Adventure with no boundaries

Touring is an ideal way to embrace your adventurous spirit.
It’s an addictive form of skiing which allows you to get away from civilisation, using skins for uphill sections.
You’ll experience what it’s like to explore spectacular mountain scenery for yourself, with fully qualified guides
or instructors and some fantastic descents in fresh powder. A truly invigorating experience.
Staying in mountain huts or hotels, your efforts will be rewarded with breathtaking views and untouched snow,
a sense of achievement and a real camaraderie with the other members of the group. You need good fitness levels
as terrain and conditions will be extremely variable.
There are three types of touring holiday according to their difficulty and level of comfort – explorations, safaris
and tours.
Explorations (1-2 hour climbs)
Off-piste holidays which include some touring, to give access to fresh powder. Based in one hotel for the whole
trip, they’re hugely rewarding and great fun.
Safaris (1-3 hour climbs)
With the emphasis firmly on skiing, you’ll reach numerous magnificent viewpoints, using skins as well as lifts for
ascents. You’ll stay in various small hotels or occasionally mountain huts along the way.
Tours (4-6 hour climbs)
This is real adventure into the amazing solitude of the mountains. A typical tour will take you across a range of
peaks, skinning up and skiing down into valleys, and you’ll mostly be staying in basic mountain huts. You need
to be a strong off piste skiier, have some touring experience, and be able to do uphill kick turns.
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Touring
Adventure with no boundaries
Touring Skills Weekend
Les Diablerets Switzerland
Argentière France
Zinal to Verbier
Safari Weekend
Zinal – Verbier
Weekends
Bank Holiday
Touring Weekend
Switzerland
Interlaken – Lötschental
Explorations
Beaufortin Exploration
Adelboden Exploration
Beaufort
France
Adelboden
Switzerland
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED, EXPERT OFF PISTE*
Sick of fighting to get on ski lifts? Fed up of skiing
tracked out powder? Ski touring could be for you.
This weekend will focus on mountain awareness,
off-piste ski techniques, and the touring skills
needed to take on an exploration, safari or tour.
It’s important to learn how to climb on skins with
touring skis and bindings, and also the different
techniques needed to ski on glaciated terrain.
Spend two days honing your off piste technique
and learning to skin before putting it into practice
in a day tour, a night in a mountain hut and some
thrilling glacier skiing.
If you’re keen to get away on a safari adventure
this winter but don’t have the time to commit to
a week, then how about this weekend getaway
bridging two very different types of ski resort.
You’ll start in the charming Val d’Anniviers, a
network of unspoilt and pretty villages and will
make your way over to the big, bustling and ever
popular resort of Verbier. En route you’ll enjoy the
powdery descents of this extensive and highly
coveted off-piste terrain. On this weekend the
emphasis is on making the most of the exhilarating
skiing opportunities on offer, using both lifts and
skis for ascents.
New for 2012 we’ve introduced a Bank Holiday
weekend tour to make the very most of the extra
time off work! Starting out in Interlaken, the first
mission is to get up high! And via the train up the
Jungfraujoch, you’ll soon be at 3,454m. You’ll set
out on a tour on the Trugberg (3880m) before
arriving at the first of the two comfortable huts.
The middle day will be a tough one with a climb of
up to five hours, easing out on the last day before
the final satisfying descent in to the Lötschental.
Every year, snowfall transforms the AdelbodenFrutigen region, nestling at the foot of the towering
Wildstrubel mountain, into a spectacular winter
arena. Your guides, Rémy and Christian, have
extensive knowledge of this little known area and
will use their expertise to give you a holiday to
remember. Exploring with Rémy is a guaranteed
action-packed ski adventure! While there’s an
extensive lift system, you’ll also use touring
equipment every day to access some of the more
remote and hidden caches of untracked snow,
ensuring you get your fix of fresh tracks far from
the hustle and bustle of the pistes.
• Four days with your mountain guide
• Some prior touring experience required
This week is a great introduction to ski touring
and a real away-from-it-all experience. Thanks to a
micro-climate providing an enviable snow record,
you can enjoy exceptional descents to the bottom
of the valleys. This beautiful area is steeped in
history and tradition, and you’ll discover charming
villages such as Hauteluce, Beaufort and Arêches
which are a far cry from today’s mass-market
resorts. Each day you can glory in untouched
terrain - within this paradise, only our group has
the privilege of being able to leave their tracks on
the dazzling slopes, dotted with mountain huts
which are hundreds of years old. It’s what ski
dreams are made of!
