Tignes Ski and Board Camps

We've no commercial connection with them but know some of you attended these last year and enjoyed, so...

The pre-season Ski and Board camps will be running again in Tignes, from the 26th September to 14th December.

Price is £99 which includes catered accommodation, lift pass, use of equipment (next years kit) and transfers to/from Geneva.

You need to pay for your own flights but that's a great deal, and a top opportunity to blow away the summer cobwebs.

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Where can I get more details please?

Hi Admin,

For what level of skier to this accommodate for?

It is a great bargain and you can get a flight for about 70ukp so I would be very interested in this as I would like to improve my skiing ability as much as possible.

Doh, forgot the link... here ya go...

http://www.skiandboardcamp.com/

Do us a favor and mention j2ski if you contact them - they seem to have the "wrong" snow forecast on their site... 8)

As for level of skier - best to inquire with them but I assume they'll have quite a range of equipment on test so may be looking for a range of abilities.

We did the bootcamp last year in November and had a great time. The staff we're great and couldn't do enough for us.

You just need to remember that it is the off-season so not a lot of the town is open and there aren't any ski schools running (or very few at least).

The accomodation, although officially a hotel, is run more like a hostel with a very relaxed atmosphere. In the morning the staff cart you up the hill from La Breviere (spelling?) to the Grande Motte Funicular and pick you up at the end of the day to bring you back down again.

The glacier itself has a nice easy blue run plus some red runs which tend to be a bit icier.

Hope this helps.

Admin wrote:I assume they'll have quite a range of equipment on test so may be looking for a range of abilities.

Last year they pretty much had the full Atomic ski range and some of our group had not skied before.

Looking back I don't think I would recommend it for complete novices but only because of the lack of schooling.

I think its only right to point out that its only £99pp in October, when only the glacier is open, and thats not including Friday/Saturday/Sunday supplements, or room supplements, which could make the price per person in the region of £150 all told.

Its £119pp basic in November, when more runs are likely to be open, and £139 in December when most of the resort is likely to be open.

However, for virtually 3 full days skiing including lift pass and food/accommodation, you cant go wrong.

Stewart - unfortunately ski schools wont be open that time of year, so I dont know if it would be any good for you to be honest. I think you would be better off saving up the money and investing in some private lessons when you do go later in the season, mate.

Stewart Dowling wrote:Hi Admin,

For what level of skier to this accommodate for?

It is a great bargain and you can get a flight for about 70ukp so I would be very interested in this as I would like to improve my skiing ability as much as possible.

That would work, if you contact Joanne at Mountainsun direct she'll be able to sort out an instructor for you, that'll be one to one unless there's more than one of you or she can buddy you up with someone. Glaciers are great places to learn or improve technique as well just because of their terrain but it's also a good use of limited terrain of course.