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Returning for the 24/25 season, we’re thrilled to be heading back to Courmayeur. This holiday promises a perfect blend of first-class instruction and social skiing, all set to the backdrop of breathtaking views of Mont Blanc.
What's Included
What’s included
- Group coach transfers
- Half board for 7 nights (breakfast and dinner)
- 3 days instruction
- 3 days social skiing
What’s not included
- Flights
- Lunches
- Ski Passes
- Ski/boot hire
On Snow Experience
The holiday includes three full days of instruction and three days social skiing with your group and Ski Club Rep. This holiday is aimed at Silver and Purple on piste skiers. Your Ski Club Rep will ski with the groups as a member on social skiing days, sharing their knowledge of the area from the quietest pistes to tastiest lunch spots.
Instructors and Ski Club Rep
Phil Brown
Phil has been coaching and teaching skiing for nearly 40 years with credits as head coach for various UK clubs and Head Coach for The British Childrens Ski Team. He runs a year round programme in both the alps and the UK.. He has worked as national team head coach for children and for older athletes attending numerous world class events. A mentor and tutor for aspirant coaches, Phils Ethos is simple and has served his athletes and clients well over the years, whether intermediate skiers or international racers.
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We are ATOL and ABTOT protected so you can book with confidence knowing your money is secure.
Our holidays are a great way to meet and ski with other members of a similar ability to you.
Have questions? Call now and talk to our friendly team of holiday experts on 020 8410 2022.
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Prices include
7 nights half board, twin occupancy room, coach transfers, 3 days with instructors, 3 days social skiing
Prior to booking, please ensure you have the correct ski profile for the holiday. See our profiles here.
Book with confidence - the Ski Club is ABTOT and ATOL protected
Courmayeur is home to three access gondolas – two from the pretty cobbled streets of the town itself and one from Entrèves, a little up the valley.
While there are some beginner slopes, the pistes are best suited for intermediate skiers, and most visitors come here for the off piste terrain. Long descents run from the summit of the tiny Arp cable car, but the jewels in the crown are the huge descents off Punta Helbronner, served by the Monte Bianco Skyway Cable Car. Hire a guide and ensuring you have the correct equipment is the best way to enjoy these routes. Plan Checouit will remain open after dark, allowing skiers and snowboarders the chance to take dinner or an aperitif on the mountain before returning to down on the gondola – now open until midnight every evening.
Beginner
Fast lifts- Intermediate
Resort Activities
Advanced- Aprés
Snow- Value
Pros and cons
- Beautifully sunny, south facing slopes on a clear day
- Great intermediate cruising
- Bustling town with lots of hotels, bars and restaurants to choose from
- Small area of pistes will be skied by most in a day
- No resort return run, apart to Dolonne on the edge of town
- Not an ideal resort for beginners
Hotel Cristallo
Hotel Cristallo is the perfect base for your week in Courmayeur. Located in the pedestrian area, just 6-minutes’ walk from the cable car, you will be up on the mountain in no time. A rich buffet breakfast in the morning, and an evening meal in the Brasserie Judith, you will be treated to some excellent local cuisine. This simple, yet cosy hotel will offer all you need for an excellent week. This holiday is on a twin share basis. If you are a solo traveller, then you will be placed in a room with someone of the same gender. Single rooms may be available upon request. These are subject to our hotel room allowance. If you require a single room, please book early to avoid disappointment.
Hotel Cristallo
Via Roma, 144
11013 Courmayeur AO, Italy
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Travel Information
Flights are not included on this holiday, however a set group transfer from Geneva Airport will be arranged. The Ski Club Rep will meet you in the arrivals hall at the airport.
Recommend Flight Details
LGW 0950 – GVA 1230 (EZY8499) // GVA 1745 – LGW 1820 (EZY8498)
LHR 0900 – GVA 1140 (LX353) // GVA 1755 – 1840 LHR (LX356)
MAN 0740 – GVA 1030 (EZY2183) // GVA 1730 – MAN 1825 (EZY1549)
The outbound transfer will leave Geneva airport by 1300. Please ensure your flight lands no later than 1230 in order for you to make the group transfer time.
The inbound transfer will arrive at Geneva airport by 1530. Please ensure your flight departs no earlier than 1730.
The group transfer will take approximately 1 hour 30 mins.
Please call a member of the Freshtracks team on 020 8410 2022 if you have any other queries.
Confirmation
Once the holiday has been confirmed, please send your flight details (flight numbers, arrival and departure time) to the Freshtracks Team via email to ku.oc.bulciks@sloh.
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What You Need to Know
If you require ski hire, this can be arranged with the help of your rep in resort. The shop recommended to us by the hotel will even fit your equipment at the hotel.
15th – 22nd March 2025 : TBC
15th – 22nd March 2025 : Phil Brown
It is a condition of booking that you have valid and adequate snowsports insurance. It is your responsibility to ensure your policy provides cover for all the activities that you participate in during your holiday.
We offer a Ski Club Insurance policy which provides the cover we require for all bookings. This policy can be found here: Ski Club Travel Insurance – Ski Club Of Great Britain
If you decide to purchase insurance elsewhere, it is your responsibility to ensure that your policy provides cover as that of the Ski Club Insurance policy. The policy of insurance should provide cover for personal injury, death, medical and repatriation costs in the countries which you intend to visit, together with cover for loss of baggage and valuables, personal liability, delay, cancellation, curtailment, missed departure and legal expenses. The policy should also include cover against losses caused by the effects or consequences of Covid-19.
Due to the type of holidays that you will be booking with us, we also advise that your policy should include skiing off-piste without a guide. Please note, insurance premiums must be paid at the same time as booking in order for the package holiday or single service cancellation cover to be effective. It is also advised to keep your insurance details with you while you are on your holiday. If you choose to travel without adequate insurance cover, we will not be liable for any losses howsoever arising, in respect of which insurance cover would otherwise have been available.
Passport – Check your passport is in date and valid for travel by checking the entry requirements for your destination country – you can see these here: Foreign travel advice – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For most European destinations your passport should:
- have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it may have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ago
- have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the date you plan to leave the Schengen area
Check your passport meets these requirements before you travel.
NB: Starting in 2025 (Date TBC) travel authorisation will be required to travel withing Europe – find out more here ETIAS (europa.eu)
When venturing off piste, it is compulsory to wear an avalanche transceiver. These can be provided by the Ski Club and should be worn by every person on every all mountain, off piste and touring holiday. Anyone joining these holidays will also be required to bring their own backpack, shovel and probe.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Any Member wishing to ski/snowboard with a Ski Club Group, in any of the resorts where the Ski Club is represented, agrees to do so under the following conditions:
- You appreciate that the Ski Club Rep is a volunteer with no formal qualifications as an instructor or mountain guide.
- You also appreciate that no other member of the group undertakes any obligations to you concerning your safety for which you remain solely responsible.
- You must ensure that your equipment is in good working order before setting off for the day and that you are suitably clothed for the proposed itinerary and all possible weather conditions.
- You must decide whether or not a particular run or route is within your competence.
- You must ensure that you are properly equipped for that day. If you are skiing off piste you must have a shovel, probe and transceiver, and know how to use them. If you are using a Ski Club transceiver, it is your sole responsibility to know how to use it.
- It is your sole responsibility to ensure that you are suitably insured for the activities intended to be undertaken.
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