•Opportunity to include a heliski drop on the
Rosablanche to ski back to Verbier
• Six days with your mountain guide
• Traditional 3* hotel in central location
• Cosy 2* hotel in Arèches-Beaufort
• Idyllic mountain village
•As you’ll start and finish in different places, only
carry what you need. You’ll need to bring your
own kit with you
• No prior touring experience required
• Four days with a mountain guide
•Three nights in the cosy hotel followed by a
final night in a mountain hut
• No prior touring experience required
STANDARD
4
NIGHTS
£575
Thurs 19 – Mon 23 January
None
STANDARD
Andy Perkins; Julie-Ann Clyma
4
NIGHTS
£595
• Three days with your mountain guide
• Same start and finish hotel in Interlaken
STANDARD
STANDARD
4
NIGHTS
£630
Beginner
Thurs 8 – Mon 11 March
Thurs 3 – Mon 7 May
1.5 hours
None
None
None
Hannah Burrows-Smith
Hannah Burrows-Smith
None
Beginner - Intermediate
Intermediate
2 hours
5 hours
None
None
None
None
Mountain huts & hotels - half board, shared room
REF 92
Mountain huts & hotels - half board, shared room
REF 129
Hotel le Chamois 3* - 3nts HB/4nts B&B, twin share
www.diablerets.com
REF 34
STANDARD
4
NIGHTS
£475
Thurs 1 – Mon 5 March
55
Switzerland
7
NIGHTS
£1099
• Six days with a mountain guide
STANDARD
7
Sat 14 – Sat 21 January
Sat 4 – Sat 11 February
None
None
Fabrice Villaret
Rémy Lécluse, Christian Wäfler
2 hours
2 hours
None
None
None
None
Mountain hotel
Half board, shared room
REF 31
NIGHTS
Hotel Bristol 3* - half board, twin share
www.bristol-adelboden.com
£1395
REF 54
None
Simon Abrahams
Beginner
1.5 hours
None
None
Hotel de la Couronne 2* - 3nts B&B plus
1nt half board in mountain hut, shared room
www.hotelcouronne.com
REF 81
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Ski Club Leader
Mountain Guide/Instructor
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Mont Blanc Exploration
Chamonix Exploration
Tarentaise Exploration
Aosta Exploration
Flaine Exploration
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED, EXPERT OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED, EXPERT OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
Close to the base of Europe’s highest peak, Mont
Blanc, are the three ski areas of St Gervais, Les
Contamines and Mégève which make up the
Evasion ski area. Lower altitude than their more
famous neighbour Chamonix, they avoid much of
the bad weather associated with high mountains
and provide some fantastic tree skiing when the
higher resorts are lost in cloud. Your base will be
the newly renovated Hôtel Club MMV Le Monte
Bianco and each day you’ll travel to one of the three
areas with St Gervais local guide Bruce Goodlad.
He’ll find you the best snow around – either straight
from the lifts or skinning a bit further afield.
Are you an adventurous skier who wants to delve
even further into the mountains? Take the plunge
and let our expert mountain guide show you the
benefits of using touring equipment to explore the
supreme off piste that the Mont Blanc valley has to
offer. The lift system will get you as far as it can,
and then it’ll be down to you to get away from it all
and find your own private skiing paradise. After a
warm-up day acclimatising to this high-alpine area
with your Ski Club Leader, you’ll then spend five
days exploring some of the most exciting off-piste
terrain in the world!
Set in the base of the Tarentaise Valley, this
holiday will allow you to cover a huge area in just
one week. Each morning your first thought will
be - which resort today? - Val d’Isère, Les Arcs, La
Rosière, St Foy, La Plagne or the Three Valleys?
You’ll aim to ski them all! The daily mission will be
to search out fresh powder and with such a choice
of resorts, you have a good chance of finding
it. After skiing hard all day you’ll come back to
plentiful evening meals whilst discussing the day’s
adventures.
A chance to experience this magical freeride haven
with one of our most popular mountain guides.
Skiing with Rémy is never for the faint-hearted,
especially on the slopes of the Monte Rosa region
which attract thrill seekers from around the world.
