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Our first skiing trip since 2019 is coming up - 1st week of April to Meribel. I haven’t booked ski school for 9 year old - we usually book Oxygene in Meribel. I’m nervous about paying in advance for anything after so many cancellations in the last 2 years.
Is there likely to be space in the kids group lessons that week if we leave it last minute or book in resort? TIA
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Booking ahead, doesn't necessarily mean paying ahead.
As much as I offered to pay (a deposit), for my Ste Foy lessons, they really had no desire to take may money 'til I arrive.
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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 think I’ve had to pay online when booking for Oxygene….definitely worth a try though.
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Perhaps so. That isn't the school I am using.
If you are worried about it, find a school who don't want your cash up front.
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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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@Gattabianca, I very much doubt anything will scupper your trip but anyhow Oxygene have a lot of stuff covered in their T's and C's
However, looked to me like they were booked up first week of April. May be worth giving them a ring.
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Thanks Layne - they do now look to be booked up which answers the question about waiting and booking in resort 
I’ve emailed them anyway
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I haven’t used them in Meribel but New Gen are good and still have some spaces it seems. I booked with them months ago down in St Martin and they had an option to pay an extra amount for a fully refundable guarantee.
I suspect that’s a busy week for English-speaking ski schools.
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Hi @Skimum1, I did have a look at new gen. Their morning lessons are 9:00-13:30 so quite a bit longer than the other ski schools. Did that work out ok and did you still have time to ski together as a family?
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It's quite a big risk to leave booking ski school till the last minute, in school holidays.
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| pam w wrote: |
| It's quite a big risk to leave booking ski school till the last minute, in school holidays. |
+1 especially as even half term had a lot of restrictions in place and was a challenge to get teens double jabbed in time, and Christmas had lots of places we weren't allowed to go to. There is a danger Easter may be busier than normal
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I agree with this too!
The longer hours suit us better but it’s personal preference I guess.
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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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| Gattabianca wrote: |
| I’m nervous about paying in advance for anything after so many cancellations in the last 2 years. |
I have to say, when everything closed down in March 2020 out ski school bookings (ESF St Gervais) refunded the money immediately, months before anything else we had booked in advance.
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