 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all
Our ski trip for March was doomed. First MrRibena lost his job (boo) but then he got another one (hurray) but now we can't go on the flippin trip that I was agonising about whether we could afford or not (boo).
So I was going to chance going solo (first time) and fancied Austria (been a few times and still love it the most and it's cheap and I speak the lingo kinda). I keep hearing about Saalbach, so that I might chance that and found a catered chalet with Nielsons that takes singles and hopefully I'll meet someone or other or there will be  s there. If all comes to all I suppose I could join group lessons but that's a bit of an expensive hire-a-mate option!
Nielsons don't go from Ireland, so I was thinking I'd buy the Gatwick holiday which seem much more reasonable than Irish packages (if they let Irish people buy English hols) and then get a flight from Ireland to Gatwick allowing (say) 5 hours before on the way out and something similar on the way back.
So is this connecting flight idea mental or has anyone else ever done it successfully?
Thanks
Rebecca
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sounds fantastic to me Rebecca. All the best last minute deals seem to all fly out from british airports so i may follow your lead in the future. I say go for it but just leave enough time that a 2 hour delay leaving Ireland wont mess you up. If you do go for it make sure you post how it works out. You would have to be very unlucky for it to go south on you. We're Irish... we're suppose to be lucky! 
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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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I assume you've checked out deals with Ski McNeill : http://www.skimcneill.com/ - they always seem to have some decent ex Dublin deals?
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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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Also try Directski.com have Dublin depart packages to Saalbach half-board from about €600 - good luck !
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I've just (on Tuesday) booked a last minute jobby with a TO and didn't have to pay a single supplement - nor am I sharing a room. If you wait till the last minute, and aren't fussy about where you go, then they'll often waive them.
Try posting on chaletsdirect.com solutions forums just before you want to go and say you want a holiday with no single supplement. Of course it may be all sold out by then, bt probably not.
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MissRibena, unless you're flying BA from Ireland to Gatwick (never the cheapest), both flights should use the South terminal, which will keep things simple. If you do use BA, you'll need to get the monorail between the terminals (which doesn't take long and is clearly signposted).
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Thanks everyone. I'm feeling way more confident about it now. When I think about it, it's unlikely (fingers crossed) that I'd miss the outgoing flight as Ryanair et al are fairly punctual especially into airports like Gatwick. And if I missed the flight on the way back, another one would be easy enough get but to be honest, a stay over in London would be a fab end to the holiday anyway.
I'd definitely go for a last minute deal if this wasn't my first solo adventure but I've persuaded myself that a chalet environment with people sitting together for meals would be an easier way to break the ice. Also, the TO's usually do ski-escorting which would be another way to team up with others.
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MissRibena, definitely nowt to worry about going solo. I've done it 6 times, no lessons or anything, there's always people to ski with if you hook up with the TO groups. This season I'm still going solo as always but meeting up with some people I skied with in Kitzbühel last season. Best of both worlds in my book...
Regarding the airport transfer thing, I doubt it will be an issue. And even if it is, most travel insurance policies will cover you for missed connections. I haven't done it with skiing before, but I have done it for long haul and other than a 20 minute mad dash from one end of Dubai airport to the other to make a connection from a delayed landing, I've had no problems at all...
Enjoy...
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In my daydreams I go solo,meet new buddies,ski where I please,and only have myself to answer to......
....then my wife destroys it all by speaking to me 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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