Each day will be a new adventure to untracked
snow where your skiing skills will be put to the
test. You’ll be well looked after at the Hotel Castor
in the centre of Champoluc where you’ll enjoy
excellent hospitality – and the famous Tuesday
music night!
Learn the techniques of ski touring and get
away from the crowds under the guidance
and inspiration of Yann Westercamp. He’ll use
his extensive knowledge of the terrain to find
wonderful skiing off the beaten track. Flaine
offers some unbelievably good off-piste skiing
and after a warm up day with the Ski Club Leader,
you’ll be ready to get away from it all and find the
hidden gems of the area. This year we’ve moved
accommodation to the excellently located Hotel Le
Totem with Crystal.
• Six days with your mountain guide/instructor
• Six days with your guide Rémy Lécluse
• Five days with instructors
• Five days with a mountain guide
• Quiet areas so no fighting for untracked snow
• Charming and authentic Italian resort
• Regional flight options
• Three nights half board, four nights B&B
•Ski Club Leader and minibus to take you to
each resort
•Great access to short tours combining lifts and
skins to get the best skiing
• Excellent mountain restaurants
• No prior touring experience required
• Centrally located 3* hotel
• Family-run 2* hotel, half board
St Gervais
France
Chamonix
France
Bourg St Maurice
France
Champoluc
STANDARD
• Five days with mountain guide
7
£999
Italy
7
£1175
7
£945
7
NIGHTS
Flaine
£1175
STANDARD
Sat 10 – Sat 17 March
Sat 17 – Sat 24 March
None
Helen Gloster
Sat 4 – Sat 11 February
Sat 11 – Sat 18 February
Sun 4 – Sun 11 March
Rémy Lécluse
Yann Westercamp
Ken Piddlesden
Ken Piddlesden
Tim Ingham
2 hours
2 hours
Bruce Goodlad
Stuart Macdonald
Pascal Arpin, Elizabeth Chabert
None
Charter, Gatwick – Geneva
2 hours
2 hours
1-2 hours
None
Coach 2 hours
None
None
None
None
None
None
Hotel Castor 3* - half board, twin share
www.hotelcastor.eu
Hôtel Club MMV Monte Bianco - half board,
twin share. www.mmv.fr
Hotel les Aiglons 3* - 3nts HB/4nts B&B,
twin share. www.aiglons.com
Relais de la Vanoise 2*
www.relaisdelavanoise.info
STANDARD
NIGHTS
REF 59
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STANDARD
NIGHTS
REF 67
STANDARD
Ski Club Leader
NIGHTS
REF 98
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France
7
NIGHTS
Hotel le Totem - half board, twin share
www.crystalski.co.uk
£1095
REF 103
REF 89
Mountain Guide/Instructor
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Safaris
Monte Rosa Safari
Zermatt
Lötschental Safari
Switzerland
The Full Monte
Lötschental-Kandersteg
Switzerland
Zermatt
Switzerland
Stubai to St Anton
Safari
La Meije Safari
Stubai – St Anton
La Grave
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France
Austria
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
Set off from Zermatt on a five day Swiss/Italian
experience through six glorious valleys, skiing
around Gressoney, Cervinia, Champoluc and
Alagna. There’s a lot to take in! On this holiday
climbing is kept to a minimum and the emphasis is
on the challenging descents! On the sixth day you’ll
explore Zermatt’s wonderful ski area and there’ll
also be an opportunity to try some heliskiing
(charged locally and weather dependent). This
safari is an excellent introduction for beginners
to safaris and ski touring and will give you a real
sense of achievement as you complete the circle.
Famed amongst those in the know for its earlyseason powder, the Lötschental promises dramatic
and exciting skiing in a classic Swiss alpine
valley. Your first day will be spent warming up
on Lauchernalp, and your guide will show you
how to use skins and ‘harscheisen’ (crampons for
skis). Outstanding skiing and exceptionally long
descents await, as you explore the wilderness with
top mountain guide Klaus Tscherrig. This will be an
introduction to ski touring and safaris, combining
relaxing and rhythmic skinning ascents with
exhilarating powder runs, so it’s worth every bit of
effort you put in!
Starting and finishing in Zermatt, this week of
border hopping between Switzerland and Italy
offers an unrivalled safari experience. Just two
days involve climbing on skins so every bit of
your energy will be spent on enjoying the powder
in six magnificent valleys! The highlight will be a
helicopter lift, sweeping you high over the beautiful
Monte Rosa wonderland and dropping you at the
top of your most exhilarating descent. Skiing the
narrow gorges and bumpy terrain of Gressoney,
Macugnaga, Saas Fee and the off-piste paradise of
Alagna, it will be an unforgettable trip.
