 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi folks,
I've managed to get a long weekend from work this week - finish Friday, back in work on Wednesday, and was planning on doing the usual stuff - sort things a few things out, go to Tamworth, that kind of thing. And then i had a thought...
If i'm going to Tamworth, why not try and find some real snow instead?. So, how realistic would it be to find some kind of skiable snow, in Europe that is close enough to get to for a weekend? Is anywhere open yet?, i guess i'm thinking glaciers here?
I do realise that i am being optimistic at best and completely unrealistic at worst, but thought i'd ask you knowledgeable folks anyway. Feel free to point and laugh if this is the sillyest question you've ever been asked 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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stevec, you might find Tignes is open for the glacier only, worth contacting the tourist office or lift company to check. The Mondial is usually held at the end of October in LDA, Again worth checking for opening dates of the glacier.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Why not go on the PSB , see the thread and meet other snowheads 
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stevec, Last October we skied in Tignes at Half term (3rd week of October) So well worth checking and I guess accom would be cheap up there at this time of year. 
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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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stevec, There will definitely be something at Hintertux. It is 2.25 hours from Salzburg (less from Innsbruck) which is convenient with Ryanair. I haven't checked the website for some time, but skied there in early Nov last year and there was certainly enough open for a weekend then. There would be more km open there than at Tignes. The flights might be a tad on the costly side as we are so close to the date now...
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A propos of nothing, there was a car with skis on the roof rack at Geneva airport yesterday...
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David Murdoch, Are you in Cham? Would be nice to meet up
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stevec, looks like they had 40cm of new snow at Hintertux yesterday. From the website there is only 12 km piste open at the moment. Webcams are here
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I'd agree with Ray Zorro. Hintertux had the best skiing I've experienced in October. You might want to check out an operation called World Class Skiing, run by top BASI instructors. They know the area backwards and run courses there.
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Ray Zorro, David Goldsmith, Tux just had 40cm of fresh and it is -8 at the top. Webcams look inviting! www.tux.at - might just be tempted myself.
stevec, best hotels in Tux are (IMO) the Neu Hintertux or Rindererhof as they are both short walk to the gondola and are your typical top notch 4 star Austrian hotels for not much dosh.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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stevec, I'm pretty sure Pitztal is open at the moment. Zermatt will be for sure (365 days per year).
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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MY GOD! thats so weird, someone with exactly the same thoughts as us AND the same conclusion.
I dont want to drive for 3 hours, no ski train, very few flights and tis sooooooo expensive! for the cost of 4 days i could go to USA for a week!
Damn those europeans!
Anyone want to tell me a sub £250 way of getting 4 day ski action on a glacier with flights, transfers and hotel i will be interested!
A
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Poster: A snowHead
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| adam_button wrote: |
Anyone want to tell me a sub £250 way of getting 4 day ski action on a glacier with flights, transfers and hotel i will be interested!
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Wouldn't we all 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You see Rob, tis like this:
I've blown near £4400 on a chalet for 5 at crimbo in Courch
I'm looking to blow £1000 on a week in Tremblant or Blue Mountain in March
So really dont want to spend the rest of my savings or pimp out my other half for a quick ski fix
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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adam_button, should be doable. if you went out 06:30 Fri 17th Nov - 22:00 Mon 20th Nov, flights stansted to Bergamo with Ryanair you could fly for £22.75 - INCLUDING taxes etc.
A 2.5 hour drive to Cervinia and you have 3.5 days skiing with only 3 nights away. assuming two sharing, car hire would be half of £100 ish accommodation say £25 per night and that totals only about £150 for flights transfer and accommodation.
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Actually if you went the Thursday night, the flights would total £14.97  that would give you 4 full days skiing and no early start.
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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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The same weekend you can fly to Salzburg from Stansted for £35.11, Thurs night to Monday night, again 2.25 hour drive, but to Hintertux (less time to Kaprun, but less skiing) and get 4 days skiing in.
Easy I did it myself that weekend last year.
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| adam_button wrote: |
You see Rob, tis like this:
I've blown near £4400 on a chalet for 5 at crimbo in Courch
I'm looking to blow £1000 on a week in Tremblant or Blue Mountain in March
So really dont want to spend the rest of my savings or pimp out my other half for a quick ski fix
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I agree, long weekends are a relatively expensive thing to do out of season especially if you travel alone.
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As a pointless excersize on a Sunday night, and to proove a valuable point I am sat here with my buddy Jarvski and we thought we would price up for 4 days skiing in Cervinia going off of RAY ZORRO's flights etc...
Hereford to Stanstead & Return in Jarvski's car - 370 miles, 27 mpg - £52.24
Flights with Ryanair from Stanstead to Bergamo on Friday 17th Nov, returning Monday 20th Nov, Including all taxes, ski carriage and flight = £134.50 for 2 people
Car parking @ Stanstead airport - 4 days - £24.20
3 nights acommodation at the 2 star Hotel Breighthorn, 141.42 Euro or £94.75 each
Car Hire from Bergamo airport with Alamo (cheapest) for a Ford Focus - 4 days £113.46
Lift Pass for Cervinia - 3 days - £35.50 each
TOTAL £584.90
WITHOUT PETROL FOR THE HIRE CAR, FOOD OR DRINKS ETC... PRICE EACH BASED ON THE ABOVE FOR 4 DAYS SKIING WOULD BE £292.45. AS A COMPARISON A WEEK IN LA TANIA IN MARCH 2006 COST US £214 EACH WITH SKI CARRIAGE, TRANSFER ETC...
£250 budget? not possible, even if we moved the flights - the flights are 1p, its the taxes and ski carriage that hits us!
A
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Plus insurance
Flights include Ski Carriage etc ?
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No travel Insurance was quoted in the pricing above.
Ski Carriage was lumped in with the Ryanair costs but worked out at £15.50 per person, each way - so ski carriage total was £62
As a note Easyjet are now quoting a MAX 2 pairs of skis and a MAX weight of 12kg for £30 each way!
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Saw a Saas Fee ad in the paper today. 2 nights accomodation + 2 days lift pass for 250CHF ish. Check out the tourist office website.
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