The Basics A Beginner Needs To Know On Their Group Ski Holiday

skiing-manA group ski holiday is simply not for everyone.  There is every chance that a beginner in the group will dislike the experience they have.

What you need to do if you are going on a skiing holiday with a friend that has never been before and is unsure of what to expect is to make sure you can give them as much information as you can.

Talk them through a typical day on the ski slopes and speak to them about the experience you had on your first skiing holiday.  And if you are on a catered ski chalet holiday then let them know how much fun they will have in there with family and friends. Continue reading “The Basics A Beginner Needs To Know On Their Group Ski Holiday”

A Typical Day On The Ski Slopes

SONY DSCWaking up on a group ski chalet holiday to a day on the slopes is one of the best feelings – but it is still nowhere near to being the best, as your day just gets better and better once you are out of bed in your own chalet.  Once you are ready to go downstairs for breakfast, generally in your pyjamas or a onesie,  there are your own chefs awaiting your arrival so they can make you any breakfast that you desire.

This can literally be anything from pancakes to a full English fry up.

Once you have demolished your brekkie and had a chat with the rest of your party you all go back to your rooms to get ready for a day skiing on the slopes.  Wrapping up nice and snug in your large coat, hat, gloves and salopettes, clothing appropriate for very cold snow, you then go to the boot room where everyone’s boots and skis are ready for action.

Depending on how close you are staying to the first slope will depend on whether you can ski to it or have to take a shuttle bus, but either way, you are about to begin your morning of skiing – an utter adrenaline rush you won’t get anywhere else (except snowboarding!). Continue reading “A Typical Day On The Ski Slopes”