A fantastic adventure traversing the Tyrol region,
over mountains and down into valleys on your way
to the Arlberg valley. You’ll certainly get plenty
of miles beneath your feet starting at the Stubai
glacier, crossing through the Ötztal valley to the
Pitztal, taking in a summit and some exhilarating
descents as you move on to Ischgl and finally St
Anton. Along the journey you will use lift systems
to gain height so you can concentrate your energies
on the breathtaking descents!
A fantastic opportunity to delve a bit deeper into
this legendary area with local mountain guide Jean
Yves-Hubaud. Your base will be the welcoming
and friendly Hotel Edelweiss in La Grave with three
nights during the week spent in mountain huts.
This is our toughest safari with some climbs of
up to 4 hours, but it’s undoubtably worth it with
some truly unforgettable and epic descents! A free
rider’s paradise, the terrain is steep and deep with
the full compliment of couloirs, gullies, powder
fields, trees and glacial terrain. La Grave also has
an excellent snow record and a number of hidden
powder stashes.
• Six days with your mountain guide
•Three nights B&B in Zermatt, four nights half
board in mountain hotels
• Six days with mountain guide
• Minimum uphill, maximum descents!
• No prior touring experience required
• Six nights in hotels, one night in mountain hut
•Six days with mountain guide including a
heliskiing experience
•Three nights B&B in Zermatt, four nights half
board in mountain hotels
• Six days with your mountain guide
•Max two hour climbs – the emphasis is on the
off piste downhill!
•A chance to take a real journey across the
Austrian Alps
•Opportunity for second heli lift in Zermatt
(payable locally)
STANDARD
7
NIGHTS
£1295
STANDARD
7
NIGHTS
£1495
7
STANDARD
NIGHTS
£1695
• Six days with mountain guide
•Intermittent nights in huts so you don’t have to
carry too much kit
• Legendary back country ski area
STANDARD
7
NIGHTS
£995
STANDARD
7
NIGHTS
£899
Sat 21 – Sat 28 January
Sat 28 January – Sat 4 February
Sat 25 February – Sat 3 March
Sat 3 – Sat 10 March
Sat 14 – Sat 21 April
None
None
None
None
None
Klaus Tscherrig
Klaus Tscherrig
Klaus Tscherrig
Andy Perkins
Jean Yves-Hubaud
Beginner
Beginner
Beginner
Intermediate
Intermediate
2 hours
2 hours
2.5 hours
2 hours
4 hours
None
None
Not included
None
None
None
None
Not included
None
None
Hotel Tannenhof/mountain hotels
4nts HB/3nts B&B, shared room
www.rhone.ch/tannenhof
Mountain huts and hotels - half board,
shared room
Hotel Tannenhof/mountain hotels
3 nts B&B, 4 nts HB, shared room
www.rhone.ch/tannenhof
Mountain huts and hotels - half board, shared room
Auberge Edelweiss 2*/mountain huts - half board,
shared room
Hotel-edelweiss.com
REF 125
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REF 49
Ski Club Leader
REF 75
Mountain Guide/Instructor
Touring
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REF 86
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Tours
Touring Technique
Week
Turkish Delight
ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
Jean-Marc Pic and Olivier Carrere, two of our most
popular guides, invite you to their home turf of the
Pyrénées. Discover hidden secrets and un-spoilt
wilderness in this magical area of rolling valleys,
frozen lakes and pine forests. You’ll be based in
the gastronomic heaven of the family run Auberge
La Cabaliros from which you’ll set out to explore
a different route each day - ascending peaks,
traversing passes and always getting some great
off piste descents in too!
This week is a wonderful chance to experience
and learn all about ski touring whilst staying in the
beautiful and comfortable Chalet Colinn. Your days
will be spent getting to grips with ski touring and
putting it straight to the test on day tours, building
on your knowledge and strength day after day. By
the end of the week you could be off and up for as
much as 3-4 hours skinning each day in the hopes
of discovering virgin powder. And with a choice of
nearby resorts such as Ste Foy and La Rosière plus
the mecca of the Espace Killy, you surely cannot
fail!
