 Poster: A snowHead
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I have just booked my skiing holiday for next year and wanted to share with you. I thought I would start a thread for those of you who wanted to share their bargain too. It is always good to see that you got a better bargain, or it may help if you know where you want to go and if someone else got a better deal, you could maybe ask them how they got their bargain! I will share my details.
I had actually priced this earlier in the year on the Crystal website and it was actually £1800 but when I repriced it about 2 months later, they had took the offer of the free skis and boots for kids and half price lift passes and the price had gone up to £2344. I was really annoyed they had removed this offer as if you look on the crystal site under valmorel then lift psases, the offer is still there! I asked to be put through to the complaints department and I had intended making a genuine complaint but he came back on the phone after abuot 2 mins and said "I think I have found a special code". He knocked the price down to £1970 so I snapped his hand off lol
here is what I got
Place: Valmorel France
Accomodation: Chalets du Valmorel
Board: S/C - apartment (2-5)
Tour Op: Crystal
Transfers included: yes
Who's going: 2 adults, 2 children (9&11)
When: 6th March 2010
Airport: Newcastle to Geneva
when did you book: 08/09/09
Lift Pass Included: yes - full area
Skis and Boot hire included: yes
Tuition included: no
Total £1970
I am chuffed to bits!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ok I'll try
Place: Panorama, BC. Canada
Accomodation: Pine Inn
Board: S/C - apartment (1-4)
Tour Op: Inghams
Transfers included: yes
Who's going: 2 adults, (with additional friends not on my booking)
When: 16th Dec 2009
Airport: Manchester to Calgary
when did you book: umm... a little while ago - deal still available I do believe though
Lift Pass Included: nope - £31 a day as per inhams website
Skis and Boot hire included: no
Tuition included: no - but it's £110 for 2 people for 3 half days which I think is good vfm
Total £777
P.S - this will only prove to be a good deal if there is some snow... haha
Hoping to rent a car to travel to somewhere with snow if conditions aren't great
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Not sure mine is a bargain as such, but it's fine for me.
Place: La Thuile Italy
Accommodation: 3 star hotel, half board, twin room for sole use
Tour Op: TUI
Transfers included: yes
Who's going: Just me (meeting ski buddies there)
When: 7th March 2010
Airport: Doncaster to Turin
When did you book: April 2009
Lift Pass Included: Yes
Skis and Boot hire included: No
Tuition included: No
Total £685
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polo99 - that is pretty good. Here's ours :
Place : Nassfeld, Austria
Accommodation: private apartment for 6, 3 bedrooms.
Tour Op: DIY
Transfers included: yes (taxi's)
Who's going: Me, wife, kids 8 & 12 (2 x grand parents also going but NOT included in these costings)
When: 3rd April 2010
Airport: Stansted to Ljubljana (included in cost is £40 for fuel to/from Stansted and £56 car parking)
When did you book: May 2009
Lift Pass Included: Yes 2 x adult and 2 x child
Skis and Boot hire included: Yes for kids, ski carriage included for me and wife
Tuition included: Yes for 8 yr old - 6 days x 4 hrs
TOTAL for all of above, i.e. everything except food & drink : £1822
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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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masmith,
I'v wondered about Nassfeld - are you hiring a car or is there some transfer available ?
Anyway - I'll wade in.
I won't call it a bargain, but hopefully VFM
(And exchange rate holding steady and nothing wrong!)
place: Obertauern ,Austria
accom: 4* HB Hotel with pool (it's a holiday - who wants to cook on holiday !)
Tour Op: DIY
Who's going : Me, wife , 2 kids (5 and 18 months)
when: 10th April 2010
Airport : Gatwick-Salzburg(inc £100 for fuel and parking)
When booked : August 2009
Lift pass : included yes , (1 childs pass in theory is free if with adults but may have to fork out for pass for use with ski school)
skis and boot: hiring factored in
tuition : yes for 5 yr old 6 days all day including snacks and lunch
childcare : 5 days creche full day inc lunch
TOTAL for all above £2465 assuming Exchange Rate of 1.1 Euro to 1£ (oh for the old days of 1.4 to the pound).
Just spending money to add
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Hamish, Nassfeld transfer - we are doing by taxi. Could have rented car(s) but cost p/peerson worked out only slightly less than a cab, so not worth the hassle - we won't need a car in resort.
