Mammoth &Tahoe Ski Tour

Departs Friday, 27 January 2011 to 11 February 2011

Highlights

15 Nights
13 Days Guaranteed Skiing
6 Huge Mountains
Beginners to Advanced

Ski 6 huge mountains on 1 awesome Group Tour!

- Heavenly, North Star, Kirkwood, Squaw Valley, Sierra Tahoe and Mammoth!

Not forgetting of course, the Hot springs, spas, sleigh rides, lake cruises, restaurants, shopping, nightlife..it’s all there waiting for you to enjoy.

Your Tour Leaders, Paul and Bridgo have only just this year experienced all these Resorts and mountains, as well as all this fantastic tour will offer. So you are assured of a truly epic skiing vacation at a truly epic location.

^NZ$6949

pp ex AKL
quad share

Price Includes:

Flight Auckland to San Francisco in economy class on Air New Zealand
Return Flight Los Angeles to Auckland in economy class on Air New Zealand
All transfers
8 nights accommodation in South Lake Tahoe next to Gondola
7 nights accommodation at Mammoth Mountain
7 day Lake Tahoe lift pass valid at 7 mountains
6 day Mammoth/June Mountain lift pass
All taxes

Tour Leaders

Graham Bridges
Tour leader

Bridgo, as he is affectionately known, is a sailer, skier and general good guy. Bridgos passion for the sport is evident in that he has been a snow host on Mt Ruapehu for the past 5 years. In fact he has been part of the Ruapehu ski scene for 45 years. Living in Hamilton and getting up to the mountain as much as possible, he is an excellent skier and he's always keen to show folk the best places on the mountain to ski. Whenever he can, he tries to get to North America where the crowds are thin, the powder dry and the hot tubs are - well... hot. Having sampled Mammoth and Tahoe early in 2010, he's really keen to get back there and he'd love you to join this group to an amazing part of the USA ski scene.

Paul Goldfinch
Tour leader

Paul has been skiing for 50 years this year on Mt Ruapehu and loves the sport with a passion. Since 1982, when he first visited the USA, he has skied in 48 different resorts around the world.

Paul took his first Ski Tour group to Canada in 1988 and has only missed one year since. Paul joined Dive Fish Snow Travel as a Tour Leader in 2001 and has enjoyed the organisational skills and attention to detail that Dive Fish Snow Travel put into their Tour Groups.

Leading a Ski Group Tour is not as easy as it looks. When you have 30 people in a group, you have 30 different personalities, wants, needs and expectations. It is Pauls task to fulfill these, whether on the slopes, at the airport or while socialising. Skiing with Groups is something Paul enjoys so much that he spends nearly every weekend in winter as a Mountain Host on Mt Ruapehu. Something he has been proud to be associated with since the programme started 5 years ago.

Itinerary

Thursday 27 January 2011

Depart Auckland to San Francisco on Air New Zealand. Coach Transfer on arrival direct to South Lake Tahoe.

27 January – 4 February staying at
Forest Suites, South Lake Tahoe.

Forest suites is an excellent 3 star property within walking distance to the Heavenly gondola, transport center, the casinos and shopping that South Lake Tahoe is famous for. Options are in quad share 2 bedroom condos or twin share one bedroom for 8 nights.

7 days skiing at 5 fantastic resorts; Heavenly, Kirkwood, Sierra at Tahoe, Squaw Valley and Northstar.

Friday 4 February 2011

Private transfer South Lake Tahoe to Mammoth Mountain – one of the largest ski areas in North America.

4 – 11 February staying 7 nights ski in ski out accommodation at Juniper Springs.

Juniper Springs is a four star high quality property. Options are twin share in a one bedroom condo or quad share in 2 bedroom condo’s.

6 Days lift pass valid at: Mammoth and June mountains.

Friday 11 February 2011

Transfer to Los Angeles Airport to fly Los Angeles – Auckland on Air New Zealand

Terms & Conditions.

Airfares – the airfare used as part of your package is current at time of writing and subject to availability. Until paid in full it is subject to airfare increases & additional taxes.

Your Snow Holiday is costed using current exchange rate at time of writing and is subject to currency fluctuations