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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Josef K, long weekends don't generally come cheap. At this point, you're probably best off going for a last minute deal for a full week.
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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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flowa, wish that were possible but the other two have misused their holiday allowances/run out of good will credits with their other halves 
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Josef K, Decent price flights to Grenoble for those date. Les Deux Alpes probably the best bet then, cheap transfers from the airport, should be able to get some accommodation for not too much.
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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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Colin B, Deux Alpes could be an option. I recall they've got a Youth Hostel there - could be a cheap option. Do you have any other recommendations for accommodation for weekend stays there?
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Josef K, Define cheap. Generally I budget for £700 for a weekend (3-4 days skiing) minimum
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halfhand, I wouldn't define £700 as cheap. Went to Chatel in Jan with 7 days skiing for £300 flights, transfers & half board (surprisingly good). Ski pass and beer money on top of that so we probably came under £700 in total. One of our three has recently been made redundant but is keen to get a trip in this year so the answer is to go as cheap as we can.
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Josef K, There are some reasonably priced hotels there, Les Lutins for one.
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| halfhand wrote: |
| Josef K, Define cheap. Generally I budget for £700 for a weekend (3-4 days skiing) minimum |
Ouch! I'm just back from 3 days in the Arlberg region with 3 mates for sub £400pp, with free flights to Friedrichshafen (but paid for half a ski carriage so two of us could take our own skis and a baggage fee so I could take my own boots), car hire from airport, drove 1hr 15min to spotless 2 bed apartment in Dalaas in Klostertal €70 per night (split 3 ways), ski pass €117, commuted 20-30 mins each day to ski 2 days in Lech and 1 day in St Anton, nice lunches on the mountain.
Prices very reasonable considering the status of these resorts (X5, Porsches, Cayennes, Audis & Mercs everywhere in Lech and Zurs). Spent a total of €320 in Germany/Austria, £98 in UK on flights, car hire, etc.
Very little alcohol though (just the odd Radler or Gluhwein) as I was driving.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Scotland can be done for sub £200 if you can hack roughing it!
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Cheaper flights can be found with sunday departures or midweek flights in my experience.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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We did Sunday afternoon to Weds night with Mountain Sun in Les coches, La Plagne, two weeks ago. The chalet is ski in ski out and MS were great.
Our total spend was £330 for three days of solid skiing/boarding, including flights, transfers, accommodation, breakfast and evening meals. The cost excluded lunches and evening beers. Taking kit worked out the same price as hiring MS's really good 09 kit at £30 for 3 days and this was in the £330 total cost.
Mountain Sun are thoroughly recommended.
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bar shaker, What did you spend on
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lunches and evening beers
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then?
OK maybe £700 was over egging but I prefer to have some contingency.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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About 80 quid in 3 days.
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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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Have you looked at UCPA? They do some weekend breaks and the prices seem good. I was tempted this year but the better half didn't fancy it. Something about it seeming a bit studenty.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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ahh im dying to ski more but:
dont drive
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budget is tight
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*looks at credit card*
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flangesax, what are the resort closing dates this year?
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flangesax, It would be really greedy for me to go yet again this year (especially as I am already off to Andorra at end of March) but... do those rates apply to weekend dates?
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bar shaker, any days... any days whatsoever!!
Elizabeth B:
Up to 19th April all normal...
20 - 26th Only the main lifts at Zauchensee (still loads of pistes open!)
13th April - closing date for flachau winkl (although this is not set in stone)
29th March - closing for Radstadt
19th April - closing for Schaldming and Hochwurzen and Haus and Reiteralm
13th April - closing for Fageralm
1st May - closing for Obertauern
Flachau ???... probably 19th April
Wagrain ???... last year it shut after Flachau but before Zauchensee
These are all the close ones to us... still worth going up to Zauchensee till the end of season - I was skiing off piste powder well into late april last year!
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I have just got back from Chamonix £200. Flights= Jet2.com=£60, Manchester to Geneva.
Accom=5 nights= £100
Transfer=Cham-van=£40
Four day lift pass £135.I think that is a long break on the cheap.
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Skis transfer £70 (taking two paying for one!)
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Careful... if the scan man can be bothered they can be rejected if you are with Ryanair...
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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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Some great info everyone  . Over a few beers we'd sold ourselves on the road trip idea but I think that was the alcohol talking. Will check out flights and hopefully end up somewhere snowy. Ski Amade, LDA, Ischgl...
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going on weds to hinterglemm two of us this is what i have paid out already...................
flight £20
Hire eur100
Transfer to resort £100
Apartment 3 nights(ski in-out) £165....... we could of got a cheaper place
total= £355 (for me and my wife) |
Assuming your flights were £10 each return including taxes etc, I still think you need a new calculator.
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we could of got a cheaper place
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Someone else will be along to berate you for this in a minute. 
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You know it makes sense.
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| luigi wrote: |
| ...drove 1hr 15min to spotless 2 bed apartment in Dalaas in Klostertal €70 per night (split 3 ways)... |
How did you find/book the apartment?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Thursday - early morning flight to Salzburg and back on Tuesday night - £55 for 2 people return with 1 checked baggage (26.03-31.03) - bought about 4-5 weeks ago
around £40 per person return transfer
28 Euro per person per night B&B in central Flachau - 5 nights
so above works out around £200 per person
5.5 days of skiing, so full 6 days ski pass will have to be bought
and I will have to book my snowboard which with Ryanair will cost £57!!! but then I will use it as extra bag for clothes as well
we will probably ski around Flachau, Zauchensee, Wagrain or Schladming, but similar cost of transfer and B&B can be easily found around Bad Hofgastein or Zell Am See at this time of year
We just could not take Saturday to Saturday week off work but there were good last minutes offer for this Saturday, for example - £175 self catering to Avoriaz with Crystal Ski, £350 Half Board to Val D'lsere with Val D'lserechalets .co.uk
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Joanne Mountainsun, I was acutally just on your site looking at the Tignes break. Would you be able to PM me with an idea of what dates are available for 2/3 persons?
I'm not too sure if we'll be able to get away again this year yet, but I'm hoping too!
Thanks
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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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Tom W wrote:,
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I will have to book my snowboard which with Ryanair will cost £57!!! but then I will use it as extra bag for clothes as well
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Once again - careful if you are flying with ryanair - if the scanny man can be arsed non-sport equipment (ie. clothes) can be rejected!
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FAQ
Turned out to be a good idea and we ate while driving as well as we were on the late flight. So add in ski/boot hire, flight and car then about 400 quid. But that is without booze or grub in th evening.... We all managed to spend rather a lot on the Apres... Great fun all the same... In my expeicence of weekends, which I do a lot of, they are not that cheap as a package for about 350-400 quid for a week. But me and my mates are all self-employed and taking a week off costs a lot in cash. So long weekends are a better option. All in all what we save on the flight and accomadation we spend on Apres...