Your trip sounds very good value, can you PM details of your hotel for future reference ??
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Hamish, 2nding masmith, request, can you send me details of how/where you booked please?
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Return flights from Edinburgh to Munich £500
Car hire £300
7 Nights accomodation in Kappl half board 3 star hotel on slopes £1200
2 adults 3 kids (6 9 and 12)
My cheapest family ski holiday so far
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Snoworks course in La Tanya w/c 16th Jan for meself.
Flight, car hire, half board in decent hotel with vino & course fee = £621.50
Only need lift pass, soup n sarnies and a couple of shandies to be added to it.
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WE mine is looking OK then I think
Just about to book with Crystal to Tignes
place: Tignes
accom: Hotel Le Diva (50m from slopes/lifts) double and bunk beds, plus HB
Tour Op: Crtsyal
Who's going : Me, wife , 2 kids (10 and 
when: 9th Jan 2010
Travel : overnight snowtrain = 8 FULK DAYS SKIING!! (also includes transfers)
When booked : Sept2009
Lift pass : no
skis and boot: not included but E238 for 4 of us via SkiRepublic 100m from hotel
tuition : no
childcare : no
Total £1725
No when I tried to cost something myself I managed Eurostar approx £800 min for 4 people, Transfers £50 - £100 (no idea really), apartemnt min £300 + = £1200 approx. Leaves us £525 for catering and hassle.
I think my booking isn't bad really. £440 ish per person inc travel ad food
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Heres ours so far - probalby not the cheapest but I'm pleased with it at the moment.
Place: Utah
Accomodation: 2 B+B, and a hotel - all ensuite.
Board: All bed and breakfast ( hotel has hot buffet breakfast, but we might decline )
Tour Op: DIY
Transfers included: sort of - have hired a 4X4 including first tank of fuel.
Who's going: 2 adults, Me and SWMBO
When: 19th Feb until 6th March - 14 days skiing
Airport: Local regional airport( 15 mins away) - SLC
when did you book: Flights, accom & vehicle booked in August
Lift Pass Included: Not all but have 4 days included with one of the B+B
Skis and Boot hire included: no, have our own
Tuition included: no
Total so far £2860
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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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Crunchiepink13, Welcome to Snowheads. that's a really good price, I've stayed in the Diva and it's a really nice hotel, I'm quite jealous!
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nbt thanks I am just about to book and I am really pleased any info would be great.
I like the idea of the snowtrain, I can leave work on Friday even, drive to ashford (2 hours) sleep on teh train and be on the slops by the sat am. Otherwise we normally would spend the whole of sat mucking around getting there and not skiing untilk the sunday. Just need to book it next week!!
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You know it makes sense.
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I suppose it’s what the definition of bargain is my diy trip is not the cheapest but from my point of view it’s the most relaxing and hassle free.
Thirty minute drive to Liverpool airport.
Flight to Innsbruck about £120 return including skis.
10 Euro taxi (transfer time ten minutes) to the wonderful family run hotel in the old (pedestrianised) part of the city of Innsbruck 35 Euro per night
The day starts with a great breakfast. Then decide which of the seven ski resorts in the area we will visit today,
Get on the free ski coach from around the corner from where we are staying.
Lift pass that covers all ski areas about £160 for the week.
On an evening large choice of bars and restaurants to choose from, the have quiet drink in the piano bar, or the not so quiet Irish bar.
Catch the civilized time flight of 11.30 am back to Liverpool.
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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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Not booked yet, but considering a repeat of our honeymoon trip in Early Dec
Place: Lake Louise, Alberta
Accommadation: Lake view room, Chateau Lake Louise (10 nights)
Board: Room Only
Tour Op: Ski Independence
Transfers: Yes
Who: Me and Mrs JB
When: Early Dec
Airports: Belfast - Heathrow - Calgary (Aer Lingus / Air Canada)
Booked: Not yet
Anything else included: No
Total Cost for two: £1858.00 (Cheaper than 5 years ago for exactly the same deal!!!!!!!!)
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Poster: A snowHead
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Place: 3 nights la plagne+ 7 nights Tignes
Accom:Catered chalets
Travel : Easy jet Manchester-Geneva (including 1xski bag)
Transfers: Yes
When:6th-16th Jan
Who : Me and Mr Billyh
Booked: 2 weeks ago
Tour Op: DIY
Cost £1120 .
