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2008 Spring Brochure in colour- PDF)
Holiday Outlines - Winter 2008 |
9-13 Feb - Gentle Peak District
|
| Peak Park Centre - Sally -
Derbyshire |
|
| 4 nights full board:
£355 |
Returning to comfortable Losehill Hall
near Castleton again this February for some wonderful gentle Derbyshire
walks.
Fuller detail
This Gentle Derbyshire break
with Sally is based at comfortable Losehill Hall near Castleton where the
landscapes of the White and the Dark Peak meet. Losehill Hall is a lovely old
Victorian mansion set in its own extensive grounds 10 mins walk from Castleton,
and all the rooms we've reserved here are small ensuite singles without a
supplement! Losehill Hall is the National Peak Park Study Centre, run on
eco-centre lines (everything is recycled, ensuite showers instead of baths,
communal tea/coffee facilities, and there's even a courtesy taxi from Hope
station to encourage rail travel). The Hall has a good bar, a comfortable
lounge, and the food served in the dining room is truly excellent. From here
there are several gentle walks to explore - beside the river to Hope with views
across Hope Valley, or into fascinating Cavedale, maybe including a visit to
the unique Blue John cavern. On one day we can take the bus to walk in Edale,
or we might want to stretch ourselves for the fabulous views from Mam Tor by
taking a gently ascending route onto this stunning broad ridge.
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nearest train station: Hope Station. Click
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Guide details:
Holiday price - 4 nights full board
at Losehill Hall: £355 Ensuite
single rooms without a supplement (twin rooms on request). Includes:
breakfasts, packed lunches, evening meals + gentle guided walks & any
transport to walks.
You can book online - or phone us on: 08456 445335
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9-13 Feb - Low Int Grasmere
Maps/Compasses |
| Guest house - Marian & Polly - Lake
District |
|
| 4 nights full board:
£325 |
This is a chance to learn or improve
those skills that keep you safe in the hills - and what could be more fun than
discovering them with other women!
Fuller detail
This February's Map & Compass holiday
will have plenty of space - and 2 guides to cater for different levels of map
reading experience. One group will start from basics and work up to using
compasses - leaving with a secure sense of how to find your way using a walking
map, and how to find out where you are (and where you're going!) by using map
and compass together. The other will start with a compass refresher, then go on
to apply compass techniques in more advance situations - great for if you've
done Maps & Compasses before and want to consolidate what you know and take
it further. This holiday with Marian & Polly is based at Glenthorne Guest
House in Grasmere where there are lots of single rooms available, a roomy
lounge and conservatory, and a games room which we will turn into a map reading
space. Maps and compasses will be provided (or bring your own!)
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Grasmere? Use your browser Back button to return.
Travel - nearest train station: Windermere
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Accommodation & Guide details:
Holiday price - 4 nights full board
at Glenthorne Guest House: £325 Ensuite twins & standard
singles (Ensuite single suppl. £10 a night). There are plenty of singles
available on this holiday!
Includes: breakfasts, packed lunches,
evening meals, maps etc + guided walks.
You can book online - or phone us on: 08456 445335
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9-13 Feb - High Intermediate
Grasmere |
| Guest house - Sara B - Lake District
|
|
| 4 nights full board:
£320 |
We're taking the whole of Glenthorne
over these dates with the Maps & Compasses holiday alongside - you may even
want to get in some compass practice in the evening!
Fuller detail
Grasmere has plenty of high
intermediate walks to tempt us - along ridges like Helm Crag up onto High
Raise, to the summit of Fairfield via Stone Arthur, or a walk combining all of
the Langdale Pikes - perfect for this time of year when there may be ice or
snow on the higher tops. Since this High Intermediate holiday takes place at
the same time as the Map & Compasses break we will have all of Glenthorne
G/H for WW over this holiday. If you want challenging intermediate walks and
would also quite like the option to do some map & compass practice in the
evening, this holiday is perfect for you. Of course you may also only have
energy left for the pub - that's ok too! (Bring a compass if you have one).
