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I'm back babies 
Sober for four weeks having gone cold turkey on first day volunteering for Ecowarriaz at Boomtown festival
Money I'm saving not buying booze I've promised myself im going skiing. First time for 6 years...
I'm no fancy skier, I like open groomed blues I can go as fast as I dare.
I skied the same run for four days last time skiing at Meribel...
I'm really easily pleased. Good snow sunshine and mountains is all I require.
Any tips offers for good value trips?
Thanking you in advance.
Mike
I'll happily trade hang gliding experience in leu of, limited
£'s
Trade so be in your favour.
I run the world's oldest hang gliding school.
Day's cost £145 pp pd
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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@MIKEUP,
Would you mind repeating that in English
Thanks
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@MIKEUP, for your priorities: I would aim for a smallish ski area in France, in early / mid March after French half term holidays have finished.
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| MIKEUP wrote: |
I'm back babies
Sober for four weeks having gone cold turkey on first day volunteering for Ecowarriaz at Boomtown festival
Money I'm saving not buying booze I've promised myself im going skiing. First time for 6 years...
I'm no fancy skier, I like open groomed blues I can go as fast as I dare.
I skied the same run for four days last time skiing at Meribel...
I'm really easily pleased. Good snow sunshine and mountains is all I require.
Any tips offers for good value trips?
Thanking you in advance.
Mike
I'll happily trade hang gliding experience in leu of, limited
£'s
Trade so be in your favour.
I run the world's oldest hang gliding school.
Day's cost £145 pp pd |
Ski Welt e.g Soll might fit the brief.
Btw - thought Kitty Hawk was the oldest hg school ? ( last flew my Magic Kiss 30 years ago this year, in Laragne, I’ve just realised)
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Thanks for all replies.
Fyi.
I don't follow rules per se.
My opening statement at first AA meeting was. "Hi I'm Mike and I used to be an alcoholic" ( light)
. I've decided not to continue drinking any alcohol.
I'm not sure if kitty hawk is still operating.
Peak hang gliding school started in Brighton in 1974, under different name and owner.
Do I guess it's Carlsberg thing
Probably the oldest hang gliding school in the known universe
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I've concluded, with little evidence, that is not the most popular time to go skiing so bargains abound... I'm hoping
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 yet again. Where is this daft idea coming from?
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It's not THE most popular time to go skiing, that's half term, then new year, then christmas, so it's only the 3rd most popular
Leaving aside the first / last weeks, the cheapest week of the season seems to be the week just after New year, but then you get lots of families taking kids out of school as they're ok with missing one week to get the cheap prices. The rest of Jan is pretty cheap too, rising as you approach Feb
If you can wait till last minute, then go mid jan and book as close to departure date as you dare
If you want to book now, then check the prices for mid-jan and when you find a price that interests you, ask here about the resort. Someone might well even know the accommodation
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The snowheads end of season bash mentioned above and the Snowheads preBBWUW in Alleghe is a great option.
For the preBBWUW
You can get cheap flights to Venice or Treviso and easy transfer to Alleghe.
1/2 board and lift Pass is included. Also included in EOSB.
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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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@nbt, yes after all 4 weeks of half term, which is usually the last 3 weeks of February and the first week of march
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You know it makes sense.
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Maurienne valley has tons of options
Les Sybelles
St francois longchamp
Valloire/valmeinir (i think there is a 15km run from top to bottom that is blue / green with various other runs joining/splitting)
Val Cenis
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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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| nbt wrote: |
It's not THE most popular time to go skiing, that's half term, then new year, then christmas, so it's only the 3rd most popular
Leaving aside the first / last weeks, the cheapest week of the season seems to be the week just after New year, but then you get lots of families taking kids out of school as they're ok with missing one week to get the cheap prices. The rest of Jan is pretty cheap too, rising as you approach Feb
If you can wait till last minute, then go mid jan and book as close to departure date as you dare
If you want to book now, then check the prices for mid-jan and when you find a price that interests you, ask here about the resort. Someone might well even know the accommodation |
Many thanks. Sounds like s sound plan 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| pam w wrote: |
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I've concluded, with little evidence, that is not the most popular time to go skiing so bargains abound... I'm hoping
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Where, sir/madame he she they
Do your c unhelpfull comments come from.
