start skiing?

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By budget I really mean budget, perhaps the lowest it can go not exceeding £1500 for everything including, flights, transfers, accomodation, ski passes and lessons.

Hmm. I'd say that was not possible, and certainly not in France in the dates you mention, which are their peak holiday weeks.
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I went to Romania all inclusive for £550 per adult four years ago. This included flights, transfers, all meals, equipment hire, lift pass, lessons..... the lot.

Would I return? No.

Was it a great beginners holiday that I would heartily recommend? Yes.

Any advice? Yes. Make sure of snow conditions by booking late.


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sherry_d, can you elaborate on what you meant about the Sierra Nevada? I can't think of many places which have better non-skiing activities than Granada! (Ski on the week days and leave the weekend to the masses though.)
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Thank you all, it looks like we need to increase our budget to perhaps somewhere between £2000 - £2500.

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sherry_d, can you elaborate on what you meant about the Sierra Nevada? I can't think of many places which have better non-skiing activities than Granada! (Ski on the week days and leave the weekend to the masses though.)


Perhaps I have a very romantic or clouded view of what a skiing resort should look like. I see in magazines those alps with trees covered in snow. Sierra Nevada looked rather plain and I thought its cheating ourselves going there for skiing. Perhaps I need to reconsider Sierra Nevada as it is perhaps a realistic option budget wise. Plus we love Andalucia so we could mix touring and skiing together. I just need to find out more about the snow conditions there, when I was there it was covered in snow but that was the week Europe had the lowest temp. Thank you all again, will look into the coach holidays and perhaps look a little bit more into Sierra Nevada.
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sherry_d, Val Cenis/Termignon has lots of tree lined runs, and my favorite out of all of the Snowcoach resorts.



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Oh I see. Sure, Sierra Nevada is a different beast from the typical image. Like you say, it might be an option in your budget, but it sounds like you're looking for a more traditional trip.
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Most things are possible with an amount of compromise. I suggest the first thing to decide is whether you are going to 'Do It Yourself' or go with a Tour Operator.
DIY is actually quite straightforward, but lets look at TO first.

You obviously aren't going to get an early booking discount, so go for a last minute deal. Get everything else (clothing / time off work / etc) arranged and hold your nerve and book at the very last minute. A couple of years ago we booked to go with Ski Amis to Les Menuires at Easter. We got a good deal on the Friday morning and as it was a self drive holiday we set off that lunchtime. Self drive gives you flexibility with last minute as the TO will have inflexible flights, but may be able to squeeze you in some spare accommodation if you don't need the flight. I personally find the cost of food and drinks in France to be horrendous, so if you are looking at France, a catered chalet is best IMO. Eat up at breakfast time and if you don't eat your bread roll, take it for lunch (some people will object strongly to this). Buy 3 or 4 multi-packs of Mars Bars or similar in the UK and take those with you to supplement lunch. Take some plastic bottles (not too large) with screw tops to fill each morning with water. Take a small rucksack to cart stuff around with you during the day. You can't do anything (that I know of) about the cost of your lift pass. I am a strong advocator of lessons and probably for total beginners would recommend ski school. Another option is a morning 2 hour private lesson for the three of you on days 1, 2 and 4 and ask the instructor what and where you should practise when you are not in lessons. On balance ski school is probably better though.
Equipment - clothing can be borrowed in the UK (ask at work if anyone skis, say you are interested in giving it a go and would love to borrow a jacket and trousers before you commit yourself to buying, are the children in school? Does the school run ski trips? Which teacher is in charge of them? Can he/she suggest anything?) or buy second hand. Ebay is good. Especially for children's stuff. Hire boots and skis in resort. Use Snowheads discount codes. Buy gloves.

