Poster: A snowHead
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This is a bit of a dilemma for me.
I'm desperate to go skiing and Dec 27th - 3rd Jan is my first bit of available holiday.
However, I guess that everyone else thinks that way too. I've seen some chalets that are half price the following week. Maybe I should be patient and save money.
What do you think?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Go for 2 weeks, from Dec 27 to Jan 10.
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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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tomstickland, I would always go the first week you can get off after New year.
Go the week you list and you get hit by the double whammy of high prices and overcrowded resorts.
Why pay extra to spend more time in lift queues - I know some people have no choice, but when you do
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tomstickland, definitely wait till after New Year. With each day that passes the snow levels are likely to go up, and prices and life queues down. You'd be mad to go at New Year if you can wait till early Jan.
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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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We have booked a chalet in Arc 2000 over New Year. Paid £1000.00 per person. You can stay in tha same chalet w/c 4th Jan for £300.00 per person !
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As frustrating as it must seem, delaying until first week of Jan will save you a big wheelbarrow full of money. The New Year week will be 1) very expensive & 2) very busy. There are some amazing bargains to be had for 1st week of Jan. Do a web search and be amazed. The money you save could possibly fund another ski trip later in the year. Good luck & let us know what you decide to do.
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Thing is, I can probably afford to go skiing 3 times this year. I've saved the money to do so. So I run into the problem of using up holiday time rather than money. Hence new year plan.
I've found a pretty good offer in the Portes Du Soleil for the new year week too.
However, patience is a virtue and I'll have to look into the savings in more detail.
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Well, I'm off to ponder for the weekend. At the moment I'm 80:20 yes for going away that week. I don't have unlimited time.
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I'm in a similar situation for most years. Although I have much vacation time, I can't take them very close to each other. (or they miss me too much in the office!)
So, taking the big public holidays period is always a way to maximize snow time. But the drawbacks, as mentioned, are crowds and cost. I've since adopted a policy of not booking anything and just wait for any last minute cancellations at reduced prices. So some years I didn't hit any and didn't get to ski X'mas/NY. And that's fine for me. For the years I got lucky, I managed to ski for a more "normal" cost than the super-inflated price of "super-peak season".
The crowded part, I can't help it. So I got motivated to ski terrain others avoid: off the side of the piste, bumps, in the trees, etc.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Well, after thinking about it for while I've booked!
Anniepen has been very patient and helpful. I always end up with a mildy obsessive compulsive activity involving comparing every ferry/tunnel/flight/transfer/airport parking/car hire/train combination possible.
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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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I'd NEVER go on holiday during school holidays. Apart from the fact it's double the price, everywhere is crazy busy...
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You know it makes sense.
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Apart from the fact it's double the price |
I've not paid double the price though. I went skiing in Italy one new year and it wasn't excessively crowded.
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