Can Someone Stop the Euro dropping!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone have any plans on getting the best deals on lift passes etc. Price for 6days in 3 valleys 225 euros which is 205 pounds!!!!!!!!!! give or take. I swear last year I only paid 130odd. Whats peoples view on this ?

jclegg19 wrote:Does anyone have any plans on getting the best deals on lift passes etc. Price for 6days in 3 valleys 225 euros which is 205 pounds!!!!!!!!!! give or take. I swear last year I only paid 130odd. Whats peoples view on this ?

As crap as it is, theres nothing you or I can do about it. This years lift passes are going to cost considerably more than we had bargained for as a result.

I went away in October for a weekend and got 1.23 and sad at the time that I would wait to buy Euros for skiing as that rate was the worst I had ever got. Good move, Tony :roll:

It's gonna cost us this year, yeh just gotta pay it :x

Ian Wickham wrote:It's gonna cost us this year, yeh just gotta pay it :x

Well its either that or dont go, which isnt really an option.

Only thing you could do is limit the area you ski and buy a pass for a smaller domian. Not ideal but depending where you're going and how much you want to explore, you could save quite a few £.

We're going to Saint Martin de Belleville for New Year week and I've decided to get the Menuires/St Martin pass (172€) and upgrade 1 or 2 individual days for Val Thoren (17.50€ per day) or 3 vallees (22€). I think that'll be plenty to keep me happy, especially as we've got some near-beginners in the group.

It might work out similar for other resorts?

Also for any beginners, look out for special lift passes for beginners / limited lifts. Might be worth it for the first day.

2 weeks today, I'll be on my way. Can't wait! :D

Unfortunately it is what it is!!! :roll: I've always questioned the wisdom of converting back to sterling when buying beer or lift passes :shock: Sometimes it just has to be done :wink:

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:It's gonna cost us this year, yeh just gotta pay it :x

Well its either that or dont go, which isnt really an option.

Don't even mention that word "don't go " it's bad enough now counting down the days, checking forecasts, webcams daily. Get past the new year and it's only three weeks. :lol:

I agree - it is rubbish. When I look at euro prices I just pretend its a sterling price. That way, if it works out that I pay a bit less than the euro price then it's a bonus. However, if you divide the lift pass price into an hourly rate then I think it's still good value. I reckon I'll be out on the snow for about 7 hrs a day & am skiing for 8 days, which means an hourly rate of £3.82. Let's face it, what activities can you do for that price these days? It's OK Tony_H you don't have to think of any ) .

There's very little you can do at my local sports centre for less than that per hour. We're self catering, so I guess it will be pasta, pasta & more pasta, but quite frankly I can happily put up with that if it means I can still afford to go skiing!