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Snowheads, can you help??
Am going to Banff for New Year, I know it is a long time off yet but has anyone got any suddestions where I should look for reasonably priced lift passes and ski hire?
I also want to arrange some private ski instruction for myself after a horrendous confidence-wrecking packed week in Bansko - anyone know of any good and particularly patient ski schools/ instructors please?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Jennyski I would recommend booking private tuition in Sunshine or Lake Louise. Go on www.skibig3.com and follow the links via lessons to get to the individual mountain ski schools. There are many really good instructors at both so just pick one mountain. If you are staying in Banff, Sunshine is the probably the quickest to get to. The group lessons are limited by number so will be good aswell.
Lift passes - have you booked with a Tour Op, ie. Inghams/Crystal etc as they usually have really good early booking offers for lift passes ie. pay for 7 get 9 etc.
Ski hire - don't know as have own equipment.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Canada doesn't seem to offer discounted passes in the way in which some US resorts do. My experience in Banff is that TO prices are no better (or worse) than buying yourself. The resort website will give you direct prices. There are passes available for each of Sunshine, Lake Louise and Norquay. A tri area pass is likely to be a better bet, though, and gives free use of the shuttle buses (I'd suggest car hire, though).
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Mon 25-02-08 10:24; edited 1 time in total
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Tuition is a monopoly at each hill (Sunshine, LL, Mt N), but very good. As minx says, private is good (it usually is), but our kids did well in group classes. Steve Edgar is a great instructor at Sunshine; you could ask for him (we used him for about a week a year for 6 years). Club Ski, which teaches you at each of the 3 hills on consecutive days, gets good reports.
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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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As to kit hire, we used the shop attached to the Inns of Banff and the shop attached to the Banff Springs Hotel, as those were where we stayed. Both were fine. We booked through TO sometimes and direct others. Again, look at websites. There are loads of hire shops (who'd have thought?), but convenience is good.
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Thanks all I will have a look at the links you suggest - think I need one to one tuition for a day then see how I go.
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