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- called The Good Ski Guide. Very confusing, I thought that was the name of a resort guide book. It's been going for a while, though - and claims to have helped launch Neilson holidays. Never heard of it until today, which seems odd in view of its long history - but I can do disconnected. Has anybody read it?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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achilles, I wonder if that is the same one that I looked at last year in WHS that was something like £9.99 per issue
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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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Elizabeth B, £10 - wow. 
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achilles, Fenland Skier has one from a few years back, think it's a yearly thing.
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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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Yes, it's been going since the year dot. I began working on the Ski Club of GB's magazine (then 'Ski Survey') in 1978, and The Good Ski Guide was going in the 1980s.
The man behind it is John Hill, whose circulation claims tend to be more overstated than his name. For that reason I know him as John Mountain.
The Consumers' Association resort guide (no longer in publication) was called The Good Skiing Guide.
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David Goldsmith, ah, thanks. I wondered about the apparent name conflict - and also wondered if it were related. To be fair, hitting one of the site tabs, I see the cost is £20 for 4 copies - not cheap, but not as lethal as £10/copy. I also see their claimed readership profile. They do seem to spend rather la lot.
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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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FenlandSkier, oops 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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FenlandSkier, good site, actually. I wonder what easiski will make of the LDA report. I'd say it was pretty fair - the Good Points are the ones that sell it for me. I agree with the Bad Points, too - except that I have not thought it traffic-choked. But come to think of it, I have not been there at high season for a long time.
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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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Last year I had 6 issues "free" with my travel insurance.
It was still only just worth the price.
Of the four Ski mags you regularly see in newsagents (Fall-Line, DMS&S, Ski & Board, and The good ski guide), it is definitely the worst. And their competitions are often out of date while the magazines are still on the shelves.
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| Elizabeth B wrote: |
| achilles, I wonder if that is the same one that I looked at last year in WHS that was something like £9.99 per issue |
As well as the "normal" monthly magazine, they also do an annual one at that price, which is mainly resort reviews, quite a lot of them.
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FAQ
All of them 'earned' 
Slightly silly mistake I've made there - actually thought the two were connected. 
