 Poster: A snowHead
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I am taking my family to Andorra at half term. We have not booked a package. Does anybody know if it is better to prebook the ski's, boots, passes and lessons on the web or whether it is just as well to turn up at one of the hire shops? And how about insurance? Can that be purchased there?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm going at half term with my kids too. I booked ski hire (boots, sticks & kids helmets too), lift passes & ski school as a package very cheaply with www.1activeholidays.com (ask for Gemma she is v. helpful).
"Insure & go" are cheap for holiday insurance. I've got free family holiday insurance included in my bank account extras, have you?
You save about 25% by renting your ski equipment on line in advance.
It's my kids first time skiing and we will be mainly on the piste around Soldeu from the 21st to the 25th Feb. My kids are 10 & 8 years old. Have a good 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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Pre-booking equipment hire is typically cheaper in the Pyrenees (often considerably). The hire shop in the telecabina station is Soldeu is very good (by Pyrenees standards).
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As gary says you'll save 25% off your ski hire by pre-booking, and in low season you can get 30% off. I run www.soldeu-andorra.com/shop where you can pre-book from Sports Calbo.
You can purchase mountain insurance from the kiosks at the bottom of the gondola. It's around €3.60 per day and you can only buy it before you have used your lift pass.
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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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Was in El Tarter a couple of weeks ago,pre booked skis through SNOWBRAINER.
They use Ski Calbo which has a shop just before you turn into the gondla car park.
I got a set of silver catagory skis for about £54,resort price would have been over 100euros and they were in very good nick.
You will need to take some sort of ID with you and leave it with them.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Thanks everybody. I'll pre book now.
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If you are going to Arinsal, the company that operates lifts and mountain eateries is called vallnord, Apply for a loyalty card on their site for 10% off passes and lunches.To get the 10& off passes you will need your card at the lift pass office, so ensure they post to you before you leave
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| Was in El Tarter a couple of weeks ago. |
That was my first ski destination....seems a very long time ago!I'm sure that hire shop was there then,along with a shed where they sold a very potent liquor type thingy...tasted a bit like sweet cough mixture which could melt tarmac 
As I recall,ski hire was a bit 'variable'.No doubt things have improved a bit.
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