See, Ischgl and The Silvretta Valley, Austria
| Departing | From Pontefract, Saturday 4th April 2009 at 8.30 am |
| Returning | To Pontefract, Sunday 12th April 2009 at approximately 9.00 am |
| Price | £499 per person £365 per person for children aged 6-12 £460 per person aged 12-15 sharing a room with 2 adults Ski insurance is £30 per person Hotels will be allocated on booking |
| Payment | £50 deposit Balance is due 7 weeks prior to departure ie by Saturday 7th February 2009 |
| Availability | 1 place still available |
| Lift passes | Best to buy in the resort. Adults approximately £28 to £35 per day depending on which resort you ski |
| Ski Hire | Please note these prices are for customers on this trip
only. Prices include carver and our top end skis Skis, poles and boots hired from CT Ski £30. Skis only are £22.50. Boots only £10.50. Junior skis, poles and boots £17 Snowboard and boots £35 |
| Ski Technician | Our ski technician travels with us and is available to do any adjustments to ski bindings, swap boots, skis and snowboards etc. |
| Hosts | Your hosts on this trip will be Sarah and Conrad |
We
will be travelling with Travel Europe on their top of the range Setra coach, which is air suspended with reclining seats,
tinted windows, climate control and webasto heating. There is
a DVD player, toilet and washroom and a hostess service is provided.
On the coach there are only 40 seats instead of the usual 49 thus
providing extra leg room for your comfort. Travel rugs are
also provided for our passengers to use. Smoking is not
permitted on the coach but we do have plenty of comfort breaks.
Accommodation
is on a half board basis, staying at the Hotel Mallaun and Hotel Holiday in See.
The hotels are situated in the centre of See, the lowest village in the Silvretta Valley.
In the Hotel Mallaun, all bedrooms are traditionally furnished and have private facilities, most with separate toilet. The residents lounge, where everyone is able to get together, is situated on the ground floor and has comfortable seating, television etc. The food is excellent with a garni type breakfast and for the evening meal there is a choice. Down in the basement is the heated boot room, ski store, pool table, table tennis table, children's play area and an excellent sauna complex. There is no extra charge for the use of the sauna/fitness room, only for the sun bed. Most of the staff speak good English and a lift services the first three floors of the hotel.
The Hotel Holiday is located next to to the gondola station in See. The rooms are all traditionally furnished with private facilities. There is also a sauna complex. Skiers staying here will eat all their meals in the Hotel Mallaun with the rest of the group and join the other skiers for evening entertainment.
A welcome evening, swimming in Ischgl, music and dance evening in the hotel, kegel bowling, quizzes and presentation night are amongst the activities we organise. In the village of See there is a Spar shop, ski shop, bakery, bank, post office, gift shop and doctors surgery.
For the days skiing we travel in the comfort of our coach from our hotel in See after breakfast. The independent skiers may be dropped off at Kappl, Ischgl or
Galtür. Beginners will be taken to
the ski school at Ischgl in time for the start of the morning
lesson. At the end of the day our coach takes us straight back
to our hotel. For those who wish to ski longer at Ischgl there
are taxis and ski buses to use to return to See. Just over the
road from the Hotel Mallaun in See is the popular Simonie's après
ski bar, which is well worth a visit.
On Thursday we are planning a day trip in our own coach to ski at Solden in the Oëtz Valley. Passengers not wishing to go to Solden can ski at See or use the ski service buses which take you up the valley to either Kappl, Ischgl or Galtür.
Ski School Ischgl is famous for the quality of its tuition.
Ischgl is popular with English skiers and
most of the instructors speak good English. There
are wide gentle pistes and easy drag lifts for your first days on
skis. As you improve there is more choice of pistes of varying
difficulties for you to try.
The choice of blue and red runs is limitless within the scope of the average holiday. As our coach will be going to different resorts each day, there is every opportunity to improve and put miles under your skis.
The vast scale of the Silvretta system means that most advanced skiers will find plenty to do and enjoy.