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Grasmere holiday (in Oct)? Use your browser Back button to
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station: Windermere Click buttons for more
Grade, Accommodation & Guide
details:
Holiday price - 4 nights full board
at Glenthorne Guest House: £320 Ensuite twins & standard
singles (Ensuite single suppl. £10 a night). There are plenty of singles
available on this holiday!
Includes: breakfasts, packed lunches,
evening meals + guided walks.
You can book online - or phone us on: 08456 445335
|
9-17 Feb - Cross
country skiing & Snowshoeing |
| All levels - Diana, Anita &
local guide Eva - Czech Rep. |
| 8 nights full board excl 2 meals & flight:
£575 |
This winter we are
moving the cross country skiing and snowshoeing holidays to the Czech Republic,
and combining them into one holiday to give you more choice.
Fuller
detail -
The holiday is based for 7 nights in the lovely Sumava National Park
south of Prague near the border with Bavaria, and finishes with a last night in
Prague. This holiday is perfect whatever your level of experience as there will
be two cross country skiing groups each day (including instruction at the start
of the week for beginners), and a separate showshoe walking group (which skiers
may also join if their XC muscles need a rest!) Sumava National Park contains a
network of well-maintained cross country trails and walking tracks - through
rolling hills and woodland, over open plateau, linking small villages, or
taking us to such beautiful places as the source of the Vltava River. All you
need is intermediate level fitness; all instruction, equipment, and transport
is included in the holiday price. Our accommodation will be at attractive
Pension Pohoda in Kvilda - the highest village in the Czech Republic at 1065m.
Here we have reserved ensuite twin rooms and plenty of single rooms arranged in
pairs to share a bathroom with one other woman - a typical Czech arrangement
(Single suppl. £10 a night). The holiday is priced on a full board basis
including packed lunches to take with us each day -
and there will often be places
we can stop for a hot drink or a bowl of soup along the way. In addition
Pension Pohoda has a sister hotel across the road with an attractive bar and
other facilities such as a sauna and games room for our use. The last night
spent in Prague will give us time to see a little of this extraordinary city in
winter before we travel home. Guided by Diana, Anita, and local guide Eva.
(Last evening meal in Prague is not included - from £12).
Flight to Prague is not
included (transfer to Sumava is included): You can fly to
Prague inexpensively from one of several UK airports - and we will happily book
it for you on the Internet. Book early to get best flight prices. (The taxi
from Prague back to the airport is not included as it depends on your flight
time - allow £15). Click buttons for more
Accommodation, Piste Map, & Guide
details:
Holiday price - 8 nights full board
at Pension Pohoda & Hotel Otar: £575 Ensuite twins or standard
singles sharing a bathroom with 1 other woman. (Single supplement £10
a night) Includes: breakfasts, packed lunches,
all evening meals (except 1 snack lunch & last evening meal in Prague -
from £12); all equipment, beginners instruction, transfers, &
transport (except taxi from Prague to the airport - allow £15), & a
choice of guided cross country skiing or snowshoe walks.
You can book online - or phone us on: 08456 445335
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16-19 Feb - Gentle
Sandwich |
| Gentle - Sue B - Inn or B&B -
Kent |
|
| 3 nights part board: £225
(Inn) or £255 (5* B&B) |
A lovely new gentle holiday combining
walks by the sea and time to explore the medieval Cinque Port of Sandwich.
Fuller detail
This holiday is based just
outside Sandwich in the village of Worth, 5 minutes taxi ride from Sandwich
station. Sandwich is one of the medieval Cinque Ports like Hastings or Rye, and
although it no longer lies next to the sea, the surrounding Kent countryside is
rich in historical interest while its coastal mudflats and salt marshes are a
Special Area of Conservation. From Worth village we can walk through the older
part of Sandwich and out into the countryside to see Richborough fort and
amphitheatre - possibly the most symbolically important Roman site in Britain.
