Europe Ski Tour to France 2012

Departs Thursday 12 January 2012

Highlights

15 Nights
12 Days Guaranteed Skiing
European Ski Resorts
Beginners to Advanced

15 incredible nights in two of France’s most famous ski areas!

Excelling in purpose-built ski resorts, France offers a huge variety of terrain for all levels of skiers. Couple this with the french love for good wine and food and you have the holiday of a lifetime.

^NZ$6395

pp ex Geneva
twin share

Flights are not included as it varied depending on the stopovers, airlines and can be quoted separately.

Departs 12 January 2012

Price Includes:

All transfers in Europe
Accommodation, breakfast, 6 nights 3 course dinners with wine and pre/after dinner drinks, afternoon tea with cake daily at Chalet L'Ecurie, France in shared rooms with ensuites.
Accommodation, breakfast, 6 nights dinners with wine, afternoon tea daily at Cret de la Neige, France in shared rooms with ensuites.
Lift Passes – Avoriaz 6 day lift pass and Three Valleys 6 day ski pass.
Guided Tours by Tour Leader & Mountain hosts.
Casual skiing Tips from Tour Leader.

Uli Dinsenbacher
Tour leader and Instructor

Uli is currently General Manager at Porters Ski Area in Canterbury, and has been there over 20 years! Uli grew up around the ski fields of Bavaria, taking up ski instructing and racing at the age of 16. Since then he has spent many years skiing, coaching and instructing in Germany plus North and South America. Uli arrived in NZ in 1981, met and married a Kiwi girl and has 2 teenagers who are also into skiing and racing.

We are very fortunate to have such an experienced tour leader such as Uli conduct this tour - you will be in great hands as he leads you through the best Austria and Italy has to offer – all the while ensuring you gaining some great friendships along the way. And, if some members of the group are up for it and want to accept the challenge of ‘Valluga’ – an extreme traverse at St Anton and a world famous ‘off piste’ ski descent – Uli will negotiate with an official guide on your behalf, as it is the only way you can embark on this gut-wrenching challenge.

Uli knows about getting the best out of the mountains, and would love to share his wealth of expertise and experience with you both on and off the mountains. You will benefit from his patient, knowledgeable advice on how to carve up the mountains, along with tips and helpful hints on how to make the most of your time skiing.

Itinerary

Thursday 13 January 2012

Meet your Tour Leader at Novotel Hotel, overnight in Geneva. Standard room with buffet breakfast.

Thursday 14-21 January 2012

Transfer from Novotel Geneva to Morzine. Situated in the heart of the 'Porte du Soleil' ski area, which is the largest international ski area in the world.

Morzine

A traditional ski resort in the French Alps, in the heart of one of the most vast ski networks, offering a warm welcome, fine food, great snow and amazing skiing in the Alps! For a unique experience, the area is the perfect way to discover two countries – France and Switzerland, both cultures and 650 km of slopes with only one ski-pass! You can spend the entire day skiing without heading down the same slope twice!

248 pistes,
26 blacks -100 reds - 106 blues - 34 greens – meaning something for everyone

Morzine’s streets are full of bars, restaurants, shops, free daily events in the village, and music al fresco on restaurant terraces.

Accommodation

Chalet L'Ecurie : 7 nights accommodation and 6 days Avoriaz lift pass.

This prestige ski chalet in Morzine offers you a luxury skiing holiday at a really good price. The chalet sleeps 12 with six en-suite bedrooms. There is one family room that sleeps four with two of the beds located on a separate mezzanine level within the room, and two triple rooms. Three of the bedrooms have balconies with stunning mountain views. Hair dryers are available. Enjoy a dip in the Jacuzzi and/or Sauna with the use of towelling dressing gowns plus the use of laptop with wireless broadband internet connection

Friday 21-28 January 2012

Transfer Morzine to Meribel in the heard of the world famous Les Trois Vallées (3 Valley)

Three Valleys – Les Trois Vallées

Located high in the French Alps, Les Trois Vallées is the largest ski area in the world with more than 600 km of ski slopes and 18.5 km² of groomed runs. Les Trois Vallées has 183 ski lifts, which can transport 260,000 skiers per hour and has some of the best skiing in the world.

Accommodation
Cret de La Neige : 7 nights accommodation and 6 days lift pass.

Just a couple of minutes’ walk from both the Olympic télécabine and the shops of Meribel Village, Chalet Cret de la Neige benefits from the tranquility of seclusion without being too far from all the action. And if you don’t fancy the walk there is a driver service that will take you wherever you want to go!

Chalet Cret de la Neige is very spacious while retaining modern comfort and lashings of Alpine style. It’s large French windows brighten the place and there are plenty of comfy sofas to curl up on in front of the log fire after a long day on the slopes.