Les Deux Alpes: One Step Closer
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Well I've been away for the bank holiday weekend, giving me time to relax and make some preparations: consequently my head is bulging with information I need to put up here on Afterbang...
The main theme is Deux Alpes. I'm excited to say that I'm one step closer to my fix of summer riding... I've booked the flights! I ended up going with KLM - but working out the best way to travel from Newcastle to Deux Alpes wasn't straight forward (more to come).
I've opted for the sneaky 5-days-holiday = 8-days-riding. Eh, what does that mean? Well, normally when you go for a week of snowboarding you travel out Saturday and return the following Saturday. Thus you ride the six days in-between, Sunday to Friday...
Earlier this year Ciara and I pulled off an 8-day-riding trip in Meribel. We travelled out on Saturday as usual, but booked a late return flight the following Sunday. Immediately you get the extra Saturday riding; if you're on the ball you can ride for the majority of the Sunday too! You get two days for free. When it comes to riding on a glacier the snow only lasts until just after lunchtime, so packing the Sunday's riding into your holiday is easier still.
Yeah, so what? You've still got to pay for extra lift pass, extra accommodation, food etc... it's simply more expensive you dum ass, you aint getting anything for free!
Yep that's all true. The saving here is for those people (like myself) whom's whose snowboarding is constrained by their annual holiday entitlement. The holiday itself does end up costing more money. But 8 days snowboarding is like 33% more than than 6... if you haven't tried it, it's worth giving it a go.
Anyway, I've been side-tracked there. Keep an eye out for new stuff about the Deux Alpes trip, and I hope you enjoyed Mal's post about getting back on the board, the second part is coming soon!
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Ashley Frieze said:
whose
Gavin Hope said:
Thanks :-)
Alyson Wilson said:
You're organized...
Great blog,
Alyson, thisnext.com/blog