Pyrénées Exploration
Hautes Pyrénées
France
Val d’Isère
• Six days with your mountain guide
• Full board – guides provide picnics!
•Some touring experience and a good level of
fitness required
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7
NIGHTS
£1195
• Six days spent with fabulous local guides
• A perfect mix of off piste exploration,
new skills and great accommodation
7
STANDARD
NIGHTS
Sun 19 – Sun 26 February
Sat 31 March – 7 April
None
None
Jean Marc Pic, Olivier Carrerre
Pascal Arpin, Elizabeth Chabert
Intermediate
Beginner
6 hours
3 hours
None
Not included
None
Not included
Auberge La Cabaliros - full board, twin share
www.auberge-cabaliros.com
Chalet Colinn - chalet board, twin share
www.chaletcolinn.com
REF 68
Ski Club Leader
Bernese Oberland Tour
ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE OFF PISTE*
Running parallel to the Mediterranean coast, the
Taurus range is one of the longest in the Middle
East. An intricate network of ridges and rocky
peaks, the Aladagar is the highest range in the
area with summits of over 3700m. In winter
this limestone range, rising steeply from the
fertile Anatolian plain, is covered in deep snow,
transforming these mountains into an ideal
playground for ski tourers. As well as offering
fantastic skiing, this trip is an invitation to
experience another civilisation – you’ll be staying
with the local villagers and taking part in their
traditions and culture.
The Engadine in south-eastern Switzerland is
most famous for the major ski resort of St Moritz.
However this tour avoids the hustle and bustle to
make a linear journey along the Albula Alps from
Bivio to Zernez near Davos. The area is known
for its good snow record, and with accessible
summits and long north facing descents makes for
a memorable excursion. Most days on this hut-tohut tour will involve around 900m of ascent (3-4
hours), and to enjoy your holiday you should have
some previous ski touring experience and a good
level of fitness.
This is a great week for ski tourers who have
some experience and are looking to take on a
bit more. After a warm-up day in Mürren testing
kit (and ski legs!), your journey will start with a
breathtaking railway journey up past Mount Eiger
to Jungfraujoch at 3,454m, the highest station in
Europe. Once you’ve had the opportunity to take
in the stunning view you’ll be off - navigating the
peaks and thrilling descents through glaciated
valleys - truly memorable skiing! You’ll move from
hut to hut each day before finishing with a long
descent in to the Lauterbrunnen valley back to your
original hotel.
• Six days ski touring with a mountain guide
• A real adventure taking you through enchanting
mountain scenery
Turkey
Bivio - Zernez
Switzerland
Interlaken
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Switzerland
France
•This trip involves four to six hours of climbing
each day so a high standard of fitness is crucial
• Locally sourced cuisine (included) and
extensive wine list (payable locally)
STANDARD
Abula Alps Tour
Ihlara Village – Cappadocia
•The itinerary includes a stop over in Göreme
- a stunning town with other-worldly rock
formations, subterranean churches and
underground dwellings, the scale of which is
over-whelming
£1099
STANDARD
REF 117
Mountain Guide/Instructor
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8
NIGHTS
£1275
• Six days with your mountain guide
• Begin and end the tour in comfortable hotel
in Bivio
STANDARD
7
NIGHTS
£1195
• Six days with your mountain guide
•This is the most heavily glaciated region of the
Alps offering stunning views
•You should be experienced in all kinds of snow
conditions, able to do uphill kick turns and walk
on skins for up to four hours
STANDARD
Sat 10 – Sun 18 March
Sat 17 – Sat 24 March
Sat 24 – Sat 31 March
None
None
None
Fabrice Villaret
Julie-Ann Clyma
Hannah Burrows-Smith
Advanced intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
6 hours
4 hours
4 hours
Not included
Not included
Not included
Included – details tbc
Not included
Not included
Mountain hotels and village houses - half board,
shared room
REF 99
Mountain huts and hotels - half board, shared room
REF 107
Mountain huts & hotels half board, shared room
7
NIGHTS
£1199
REF 113
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Ortler Ski Tour
Bormio
Haute Route
Italy
Holiday information
Norway Boat
Extravaganza
Chamonix – Zermatt
France – Switzerland
Tromso
Please read this information and our booking conditions carefully before you book your holiday.
All bookings are made subject to our booking conditions and the information contained below.
