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February Half Term Off Piste Skiing Course
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I am trying to organise an off piste skiing course wk beginning Sat 14 Feb. I am struggling to find a course I can join but have found a company
www.mountaintracks.co.uk
who will put on a course if I can find 5 others. If you are 16+ can ski all types of terrain including red and black runs in most snow conditions from powder to crust, crud and spring snow and want to learn how to go anywhere - this course would combine essential mountain & avalanche awareness skills with off-piste instruction and guiding. It would also be possible to include a 2-day tour and an overnight stay in a high mountain refuge. The aim is to run a course that strikes an ideal balance between learning, exercise and fun. Their words not mine! I think it would be Les Contamines/St Gervais and guess the price would depend on numbers - but better than loads of rubbish for Christmas. Are you interested? The course would be residential - the guy I spoke to was great.
If there are any other companies out there who could offer this sort of thing in that week do please let me know.
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Max Smith
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Good luck with getting the course together - is this aimed at teenagers or adults?
If the latter then I don't understand why you want to run it at 1/2 term as thats probably the most expensive week for flights, accommodation etc - e.g. EZY LGW to GVA on sat/sat is now looking at 400 quid round trip...
I guess you might be a teacher which would explain the date constraints Could you not achieve similar with going at Easter where the price penalty is probably not as extreme
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I would have thought that the most difficult part would be finding un tracked off piste during half term week
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Just to follow on from what Max's original post...
The course would be aimed at teenagers - suggested age 16-18 - who are good skiers, have started to get bored of just skiing onpiste and want to ski the whole mountain and learn about the risks and hazards and how to stay safe. One of our team of Mountain Guides would lead the week.
Max is limited to February half-term.
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UCPA do off piste courses, action-outdoors.co.uk are their british arm
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