DIY. Think about driving. I'm up in Cumbria and if I can get away reasonably promptly on a Friday after work and if the car is packed in advance, I can be at the channel by midnight. Tesco vouchers pay for Eurostar. Or get a ferry. Flexible crossing times are best. If you are the only driver, stay safe. Depending on where you live and how far you are from the channel, book a Travelodge or similar in the UK and aim for a ferry / train at 06.00am. Or get across the channel and pre-book a room at a Mercure or somewhere cheap in very easy driveable reach of the ferry port in France/ Belgium / Germany. Motorway tolls add up so consider driving to Austria. Use www.viamichelin.com for journey times. Make sure you stop and have a break or switch drivers every 2 hours whether you think you need it or not. IMO self catering is viable in Austria.

Compromises. If self catering, take food with you in the car, be prepared for the extra work this will entail. Accommodation booked at the last minute will be very much what is left over. It will be left over for a reason. When we were at Les Menuires, we had to get a lift up the valley before we could ski. We couldn't ski back to the chalet as there was insufficient snow so it was a lift back down. No great hassle really.

And finally. Look at the less popular or less well known resorts. Or stay in a small offshoot of the main resort. Brides-les-Bains is cheaper than staying up the hill, but you have a long cable car up every morning and one down at night (so you can't stay too long up the hill after skiing). Look at resorts like Valloire / Valmeinier in France, Ski Amade (Salzburg) in Austria

Most of all, enjoy it and as someone has already said, be prepared to spend more next year
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But the budget doesn't add up. It costs at the very least £400 to drive to the Alps and back. sherry_d, how many of you are there? And accommodation costs in France from mid February to mid March are high - school hols.
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sherry_d, I go with Oak Hall every year and they are about as budget as you can get. http://www.oakhall.co.uk/pages/winter13resort.asp?resortseasonid=489

For the three of you, coach travel to Lauterbrunnen (for skiing in Wengen and Murren) would be 3 x £238 ( or 3 x 432 if you flew). Lessons are £68 for 5 x 2 hours group lessons. Equipment hire would be £58 per person, but they wouldn't have equipment for your 4 year old and that would have to be hired locally. Lift passes would work out at about £320 for the three of you, (assuming that your 4 year old goes almost for nothing) http://www.jungfrau.ch/en/winter/tourism/travel-information/skipass/jungfrau/single-skipass

So if you went by coach, the whole lot for the week would cost you about £1350 (plus ski hire for your youngest)
It would be about £1950 if you wanted to fly.

Food would be plentiful but more home-cooking style than luxuary, they would even give you a packed lunch to take out with you. Accommodation would be in bunk bedded rooms.

Oak Hall is a Christian organisation, and for those that want to join in, there is the equivalent of a church meeting each evening, but that is completely optional (and easy to avoid should you wish to) and the holidays are open to anyone.
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Ray Zorro, that looks very interesting...went to Lauterbrunnen one summer, always promised the daughter I'd take her there skiing one day...the rooms are based on 4 sharing, any idea on room supplement costs based on two, three etc.
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It isn't what I would choose for me, but Erna Low do an apartment in Brides for £518 (before any discounts) for 16 March and hat includes Eurotunnel with flexible crossing times. Yes, you have petrol and tolls both ways, but I think it could be done. My own preference would be a last minute (literally, not even 2 or 3 days notice) self drive to a catered chalet.
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The bonus of homeschooling combined with a DIY holiday is being able to go wednesday to wednesday which is often a much cheaper flight/crossing, plus it means your in resort for the main guest change over day so the slopes will be quieter on at least one day if your in a busier resort.
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gatecrasher, I'm not sure to be honest. In that particular chalet there are some double rooms, but they go very quickly. If it was a school holiday period, they might try to maximise occupancy by suggesting that your daughter went in a room with 3 other girls of the same sort of age and that you went in a room with 3 other guys.

They go to other places where twin rooms are available, though the costs do begin to creep up.

Best to give them a call 01732 763131
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My first family holiday quite a few years ago was to Pamporovo in Bulgaria. Excellent value and if you and your kids have never skied before the area is plenty big enough.

What we got back then in a package for less than £2k was:

Very nice 4* hotel with decent food (half board).
2 large interconnecting rooms.
Ski hire.
Lift pass.
The best group lessons I have ever had by a country mile.