On another day we can walk to the sea and along the coast to Deal, stopping at
Sandwich Bird Observatory on the way to see what we can see. There can also be
a shorter walk to Pegwell Bay where the Saxons and St Augustine landed in the
5th century AD. You see, it was all happening here! In Worth you have a choice
of accommodation between Solley Farm House - a superb 5 star B&B
(£255) and St Crispins Inn across the road (£225) - a traditional
15th century pub where we will no doubt all eat in the evening (evening meals
not included - from £15). Travel -
nearest train station: Sandwich, then 5 mins taxi to
Worth. Click buttons for more Grade,
Accommodation & Guide details:
Holiday price - 3 nights part board
at St Crispin Inn: £225 or Solley Farm Guest House:
£255 St Crispin Inn: Ensuite twins & Ensuite singles
(Single suppl. £15 a night) Solley Farm Guest House: Ensuite
singles & 1 standard single with private bathroom (Single suppl. £15
a night).
Includes: breakfasts, packed
lunches, any transport to walks, guided walks. (Evening meals not included -
from £15).
You can book online - or phone us on: 08456
445335
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16-19 Feb - Low Intermediate
Cotswolds |
| Small hotel - Barbara - Gloucestershire
|
|
| 3 nights part board:
£245 |
A 3-night break within easy reach of
the South, exploring the lovely Cotswold hills with Barbara.
Fuller detail
The Cotswolds is an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty, with sleepy villages built of mellow Cotswold
stone, and rolling hills full of delightful low level walks. It is high time we
offered a holiday here! This weekend with Barbara is based at the comfortable
and friendly Cleeve Hill Hotel which lies only 100 yards from the Cotswold Way
at Cleeve Hill and shares the same superb vantage point. On Saturday we can
follow the meandering Way to make a wide circuit around Cleeve Hill with views
in all directions. On Sunday we could start from the unspoilt village of
Winchcoombe, stopping at Sudeley Castle whose beautiful gardens will be well
worth a visit. If you arrive by 1pm on the Friday, there can also be an extra
walk, perhaps taking in Stanway village if this appeals. The Cleeve Hill Hotel
is 15 minutes by taxi from Cheltenham station. The whole hotel is beautifully
decorated with lovely ensuite rooms - mainly doubles that we can take as
singles, and two attractive and spacious twin rooms with very good views.
Delicious breakfasts are served in the light and airy conservatory, and in the
evening we'll stroll out to sample good eating places in the village. (Evening
meals not included - from £15)
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Travel - nearest train station:
Cheltenham Click buttons for more
Grade, Accommodation & Guide
details:
Holiday price - 3 nights part board
at the Cleeve Hill Hotel: £245 Ensuite twins & ensuite doubles
as singles. (Ensuite single supplement £10 a night).
Includes: breakfasts, packed lunches + guided walks. (Evening
meals not included - from £15)
You can book online - or phone us on: 08456 445335
|
16-20 Feb - Int & High Int
Borrowdale |
| Walking centre - Marian & Yvonne - Lake
District |
|
| 4 nights full board:
£300 |
We've swapped the week of this popular
February break in the Lakes - to give other women a chance to enjoy it!
Fuller detail
A Lake District holiday with for those
who love the wonderful intermediate walks of Borrowdale or have yet to discover
them. Winter colours, frosty mornings, shapely winter trees, and maybe even
some snow on the tops - this is a favourite time for many people to come
walking in the Lakes. We will be staying at the friendly Glaramara Centre in
Borrowdale - clean, simple accommodation but with plenty of standard single
rooms (no supplement), good food, and a warm fire to come back to at the end of
the day. This holiday offers a choice of Intermediate and High Intermediate
walks each day - which is useful if you're not sure exactly which grade will
suit you or if you like to vary your walks. The walks will range from secluded
Dock Tarn or the wonderful High Spy ridge, to wild Glaramara and the higher
views of Green Gable and High Raise. After walking we can stop at a tea shop,
or get back to relax in front of the fire with a drink from the centre's small
bar.
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- nearest train station: Penrith Station Click buttons for more Grade,
Accommodation & Guide details:
Holiday price - 4 nights full board
at Glaramara Centre: £300 Standard singles
(with no supplement) and some twins. Includes: breakfasts, packed
lunches, evening meals, + a choice of guided walks.