Place : Pila-Italy
Accom: 3 * Half board(including wine)+ lunch vouchers
When : 20th Feb- 6days skiing
Who : mixed group 8 - intermediates/total beginners
Booked- August
Includes: Lift pass/equipment-(ski school for beginners)
Cost: £620 (£630 for beginners)
Travel: Coach - I may seriously regret this!!!! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Bones,
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hotel has hot buffet breakfast, but we might decline
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 ????? Are you on the cabbage soup diet or similar??
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Place: Soldeu
Accommodation: B & B Double room(3 mins from gondola) 4 nights
Tour Op: DIY
Transfers included: car hire
Who's going: me and misses(+ 2 other couples)
When: 13th Jan 2010
Airport: Liverpool to Barcelona
When did you book: August 2009
Lift Pass Included: Yes
Skis and Boot hire included: Just ski's
Tuition included: No
Total £357 each
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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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Place: La Norma
Accomodation: SC apartment sleeps 6
Tour Op: Snowtrex
Transfers Included: No
Who's going: Me and wife, son and his gf (so just 4 in the apt...under occupancy costs of about £100)
When: Jan 9th 2010
Airport: Not decided between flights to Grenoble and hire car or driving....roughly £500 either way.
When did you book: August 2009
Lift Pass Inc: Yes - for 7 days (an extra £9 each for the extra day)
Ski and Boot hire included: Yes - Top skis and sticks for wife and me, Top complete set for others
Tuition included: No
Total £782 for the four of us.
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to the person who started the thread
you should be ashamed lol taking the kids out of school, best start saving coz you won't be doing that when they are 14 or 15
my bargain is for a school holiday trip
place Montgenevre
acc Hamille apts (nearly new) ski from door sleeps 4
tour op Neilson
transfer yes
who's going myself and 14 year old daugher (so bit of uner occupancy cost too)
when 28th Mar to Easter Sunday
airport Man - Turin
when -booked Jan 2009
Lift pass NO £300
Ski and Boots no £120
Total £880 or £1300 with skis and lift
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I know you will all tell me this is not a bargain but it was reasonable for us for Xmas week and its a bargain compared to going with Powder Byrne for Xmas last yr!  It was also one of the cheapest for a family-friendly holiday with childcare i.e. less than Esprit, Ski Famille, Mark Warner etc for this week of the year.
Place: Champlouc, Monterosa, Italy
Accomodation: Relais des Glaciers, mezzanine family room
Board: Half-board plus lunches
Tour Op: Ski-2
Transfers included: yes
Who's going: 2 adults, 2 children (3&6)
When: Xmas week - 20-27 Dec 2009
Airport: London Heathrow - Milan Malpensa on Lufthansa
when did you book: end of July
Lift Pass Included: yes - full area
Skis and Boot hire included: Adults - no ($75), children - yes
Tuition included: no (£149 for 6-days in the British run ski school)
Creche included: no (£41 per day)
Total £2871
It would be closer to £2k to go at Easter but its DH's birthday on 24 Dec so for the sake of his birthday...
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Half term - so could have been messy - but in the end
Flights to Bologna - £133 p.h. inc £10 ph train to airport to Gatwick
Transfers (car Hire and petrol) - £52 p.h.
B&B in a 3* superior pension in Ortisei in the Dolomites - E52 p.h. per night - £320 p.w.
totals £500 ph
Pizza and pasta for tea and we are sorted 
Lift pass for Superski is not so great - £200 for the adults offset by the fact that my 15 year olds still get junior rates at £130ish, boot and ski hire more average at about £75
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Could be argued if this is a bargain, but take into account 3 days (well 2.5 really) skiing for only 1 day off work, I think it's good value :
Place : Ischgl, Austria
Accommodation: 4* Hotel Fliana (b&b)
Tour Op: DIY
Transfers included: rental car (included in total price)
Who's going: Me and 3 mates
When: Sat 5th to Mon 7th December
Airport: Heathrow to Zurich with Swiss - luggage and skis included
When did you book: May 2009
Lift Pass Included: 3 day pass included in total price
Skis and Boot hire included: n/a
Tuition included: n/a
TOTAL including all travel, hotel, lift pass : £386 per person
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i have just checked my holiday again on the crystal website and it has gone up considerably inthe last 6 weeks
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