 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi there everyone i have been looking at the big boys .....thompson , crystals, inghams etc but cannot really find a reasonably priced week in december. does anyone have a spare place, room etc . i am male 47 year old snowboarder and willing to share.... not confident enough to do an independant booking. so HELP please. you can pm if you wish
Andrew 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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andybabes, which date in December? Any preference as to resort or are you flexible?
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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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Anniepen, I know snow cannot be gauranteed to fall but looking to go either 13th or 14th dec for one week
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andybabes, will pm
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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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Anniepen, eagerly awaiting your pm
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andybabes, When do you want to go? We've got some availability in Les Coches in December where you can stay 3, 6 or 9 nights. We open there on 12th December and 3 days costs £99 - £139 (with a supplement for weekends). We do £12.50 transfers from Geneva, and although we don't have single rooms if you are willing to share we won't charge a supplement (unless you want single occupancy).
We've also got some limited space in Italy over Christmas in the Dolomites, we have a couple of single rooms there so no supplement to pay again and we offer ski hosting so there's always people to ski/board with and it's informal and friendly.
You can PM or email me at mountain.sun@virgin.net
Happy hunting!
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andybabes,
Have a look at Active-Outdoors (UCPA).
UCPA is a sporting holiday organisation in France, very well established with a good reputation and perfect for solo travellers. I have very happily used them twice before, although not for skiing/boarding.
They seem to offer Tignes in December for £404 (incl accomodation, meals, liftpass, equipment) and you can also get coach travel for £140....
Once there it is easy to meet people and get into a group.
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Kruisler, just looked at the website and it looks great, all inclusive including lessons was less than £450 but i wont let me book, to b l o o d y old , oh what its is to be young
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andybabes,
never knew there was an age limit! idiots..
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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andybabes, there's a skiing 'singles section' on the neilson forum - not in terms of 'coupling up' / 'copping off' but in terms of putting random people together into groups to ski. Might be worth having a look.
In terms of mountain sun's deal the there's a bunch of snowheads hanging around paradiski from around 20th Dec (if not before) but the vanoise express (les arcs / la plagne link) doesn't open until 20th Dec - so abillity to switch to the other resort is limited. On the 20th a bunch of us are going for the montalbert villaroger challenge (or the other way rond) - see my sig for more details.
If you were out later then I'd be happy to come over for a day and ride with you - I like all colours of pistes, and some non-pisted stuff too.
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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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bertie bassett, thanks for the offer as much as i would like to travel and be there for crimbo i need to be home for family christmas.
i will defo give the neilson option a look though!
addo, if i can get there i would love to meet up. 
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You know it makes sense.
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andybabes,
Good news! the snow is all that matters!
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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bertie bassett, KITZBUHEL
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Kruisler, are you going with masmith in january? might be able to do 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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Kruisler, Kruisler, just read your post and flew to the recommended website - but where is this fabulous offer for £404 in Tignes???? When I add accommodation to the £245 instruction, I end up with over £600 w/o flight! Am I looking in the wrong place?
Please help a helpless web surfer...
Chri 
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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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chri,
I had a quick look and I think what's happening is you're trying to book an "Inspired to Ski" course, i.e. via UCPA but not run by them so more expensive. If you choose a UCPA course (or no instruction) it is a lot cheaper and you get the sort of price I mentionned above, e.g. £421 in Tignes 13 dec. ( 7 days accom/meals/equipment/half time instruction) w/o travel (add £140 for coach).
http://www.action-outdoors.co.uk/hol_tignes_UCPASkiorSnowboardNoInstruction_13-12-2008_0.aspx
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Kruisler, thanks very much. Will look it up immediately
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The UCPA age limit is something to do with their french government subsidy - its a chairty that promotes outdoor sports to french 'young' adults to do fit stuff - give the Action-Outdoors guys a call and they'll try to sort something out for you. It isn't unusual for them to bend the rules especially if it isn't in one of their very busy weeks like Xmas and new year.
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FAQ
and our 3 lads, 15, 16, 17. we would be more than happy to have some like minded and aged company on and off the piste so if you can get there let me know. 