You can book online - or phone us on: 08456
445335 |
16 Feb-2 Mar - Intermediate Nepal
|
| Intermediate - Linda & Lorraine - Hotel
& Tea houses |
|
| 15 nights part board + flight:
£1,425 |
A fabulous
2-week intermediate holiday to Nepal. Includes time in Kathmandu and Pokhara,
and a 7-day tea house trek in the Annapurna region.
Fuller
detail -
The incredible
experience of trekking in Nepal need not be purely for high level walkers. The
Hindu and Buddhist temples of Kathmandu, the amazing medieval city of Baktapur,
the serenity of Phewa Tal ('Fish Tail Lake') in Pokhara, and the breath taking
views of the Himalaya are all features of this intermediate holiday to Nepal
with Linda and Lorraine - including a 7-day circular trek to Gorapani in the
Annapurna region. At Gorapani, weather permitting, we'll climb Poon Hill and
watch the sun rise over the magnificent Annapurna range. There'll be bamboo
forests and huge rhododendron trees in flower, monkeys in the trees, steep
stone steps that we'll take as slowly as we need, and little villages dotting
the terraced hillsides where we'll stop for tea. Before the trek we will have a
warm-up walk from Pokhara, to Sunrise View near Sarankot, and maybe by boat
across the lake to climb to the Peace Temple for another special view of the
mountains. Our accommodation over this holiday will vary from 3-star hotels in
Kathmandu and Pokhara to simple tea houses on the trek (basic lodges with clean
rooms and filtered water. Some have squat toilets). Luggage is transported by
porters - you carry a day pack only.
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included in the price:: Return Qatar Airlines flight via Doha to
Kathmandu, then taxi transfer to hotel. Click
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Guide details:
Holiday price - 15 nights away in
total, part board in Kathmandu & Pokhara, full board on trek:
£1,425 Hotels in Kathmandu & Pokhara, & Tea houses on
trek.
Price includes: 13 nights in Nepal
in good small hotels or simple lodges ('tea houses'), indirect overnight flight
to Kathmandu, breakfasts in Kathmandu & Nargakot, all food on trek, all
transport in Nepal & transport of luggage on trek, & walks guided by
Linda our experienced 'local guide'.
Atol No. 6497
Not included:
Visa (£25), entrance fee to Baktapur (approx £7), tips, snacks
& evening meals when not on trek (inexpensive).
You can book online - or phone us on: 08456
445335
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2-9 Mar - Alpine
Skiing La Tania 1, France Full |
| Suits all skiers, incl.
beginners - Raffa & Diana |
|
| 7 nights catered
chalet - excluding flight: £585 |
1st opportunity to come
skiing in La Tania in 2008 - enjoying the superb skiing of Courchevel and the
Trois Vallees in the French Alps. Suits all levels of skier from beginners to
advanced.
Fuller
detail - La Tania 1350m is a small friendly resort just outside
Courchevel with easy access to the Courchevel slopes and the superb Trois
Vallees ski area. There are slopes here to suit all abilities, and with 15 of
us in total there'll be plenty of company to attend ski school with or to ski
with in small groups. For this holiday we have exclusive use of Chalet Nicole,
which has been so appreciated by other WW groups in the past. Chalet Nicole is
run by a small chalet company called 'Family-Friendly Skiing'. The chalet has a
convenient ski-in/ski-out position near the bottom of the red run into La Tania
- just above the telecabine, which accesses all of the Courchevel slopes.
Alternatively it's a short walk from the blue run. Chalet staff will drive
beginners to ski school in their minibus, and pick you up later to make life
easy! (English speaking instructors).
The chalet has 7 twin bedrooms and 1 single, all fully
ensuite, mostly with baths. The single room is smaller and has a shower
(£10 a night single supplement). The chalet has a good-sized
lounge/dining room on the 2nd floor built around an open fire, and there's even
a sauna downstairs!! Breakfast & evening meals will be prepared for us by
the chalet staff except for the one evening we go out to eat. The food was
excellent last year.
