 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi folks
After many options, am close to confirming a Thompson holiday package for Pas De La casa in Andorra for Feb 3rd for a week. It costs £204 per person which sounds very good.
I have been offered a "Beginner's package" which for £180pp covers 6-day ski pass, equipment hire and tuition ( 5 x 3 hour sessions). Is this good value or am I better of either booking via online sites or getting it all when I arrive?
Thanks for advice!
ps: it is snowing in Andorra and should be fine then right?? 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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cersei,
Sounds reasonable to me considering a lift pass is generally worth £100 squid
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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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That's a good price, but is usually only for complete beginners.
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Keep a check on the snow.......
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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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cersei, sounds good to me. The pass might be for a very limited area, so that if you progress well you might want to purchase a top up at the end of the week.
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Our begiiners package in Flaine was well worth it. They gave us a full area pass, ski and boot hire and full day lessons for a ridiculous sum, which was less than the pass would have cost us. We didn't need the full pass for the lessons, but it did give us a chance to see more of the area with our skiing friends at the end of the week.
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cersei,
Sounds reasonable to me considering a lift pass is generally worth £100 squid |
Sometimes the lift pass you get isnt a full area pass.
Last year I went to soll and booked a "beginers learn to ski package" but the girl friends parents bought us ski lessons before we went which ment when we got there we were no longer begginers and the package didnt suite us.
The beginers lift pass wasnt vaild for the first day as they only planned to have you walking up the nursery slopes and then for the rest of the week it was only vaild on the lifts for the lower slopes. We had to upgrade our lift passes and lesson which only cost 40 Euro person so it wasnt that expesive.
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Thanks for all the advice.
As a complete beginner, I am not too worried if pass limited. Anyway, IF (big IF) I progress that much in a few days, an upgrade probably possible.
I read Andorra does have snow now right? Hope so...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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Just thinking outside the box . . . If you took the beginner's package, used your own boots and argued your way in shop to better quality skis . . . would you get an automatic upgrade to an intermediate class if you were not a beginner? Don't most ski schools move their students up the line if they are better than their peers?
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Masque, they do in Grandvalira. I was moved up after two days.
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You know it makes sense.
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Masque, I've often thought that, although the brochure makes it clear its for complete begginers once you're in the hands of the ski school do they know exactly what you've paid for?
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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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Smokin Joe, thanks
As it turns out, when I called to confirm Pas package today, was told that one is sold out! Luckily found one in Arinsal for £234pp HB and learn-to-ski package even cheaper at £144pp! (by the way similiar package in a Bulgaria Borovets was only £128).
Looking forward to it and many thanks again to all whom has helped.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Just in case anyone was wondering, according to the brochure, the Thomson LTS package includes a 6 day Pas De La Casa local pass only. If you're truly a beginner that would be more than enough
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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cersei, I booked with Thomson for 2 Complete beginner packages even though Im not but BF is ( well was) - no problems, I went straight into top group no questions asked. Instructors dont give a monkeys!
PS this was in Arinsal
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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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Nadenoodlee, That wouldn't work in Pas De La Casa where the instructors for the top group would want to take you out of the local area.
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Spindrift, thats why I said Arinsal
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