 Poster: A snowHead
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There seems to be quite a few. I'm looking for a combination of group lessons for the children and private lessons for me. English speaking.
Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I suspect you want the Nazionale, but send a pm to Campiglio and he will advise.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks, yes we're booking through him! I wondered if anyone on the forum had used any of the various schools.
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@RosieL, V glad you are using Dominic. He's a pleasure to deal with. We used Nazionale in late March 2013. they were pretty good, BUT....... The resort was extremely empty at the time and even though Nazionale was the biggest in the village they still struggled to have enough punters to put on the classes we wanted. Usual story of wildly differing abilities being lumped together just to make up a class. We complained and they were very helpful rearranging things and giving discounts off private lessons to make it all work, but this is an issue you should be aware of.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hi, thanks that's really helpful. Dominic has been brilliant so far. I hope he has a magic wand for some snow too!
That's reassuring about the lessons. We're going half term so numbers shouldn't be an issue. Any tips on the resort?
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Yes, loads of tips but not sure I can find them. Most were sent to me by Dominic. I'll dig them out.
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Yes, loads of tips but not sure I can find them. Most were sent to me by Dominic. I'll dig them out.
Here they are: search for a thread titled 'any intelligence on madonna di Campiglio '
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Great - I'll have a search.
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There are now (I’m told) 12 ski schools in Madonna. These range from large schools with big offices to a couple of mates just starting up.
If you’re going at half term your best bet would be to book with Scoula Nationale as some of the other large schools are fully block booked by UK TO’s, so English speaking teachers may be hard to obtain; there is only British Instructor (BASI) in the entire area. Sorry to say that we just as guilty as charged, as we have booked 23 instructors from various schools for the half term week as we are the largest UK operator in the area (we have 450+ people in Madonna that week). I’ll be there that week also so hopefully I’ll meet some of you then.
If you have absolute beginners in your group they will need to go up the tow area (just beyond the base of the Groste lift). There is a €10 charge to use these two tows as the chap who owns them is not in the lift collective (so your standard pass will not work on them).
If you need private lessons you’re more likely to get English speaking instructors during the afternoon at half term but its worth speaking to the schools to find out.
I hope this helps, if you need any more information please post here and I'll try to answer.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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RosieL,
Please excuse me, but I don't recognise you from your tag.
Just to give you a correct picture - the 2 largest schools are Nazionale Des Alpes and Rainalter.
Both schools still have plenty of available spaces for group and private lessons at all levels.
FYI, Nazionale des Alpes takes all it's beginners classes (adults and children alike) on the pistes above the tree line at Pradalago - no need to pay out for the lifts at Campo Carlo Magno.
The ski school director of Des Alpes is a personal friend and we go back many years together - use my name by all means.
Rainalter has its own baby slope in the town known as Baita di Bimbi so if you book childrens' beginner classes with them, there is no additional cost for the lifts at this facility.
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