Courchevel has snow
conditions to dream about due to its largely north facing slopes, its height,
and its large number of snow cannons right down to the village. La Tania was
originally built as an Olympic village with lots of chalets, après ski
bars and little restaurants. It probably has the friendliest atmosphere of all
the Courchevel resorts. It is approached by lovely tree runs - a blue and a red
- and enjoys very fast access to the higher slopes and a good lift connection
to both Courchevel and adjacent Meribel.
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holiday? Use your browser Back button to return.
Travel - Low Cost flight to Geneva not
included With Easyjet, BMIbaby, Jet2,
BA & Globespan there are early morning flights to Geneva from Gatwick,
Luton, Heathrow, Liverpool, Bristol, Newcastle, Cardiff, Birmingham,
Leeds/Bradford, & Edinburgh. Please ask us about the pre-arranged transfer
time before you book - or we can happily book your flight for you to suit the
transfer. NB. All these flights are now available. Book early for the
best flight prices.
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Accommodation & Guide details:
Holiday price excl. flight: £585
The price includes: 7 nights in ensuite twin rooms at Chalet
Nicole, breakfasts, 6 evening meals with free wine, transfer from Geneva.
(Single supplement £10 a night)
Extras not included:
(paid for in Euro or by credit card on arrival at chalet). Lift pass
£130 or £170 (Courchevel-only, or 3 Valleys pass). Ski school
lessons - 5 X 2 hours: £130 approx Ski/ski boot hire:
£65/£40 respectively - exact price depends which grade you
choose.
You can book online - or phone us on: 08456 445335
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9-16 Mar - Alpine
Skiing La Tania 2, France |
| Suits all skiers, incl.
beginners - Raffa & Madeline |
|
| 7 nights catered
chalet - excluding flight: £585 |
2nd opportunity to come
skiing in La Tania in 2008 - enjoying the superb skiing of Courchevel and the
Trois Vallees in the French Alps. Suits all levels of skier from beginners to
advanced.
Fuller
detail - La Tania 1350m is a small friendly resort just outside
Courchevel with easy access to the Courchevel slopes and the superb Trois
Vallees ski area. There are slopes here to suit all abilities, and with 15 of
us in total there'll be plenty of company to attend ski school with or to ski
with in small groups. For this holiday we have exclusive use of Chalet Nicole,
which has been so appreciated by other WW groups in the past. Chalet Nicole is
run by a small chalet company called 'Family-Friendly Skiing'. The chalet has a
convenient ski-in/ski-out position near the bottom of the red run into La Tania
- just above the telecabine, which accesses all of the Courchevel slopes.
Alternatively it's a short walk from the blue run. Chalet staff will drive
beginners to ski school in their minibus, and pick you up later to make life
easy! (English speaking instructors).
The chalet has 7 twin bedrooms and 1 single, all fully
ensuite, mostly with baths. The single room is smaller and has a shower
(£10 a night single supplement). The chalet has a good-sized
lounge/dining room on the 2nd floor built around an open fire, and there's even
a sauna downstairs!! Breakfast & evening meals will be prepared for us by
the chalet staff except for the one evening we go out to eat. The food was
excellent last year.
Courchevel has snow
conditions to dream about due to its largely north facing slopes, its height,
and its large number of snow cannons right down to the village. La Tania was
originally built as an Olympic village with lots of chalets, après ski
bars and little restaurants. It probably has the friendliest atmosphere of all
the Courchevel resorts. It is approached by lovely tree runs - a blue and a red
- and enjoys very fast access to the higher slopes and a good lift connection
to both Courchevel and adjacent Meribel.
See photos & feedback from a previous La Tania
holiday? Use your browser Back button to return.
Travel - Low Cost flight to Geneva not
included With Easyjet, BMIbaby, Jet2,
BA & Globespan there are early morning flights to Geneva from Gatwick,
Luton, Heathrow, Liverpool, Bristol, Newcastle, Cardiff, Birmingham,
Leeds/Bradford, & Edinburgh. Please ask us about the pre-arranged transfer
time before you book - or we can happily book your flight for you to suit the
transfer. NB. All these flights are now available. Book early for the
best flight prices.
