 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Snowheads,
Being on a limited budget I do find the cost of going skiing a struggle. Its not the flight/hotel that cost too much, but by the time we have added on ski/boot hire, lift pass and ski school for my daughter, the cost is becoming out of my price range.
So, can anyone recommend resorts where the lift passes, ski hire and ski school are cheaper than average?. I usually budget around £200 per person for a 6 day pass. I don't have any snobbery towards countries/areas so would welcome any suggestions that will help keep us skiing!
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Thanks altis, the last link was very interesting, and there is a pretty big difference between resorts. Shame Kapaonik is so far from the airport, and seved by so few flights, as friends visited and had good fun.
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Can't help other than to say don't bother with the 3V. Just spent 998 Euro on four 6 day passes including Carre neige. I think in terms of £per hours skiing this may be second only to Xscape 
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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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Helpful list here http://ski-concierge.com/blog/the-most-piste-for-your-pound-or-euro/ If you’re after a mix of a reasonably priced lift pass coupled with plenty of piste then Les Sybelles looks to be a pretty good option. Or try Puy St Vincent for a truly cheap lift pass if you're not that worried about miles and miles of piste, I've been and would recommend it highly.
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Les Sybelles looks to be a pretty good option.t v
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wouldn't disagree but based on having been there twice rather than armchair research. Yes there are 200km+ of pistes but there are very few challenging runs (only 1 or 2 blacks and very few reds), lots of slow chairs and drags (as of my last visit in 2007) and the ski schools don't cater as much for English speaking visitors as the larger resorts. However if you are attracted you can save even more on your pass by staying at St Sorlin D'Arves and getting the local pass only, it covers a fair bit of Les Sybelles and all the best skiing, it's also by far the nicest village.
Another thing to be mindful of is child pass prices. Last year at half term I went to Zermatt (most expensive pass in Europe) with my 13 year old daughter but because her pass was half price there compared to full adult price in almost all French resorts it worked out quite reasonable.
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On Saterday children 16 and under ski for free in Zermatt,
It`s possible also to get a Kinder card for your children to travel for free on all Swiss Puplic transport for a one off payment of 20 chf that is valid for one year.
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