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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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thefatcontroller, thanks.
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Yes, very useful, thank you.
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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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thefatcontroller, Boredsurfing, thanks very much, so useful.
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thefatcontroller, do you have the original (excel?)?
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Thank you. Thats v. useful 
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Does anyone have previous versions of this that used to be up here? In particular 2008/09 and 2009/10. Thanks
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I thought that there was special dispensation on 'holidays' for  's offspring?
What, with the archaic schooling in this country being so bad and parents can teach so much more by taking kids out for an 'educational' trip abroad during term time, and then dumping them on some poor ski school with a non-English speaking Frenchman all day, before then moaning about how terrible the lessons were and seeking advice on a nice English speaking school for next time.....
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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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The Voice of Reason, did you drop into this thread just to be unpleasant?
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pam w, Yes, I did......
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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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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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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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a whole week when every single school kid in europe should be behind a desk
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well, all except those with parents who take them out of school for skiing, of course. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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My daughter's 6th form college and my son's secondary school have a two week spring break from 1st-18th April. This does not appear to clash with any of the published school holidays so far. Could be a good time to go skiing 
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We have booked to go before Christmas for the third time. We are going to Tignes 12 December. The last two years the snow has been great with no lift queues and quiet slopes. I am taking my daughter out of school for the last four days of school. What she will miss is a day rehearsing for the Carol service, a day at the Carol service and two days watching videos and doing very little else- hence I'd rather be skiing. The total cost of this holiday is £1295.00 (Mark Warner) for all of us including flights, transfers, chalet hotel board with wine, ski hosting and lift passes for Espace killy. We paid £2200.00 (before we left the country) for flights and a grotty apartment in Chamonix at half term this year and the place was heaving. We will now be able to get another weeks skiing later on in the season. I would thoroughly recommed a pre Christmas trip to a high resort.
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last year we booked 5th March but I think this year that the week 6th March is still classed as a peak season when last year it wasnt? are the school holidays a week later or do you think i just didnt notice last year?
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polo99, It is Carneval/Fasching whatever you want to call it in Europe which means many European schools have a break. As the mainland countries supply by far the greatest number of skiers for each resort, the hotels and suppliers base their prices on the demand from that quarter. The TOs in the UK have no option but to pass on the price.
The "Feb Half Term" as the Brits call it is linked to the date of Easter, so it isn't a fixed holiday like Christmas. This coming year it is very late, so the week of Ash Wednesday, i.e. the start of Lent is also late.
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Norwegian school holidays (if anyone cares) are week 8 or 9 depending where in the country you live. So either 19/2 - 26/2 or 26/2 - 5/3. Some (Rogaland) may even have week 10, but Oslo & Akershus are both week 8 which will give the highest concentration of skiers both at home and abroad.
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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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Does anybody have any dates for the 2011-2012 holidays yet?
I can advise the International School Stavanger (Norway) dates are:
15th Dec 2011 - 2nd Jan 2012 inc.
18th Feb 2012 - 26th Feb 2012
31st Mar 2012 - 9th Apr 2012
As a fee-paying school this may not match the Norwegian state schools exactly.
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MontriondSkier, I think you'll find that schools have published their dates. Half term in my grandkids' school England, state primary) is w/b 11 February 2012 and their Easter holidays the first two weeks of April. French winter hols seem to be 11 Feb - 4 March.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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note Scotland is a week earlier than 'GB' as a whole (thankfully!!)
much cheapness for us fae Jockland to take the nippers away
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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much cheapness for us fae Jockland to take the nippers away
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fair enough, and if yours staarts 5 February next year you'll miss the French holidays too; nice one!
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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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yeah no holidays my week..............should be quite
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Saw the queues on the webcams this am, wondered why, France is still on half term! (Zone A)
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does thefatcontroller, or anyone else have a 2012 version of that very handy chart with all countries holidays in it please??
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thanks, that explains why my Easter week is now considered peak in 2012 when it was off peak in 2010 and 2011 
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