 Poster: A snowHead
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Anyone got any idea's on who I can book with, where I can find people to ski with whilst the teenage kids are in ski school and partner just enjoys the snow?! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Babysheep, Welcome to SH! Alpe d'Huez has a lot of marked walking pistes if the partner might enjoy that. If you were to book into a large-ish catered chalet you might be able to find people to ski with. We went to the SkiWorld chalet L'Escapade (sleeps 60 or so). There were several people on their own there and also small groups of friends. On the first day they had a guided tour which could be a way of finding "buddies". There's also the Skiclub rep in the resort who does guiding.
You could consider the SnowHeads End of Season Bash in Val Thorens, (EoSB) though it's getting full this year. That would give you lots of people to ski with but it's not the best resort for a non-skier and is in term time.
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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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Babysheep, perhaps you could consider one of the chalet companies which provide ski guiding? Ski guiding means there's someone from the chalet who shows the guests around the mountain, so you've always someone to ski with. We went with Ski Miguel to Serre Chevalier in Jan. Nice resort, guiding for 5 of the 6 days we were there, basic-ish accommodation but good food and company. The village we were in (Monetier les Bains) wouldn't keep a non skier happy for a week, but there are 3 others in the valley linked with cheap/free buses and Briancon at the bottom is a nice ancient town, I hear.
Colin
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Thanks guys I'll start investigating now for next year!
Cheers
Carol 
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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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Babysheep, hello- welcome to snowheads-
dare I suggest SCGB?
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Babysheep, welcome to snowHeads.
Do you write headlines for newspapers?
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Babysheep, what sort of thing does your partner enjoy doing? will just "enjoying the snow" be enough, or will they want shopping, smart cafés, swimming, beauty treatments, dog sledding, reading books, trogging around on snowshoes, or all of the above?
Is your partner not interested at all in learning any of the snowsports? Will they want someone to do things with or content with being solitary?
One way of finding people to ski with would be to join lessons yourself, but at a higher level - there are courses available for all level of skiers, including specialities such as off-piste, moguls, etc etc.
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