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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There are some 4 week programs run by a lot of the Canadian ski schools , which would fit in with gap year and trainee instructors , and would advance your skiing loads , probably plenty of these based in Europe too , eg tignes
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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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The seppos probably won't annoy with their cockiness but don't expect to hanging with many locals on the Jackson tram or early chair on KT22. Your best bet is assorted Brit/Irish/Oz/Kiwi seasonnaires who'll you get to meet staying in a hostel in a ski town. Resorts vary enormously but at a month you may want to just fosus on one or 2 with a cheap season pass. Or if cash isn't an issue given you stage of skiing, and I don't say this easily, just get it all wrapped up in a package with one of the gap yah providers' development courses.
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If you go to Canada, make sure you go West coast i.e. BC, Alberta. The snow is generally a lot better than in the East coast resorts and most of Europe for that matter 
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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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billy_boy_2010, the Alps for sure. With a bit of planning and/or a decent budget you will be able to sample 5 or 6 or the worlds greatest resorts.
N American (piste) skiing is dull by comparison and you'll be bored.
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Red- interesting thoughts- but Im not sure if sampling is quite right for me. As im going alone i would really like to meet some cool ppl and hang out with them. If i move around every 5 or 6 days to try different resorts- im unlikely to meet anyone for any length of time. Plus- im focussed on really improving my skiing- and its difficult to do this without some form of regular instruction- again more difficult if i move around all the time.
Is the above complete rubbish? Could i sample these large resorts from a central base?
And whats wrong with the american slopes? How about canadas?
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billy_boy_2010, the one month development courses from the gap yah providers tend to get a fair spread of ages often people of working age on sabbatical or between jobs. If you ski sort of passably they'll probably be the fastest route to progression with sustained good quality tuition. Otherwise you could do a couple of say 3 day courses with a ski school with a consolidation period between.
There's nothing wrong with US pistes (at least in the west) and in fact they are often in better condition and less crowded than Euro ones and short enough to do non-stop laps on. What you won't be able to do is cruise countless km of samey motorways or travel to far off satellite resorts with frequent drink stops which is what some like about skiing holidays NTTIAWWT.
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billy_boy_2010, some of the resorts tend to be 'one hill wonders' with lots of samey and rather artifical runs cut out of the trees. Access can be via a huge car park miles from the 'resort' itself with the resulting lack of atmosphere. Mammoth and Stowe are good examples...
I've been over there many times and it's a great holiday - just not as intense or atmospheric as the Alps. (IMV!)
Take your point about not wanting to move around... How about one of the big Colordao resorts? It's the one area over there I've never been too but the scale and variety is greater there - Vail, Aspen, Brekenridge... Not cheap though
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