Many on here who have never been there will scoff at this suggestion, but as I say they will never have been. I cannot think of a better option for your budget. Look at Balkan holidays and the ski packages they offer. I have fond memories of Pamporovo and I may well return one day when a 25k km resort is all my knees can manage

Be warned though you will get bit by the bug, 2 months after our trip to Pamporovo we went to Tignes and it was OMG.
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I have also skied Pamporovo (years ago) and have friends who return to Bansanko often - out of curiosity I priced 3 people going Bansanko with Crystal ski and you can get half board, flights then the learn to ski package (lift pass, equipment hire and lessons) for all of you would come in under your 1500 budget. As Kel says above the tuition we received was good and hotels were nice and food was OK - For my OH it was a good option as a 1st time try.
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Ski Esprit had a late desls on their site that departed today for a family of 4 for £999 to la Rosiere

Passes, gear and lessons would be extra.
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Passes, gear and lessons would be extra.


Like nearly twice as much as the actual holiday more wink
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I don't think skating helps other than balance, the use of the edges is totally different. Toes instead of heels to turn, inside instead of outside. Played hockey for 20+ years and for my natural instincts it was alien. It was a hindrance to me.

We're off to Bansko on the 23rd jan, 3 of us, 2 adults 1 12yr old. £1300.

Flights, Easyjet to Sofia.

Transfers, Bansko Shuttle.

Gatwick parking,

B&B apartment, hotel dumanov.

Ski school, lift pass and ski hire, Ulen. Thats 4hrs everyday, can be cheaper for 2 hrs or 3 days.

Done all of this as seperates on the net due to not wanting Sat to Sat.


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Kel wrote:
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Passes, gear and lessons would be extra.


Like nearly twice as much as the actual holiday more wink


Use the free beginner lifts, self teach the kids (home schooled), and cheap gear for a family would broken £50 a head. Steal sardines from gte breakfast abduct bob is yer mother's brother.
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Ray Zorro, thanks for the info, definitely one to look into.

Cheers. Very Happy
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It really is that bad. What did you mean to say that got changed to "la rosiere" Puzzled
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To be fair, la Rosiere is very Sunni wink
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I would also recommend Oak Hall. I went with them to Andalo (Italy) and Zillertal (Austria) many years ago and the holidays were great fun and excellent value. It might be worth checking if they have space left on their school holiday trips as you would be more likely to encounter other families that way. The skiing tuition was excellent and from what I remember all food was provided so the only time you had to spend any money was to buy a drink in a mountain cafe or for drinks/meals on route.

Snowcoach to Val Cenis would be another option but I haven't tried them.

Since having children we have self catered in France and booked several times through Peak Retreats who are very good. Bear in mind the French school holidays run until mid March so the cheapest week for you to go in March would be 23rd March. Peak retreats offer a few very cheap family friendly resorts such as La Norma where there is an apartment advertised for £399 including eurotunnel flexi pass. I think I read somewhere that they offer clothing hire as an option (as well as ski hire). To this you would need to add petrol, tolls, food, lift passes, lessons and ski hire/clothing. Ideally you'd need to stop overnight each way in a budget hotel. You could cut the cost down a bit by using ferry rather than Eurotunnel if you are doing the journey over 2 days.

Another cheap resort is Chamrousse which is offered by Ski Collection (linked to Peak retreats), Snowtrex and some of the larger TOs like Crystal. Chamrousse is not far from Grenoble so you could contact Eurostar and look at getting there by train if you can't find a cheap flight. However you would need to move quickly for the cheapest train tickets.

