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hi all,
OH will only be able to take a week of in March to go skiing so I am thinking of taking either 31Jan/1Feb or 7Feb/8Feb week and go solo.
As going solo will be more expensive than on a 2-people share basis, I was wondering whether you guys could provide some feedback/ideas for resorts in Slovenia or Norway (any other countries are also considered).
I don't mind buying and cooking food myself so can def. go self-catering.
I am thinking about buying a package with flights and especially transfer included as the latter is always expensive to arrange.
What would you guys recommend me?
thanks in advance
rb51
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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don't really understand, @redbaron51. Will you be going in March as well? Nothing wrong with March - best month to ski, if you can avoid the school holiday crowds.
A package is always likely to be expensive on a solo basis and self-catering on your own might be a tad lonely.
UCPA is a very good call - it's terrific value and you can get transfers too. Look at Action Outdoors who sell their holidays in the UK and can arrange coach travel to some destinations.
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@pam w, I also think @redbaron51, meant to go as well as in March. In other words a second trip.
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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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thanks guys
yes hopefully 2 weeks this year (early Feb and mid Mar).
I posted a thread in the solo forum about Norway, but was wondering whether it would be better to post a thread in this forum.
looking for something cheap to go on my own, then in March go with OH on a half-board trip.
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I'm going with Snowcoach to Valmeinier week after next and have saved single room supplement by electing to share. I did this a year before last at the same resort and as there was nobody else (male) who had elected to share I had a nice room all to myself.
Snowcoach has had quite a bit of flack in this forum and I can understand why. However, I have mainly found them to give me everything I wanted at about £200/£300 less than any other firm. You also get the chance to ski 8 days which I haven't found anywhere else. They only have two hotels left now, the one in Valmeinier being a bit thread worn when I was there.
But what it gave me as a solo skier was a guided party, an open area apres ski lounge and communal dinning to get to know other skiers and have the chance to join up with them. Also the journey over was completely organised and stress free. I rolled up at Watford, parked the car, gave my kit to the coachy, got on coach, went to sleep, arriving next morning and was on the snow skiing by 10:30 am. Brilliant!
If you don't want to travel on the coach there are other packages with flights, self drive or train, but of course coach is the cheapest and to my mind easiest. Airports and railway stations stress me out and that is where I need a partner!
Read the many reviews of Snowcoach if you are thinking about them. I think there are most definitely things they get wrong, but for me, they get every thing pretty much right.
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hi all,
look into all options available....as I cannot find a buddy to travel together.....
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Ski Olympic do some single rooms in their larger properties (take a look at skiolympic.com/availability which shows what rooms they have available and where)
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@Big Dave,
Ski O's Grand Planica in La Ros is excellent. A very good host I gather. 
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@Big Dave,
Ski O's Grand Planica in La Ros is excellent. A very good host I gather. |
Agree. We were in Petit Planica last year. But I am not sure it is one of the places where they take singles
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Big Dave wrote: |
| Agree. We were in Petit Planica last year. |
Anna hosting? 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Sure was. With Rob as chef 
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You know it makes sense.
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@Mollerski, did we meet you last year? We filled Petit at half term for my 60th
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Big Dave wrote: |
| @Mollerski, did we meet you last year? We filled Petit at half term for my 60th |
I don't think so.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Mollerski, Shame. But say hi to Rob and Anna for me (though doubtful they would remember me!). One of our party was a good mate of Chris (one of Rob's mates from a number of previous seasons). He was a newbie boarder and got the bug.
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