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Snow has started to fall in Hemel Hempstead inside the new 23 million pound snowsports facility!
Testing has been taking place over the last few days and now snow is beginning to pump out of the state of the art snow cannons. It will be a process that will take up to six weeks to get the snow to the required depth and quality. Soon as we have some photos that are worth looking at they will be up on SH!
PSG
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Nice one 
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gilleski, great news! 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Whoop-whoop!
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Well done gilleski!
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Wax 'em up
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Sounds good... thought we might get a few lessons next year to save 'wasting' time on holiday next year but just checked out the prices... wow!
1 hrs private lesson for 2 adults - £130... same thing in Le Grand Bornard 2 weeks ago £37! What a difference... now maybe the tuition is better? but THAT much better?
I just hope they have some opening offers as I'd like to at least have one go there to compare it with MK
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Spyderman, love the 'first tracks'
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Do you use any extra snow cannons to build up the base or does the normal day-to-day setup do the job well enough?
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You know it makes sense.
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FenlandSkier, It's just the normal ones, no extra ones required. Only 50cm, or 4,160 cubic metres to go.
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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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Spyderman, nice pics!
gilleski, who'll have the honour of the first ski tracks?
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Poster: A snowHead
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skimom, And here, as the most expensive in resort I'm €60 per hour for 1-4 people! ISTD too! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm just up the road from Hemel and very much looking forward to it opening. I was hoping to join the family up (5 of us) but think I may need to re-mortgage to be able to afford it! and i thought the alps were expensive!!
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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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easiski, At MK they charge privates £150 per hour and £250 for 4 and i do know that they occassionally have level 1's take privates out this does include slope and hire time....
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hi All.
Private lessons are one of our premier products, there are many other options open to people who want to improve in their snowsport. Our private lesson options are in line with other snow centres in the uk (in fact cheaper than many)!
Join as a member and you will get 30% off!
Also look at courses and open coaching session. Very cost effevtive (and members get 30% off)! We want everyone to be able to enjoy snowsports at Hemel, the private lesson option will not be for all, but we do need it in the programme for those that want it.
PSG
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gilleski, I hope you get first tracks !!!
Will lesson prices and slope costs be made public soon, i am starting to get questions from people as to "who will be cheaper, MK or Hemel"...
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skimottaret, lesson prices are here
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gilleski, your skis must be straining on the leash!
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I guess with so little slope (compared to a real mountain) the 'lesson availability' is very restricted - but I still think (even though they are cheaper than MK) that the prices are ridiculous. Only rich people can afford to learn to ski in the UK - us poor people will have to make do with the 'real thing' LOL!
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| skimom wrote: |
| I guess with so little slope (compared to a real mountain) the 'lesson availability' is very restricted - but I still think (even though they are cheaper than MK) that the prices are ridiculous. Only rich people can afford to learn to ski in the UK - us poor people will have to make do with the 'real thing' LOL! |
The private lessons are very expensive (particularly if you are using them for just one person), but oter options aren't nearly as bad.
Group lessons at £45 for 1:30, or the coaching sessions at £27 for 2 hours.
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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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Its difficult to draw a comparison between a mountain ski school and an indoor slope. A mountain ski school / instructor has to purchase a season pass, pay insurance, keep qualification valid and make a living, that all costs money. At Hemel we have to service a 23 million pound business! We have to opperate more like a resort in terms of the business model.
I hope in our instruction offer we have something for all, that was my aim when putting the lesson structure together.
PSG
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Agenterre, All the directors are investors (me included)! But we have a link with the investors who set up Bourne leisure, however we are not a BL company.
As for getting real, if you look at what we need to turn over, it would make a drunk very sober! Ive not been drunk for some time now!!
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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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get real gilleski it is a business and it has to make a profit to survive and i think we should all support it even if we dont agree with their
pricing structure otherwise this facility will not survive without our support
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Good luck with the launch gilleski, I'm looking forward to coming for a slide in the near future.
This is a bit of a lazy question - I'm sure the answer is in another thread - but it won't hurt to have the info in this thread too. .... Is HH longer and/or steeper than MK?
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flowa, Hemel is about the same length, slightly steeper at the top of the slope.
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gilleski, still enjoy the White Wine Spritzers? 
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