Norway
ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE OFF PISTE*
ADVANCED OFF PISTE*
The Ortler is a large and dramatic group of highaltitude mountains sitting just south of the Swiss,
Italian, Austrian border, in the Stelvio National
Park. With peaks reaching almost 4000m and
acres of untouched terrain, this is the perfect area
to explore on skis. Starting in Bormio you’ll then
be based first in the Branca and then the Pizzini
mountain hut where you’ll experience the true
Italian hospitality which make ski touring in this
area so popular! Well rested and fuelled, you’ll be
ready to climb a number of summits and still have
the energy to enjoy the many spectacular northfacing descents.
This is one of the all time great tours – certainly the
most famous and one of the most popular. After a
warm-up day and a chance to test equipment and
kit, you’ll depart Chamonix to start this amazing
journey over to Zermatt. Along the way you’ll
ascend summits and peaks of up to 3800m and
experience some fantastic off-piste skiing coming
back down. This is not a tour for the faint hearted,
nor the inexperienced, so we recommend that
you’ve completed a shorter/easier hut to hut tour
and are extremely fit! An extremely rewarding
experience.
Above the Arctic Circle on an isolated peninsular,
the Lyngen Alps offer a dream background for
those that love their adventures to be snow-filled!
Everyday involves discovering new slopes above
the fjords, with the stunning scenery bathed in
incomparable northern light. The spring snow leads
you down to the shores and pretty villages with
painted wooden houses. Your base for the tour
will be a new boat, the Polaris. At 33m long and
with 12 single cabins (with ensuite bathroom…!),
a bar and television, you’ll find it easy to relax after
each day’s exploits!
• Eight days with mountain guide
•Six days with mountain guides
• Meals (as detailed in each holiday fact box).
• Ski up to the summit of some amazing peaks
• Some brilliant off-piste skiing to enjoy
•High level of fitness and prior experience
essential
•Long climbs of four to six hours, starting from
sea level
• Ski Club Leaders, Instructors and Mountain Guides
(where specified in the holiday fact box).
• Great mountain huts (with showers)
• A ‘must do’ for the ski tour enthusiast!
•Itinerary chosen each day depending on
weather, conditions etc
Additional expenses
(not included in the advertised price):
STANDARD
7
NIGHTS
£999
STANDARD
9
NIGHTS
£1245
F
S
STANDARD
7
NIGHTS
Sat 7 – Sat 14 April
Sun 15 – Tues 24 April
Sat 5 – Sat 12 May
None
None
None
Bruce Goodlad
Jim Kerr, Paul Farmer
Fabrice Villaret
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
5 hours
6 hours
6 hours
None
None
Not included
None
None
Not Included
Mountain hotels and huts - half board, shared room
Mountain hotels and huts - half board, shared room
The Polaris - full board, individual cabin
REF 122
REF 123
£2099
F
REF 130
Holiday price (per person) includes:
Accommodation
Flights
• Group flight arrangements including airport
passenger duty and passenger service charge
(where specified in the holiday fact box).
Accommodation, either in hotels or chalets, is based
on people sharing a room and is selected to suit
each individual group. In some cases single rooms
are available on request, subject to a supplement.
Rooms vary in size and comfort and are allocated on a
first-come, first-served basis. Occasionally a superior
grade room will be available at a small additional cost.
In Austria and Switzerland it is usual for hotels to
offer Austrian twins which is two separate mattresses
within one double bed frame with individual duvets.
Please see the individual hotel description for details
or call Ski Club Freshtracks. Due to the large variety
of accommodation offered in the Ski Club Freshtracks,
it has not been possible to visit all hotels/chalets
prior to contracting and we should point out that
all brochured accommodation and services are in
accordance with the hotel/chalet’s own literature.
We will do our best to help individuals find a room
sharer if we are asked to do so but if, when rooming
lists are finalised, there is an imbalance in numbers
so that a sole occupancy supplement is incurred, this
cost will be passed onto you. Please note that where
individuals have been allocated or have specifically
asked to share a room with another/other member(s),
and one or more of the individuals in the allocated
room cancels their holiday, we reserve the right to
resell the cancelled place should we have the demand
and you may therefore end up sharing a room with
another individual. Safaris and tours accommodation:
male and female members of the group may be asked
to share the same room.