Ltd of the abuse please.
If you've nothing nice/helpful /germane to say.
Gfys.
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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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The moderator had to step in in informed.
Tut tut
Be erudite my all means please.
Helpful when you can.
No ad hominem unless (Oh dear, I'm rather losing my cool - I think I might have wee-weed myself a little bit :oops:) nessesary.
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What?
Taf
not what I wrote
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Ok
I get it...
Not
I was only attempting to entertain...
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I've not read the the full rules here.
No swearing ?
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I've not read the the full rules here.
No swearing ?
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I've not read the the full rules here.
No swearing ?
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Subject: Re: A snowHead edited out their reference to you...
Hey, girls, and boys, just wanna have fun??!
No
Am I making a fundamental misjudgment of human nature, specifically some skiing c#@ts,?
Mike
On Sun, 3 Sep 2023, 19:57 robo_admin at snowHeads, <robo_admin> wrote:
Love from snowHeads xHi Mike Orr,
Well aren't you not so popular after all?
Bergmeister edited out their reference to you in this post on snowHeads.
Love from
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Please, back on topic...
Skiing, my love of and looking for
best value ski
I'm not ashamed to tell you I've got no money. Still hoping to save ... Up to £1000 by Xmas to put towards few weeks.
Probably will not manage that as car insurance due soon.
Everyone is to expect +25% premium. I'll be looking at more if I'm convicted of two speeding fines before I renew.... Do that will be chunk of change (£500+ I estimate..)
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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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Are you okay, Mike?
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@MIKEUP, I started my hang gliding with Peak Hang Gliding many years ago when you were based in Stone (maybe you still are). It was a start to a love affair with aviation and a career as a commercial pilot. Many thanks to you.
As it happens I'm also a friend of Bill and have been for 25years 
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You know it makes sense.
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Hi good to hear
Name?
I'm Mike Orr
Other instructors Allan hetherington
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| SnoodyMcFlude wrote: |
| Are you okay, Mike? |
Never better
How's your self
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Poster: A snowHead
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Hi good to hear
Name?
I'm Mike Orr
Other instructors Allan hetherington
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi good to hear
Name?
I'm Mike Orr
Other instructors Allan hetherington
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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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| MIKEUP wrote: |
| SnoodyMcFlude wrote: |
| Are you okay, Mike? |
Never better
How's your self |
To be honest, I'm slightly confused by the bizarre stream of consciousness above, especially given all the duplicate posts 
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If your can tell me how to delete duplicates ?
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@MIKEUP, you cant if its no longer the last post in a thread. Administrators can but are probably too busy and its not that important. All you can do if its not deletable is edit it to leave a comment like “Deleted double post” or “…” or something.
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Thanks ster
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If there's snow there, you can't beat Soldeu.
I love that place.
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Thanks
What's good about it
Sure. Snow always helps, however I've found through last few trips, opening week, the snow cannons do great job on piste
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| MIKEUP wrote: |
Thanks
What's good about it
Sure. Snow always helps, however I've found through last few trips, opening week, the snow cannons do great job on piste |
I've been several times. I stayed in an apartment every time but one. I went out to eat every night, and on one trip every single place I ate in, I'd 100% recommend. The apres is great, there's live music in pretty much every bar. There's great nightclubs go on till the early hours - particularly Fat Alberts(we 3 times stayed in a fantastic apartment they owned - 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms).
The ski domain isn't massive. I think you could quite easily ski from Soldeu - to Pas and back 3 or 4 times in a day if you wanted.
I love some Austrian resorts I've been to. Particularly Kirchberg I've been to several times. Not a single one beats Soldeu though.
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