| OUTLINE
ITINERARY -
Gressoney, Monte Rosa Ski Area
DAY
1 - Fly to Turin
Arrival at Turin airport and transfer by minibus to Gressoney.
Meeting in Gressoney hotel in the evening for briefing and
welcome dinner. Equipment hire sorted out for those who need
it.
DAY 2
- Warm up Ski Day
We spend the first day of the week skiing with a ski instructor
who will make sure that you have a thorough warm up before
assessing your skiing skills and planning your tuition. We
spend the first day working on common ski weaknesses and sorting
these out in off-piste conditions.
DAYs 3,4,5,6,7
- Off Piste Skiing with UIAGM Guide
You ski with a UIAGM mountain guide each day and try to put
in to practice the skills you have honed over the previous
day's skiing. The routes you ski will be tailored to the group
and decided on the day in conjunction with the group.
HELISKI Options
The group will have the option of using a Helicopter for one
day during this week to access some of the highest skiing
from the Monta Rosa. We don't pre plan this route or include
it in the basic cost of your holiday as it is very weather
dependant. Budget on about £85 per person for this day
- payable locally.
DAY TOUR Options
For one or possibly two days in the week we will use skins
to climb to a more remote route. If you have skins and climbing
adaptors for your alpine skis (or have touring skis) bring
those with you. Alternatively these are available for hire
in the resort.
DAY 8
- Transfer to Turin and back to UK
Transfer to Turin airport for return flights home.
Please
Note: This itinerary may need to be altered if snow
conditions, weather forecasts or the overall fitness of the
group are judged to put the safety of the group at risk. Pyrenean
Mountain Tour guides reserve the right to make changes to
the itinerary without notice. These changes will be explained
to the group as and when they occur.
EQUIPMENT
AND CLOTHING NEEDED
We recommend
that people joining these ski weeks are equipped with the
following:
Technical
equipment
Good Off-piste skis (email for advice if unsure)
Ski Poles
Avalanche Transceiver
Snow Shovel
Climbing Harness (for skiing on the glaciers)
Skins
Climbing Adaptors for your alpine skis or Touring Skis
Clothing
suggestions
Thermal underwear- 1 set as a base layer
Fleece
Waterproof jacket
Waterproof over trousers
Warm hat
Warm gloves
Warm socks
Sun hat or peaked cap
Sunglasses/Goggles
Other
useful items
30-40 litre rucksack (needs side straps so that you can carry
skis)
Sun block for face and lips
Personal First Aid kit (plasters,compede, paracetamol)
Water bottle or Platypus / Camelback
Penknife
Ski Equipment Hire
Pyrenean Mountain Tours offer
a full equipment hire pack. You can hire everything you need
for this tour or individual items at the costs shown in the
table below. We are not always able to provide equipment 'last
minute' so you need to book what you need well in advance.
| Items |
Description |
Costs |
| Off
Piste Ski Pack |
includes:
skis/ climbing adaptors, skins, poles, ski boots |
£150 |
| With
Own Boots |
includes:
all of the above but no boots |
£110 |
| Avalanche
Transceiver |
|
£40 |
| Snow
Shovel |
|
free |
| Climbing
Harness |
|
£30 |
Please
remember to carry as little gear as possible. A heavy rucksack
will make the trip hard work and less fun.
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preparation |
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Fitness
and Skiing Standard
These skiing courses are aimed at
good alpine skiers who are confident skiing at
a good pace in all conditions on a red piste using
parallel turns. You should also be confident about
skiing down a black piste (although not necessarily
stylishly....) and ideally you will have ventured
off - piste now and again. You need to be fit
enough to ski for six hours a day.
Questions
about this tour ? Email Jessica
for help.
Mountain
Guides and Leaders
These two courses will be led and taught
by local UIAGM guides and BASI ski instructors.
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details & costs |
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Departure
Dates & Flight Details:
We recommend
that you use the following flights:
DEPART
7th March 2009.
Gressoney, Italian Alps:
Depart London Luton with Easyjet at 11.50 on flight
number 2297 to Turin, return to Luton on EZY2298
departing 15.20 on the 14th March.
Go
to www.easyjet.com to book your flights.
What
your holiday will cost:
£850
per person
£85 single supplement
Planning
a frist ski tour ?
This year we are trailing
a new discount scheme for people trying ski touring
for the first time. If you book this off-piste
week and a ski tour in the same year we will reduce
your overall bill by £100.
Toured
with us Before ?
If
you have been ski touring with us twice or more
before you are entitled to a £40
discount. Please
remind us when you book!
The Diary Discount
We
know that lots of you keep diaries of your holiday
and we want to publish some of them ! Our aim
is to have a link on each of our ski touring and
off-piste itinerary pages to a previous year's
diary of the trip. If we publish yours we'll pay
you £15 (in the form of
a discount on a PMT trip of course) for your trouble.
Ski
Passes
You
buy your ski passes on arrival in the ski resort.
We may get a weeks pass or need a variety of day
passes depending on the ski conditions. Allow
about £140.
Heliskiing
Options
A
day's Heliskiing will be offered to people on
this course. The cost for the day is about £85
so it's not a cheap day out but skiing from the
Monta Rosa is spectacular.
Transfer
Arrangements
We
collect you in our minibus free of charge if you
arrive on the flights we have recommended
above. If you choose a different flight you will
be responsible for you own transfer to the start
and from the end of the tour. Call for advice
or email for
advice.
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details |
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Accommodation
Gressoney St Jean: Hotel Lyskamm
Please note: accommodation changes may have to
be made if weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances
make it necessary.
Included
in the price
-7 nights half board
at hotel
-mountain guiding fees and instruction
Not
included in the price
-international air
travel to Italy
-hiring of equipment from the equipment list specified
for this trip
- drinks and snacks at lunch and hotels
- lunches
- ski lift pass
- taxis as required during the week
- optional Heliskiing day
at £85
Spending
Money
Please
bring all money in local currency (Euros). There are
banks and cash machines in the resort. |
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