Ski/Snow hols

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alpenrose Feb 2018 5:34pm, 19 Feb 2018 31,865 posts	0 alpenrose I wouldn't say anything's cheap as far as skiing's concerned :)G. If you go to Austria, you can do ski school which takes care of you all day and maybe make friends there for some extra-curricular activities in the evenings. Or try the usual travel companies to see if you can get a good late deal.
Angus Clydesdale Feb 2018 6:55pm, 19 Feb 2018 13,178 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale I knew a couple of people that booked late into a chalet and had the single-occupancy room supplement waived. A few years ago now. Might be worth a try. They were with Neillson (don’t know if they even do ski hols any more).
alpenrose Feb 2018 7:31pm, 19 Feb 2018 31,871 posts	0 alpenrose Good call Angus, the website looks quite promising.
Meglet Feb 2018 8:00pm, 19 Feb 2018 19,039 posts	0 Meglet I’d be interested in the answer. I’m going next week for 4 days (3 days ski plus hopefully a small bit) with girlfriends, but we only ever do a weekend as most also have family hols. I’d love to do a week but most of my friends either go with family or can’t ski.
HappyG(rrr) Feb 2018 9:46am, 20 Feb 2018 28,326 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Feels like a bit of a market gap! The "singles" specialist ski providers seem to be very expensive because they are taking advantage of the fact that you are not in a group. Cheapest thing is to be a group of 12 - 16 pals / families. But I haven't got 11-15 mates who want to go skiing in a few weeks. Hmm, I'll keep looking. Thanks for the ideas guys. G
SailorSteve Feb 2018 10:24am, 20 Feb 2018 799 posts	0 SailorSteve Happy - you could try the "Chamonix buy and sell" Facebook page. People are often advertising accomm wanted/available and you might find something that suits? It's a 'closed' page for which you have to request membership but this normally takes less than a day for you to get access to post yourself. We've moved onto Brides-les-Bains so if you find yourself in the 3 Valleys give me a shout. Good luck (and be careful with that calf. Sorry, couldn't help it!)
HappyG(rrr) Feb 2018 10:28am, 20 Feb 2018 28,327 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Thanks Steve. That's the sort of thing I was looking for - a ski swap shop! I'll have a look on there. My other option is that I have pals in Norway that I used to stay with. I could just blag a place there! Accom there is cheap too 1600 for a week for 4-6, but car hire / transport from airport is a bit of a nightmare. I thought calf might be OK in a ski boot. Part of the reason I'm considering going on a ski week is because marathon training is already stuffed. Another week off to ski won't impair the marathon! G
SailorSteve Feb 2018 1:31pm, 20 Feb 2018 800 posts	0 SailorSteve Quite right. I've skied happily with a dodgy calf. Fingers crossed for you.
photoset Feb 2018 1:37pm, 20 Feb 2018 1,293 posts	0 photoset Pulled my calf snowboarding, and swapped to skiing with no problems Have you looked at snowheads, or J2ski they arrange trips for singles
larkim Feb 2018 2:30pm, 20 Feb 2018 3,949 posts	0 larkim My aunt managed to tear a calf whilst skiing - for the life of me I can't see how you can manage that when the foot / ankle is properly locked into the boot! Though there have been occasions where I've feared tearing the calf whilst extracting my foot from the boot and getting a massive cramp simultaneously!