Poster: A snowHead
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Bargain-hunting skiers will find the best value by travelling east to Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia, according to the Ski Resort Report by Post Office Travel Services. Borovets in Bulgaria emerges as the cheapest ski destination - half the price of ski equipment and living costs in the US resort of Vail, Colorado. Romania (Poiana Brasov) and Slovenia (Kranjska Gora) are also significantly cheaper than long established resorts in three of the biggest big ski destinations - Switzerland, Austria and France. ...Canada, hit by an 9.5 per cent drop in its dollar value against sterling, was by far the most expensive ski destination of the12 surveyed by the Post Office.
The survey also found that Italy still offers best value for ski equipment and resort costs compared to Austria, France and Switzerland.
For more info:
Total comparative costs of ski prices and basic commodities table: http://www.royalmailgroup.com/portal/rmg/content1?catId=63800710&mediaId=65800708
Read prices of ski packs and private ski lessons table: http://www.royalmailgroup.com/portal/rmg/content1?catId=63800710&mediaId=65700704
www.postoffice.co.uk
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Interesting that Soldeu is more expensive than the 3 valleys, I guess the huge investment into the Grandvalira network has pushed prices up.
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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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el Hen, Hmmm. Are we to be surprised? And, is it "value"? I have no aspirations to buying a Lada even though it's cheap whereas I'd really quite like a Bentley Coupe-GT.
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Mildly interesting, but of limited use. Assumes Obergurgl is typical of Austria, and Verbier typical of Switz, which is plainly not the case, both are higher-end in terms of price compared to elsewhere in those countries. Cheap doesn't = value for money very often. Surprising to see Banff more expensive than Vail.
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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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First choice at the mo are offering a week in Andorra for £101 in jan s/c
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The numbers are rubbish. I didn't believe them looking a t them so I checked the qoted prices in the link against what the resort web sites give as the prices for lift passes for Verbier and 3 Valleys. Verbier is cheaper both for limited area and full area pass, whereas Courchevel is quoted as being cheaper. Don't know where they got the numbers from but at todays excahnge rates they are wildly wrong.
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el Hen wrote: |
...Canada, hit by an 9.5 per cent drop in its dollar value against sterling, was by far the most expensive ski destination of the12 surveyed by the Post Office.
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Without the 'hit', Canada would have been even worse in Sterling terms, presumably
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