 Poster: A snowHead
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Perhaps to add some positivity to our trawling of threads, perhaps we could add a thread on who is the BEST TO that members have used, and why ?
Be interesting to see whether this could "beat" the other negative thread i am not referring to
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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When I've been with a TO I've only ever used one of the big companies. Of these I would rate Inghams about the best.
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"Like a dog - around a tree" (4)
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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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Used Ski Olympic many times and never had a bad holiday with them, actually they have always been good to excellent. Used Silver Ski last year and also found them very good (and they have a massive number of people who use them every year).
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Alastair Pink, When I've been with a TO I've only ever used one of the big companies. Of these I would rate Inghams about the best.
I agree with you and not just because I once had the pleasure of a round of golf with Michael Ingham son of the founder.
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I've visted people staying at Skiworld chalets a few times and been very impressed by staff and cooking standard.
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P10DW,
You must have been truly Starstruck  .
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Inghams.
Rarely had a problem, but always resolved to my satisfaction.
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I've used Skiworld 3 time now and they have always been very good, although I do now book my travel independently - can't be doing with Chambery at 9am!
Last year used Powderwhite and had a dreadful experience, so may well end up back with Skiworld this season, but always looking at independent operators as well
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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second trip to Andorra was with Inghams - had a great time but it was around 17 years ago. Went with silverski in 2006. A very good experience and would highly recommend them. Went with alpine elements in 2007. Again had a good experience although I didn't agree with thir definition of luxury. I'd recommend them but with caveats. 
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Hurtle, Thanks for the tip - I was struggling a bit 
[Thread-hijack alert] I've never understood what 'hope' was doing in there with all the 'evils of the World'. You're a bright girl - any ideas?
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Last time I used a TO was Bladon Lines to Verbier. They were so good that they don't exist anymore* 
*Or is Bladon Lines now know as Inghams?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hurtle, Can you spell things out a bit more in future. It's taken me three days to get it even with the clue!
Been with SkiWorld 3 times and they were good, food especially. DirectSki were great the first year I went and still can't believe how good that chalet was for the money. Neilson I've had one good trip and one average. The good one was the cheaper one. I've had a couple of great trips with small firms that haven't been there the next year.
I never get on with rep's so no don't treat that as a reflection on the TO. I'dprefer never to see a rep unless I ask for then. Transfers are always too early.
adrian
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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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Any chance of another clue (sorry, just arrived back here for winter!)???? Doh!
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Go back five or six pages.
adrian
ps. It's not as intriguing as it sounds.
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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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Red Leon, no idea. wikipedia goes into some detail on this - see 'difficulties of interpretation': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora
Lorenzo, there was a hugely long thread, in which a poster called Pandora had a big rant about a tour operator called Ski Beat.
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... hence the new term "to throw a Pandora"
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holidayloverxx, Did she have a nice box?
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Scarpa, dunno - I've never seen it
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holidayloverxx, Must be a black box then.
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I do think that TO's get a bit of an unfair bashing. In the main they provide a reasonable service, generally at a reasonable price, and if you are after a catered chalet you often don't get a lot of choice, especially if you don't have the luxury of booking well in advance
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Esprit (Now Inghams, although it is Total/Esprit team that are now running Inghams, I beleive)
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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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Lots of decent to's out there. i know it's unfashionable to admit it but it's true and mostly the prices are better with to's ( if you are flying) than going alone at the moment and self packing plus you have financial bonding too unlike with the airlines.
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You know it makes sense.
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I've also had a couple of superb chalet holidays with SkiWorld and one with Total in the last 3 years - TOs can be a very convenient way to organise a holiday. I've also had some relatively cheap holidays with eg Crystal but would propbably only use them again on a late availability deal.
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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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Trip to Cervinia last season with Inghams: good holiday, attentive reps. Probably too attentive for my liking, but only in relation to "please do come and join in this activity we have organised for you," not in any other context (unfortunately), before the more salacious snowheads suggest otherwise. Simple answer was just to do your own thing. Do others find the over helpful tour rep a pain ?
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Poster: A snowHead
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I've been with Thomson quite a few times, Skiworld and Crystal once each, and all of the holidays went perfectly well - apart from on a trip to Soll when there was poor snow, but I doubt even the tour operating gods 'ABTA' can do a great deal about that.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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And now Ski Beat is owned by Directski.
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