UOC SNOW

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Les Deux Alpes/16th-24th December

 

This year, trip capacity has been bumped up from 50 to 70, with the promise of 30 more spaces should we reach that target. So 100 of you Chester rascals could be heading to the Alps this coming winter for a week of shredding, partying and making new friends for life. With a base price of £379 (or £359 should you manage to get one of the earlybird slots) this is one of the cheapest ski holidays you'll ever get the opportunity to go on!

 

Whats included in the base price?

• 6 nights accomodation

• 6 day mountain lift pass

• Return travel to Les Deux Alps (via coach, 16hrs)

  • London & Dover pick up options available

• Discounted equipment rental

• Discounted lessons

• Discounted drinks

• Trip lanyard

• Trip t-shirt

• Daily room handout for weather and upcoming events

• Full ATOL payment protection

 

 

 

Whats the skiing/boarding like?

With a top altitude of 3,568m, Les Deux Alpes is near guarented sufficient snow coverage. The resort records snow for large parts of the year and so this has made it a popular location for lovers of the white stuff. L2A features 415 hectares of groomed ski area. The resort features a large array of runs all varying in difficulty and gradient. This makes it an ideal location for skiiers/boarders of all abilities. The resort also features the largest snow park in Europe with it boasting multiple parks there is something for everyone there. 

The majority of our members will be out for first lift, if not before 10am, which means you'll be skiing/boarding really long days to make the most of your money and time in resort. Lifts in Les Deux Alpes at that time of year will likely close around 4pm, so you'll have plenty of time to get those ski legs going! The whole trip is organised thoroughly from start to finish; so much so that we arrive in resort at night time and leave at night time, to ensure you're not turning up midday and missing half a days skiing/boarding.

 

 

 

What's happening in resort?!

One thing we always get asked is how skiing/boarding works in resort... Well, you're an adult, an independent adult, so you get treated like one. You can do what you want or go where you want, with whoever you want and how you want, there are no restrictions on anything like that. Sure, we have planned events for our group, but they aren't mandatory. You could, if you really wanted to, pay the base price and do your own thing in resort and just see us at the end of the week (not recommended). With all that being said, you'll usually find the group naturally splits itself based on ability so you'll always have friends and UOC Snow family to ski/board with during the day. Our plannned events include:

• Fancy dress themed social every night of the week

  • The social themes for the trip can be found here

  • One example is our Skiers Vs. Boarders social

• Tex Mex Feast

• Day trip to Alpe d'Heuz

• Funicular party (the train that runs through the mountain)

• Valley rally (fancy dress ski day)

• Refresher, back country and Freestyle workshops

 

 

 

 

Base price upgrades:
For some of you, you'll want to add some optional extra's to the base price; things such as lessons or equipment rental. We can't include these in the base price as not everyone will need them. However, because there are so many of us we get them at heavily discounted rates:

• Lessons [from £79]

• Ski/board/boot rental [from £39]

• Clothing rental [from £29]

• Freestyle workshops [£29]

• Refresher workshops [£29]

• Off-piste workshops [£29]

 

**Committee top tip** Lesson's with us in Stoke are £10 for 2hrs, so you'll save a tonne of cash having lessons with us rather than in resort. Also, if you're a first timer, you'll spend the first 3 days of your holiday on the baby nursery slopes, so you won't get the full experience. Master the basics before we leave and you'll start exploring the mountain on the first day. ---- In addition, we get loads of discounts on clothing and then free equipment servicing for those that have their own kit, so you'd probably benefit from just buying your clothes outright before we leave and having them for future trips, saving you money in the long run! 

 

Trust us and sign up here for to access our cheap lessons, sponsor discounted clothing and free servicing.

 

 

 

Food and drink:

The obvious question we always get asked... Well, its up to you based on how much you eat and drink. We have had people come and spend less than £100 the entire week but some people have somehow managed to spend over £400. We stop off at a supermarket on route to resort so most of us will be cooking in the kitchenetts in the hotel, this way you can cook as a room and keep costs to a minimum. With our discounted drinks rates you'll be paying a fraction of the costs you'd pay if you went there on your own (i.e. beer reduced from £6 to £3*).

 

Accomodation:

• 3* hotel

• Ski in/Ski out location

• Clean and tidy

• In a lively area of town

• Kitchen and cooking facilities

• Secure storage lockers for ski/board and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

More info:

Still need convincing? Check out our trip edit from last year to Tignes and Val Thorens the year before below, and feel free to get in touch with any quesitons you might have!