 Poster: A snowHead
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skimottaret, It refers to a 'lead price' suggesting you could pay more.
However, it is quite a palaver to check all dates. Here are highlights from the article. Members can get the full SP on the club website
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Eurostar tickets on sale next week
Monday 16 July 2007
Members have exclusive fares
Book discounted
Eurostar Ski Train tickets
Eurostar take Ski Club members direct to the French Alps –
at a fantastic price
ON SALE 24th July 2007
Ski Club member EXCLUSIVE:
from only £120* on the Eurostar direct Ski Train service
The Eurostar Ski Train provides easy, hassle-free access to some of Europe’s top ski resorts; Courchevel, Méribel, Tignes, Val d’Isère, Les Arcs and La Plagne. You can choose from two weekly services departing from Eurostar's new home London St Pancras International or Ashford (Kent) direct to Bourg St-Maurice, Moûtiers & Aime La Plagne. This will be Eurostar's first ski service departing from St Pancras International, which will be their new central London home from 14 November 2007.
Travel by day, sit back in your seat and marvel at the spectacular scenery. Or if you’d rather spend every minute on the slopes, take the evening train both ways and you’ll get eight days of skiing instead of the usual six!
The Ski Train runs from 22nd December 2007 until 13th April 2008**. All you need to decide is whether to take the evening train on the Friday (allowing you to spend the whole next day on the piste) or the day train – leaving on Saturday morning and arriving in time for an evening meal at your resort.
Book your tickets today for peak dates –
these will sell out fast!
>For more information on Eurostar, visit www.eurostar.com/ski
>For more information on the members offer, visit www.skiclub.co.uk
* This offer is subject to availability and levels of availability may change. Please view the full terms and conditions of this Eurostar offer.
** First outbound night service is on Friday 28th December, first inbound night service is on Saturday 5th January 2008.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Latchigo, thanks for that, I let my SCGB membership lapse a few years ago (when i stopped taking packaged holidays) and im not too keen to rejoin unless i can be assured of some discounts.
Sounds like some deals are to be had on off peak weeks but as they just told me tuesday that feb half term was £269 and with very little availability im not sure rejoining is worth a punt.
I am going to wait a while and see if i can book the couchette service Admin mentioned... but thanks again.... 
Admin any idea when the couchette services are typically released? I tried to book but no services available as of yet, do they release 3 or 4 months prior or something like that?
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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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120 days for Eurostar to Paris and 90 days for the couchette Paris to Bourg
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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snowball, cheers will stick that in the diary 
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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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All the deals are ramping up now - I found a few good places last time I searched, and the prices seemed cheaper than last year in general.
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I've said it before & will say it again:
Trains, Snow, & Boarding!
snow train freakout 
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| Latchigo, the 120 quid price you mention is that for any time of the year including peak half term times? |
I am thinking about taking the overnight train to Bourg 14-22 March so I have just phoned up Eurostar to enquire about SCGB discounts.
Current return fare for normal plebs = £209
Discounted fare for SCGB special people = £194.50
So not worth taking out SCGB membership if all you want from it is the Eurostar "special offer" IMHO. 
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Wed 5-09-07 15:53; edited 1 time in total
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| admin wrote: |
| Gare du Nord does not have a left luggage facility. |
Gare du Nord does have left luggage - on the RHS as you come off the platforms, down some stairs
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| Arno wrote: |
| admin wrote: |
| Gare du Nord does not have a left luggage facility. |
Gare du Nord does have left luggage - on the RHS as you come off the platforms, down some stairs |
Really?! 
I enquired on a number of occassions and the answer was always 'No'.
I'll keep a look out for it next time I go through GDN. Any further hints to its location?
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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I fail to understand why they don't pitch the week-ender market direct from London....
ie with a train out on Friday (that is available) but back on sunday night arriving monday morning that way you could happily ski saturday and sundays...arrive at work monday knackered for a weeks rest perfect...
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cfc5mu0, I agree, for a company that is losing tons of money there seems to be a strong market for a daily direct to the alps...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| cfc5mu0, I agree, for a company that is losing tons of money there seems to be a strong market for a daily direct to the alps... |
That would be perfect!
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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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cfc5mu0, wondered the same myself....snowheads train charter?
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You know it makes sense.
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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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| cfc5mu0 wrote: |
| ie with a train out on Friday (that is available) but back on sunday night arriving monday morning that way you could happily ski saturday and sundays...arrive at work monday knackered for a weeks rest perfect... |
Only if you live in, or very close, to London tho, anywhere else (even here in the South West) it's not viable to be back in work Monday.
There are other advantages to being elsewhere in the country though... like not living and working in London/the SE 
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Latchigo wrote: |
Rather unhelpful of the rail people to switch from Waterloo though. It means a tube journey across the capital now for some of us. |
The bunch of rozzers !!
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but it was completely full that day 
