Quickest way to ski....with eurostar.

I went skiing by overnight snowtrain over several winters. At least I got a bed (of sorts). I was still seriously lacking in energy on the arrival day. Okay, I'm a wuss )
Seriously, if your back can cope with sitting up all night and then skiing all day, you are very fit.

davidmpires wrote:Maybe but i still don't think that would be as cheap. And think of all flight delays at the airports, also you don't have luggage restrictions on the eurostar.

But I agree is not for everyones pocket.
Like ISE said if you are a proeficient skier and can handle a days ski no problem, and have the gear it's a great way to spend a weekend, or you could take the sunday evening train and stay saturday night in a chalet. Arriving on monday morning in London ready for a days work.

Not jut flight delays though, you're onto a loser before you start from the UK with the time difference which is going against you, you'd struggle to be in the European airport before 0900 and then you've got to get to your ski station.

A day trip skiing from the UK is always an extravagance, 250 quid really doesn't sound so very bad.

Ju picking a day at random, pretty low season, Sun 11th Jan, it's 120 quid for flights to and from GVA but you're at the airport at 0900 which is already looking late. If I lived in GVA and wanted to go skiing for the day I'd have left by then. If you rented a car you could make it to Flaine or thereabouts by 1000 or 1030. It's all doable but the train does look better to me.

Strikes me as being a bit steep, (excuse the pun). I had a week in Andorra last year with decent accomodation, 6 day lift pass, ski hire and flights for £370pp

There's an extra 5 days skiing there for only £120 more. Plus, there's no rushing about. Conditions were a bit poor though.

Me and my bro went to Paris on Eurostar for £75 return last month, I bet it can be done cheaper if organised by yourself.

What about driving over and kipping in the car?

souldrive wrote:Strikes me as being a bit steep, (excuse the pun). I had a week in Andorra last year with decent accomodation, 6 day lift pass, ski hire and flights for £370pp

There's an extra 5 days skiing there for only £120 more. Plus, there's no rushing about. Conditions were a bit poor though.

Me and my bro went to Paris on Eurostar for £75 return last month, I bet it can be done cheaper if organised by yourself.

What about driving over and kipping in the car?

if it's good condtions you could drive to the Cantal area, a lot closer than the alpes

No offence David, but I think thats ridiculously expensive for one days skiing. Ok, its a bit of an adventure, but I have had 4 skiing weeks for less than that. Some people must have too much money.

If money is no object then its OK, its an adventure, but I think I would want a few more days ski-ing than that, for the money

Tony_H wrote:No offence David, but I think thats ridiculously expensive for one days skiing. Ok, its a bit of an adventure, but I have had 4 skiing weeks for less than that. Some people must have too much money.

No ofence taken Tony...

Guys i think some of you are missing the point. Fair enought that with another £150 you have a weeks worth of skiing, but what I meant was for cases where people just don't have a chance to take holidays during winter times... I remember that Rose once said that her company doesn't like the fact that she takes holidays during the winter.
Or for some people who have already enjoyed their holidays for the year, but have a specail date coming up. it can be quite an adventure, maybe like i said above if you stay saturday night in a chalet you can get two days skiing.

Anyway seems like i'm trying to sell something... just to clarify i don't work for last minute or eurostar. :D

davidmpires wrote:

Guys i think some of you are missing the point. Fair enought that with another £150 you have a weeks worth of skiing, but what I meant was for cases where people just don't have a chance to take holidays during winter times... I remember that Rose once said that her company doesn't like the fact that she takes holidays during the winter.

Agreed, it's obviously a little extravagant but people pay more for a night out if they're so inclined, in the scale of things it looks like a bit of fun to me. Whether it costs more than a weekly shop at Iceland hardly seems the point )