 Poster: A snowHead
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Having decided to book a week on a Snoworks course - it's looking like none of the dates for their 'level 3' courses courses are going to work for me and my GF 
I'm hoping to go to to Tignes on the 19th April (after the end of the Easter Hols) - so can anyone recommend alternative courses/schools I could consider?
[I could go on the 'level 3' Snoworks course a week earlier on the 12th April - but I'd really rather travel outside shool hols if can]
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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can anyone recommend alternative courses/schools
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... or instructors for that matter 
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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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If you are happy to go private then I can recommend Alan Hole (www.ski-instruction-tignes.co.uk) at Alpine Logic (ski-instruction-Tignes.co.uk). He does excellent private lessons that had the wife and myself powder skiing. If i was in Tignes this year I would be back having lessons again.
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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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You could try Inspired to Ski, they're based in Tignes and have a similar approach to Snoworks. They use BASI qualified instructors, quite a few of whom often work with Snoworks. I did one of their courses before christmas and can recommend. Not sure about the dates but their website is easy to find using google.
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Bonhomme de Neige, beat me to it
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I had come across these guys - but from reading the details on their website it looks like the courses work on the assumption that you fly in on the Saturday, and I'm looking at flying out on the Sunday.
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You could try Evolution 2.
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You could try Evolution 2.
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abj, it might not matter about you wanting to fly in a day later although you will probably have to sort out your own flight and transfer as their package deal is Sat to Sat as you have found. If you email Sally Chapman, sally@inspiredtoski.com, tell her what you are wanting to do ideally and I'm sure she will come back to you if it's possible with a solution. Probably worth a try I would say. Good Luck.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The Development Centre in Tignes might be an option. Our own Stewart Woodward might be another, or his mate Rorie Scott, both of whom get good reviews fromsnowHeads who have used them.
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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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Thanks everyone. Private lessons sound tempting might drop Stewart Woodward a quick line.
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abj, Have a look at another Stuart as well.. Stuart Bernard. Details at www.skifocus.co.uk
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You know it makes sense.
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Any one tried snocool?
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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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Rorie Scott gave us a brilliant 3hr lesson for €130
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Poster: A snowHead
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My limited expereince of Evolution 2 (a couple of gentle afternoons off piste about 5 years ago) is that it was perfectly good.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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3hr lesson for €130
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... as a matter of interest is this the sort of rate that I should expect for private tuition in Tignes/France. Or does it depend on level of qualifications, etc.? (You can tell I haven't had many lessons, can't you!)
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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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abj, that's cheaper than say The Development Centre in Tignes who charge 210 Euros for 3 hours (according to their website-I've not tried them personally)
The ski courses like Snoworks, Inspired to Ski etc represent very good value I think for what you're getting, although you are in a group of 6 or 8 or whatever, you do learn an awful lot in my opinion and for £245 for the week (Snoworks £260 I think it is now) that's 15 hours of tuition for the week, and also you get video feedback with that too.
Did you contact Snoworks or Sally at Inspired to Ski to ask them if you could arrive on the Sunday instead and was that any good?
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abj,
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| as a matter of interest is this the sort of rate that I should expect for private tuition in Tignes/France. |
In the Three Valleys for example you could expect to pay something like 164 Euros for 2-2.5 hour private lesson for 1 person in a British Ski School that is, not sure what ESF and that charge as never been with them
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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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Did you contact Snoworks or Sally at Inspired to Ski
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Spoke to Snoworks - but they aren't running courses to suit my level the week I want to go. Haven't got on to Inspired to Ski, only because I'm leaning towards (maybe) getting some private tuition. ... however, it depends in part on the cost.
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Did you contact Snoworks or Sally at Inspired to Ski
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Spoke to Snoworks - but they aren't running courses to suit my level the week I want to go. Haven't got on to Inspired to Ski, only because I'm leaning towards (maybe) getting some private tuition. ... however, it depends in part on the cost. |
definitely speak to the development centre - preseason they were running 3 hours 1 on 1 private for 150 euros, not sure whether there rate is the same now it's peak season but I'd thoroughly recommend them...
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Hi, I had some private lessons with Stewart Woodward in January. Would definitely recommend, really felt my skiing improved and had loads of fun. Not cheap but money well spent.
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