In accordance with EU Regulation 2111/2005 we are
required to advise you of the actual Carrier operating
your flight. Most of our flights are scheduled
services (predominantly Swiss International, British
Airways, Air Canada). However, on a number of our
holidays the flights are charter and this is indicated in
the holiday flight details. Please note when booking
flights we must have your passport title, first name
and surname correctly spelt. Subsequent changes
will incur a charge, and please note that airlines
normally regard name changes as a cancellation and
re-booking, and therefore any alteration may incur a
100% cancellation charge. Flight details and times are
not all finalised at the time of printing and are subject
to confirmation. We reserve the right to change the
airline or routing where absolutely necessary. Any
changes after you have received your tickets will be
notified to you as soon as possible and in all cases
at check-in or at the boarding gate. Such a change
is deemed to be a minor change. Please note, that in
accordance with Air Navigation Orders, a child must
be under two years of age on the date of their return
flight in order to qualify for infant status. Some of
our holidays are brochured without a flight included
in the holiday price so that you can take advantage
of the flexibility and/or pricing of other airlines, and
arrange your own flight to the destination airport.
• Group transfer arrangements (as specified in the
holiday fact box).
• Accommodation including local taxes, based
on same sex people sharing a twin room or triple
room (except Touring Zone, where male and female
members may have to stay in the same room).
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• Liftpass – we will advise you of the approximate
amount required in local currency with your
confirmation of booking. On a few holidays the
liftpass price is included in the brochure price and
this is indicated in the holiday price details.
• Local transport (buses or taxis).
• Meals – holidays are offered on a room only/bed
and breakfast/half board/chalet board basis.
Please check the individual holiday price details
or ask Ski Club Freshtracks for full details.
• Drinks - not included except on occasions where
the holiday price includes wine with dinner.
• Equipment – if you need to hire equipment in the
resort, take advantage of discounts available to
Club members (see website).
• Snow sports travel insurance.
• Evening meal on resort staff’s one day off
(chalet hotels only) each week.
• Return travel between home and UK departure point.
• Shuttle flights from regional airports to group
departure point.
• Visas for non EC passport holders, where
applicable.
• Optional excursions booked in resort.
For more information or to book visit skiclub.co.uk/freshtracks or call +44 (0)20 8410 2022
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Special requests/needs
If you have any special requests, they should be
clearly stated in writing at the time of booking. We
will endeavour to pass all such reasonable requests
on to the relevant supplier. However, we cannot
guarantee that special requests will be met unless
the supplier confirms in writing to us that they will
be met. Only in these circumstances will this then
become a term of our contract with you. Otherwise
failure to provide a special request will not be a
breach of contract on our part. It is the individual’s
responsibility to reconfirm these requests to the
supplier on arrival.
Regional airports
Where possible we always try to meet your requests
for regional departures. Please ask us about regional
flights at the time of booking. Usually there is a
supplement payable depending upon departure date
and flight, and all flights are subject to availability.
Baggage allowance/ski carriage
Please note that the baggage allowance is usually one
bag of up to 20kgs (44lbs) including skis and boots.
The airlines are becoming very strict and if over this
limit, a charge may be made for the excess weight.
Ski carriage is payable on most flights. Charges are
usually between £15 and £70 per bag. Please check
at the time of booking.
Transfers
Transfers from airports to resorts will be by coach,
taxi or rail and are arranged to minimise delays.
Please note if your personal travel arrangements are
outside those of the group, the resort transfer is not
included in the holiday price, unless specified. If you
are making your own way to the destination airport
but still require the group transfer, we do need this
request in writing at the time of booking. On some
holidays we arrange a coach transfer to the resort
which will leave the destination airport at a fixed
time. We will provide you with details of what time
the coach transfer will leave the destination airport.
The coach transfer forms part of your holiday price.
If for any reason, including delays to your flight, you
miss the group transfer we will not provide a further
transfer for you and you will have to arrange your
own transfer to the resort at your own cost.
Travelling independently
We do not insist that you buy a group flight as part of
your package with us. If you wish to make your own
travel arrangements to the resort, we will give you an
appropriate reduction of £50-£100 per person. You
must indicate that you do not wish to take our travel
arrangements at the time of booking otherwise you
will incur an administration charge. Please note: travel
costs are not included in the holidays in the Touring
section, but can be arranged by us on request.
Smoking
While the Ski Club does not operate a no-smoking
policy for the holiday programme, it is expected that
members will respect the wishes of the group as a
whole. Smokers should conform with each individual
establishment’s rules and must refrain from smoking
in shared bedrooms and at meal times.