 Poster: A snowHead
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I know a fair few have been on courses with Snoworks, and I've read their blurb on their website, but for those who've been on an "All Terrain" course could I ask a quick question.
How much of the 15 hours is spent on piste compared to bumps, steeps or just off piste?
Cheers
Marc
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've done a few of these and it depends entirely on the group and on snow conditions. It's impossible to say for certain. If it's a good (or adventurous) group and the snow is plentiful the week could be spent entirely off-piste, but if the group need more work on the fundamentals and/or the snow is poor it could be much more piste-based. I think Phil and his colleagues would typically like to try a bit of everything, but it depends on many factors.
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rob@rar, is the instruction just half a day?
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| spyderjon wrote: |
| rob@rar, is the instruction just half a day? |
I think it is on most of their courses, the exception being the Backcountry course.
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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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I'm doing their AT Performance course at Tignes in November, I think that's all day (whilst lifts are open) instruction. This'll be my first time with them and I'm looking forward to it.
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Mosha Marc, as rob@rar said it will depend on the conditions . . . We did some off-piste, but no bump work, but we were early season. When and where are you thinking of going ?
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Careful - you'll get the LDA police along soon 
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cathy, Naughty, 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Mosha Marc,
Not going to put his e mail address on here (spam critters will eat it)
But if you phone em and ask for Phill's mail address, you can ask any questions direct to the boss.
Unlike some Co's you will get a reply direct from the person who runs the company.
I have been on lots of courses with Phil, Lee and Emma and they are always really good fun.
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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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Wayne, this is true  I rang and spoke to Phil in person before we booked as we weren't sure what level we were . . . nice guy . . . and more than willing to advise.
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Thanks all, I had a chat with them and they said much the same.
If it's good snow you spend most of your time in it. If it's variable you'll be on bumps/steeps; in other words thay work to the group and the conditions rather than to a prior plan.
The all terrain course is only half day - but I'm sort of stuck on a particular week (16th to 23rd Jan) so it's all terrain or piste performance only.
Mmmmm. 
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You know it makes sense.
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| Mosha Marc wrote: |
| so it's all terrain or piste performance only.Mmmmm. |
From my experience of Snoworks you will find that you get a bit of both, but with the training geared one way or the other, depending on which course you're. Phil is a great one for learning to "ski" rather than just learning a specific section of the sport – you will ski the whole mountain.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Mosha Marc, I've done all day courses before and half day ones and I like the half day ones I think more, because it gives you chance to go off and have a free ski/pootle about and put into practice different things that you've been talking about during your course. Also means you can catch up and ski with friends who might be in a different group but on the same session (morning or afternoon) as you which is often the case with me because there are quite a few of us who are different levels and things but who are there the same week.
Anyway if you go have a nice time.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Thanks, again, all of you.
I've booked in for the course on the strength of your feedback, so I'll blame you'se guys if it's rubbish
Woot!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Mosha Marc, it's good to try other companies anyway to see how they compare. Have a great time, I'm sure you will do.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Mosha Marc, fantastic ! . . . is that the 3 V's you're off to ? 
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IncogSkiSno, oh yes. Staying with some lass called Tania.
Are you going too?
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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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Mosha Marc, just had a look and that week for chalet board is quite reasonable isn't it even though you have to sort your own flight out and pay for the transfer on top. Flights shouldn't be too expensive that week since it's low season.
Hope you have a nice time with Tania.
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Mosha Marc, £130 isn't so bad really is it? Ignore the headline price, it's a marketing price.
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I didn't think £130 return for flights was that bad either?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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VolklAttivaS5,
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it's good to try other companies anyway to see how they compare
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Can you suggest a similar company to Snoworks. I'm hoping to be in France for January (Chamonix and Serre Chevalier with friends) but would like to spend one week away from them doing a course.
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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've been on many a Snoworks course in Tignes.....and always had a fabulous time regardles of conditions. I've done Race, Bumps and quite a few ATs.......all of which have been great fun and challenging to say the least! The more you put in the more you get out. Their leveling system is pretty good and it's helped my skiing no end.
Have a fab time.
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You know it makes sense.
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andytb, VolklAttivaS5, I agree that £130 is cheap, but I must admit getting a little giddy when I saw the headline price.
kitenski, Jet2 Manchester/Chambrey out 16th Jan, return 23rd. (IIRC)
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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FAQ
I went to Tignes with Snowoks, but I have skied the 3V's and it is brilliant and funnily enough we often saw Phil and the gang about and bumped into Emma and the tribe in the Pizzeria , you'll have a fab time, and also I take it free wine in the Chalet 
