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@ster, per person. If you follow the booking through a couple of pages, it gives you the opportunity to deselect lift passes for anyone or everyone in the group - bringing the price down even further.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@mikeycharlton, Cheers, good to know.
In your experience does the drop if you deselect equate to the full price of the pass or not quite?
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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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| ster wrote: |
@mikeycharlton, Cheers, good to know.
In your experience does the drop if you deselect equate to the full price of the pass or not quite? |
I've never booked with them, but no it doesn't - that would be impossible.
For example....you can get accommodation and lift pass for around £100 (4 to 6 sharing). It drops by around £50 person if you deselect the lift pass.
A lift pass alone (sourced separately) will cost you well over £100, closer to £150 in reality and often more (Obviously it depends on the resort that you are looking at.). So you are essentially getting a reduction on your lift pass and free accommodation.
These ridiculously low prices that I have used as examples are for early April so good conditions are not guaranteed, however it does prove how cheap ski holidays can be.
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| mikeycharlton wrote: |
| ster wrote: |
@mikeycharlton, Cheers, good to know.
In your experience does the drop if you deselect equate to the full price of the pass or not quite? |
I've never booked with them, but no it doesn't - that would be impossible.
For example....you can get accommodation and lift pass for around £100 (4 to 6 sharing). It drops by around £50 person if you deselect the lift pass.
A lift pass alone (sourced separately) will cost you well over £100, closer to £150 in reality and often more (Obviously it depends on the resort that you are looking at.). So you are essentially getting a reduction on your lift pass and free accommodation.
These ridiculously low prices that I have used as examples are for early April so good conditions are not guaranteed, however it does prove how cheap ski holidays can be. |
Just looking at this offer:
https://www.snowtrex.co.uk/france/les_coches/residence_la_marelle_le_rami/accommodation.html?offer=13338,20160326,7,4
It is £341 for a 4 person apartment and included is a lift pass up to the value of £196 (as stated in the included services). Which by my calculations means the accommodation is £580. I can guarantee you I can find a 4 person apartment in Les Coches cheaper than that. Certainly £580 is no drop dead price.
The last couple of times I've booked through the official Les Coches website with an included pass I worked out the apartment was around £300-£350. The most I can remember paying in Les Coches was £550.
No doubt there are cheaper places but it's my real world example. Perhaps others can provide more lucrative ones.
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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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@Layne, you've totally lost me. I'm not sure what you're point is?
have a look at this....https://www.snowtrex.co.uk/personalised_offer.html?
that's accommodation for 6 people and lift passes for 6 people for £558, which works at £93 person.
It includes 6 lift passes all valued at £134 each.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Mon 22-02-16 21:48; edited 1 time in total
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| mikeycharlton wrote: |
@Layne, have you ever got 1 weeks accommodation and a lift pass for £79 per person anywhere?
Because that's what is possible on snowtrex. |
I can easily find a deal that gives me "free" accommodation.
I can get a 6 man appartment (approx. 35 m²) in La Joue du Loup with a Date of arrival of Sat, 9. Apr. 2016 for a cost of £618 if I take off the cancellation insurance (assume people have their own policy). And from what I can see a lift pass at todays exchange rate would be around £800. Which is all great except for it's 100km of piste with a max altitude of 2500m starting 9th April. If you get lucky (and there is a great late season) it could be a bargain. But I would rather see some real world examples. Effectively they are pricing it for what it is worth right now. Virtually nothing. Or are you saying you would book that?
Note: I don't really want to get in a bun fight about Snowtrex who seem to me to be a reputable and decent value self catering TO. But in terms of cheap skiing holidays I like to keep it real.
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I think it adjusts the price for the number of people you are planning to put in the apartment, so different price for 4 than 6 in the same sized apartment.
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@Layne, 9th April might be a bit risky yes, but for the 12th of March it's still only £110 person.
1000m of vertical (upto 2500m) and 100km of piste is 'real' for me, but I guess we are all different.
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| mikeycharlton wrote: |
@Layne, 9th April might be a bit risky yes, but for the 12th of March it's still only £110 person.
1000m of vertical (upto 2500m) and 100km of piste is 'real' for me, but I guess we are all different. |
Yes, you are correct. I take it back. That is a pretty good deal. Reviews are mixed on trip advisor but that is no surprise. It's not going to be "functional" rather than "luxury" accommodation. And clearly if on a budget that is what you should expect.
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