Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
Currently an begintermediate rider (can do reds, still a bit flappy on blacks, not much freestyle).
Looking to do a one week course early next season to hone technique, improve and have a solo holiday.
Can anyone recommend one?
James
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You could do worse than booking with Maverix or possibly look at the intro SBX camp Torr run in November.
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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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I've used maverix. James is a brilliant coach
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Snowboard Coach (http://www.snowboardcoach.co.uk) is worth a look - I've done short training sessions with Ash in the domes and have been impressed.
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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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Another vote for J at Maverix
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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UCPA is perfect for you. Accomodation, full-board, equipment, lessons and a bit of fun, for about £800 (can be more depending on where and what course) My wife is intermediate and she's loved it. I've been solo to the Chamonix also, older building, a bit of hassle transportation but I don't mind cause I love Chamonix. Had a great instructor, very demanding lessons. In Flaine was a bit more modern, great food and easy well-connected slopes in Grand Massif area, my lessons were mild though (ESF instructors seems to like just to snake around the slopes and not much teaching), my missus liked her UCPA instructor there. A bit of luck what you gonna get but from the Expert level, you can expect a higher level.
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Insideout Skiing are always a good bet. I’ve been on several of their trips.
http://www.insideoutskiing.com/holidays.html
There is a link on each of the holiday weeks to the prerequisite level of skiing required. If in doubt just contact them.
Hope you find suitable
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@Homey, not much cop at snowboarding though.....
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If you are in the Les Arcs resorts, check out High Five snowboarding in Bourg St Maurice, run by Sebastien Vassoney (all round top bloke and former Olympic competitor). They are a small privately run outfit with excellent tuition, not cheap but you really get your moneys worth from them.
https://www.highfivesnowboarding.com/
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I've had very good experiences with Onyx snowboarding, been on two of their camps so far..they're very good at expanding your snowboarding horizons
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The UCPA course looks promising. Not too different a price to what we paid for a chalet holiday last year, but including all that lesson time, though of course it's simple accommodation and food.
The only question I had was that it says the group sizes are one instructor to 10-12 people. That seems like quite a lot! Do you even get much instruction when you have that many students?
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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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Ucpa is really good value, but my experience with the guides its really hit and miss.
If you can cough up, go with a British ski school. You don't want to end up with a group of Frenchies as 90% of the lesson will be in french...
+1 for Snowboard coach and maverix
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Wouldn't give specifics on a particular course, I'm sure most of the better ones are to a similar standard.
Pupil to instructor ratio can be the deciding factor ...... pay more to get less, 'value' is relative.
Regardless you might not be Shaun White at the end of it ....... progression is unfortunately not necessarily related to coin spent ..... sometimes people get better results casually riding with more advanced 'boarders who give good advice .......
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You know it makes sense.
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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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BCjohnny wrote: |
Wouldn't give specifics on a particular course, I'm sure most of the better ones are to a similar standard.
Pupil to instructor ratio can be the deciding factor ...... pay more to get less, 'value' is relative.
Regardless you might not be Shaun White at the end of it ....... progression is unfortunately not necessarily related to coin spent ..... sometimes people get better results casually riding with more advanced 'boarders who give good advice ....... |
Haha yes absolutely, if only I had snowboarding friends to go away with! All my friends are skiers
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Poster: A snowHead
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So I'm going to go on the 2-week Non-Stop course in Fernie in January, but I think to be able to get the most out of all that powder (and the 3K it's going to cost in total), I should probably do a bit more boarding beforehand.
Decided to go on a one week course in December too. It was between Onyx (in La Plagne) or MINT (Morzine). Seems like the MINT one will be more suitable for me (more flexibility to move between groups if too basic/too difficult, as I am right on the borderline of what they all classify as improver and intermediate, having only learned to board on an indoor slope), and they're roughly the same price once you include flights/transfers/ski pass.
Add to that the one week I'm doing with friends in the 3 Valleys and it's going to be a great season for me (physically could not fit in any more time on the slopes with my job etc).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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karansaraf, sounds like it's turning into a bit of an 'assault course', lol ......
You're application is mightily impressive, but don't lose sight of the fact it's meant to be 'holiday hobby', unless you've an ulterior motive, and experience plays a big part in the whole deal, which you simpy can't teach that in a few intensive weeks ...... anyway enjoy it.
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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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Haha, yeah I understand that.
My main motivation is that until this year I've been a lifelong skier (as have my friends), and now I've switched to boarding I want to be able to keep up with them when we go on our annual ski trip, which is largely spent on reds and blacks. To that end, I wanted to get better before our March trip next year by having some intensive instruction.
My secondary motivation is to go on a Canada trip, which is going to be difficult to do with my group of skier friends, as they are very happy just doing the one week chilled out trip to the Alps every year, and don't want the hassle of the longer travel times, more expensive etc.
That makes the Fernie trip perfect for me - Canada pow, instruction, and the social aspect too. The extra week beforehand may well be overkill though I'll grant you that. I think I have some regrets that I've never done a season away when I potentially would have had to chance to (not ever going to be possible for me now) so I'd like to do as much as possible. It's likely that from after this season I'll probably end up doing 2 weeks in total, but it seems as though the opportunity is there for me to do 3-4 weeks this year, so I'm going to snap it up haha.
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karansaraf wrote: |
My secondary motivation is to go on a Canada trip |
No arguments there mate, always my first choice, mates permitting ....... got four weeks there next season booked already, two in Fernie .......
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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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Any good board instructors/schools in Sauze Do?
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