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hi there im new to the sport and i really enjoy it i go hemel quite abit and just booked up to go la tania in january
but i want to go before that so was looking this morning and came across this company called action outdoors and was going to go flaine with them on the 11 december for 5 nights with everything included training lift passes hotel coach food and ski gear for £484 quite cheap i thought
you guys will no more i suppose is that cheap or has any one ever used this company before any advice would be great many thanks
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Rhys1989
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I haven't used this company, but others here have, and someone should be along soon with some knowledge. The lifts are due to open on 11th December, so he's hoping for good conditions for you - the snow record there is pretty reliable though.
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Rhys1989
, welcome to snowheads.
My daughter and her BF went there. They had a great time (they had a double room rather than a dorm, which was a small extra charge). The coach travel was grim. A driver did a runner at the tunnel in Kent. After a long wait they had to cross over and pick up a French bus which broke down for long periods twice in the night and they were many hours late arriving Flaine. They broke down on the way back, too, but only once! But that was probably bad luck.
Be aware that 11 December, as the very beginning of the season in Flaine, could well see less than good snow cover. But if you take the ski lessons that go with the deal the instructor will be able to find snow and make the best of it. And of course, there could be great cover; absolutely no way of knowing at the moment. Flaine is not the highest resort. If I were booking now to go then I'd be happier going to a resort with higher skiing, actually.
Action outdoors sells holidays with the French UCPA organisation which has a series of centres throughout the Alps - and beyond. I think it's subsidised by the government to encourage young people to do more outdoor sport.
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I believe that in 2007 flaine didn't even open for skiing till the 16th of December due to a lack of snow so I would book very late if thinking of going that week
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You can book
direct with UCPA
, but for a fair comparison you need to add a supplement to arrive the night before & transport.
also -
£10 discount on UCPA holidays with Action-Outdoors
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