Shy Newbie!

Hello

I'm a total newbie to Skiing, after beating depression and overcoming social phobia I am now making the most of my life & want to take my first holiday in years and decided I'd love to take up skiing :)

Planning on doing a "learn to ski in a day" course at one of the indoor snow domes before embarking on a holiday, most probably by snow train (not overcome the flying phobia just yet :?

I will be going with my sister (also beginner) we are both in the later half of our 20's, not that that really matters!

I guess I am looking for advice on where to go, what tour operators are best to use for a "smoothly" run trip (don't want to be left stranded on a train station somewhere - que anxiety!) and any other hints & tips I should know before embarking on skiing holiday.

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Hi Kimmer, welcome to our website, you'll find lots of useful (and useless) information on here, well done you for wanting to do something you will absolutely love!

As a beginner, it's a good move to have a 'try before you buy' so to speak, although plenty of people just turn up and have a go.

Some of the tour operators now do a really good deal for beginners that includes absolutely everything you need to start skiing, have a look at this link to start with and I'll see if I can find more (or someone else will add something) http://www.crystalski.co.uk/extras/learntoski.shtml

Train is a good experience, although the tour operators only tend to go to France, but with a bit of digging you can make your way to anywhere in the Alps by train (there's a good article in this months Daily Mail ski and snowboard magazine about this).

Hope this helps to start you off, keep asking lots of questions and we'll get you skiing in no time! :D

Welcome!!

Go small to midsize, avoid mega resorts, go somewhere internationl where English is commonplace and get lessons. If you are skiing and not snowboarding, I would recommend Grindelwald in Switzerland. You can get the train all the way into resort (it's gonna be a decent trip, but I don't mind assisting with the planning if you like). Extremely friendly, inexpensive for Switzerland and plenty to do if an entire week skiing sounds daunting straight off. I would even take the TO out the equation, talk directly to a helpful hotel and do it yourself. This way cost can be kept down, you can tailor according your needs and it takes out any unknowns.

Whatever you decide, have a great time, you will never look back :D

NellyPS wrote:there's a good article in this months Daily Mail

Have you been drinking?

Kimmer wrote:Hello


Planning on doing a "learn to ski in a day" course at one of the indoor snow domes before embarking on a holiday, most probably by snow train (not overcome the flying phobia just yet :?

Just had a quick look, assuming you are coming from the UK, Paris seemed like sensible starting point. Between 6 and 7 hours into Grindelwald, changing at Basel and Interlaken. Trains in Continental Europe are easier than dropping your toast on the wrong side when compared to the UK. The other advantage of this is seeing the landscape, the train from Interaken to Grindelwald is simply stunning.

Rubbish. Fly, its much cheaper and quicker too. I overcame a fear of flying. I'd be more than happy to help you out if you want to.

tino_11 wrote:

NellyPS wrote:there's a good article in this months Daily Mail

Have you been drinking?

Yes :mrgreen:

NellyPS wrote:

tino_11 wrote:

NellyPS wrote:there's a good article in this months Daily Mail

Have you been drinking?

Yes :mrgreen:

I thought so 8) neither the word 'good' nor 'article' belong in the same sentence as 'The Daily Mail'.