 Poster: A snowHead
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When is half term (February)?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jb1970, look at a tour op's brochure and the prices may tell 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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jb1970, For the UK - w/c 13/2/10, but if you are looking at France, the French hols begin the week before and go through to end of the first week of March. If you don't HAVE to travel during that period, you'll have more choice and lower prices, either side of these dates.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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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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It depends. Google is your friend, though - just type in the name of your count and "term dates".
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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IMHO in Paradiski then the worst week last season was when the parisiens and the Marseille holidays overlapped - [insert sweeping generalisation] the Marseilles brigade were noisy and rubbish skiers and the parisiens thought they owned the place and skied too fast. [/insert sweeping generalisation] this was the week after english 1/2 term in '09 i.e. w/c 22nd Feb. For 2010 it looks like les francais have swapped the zones around so know for the w/c 21st Feb you'll have the Parisiennes and the 'locals' - Grenoble Lyon etc - so I'd imagine that would also be pretty horrendous for the tarentaise resorts.
Some friends of mine who owned an appartment out there and tend to do whole seasons, always go home from for the whole of the French 1/2 term period as it avoids the horrendous lift queues, and I'm minded to agree with them.
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Some friends of mine who owned an appartment out there and tend to do whole seasons, always go home from for the whole of the French 1/2 term period as it avoids the horrendous lift queues, and I'm minded to agree with them.
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That's what we do. You don't buy an apartment in order to queue for lifts! My daughter is expecting her first baby on 9 February which is pretty good timing - she'll JUST be able to fly out at Christmas, if all is well, and hopefully the most hectic weeks of my grandparenting will be over about the time the slopes empty again. 
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actually as a slight aside - can anyone explain to me why in france when everything is done from departments and department codes the 'calendrier scolaire' seems to be based around cities?
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jb1970, check the french ones that altis, put on, and see when they collide hideously with the Glasgow ones....You can find these online http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/01/SchoolHolidays
edit - similarly, google half term dates for those south of the border. they tend to span fornights e.g. Durham is different to North Yorks.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Think you'll find everywhere in England is off the same week next year as they were this year. That's why 13 - 20 Feb is the price it is.
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