Click buttons for more
Accommodation & Guide details:
Holiday price excl. flight: £585
The price includes: 7 nights in ensuite twin rooms at Chalet
Nicole, breakfasts, 6 evening meals with free wine, transfer from Geneva.
(Single supplement £10 a night)
Extras not included:
(paid for in Euro or by credit card on arrival at chalet). Lift pass
£130 or £170 (Courchevel-only, or 3 Valleys pass). Ski school
lessons - 5 X 2 hours: £130 approx Ski/ski boot hire:
£65/£40 respectively - exact price depends which grade you
choose.
You can book online - or phone us on: 08456 445335
|
16-23 Mar - Alpine
Skiing La Tania 3, France |
| Suits all skiers, incl.
beginners - Diana & Madeline |
|
| 7 nights catered
chalet - excluding flight: £585 |
We've added a 3rd
skiing holiday in La Tania, Courchevel in 2008 and this one includes a bank
holiday (Good Friday). Suits all levels of skier from beginners to advanced.
Fuller
detail - La Tania 1350m is a small friendly resort just outside
Courchevel with easy access to the Courchevel slopes and the superb Trois
Vallees ski area. There are slopes here to suit all abilities, and with 15 of
us in total there'll be plenty of company to attend ski school with or to ski
with in small groups. For this holiday we have exclusive use of Chalet Nicole,
which has been so appreciated by other WW groups in the past. Chalet Nicole is
run by a small chalet company called 'Family-Friendly Skiing'. The chalet has a
convenient ski-in/ski-out position near the bottom of the red run into La Tania
- just above the telecabine, which accesses all of the Courchevel slopes.
Alternatively it's a short walk from the blue run. Chalet staff will drive
beginners to ski school in their minibus, and pick you up later to make life
easy! (English speaking instructors).
The chalet has 7 twin bedrooms and 1 single, all fully
ensuite, mostly with baths. The single room is smaller and has a shower
(£10 a night single supplement). The chalet has a good-sized
lounge/dining room on the 2nd floor built around an open fire, and there's even
a sauna downstairs!! Breakfast & evening meals will be prepared for us by
the chalet staff except for the one evening we go out to eat. The food was
excellent last year.
Courchevel has snow
conditions to dream about due to its largely north facing slopes, its height,
and its large number of snow cannons right down to the village. La Tania was
originally built as an Olympic village with lots of chalets, après ski
bars and little restaurants. It probably has the friendliest atmosphere of all
the Courchevel resorts. It is approached by lovely tree runs - a blue and a red
- and enjoys very fast access to the higher slopes and a good lift connection
to both Courchevel and adjacent Meribel.
See photos & feedback from a previous La Tania
holiday? Use your browser Back button to return.
Travel - Low Cost flight to Geneva not
included With Easyjet, BMIbaby, Jet2,
BA & Globespan there are early morning flights to Geneva from Gatwick,
Luton, Heathrow, Liverpool, Bristol, Newcastle, Cardiff, Birmingham,
Leeds/Bradford, & Edinburgh. Please ask us about the pre-arranged transfer
time before you book - or we can happily book your flight for you to suit the
transfer. NB. All these flights are now available. Book early for the
best flight prices.
Click buttons for more
Accommodation & Guide details:
Holiday price excl. flight: £585
The price includes: 7 nights in ensuite twin rooms at Chalet
Nicole, breakfasts, 6 evening meals with free wine, transfer from Geneva.
(Single supplement £10 a night)
Extras not included:
(paid for in Euro or by credit card on arrival at chalet). Lift pass
£130 or £170 (Courchevel-only, or 3 Valleys pass). Ski school
lessons - 5 X 2 hours: £130 approx Ski/ski boot hire:
£65/£40 respectively - exact price depends which grade you
choose.
You can book online - or phone us on: 08456 445335
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