I find it easiest to work out the cost of holidays by opening an excel spreadsheet and putting all the costs in. Sometimes you can think you have a bargain in terms of say accommodation cost but then if it is in a resort with an expensive lift pass the overall cost may be more than a slightly more expensive apartment in a cheaper resort. Have to say we have spent well over £2000 for ski holidays for a family of four but have gone on peak weeks to top end apartments. I'm sure it can be done for under £2000 with careful planning.
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Hi,
we used to homeschool and have achieved the budget holiday. This week in January often has bargains or look to start or end of season. French half term is later than the UK, so costs in france may still be high in late feb/early march. I used to budget about 400 for the eurostar & petrol & tolls, and drive through the night when the kids slept, and we could get a studio in tignes for 200 (300 probably more likely looking at tignes.co.uk).use free slopes for at least part of the holiday, half day passes also options.
the catch - we already had equipment Sad ebay was our friend. As your kids are learning, some lessons will make a big difference. Ice skating will help, particularly on every green run. Instead of shuffling along, you'll be able to glide with grace and beauty Very Happy
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I don't think skating helps other than balance, the use of the edges is totally different. Toes instead of heels to turn, inside instead of outside. Played hockey for 20+ years and for my natural instincts it was alien. It was a hindrance to me.

We're off to Bansko on the 23rd jan, 3 of us, 2 adults 1 12yr old. £1300.

Flights, Easyjet to Sofia.

Transfers, Bansko Shuttle.

Gatwick parking,

B&B apartment, hotel dumanov.

Ski school and ski hire, Ulen.

Done all of this as seperates on the net due to not wanting Sat to Sat.
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I am no ice skater, but friends and acquaintances who do skate well seem always to have picked up skiing quickly, and with naturally good posture (comes of having learnt not fall on your bum, I suppose). The most spectacular lad I ever saw on snowblades was an ice hockey player and a ballet dancer. Within a couple of days he could ski fast down a blue run with his blades in a dead straight line - 180 degree turn-out, like a mad monoski. Then leap in the air and bring them back parallel whenever he chose. Not being afraid of falling helps, too.
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I did a lot of inline skating before skiing. The balance helped a lot but when I first, first started skiing I tried to do things on skis which I'd do on skates with disastrous consequences. As you progress though I think some of the techniques are helpful, hockey stops, some edging, etc.
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CAPTA1N P, respectfully, I disagree. I think my own ice skating experience has helped me enormously with my skiing. However, I wonder if this is an example which reveals the difference between hockey (and inline) and figure skating. If the OP's kids are figure skating, to the level of figures, spins, jumps, etc, there is a lot that can be applied to skiing. Hockey skating doesn't have the same sort of edging and weight distribution. A good figure skater should have excellent control of inside and outside edges, and be able to shift between them. There's even the slalom skating move, which is very much like doing carved short turns.

I miss ice skating Sad

I'm afraid I don't have much advice on how to find the best value break, but I guess it's always relevant to recommend some strict budgeting elsewhere in your life, as an extra £500 is going to make such a difference to your holiday.
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I ice-skated recently when in London, I'd not done it for about 16 years but use to roller-blade as a young un. I was like bloody Bambi on ice initially and nearly fell as soon as I got on the ice! I seem hard wired to skiing and it just didn't work, I was ok after I disengaged that part of my brain and thought about roller blading. I can only see it being helpful for when you skate on your skis on flats etc. Just my opinion.

OP I hope you can find something, unfortunately there are many generally fixed priced reasonably high priced items when it comes to skiing i.e. lift passes, lessons, hiring. Maybe eastern Europe could be the ticket for you first trip.

JohnHSmith, Fellow Cumbrian here. I've never driven to the continent for a ski trip yet, I guess it makes more sense if you are a family cost wise but for us it's a good old slog just to get to the channel. I work down in London occasionally and needed to take the car on a recent trip, took me 9 hours to get home!
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If you look for next year not this year and go in january (or late march this year - post french hols i.e. 16th mar)- you can get very low but not quite that low imo. TourOp Late deal apartments are _cheap_ in Jan.

As a worked example Wink - take a look at this for next weekend: http://www.igluski.com/flaine/les-pleiades-apartments_p26223?holidayid=58054599 after you add the inevitable late/petrol/insert-new-tax-here charges that's going to come up under £700 for you all flight, transfer, accom. Add in £570 for 'family pack' of flaine passes, £450 for lessons all week for all four of you (esi), £200 for equipment (best-price-ski-rental) and £100 for food => ~£2000.

On top of that you have the clothes (beg or borrow from friends?) and insurance (£20 via direct-travel).
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