 Poster: A snowHead
|
|
Does anyone have any info on how you top up your hours on Hemel Hempstead snowdome? They seem to only offer 2 hour sessions? Which really isn't enough time to get some serious practise in! Want to get my legs under me before going away this year.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
You can book a pass for almost any amount of time in hourly units or a day pass. Either on their website or by phone. However you've now entered the busy and more expensive time to get your ski legs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
@Pastorius, if you can spend more than two hours in a Snowdome without dying of boredom then you have a very low boredom threshold!
Difficult to do serious practice in a Snowdome anyhow. Save your cash, get to a mountain, ski from first lift to last.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
Full details of the lift passes that are available at the Snow Centre here: https://www.thesnowcentre.com/lift-passes
They're available (at different times of the week) in 1 hour, 2 hour, 3 hour, 6 hour or full day.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
I was considering going for a couple of hours on Friday but I noticed that it is closed all week for a private function. Charming!
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
It's mostly for my other half to get some practise in before we go away afterwards. She's not been on the mountains before and did a learn in a day course in a snowdome so she's not particularly confident - I don't want her to get stuck on the practise slopes when we get out there! For just getting to linking turns I think a snowdome will be good enough.
I do wish I lived a bit closer to one so I could just pop in more frequently!
Frustratingly the Hemel Hempstead 3 hour passes only seem to be very early in the day or very late at night. As we're far away we won't be doing that. I think Milton Keynes might be a better option, cheaper for longer.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@Pastorius, the day pass for Hemel wasn't much more expensive than the 2 hour one last time I went.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SnoodlesMcFlude wrote: |
| @Pastorius, the day pass for Hemel wasn't much more expensive than the 2 hour one last time I went. |
Correct, 2 hour mid week pass £36.00, Day pass Tues to Friday 10am till 6pm is £42.30.
Ability to use a button lift and do controlled linked turns needed though.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
If you're a member and have had a monthly pass all summer you get around 80% discount, day pass (6 hours on Mon / 8 hours Tue-Fri) work out at about £17.
Membership (30%) plus online discount (10%) gets you 40% off, you can get 55% off membership price by joining SCUK / Actionsports for £15 per year.
It was closed all last week as they were filming James Bond on the slope 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| woodpecker wrote: |
| It was closed all last week as they were filming James Bond on the slope |
Mark Wahlberg, falling in to a crevasse for the film Infinite.
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
@rob@rar, I assume that's the same one which used Newport instead of New York? The special effects guys will have their work cut out with that one 
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| woodpecker wrote: |
If you're a member and have had a monthly pass all summer you get around 80% discount, day pass (6 hours on Mon / 8 hours Tue-Fri) work out at about £17.
Membership (30%) plus online discount (10%) gets you 40% off, |
Not quite, but nearly. Each subsequent discount applies to the previous sub-total rather than the original price IIRC - still a great discount though.
| woodpecker wrote: |
| you can get 55% off membership price by joining SCUK / Actionsports for £15 per year. |
Or by being a super/mega snowhead.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
| SnoodlesMcFlude wrote: |
| @rob@rar, I assume that's the same one which used Newport instead of New York? The special effects guys will have their work cut out with that one |
Yes, I think so. I'm tempted to see the film just to see how they manage to wrap a few close ups at Hemel with the special effects to make it look realistic.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
|
I think I might pop down for a while tomorrow (Thursday) .. see if I can break a leg or something before the PSB
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
|
I learnt at the snowdome and IIRC they used to do a 2 hour session with free "instructor" at least once a week, I think it was one morning before work though. One of the instructors was at the top of the main slope and if you asked they would watch you and give feedback on what to focus on. This was useful but unless you are practising tricks an hour or two go up and down that short slope is quite enough to get your legs back.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
Is anyone at Hemel this weekend?
I'm booked in 13.00-15.00 on Sunday 8th Dec.
Say hi if you are, i'll have a mainly black outfit, bright yellow/green Dalbello boots.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
