 Poster: A snowHead
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Companies that organise southern hemisphere season trips, any help?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Snoworks www.snoworks.co.uk have a couple of trips going this summer. The trips are not cheap but then travel in Latin America even without skiing rarely is.
I did a course with Snoworks in Val d'Isere this season and from that experience I rate them very highly. They have a lot of repeat clients each year which is also obviously a good recommendation.
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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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b.dudman, I'm also a snoworks veteran, though not on one of their southern hemisphere trips, and can highly recommend Phil Smith and team
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Just book a flight to New Zealand, best bet head to Queenstown, loads of cheap accommodation and go skiing. This is what I did 10 years ago, met loads of fellow skiers, skied at about 10 south island ski fields over a 6 week period.
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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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b.dudman, PS : My trip started from good old Kingston Upon Thames / Surbiton - not that this makes any difference, but I just noticed that's where you reside.
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I think that dear old Crystal do trips to South American ski resorts during our summer.
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waynos, how much would you budget a 4-6 week trip at? I have thought of the NZ option but didn't fancy it on my own.
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I'll venture to guess NZ is can be a DIY thing. Buy a ticket and a guide book, you can start the organising from there and be flexible, too. While S. America areprobably bettter done with a group and guide.
So, if you're going to use a TO anyway, might as well go to S. America for a taste in different culture.
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b.dudman, Have a look at this trip to Chile. It's for singles. As you sort out your own flight you can always stay over longer. It's on my list of possibilities for next year.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Organise your own flight to Buenos Aires.
I have used thus Argentinian company. Send them your intinery and they will arrange everything. flights,hotels,ski passes even arranged daily taxi from San Carlos Bariloche to the slopes 
http://www.badino.com
this is another local company
http://www.skiroutelle.com.ar/
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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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I love being escorted around the mountain  Errr No . This is the worse way to experience the Southern Alps.
Not only are you profitering western tour companies you are depriving local busineses ?
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You know it makes sense.
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I love being escorted around the mountain Errr No . This is the worse way to experience the Southern Alps.
Not only are you profitering western tour companies you are depriving local busineses ? |
Have you done both? What makes it "the worst way"?
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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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South America is also very feasible for a homebrew trip - Argentinians and Chileans are genuinely helpful and even if you speak minimal Spanish you'll usually fnd a way of working things out.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Have used Scott Dunn many times to take groups to Chile. Good idea to go via Buenos Aires, spend a night, see the city and some tango, then on to Chile. La Parva, El Colorado and Valle Nevado all just over an hour's drive from Santiago and great skiing if you go in August/September. Avoid July as school holidays. Pistes very quiet, no moguls as not enough people to create them. Many international teams in summer training. La Parva is my favourite resort with some challenging skiing - all 3 resorts are linked. No hotel at La Parva - just self-catering. Portillo is fine for a few days with some good skiing. Termas de Chillan on a volcano but very little for an advanced skier. Don't book until there is a very good base as the air fare is the major part of the trip. Forecast predicts a great season.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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b.dudman,
Damn you for starting this thread.
After recommending Snoworks I took another look at their Chile and Argentina trip this summer myself and over the weekend I have been trying to talk myself out of it. However I am of a certain age and although I have never paid anything like that sort of price for a ski trip before, this afternoon I went ahead and paid my deposit.
Damn you I say.
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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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richjp, congratulations! We'll expect a full trip report. Jealous? Me? Nah, not at all...
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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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richjp, Sorry mate, but I know we are all addicted to the white stuff!
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richjp, I do not normally take summer holidays prefering winter snow or winter asia sun, so now that i can see summer snow on the horizon I say damn you too. the temptation is unbearable 
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richjp, hey - well done!  Be sure to give us a full report when you get back. I watched one of their DVDs on this and it looked like great fun
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b.dudman,
Your gracious apology is accepted. The truth is I have had a grin on my face ever since making the booking.
rayscoops,
So I am the bad guy now eh?
Repeat ten times every hour:
I will not look at the Snoworks website,
I will not look at the Snoworks website,
I will not look .........
cathy,
Thank you. I think a trip report is probably in order.
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