School Trips in 2010

Theres a school trip booked into the clubhotel I anm going to in Serre Che in March..... :shock:

Hi there,

I've been on 2 school trips with 2 secondary schools. One in 2004 to winter park with pinnacle travel which cost £960. I also went last year with my school i was in year 12 and it was a whole school trip! We used PGL and went to Wagrain! We went during the first week of april. It was excellent in every aspect! Instruction was excellent, we got breakfast, packed lunch and dinner, food was ok nothing to write home about but ok. We flew from Gatwick to Salzburg and the resort is only an hour or so away. Although it isn't high 800/900m's there was runs available right to the valley and we also also recieved a big "dump" on the evening of our first day skiing!
http://www.pgl.co.uk/NR/exeres/D26BF602-FB9A-46F6-BA34-7B41F3EDA580.htm?ParentGuid={CB33A6B4-46BD-44B1-B5C5-ED467119EAEF}

Thats the link to our hotel we stayed in, its a youth hostel type thing a bit out of wagrain but there's a bus that stops outside and takes you to whichever area your going!

http://www.pgl.co.uk/PGLWeb/Schools/Secondary-schools/ski
Thats the general link for all their holidays!

All in all the trip to Wagrain was amazing and the best ski trip i've ever been on! I really would recommend it! It was so amazing i was looking at the photo's today on the school computers!

New to the forum so Hello to all.

I've been skiing with Equity Ski (not with a school group) 4 times and I would say be careful.
They may be cheap but if it's too cheap you may find they compromise on quality.

The 1st 3 times were fine, Claviere, Andalo and Schladming. Claviere and Andalo in particular were lovely places.
I would not use them again however, as the last time we went, to Prato Nevoso, the equipment was appalling and the food in the hotel so bad we ended up eating out.

My daughter, who was 7 at the time, had very old skis and they fell apart while she was skiing. The hire shop did not even seem bothered. This was in 2003, mind you, so they are sure to have upgraded their equipment by now.
To be fair it was cheap but I do think a certain level of equipment is a right. If it's no good you be put off skiing for life.

My sister works for PGL and says their school trips are excellent.

Our children went with Skibound (many years ago) as part of a group of 11 and 12 year olds plus teachers and assorted parents. Always seemed to work well and very reasonably priced. Might be worth contacting them. Interski (never used them) operate in the Aosta Valley resorts. Skitopia also do school trips - under the name of TJM I think?

Hello.....Edwin Doran.
Close the thread.

He asked for peoples opinions, perhaps he'd like more than one option.
Incidentally, looked on Edwin Doran website. No ref to skiing but I'm you know best.

I seem to remember a company called Schools Abroad used to arrange trips when I was younger, and when my kids were going. Not sure if they still exist?

Tony_H wrote:I seem to remember a company called Schools Abroad used to arrange trips when I was younger, and when my kids were going. Not sure if they still exist?

They might be called skiplan now. We went to Aprica in '79, it was with schools abroad or skiplan.
check out the gear - and this is their current website.

http://www.skiplan.co.uk/aprica.asp