 Poster: A snowHead
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I went on my first ever skiing trip in January of this year and have discovered a new passion!
However, i honestly don't think i'm going to be able to last until next winter for another "fix" but work pressures mean that i won't be able to take any time off between now and the end of the season.
This leave the Easter weekend with the Friday and the Monday bank holiday - has anyone ever been on a 4 day easter skiing holiday? I've had a look round the travel agents and web sites and so far can't find anything for less than a week.
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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magic_hat, I have skied at Easter and it is a busy period. Flights will always be pricy.
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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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magic_hat, Book a flight and turn up somewhere, you should be able to find accomodation. Some of the smaller tour operators may be able to sort you out.
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Agree with Scrobbo - If you can get flights then accomodation wont be a problem
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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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magic_hat, we have space over the Easter weekend, we have guests arriving at Geneva airport on Thurs pm and leaving Mon pm. If this of interest PM me for details, have a look at our ad in snowShops or go to our website www.tracksvacations.com for more information.
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magic_hat, I hate to relate but I'm flying business class to Geneva for Easter out Thur night back monday night as economy was no cheaper
You might find some other options like Munich, Lyons, Grenoble, Treviso, Milan (Not Bergamo!), Turin, etc have more availability.
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Last edited by After all it is free  on Wed 23-08-06 7:48; edited 1 time in total
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Might find a train is as cheap and gets yu closer cutting down on transfer costs.
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Dont use a travel agent - book a flight and go where there is still snow. Accom should be easy to find either with someone on here  or via t'internet
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I flew at Easter last year, albeit the days immediately before/after the bank holidays. We flew to Zurich, the flights were reasonably priced and it wasn't TOO busy...
I remember noticing how Geneva was double the cost.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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magic_hat, PSB is Pre Season bash.
It an annual event which goes back to 1846 when a group of ski enthusiasts got together in October to ski the first snows of the season. To this day it still continues in Les Deux Aples (two apples). They didnt do that much skiing in 1846 as crazy skier jules ancestors hadnt invented the piste basher but they did design a fine lager with the help of Jacques Kronenburg when they couldnt get back up the hill.
(I really need to go out more on Fridays !)
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You know it makes sense.
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Paul Mason, i'm stuck in tonight too. 
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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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Paul Mason, Helen Beaumont, I'm not but I'm driving to Stansted to collect Sophie from Geneva. Must be the first Friday I've been sober in ages. Nothing fun on TV though!
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Poster: A snowHead
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My partner and myself were trying to get a cheap flight to Italy with Ryanair from Glasgow for Easter Weekend to go skiing in Valle d Aosta (Gressoney) area. The outbound flight was 59.99, but the inbound flight was 159.99, so we decided not to go as it was too expensive. However, I had a look at Ryanair tonight and the flights, both ways, were down to 19.99 - making a total, plus taxes, of 138 for the 2 of us. So, guess who is going to Valle d Aosta (Gressoney) for skiing at Easter.
Sometimes with Ryanair, you have to keep looking at their site. They were obviously struggling to fill the seats at the higher price and had to bring it down.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sometimes with Ryanair, you have to keep looking at their site. They were obviously struggling to fill the seats at the higher price and had to bring it down.
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Something which you never catch Easyjet doing because of their pricing policy and they'd have to pay anyone back who paid more for their flight!
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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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carled, a couple of us have managed to claim something back from them though.
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Do Ryanair fly from Gatwick ? or which is their nearest airport to Gatwick ?
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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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carled, actually, early the week before last GVA-LON return was close to £300 with Queasy whereas later in the week it had fallen to £180...
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mike.healy, They only fly to Ireland from Gatwick, otherwise it is almost all from Stansted (with a few flights from Luton)
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Thanks Ray, easyjet goes out of Gatwick so I tend to use them. Stanstead is a bit a trot from here especially if I'm getting dropped off by Mrs H. I might investigate parking up there somewhere though. If I find an unrestricted side street near a minicab office maybe....then there's the cost of the petrol and the cab of course....hmmm..
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mike.healy, Parking is pretty expensive at Stansted. I flew to Grenoble from there last Saturday returning Wednesday. Cost me £39, nearly as much as the flight.
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If they still do it Bishops Stortford football club had a reasonable parking rate.
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Thanks to everyone who responded.
After getting really excited about the prospect of going back to La Rosiere to stay at Davids place, my travel partner got called in to the bosses office at work and her leave for the Saturday and Sunday was cancelled.
Oh well, roll on next year!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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magic_hat, I am gobsmacked that bosses are willing and able)to do something like that. I hope suitable recompense was offered. Its a real shame as La Rosiere has BUCKETFULLS of snow at the moment.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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or would that mean the loss of several thousand brownie points 
