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Fulton333
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i want somewhre in europe thats good and cheap and it doesnt matter if the town is a bag of shit as long as the skiing is good. what resort shud i go to?
Feb 16 2006 1:13PM
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redpointist
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chamonix?
Feb 16 2006 1:19PM
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radskier
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haha, yeah that's cheap as hell lol
Feb 16 2006 1:22PM
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shootr
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If you want inexpensive, you should think about Slovakia or the Czech Republic. The Tatras are not shitty mountains by any standard, and the financial burden will be lower than most of the other European ski centers.
Russia is also a good option.
Feb 16 2006 1:27PM
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redpointist
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haha, opps, didn't notice hes going for a cheap place
Feb 16 2006 1:35PM
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jack.whelan
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go to a thread a couple of pages back by a guy called joony, cant remember what its called. i told the best places to go for all different types of skiing. for cheapness, go to livigno, they are tax exempt and have awesome freeride. shitty lifts though
Feb 16 2006 1:41PM
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dom_uk
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just been back about 6 pages cant find it, a link would be good? (im planning on going on this holiday with mt. rossendale as well)
Feb 16 2006 1:55PM
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dom_uk
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns3/web/forums/readthread.php?thread_id=194835& found it, but is there anywhere else apart from the tax exempt place( but that sounds pretty cool), perhaps in france because we live in UK so would be easy to get to
Feb 16 2006 1:58PM
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marmite
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go to DS, guys!
Feb 16 2006 4:19PM
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awsomecoolguy
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iraq !
Feb 16 2006 4:22PM
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Fulton333
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good terrain parks in iraq i hear...
Feb 16 2006 5:30PM
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jack.whelan
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les diablerets is ok (Switz). closer to expensive than cheap though. are you driving there?
Feb 16 2006 8:07PM
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dom_uk
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no flying, possibly geneva? you can get cheap flights there from UK
Feb 17 2006 1:39PM
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t3shellvenom
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go to norway, wicked skiing and its cheaper, hemsedal
Feb 17 2006 1:40PM
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pwallstreet
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^ i hear the snows not so good in iraq tho, but the army jibbin is excellent
Feb 17 2006 1:44PM
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johnnypsunami
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Switzerland is super expensive everywhere, lift tickets, food lodging, if you are tight on cash stay away.

Austria is a bit more resonable, especially if you stay away from the better known resorts like Kitzbuehl and Solden.

If cheapness if your thing check out czech and slovakia, you can eat like a king for under 20CDN.
Feb 17 2006 1:48PM
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dom_1080
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do they have parks in czechaslovakia or just angry gun men etc., whats the skiing like
Feb 17 2006 2:11PM
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Fulton333
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i wanna go sumwhere within a couple of hours bus ride of milan or geneva cos from the UK you can get RYANAIR or EASY JET flights for under £20..
Feb 17 2006 2:45PM
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jack.whelan
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les 2 alpes. awesome skiing, 3 hrs by bus from lyon. 35 euro return bus fare too. lodging = painfully cheap. passes, not quite so cheap.
Feb 17 2006 2:52PM
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Fulton333
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i am goin there in summer for a couple of days skiing so i will check out the prices and shit then looks pretty sick tho'
Feb 17 2006 2:59PM
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marmite
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czechaslovakia is not a country.
Feb 17 2006 3:09PM
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Fulton333
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its 2 different ones. the czech republic and slovakia ...please tell me i am tight i like to think i am good at gepgraphy
Feb 17 2006 3:26PM
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dom_uk
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your completely wrong, slovakia is in yorkshire,
Feb 17 2006 4:52PM
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Fulton333
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fuck you dom! everyone knows its just off the coast of the orkney islands....duh
Feb 17 2006 5:08PM
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Dutchie
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Eh... well, the czech republic is certainly (sp?) cheap, but you dont wanna go there if you want a large skiing area. Largest skiing area has around 25km of ski slope, although i heard that Splinderuv mlyn has a nice Pepsi funpark.
Feb 17 2006 5:26PM
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jack.whelan
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we have a slovakia. just outside peterborough, its up the A38 from oundle!
Feb 17 2006 8:01PM
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highSPEEDchase
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Russia is problematic though- I have friends who went there and my girlfriend is from there- visas and all that legal crap are hard even for just visiting, plus moscow is close to (if not THE) most expensive city in the world if you are flying into there.
Feb 17 2006 8:06PM
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ohiorprsnt
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save up money till next year and head to sweden
Feb 17 2006 8:15PM
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radskier
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ryaniar, sterling and a norwegian airline called norwegian (go to norwegian.no) have super cheap flights from the uk to norway. norwegian snow rocks
Feb 17 2006 8:26PM
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jack.whelan
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norway = expensive as fuck. the krone beats the shit outta you in terms of exchange rate.
Feb 17 2006 8:29PM
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Fulton333
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...and the beer is far too expensive in scandanavia so dont think i will be heading out there
Feb 18 2006 11:56AM
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-_-Johnny-_-
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dude, norway is like the most expensive country to stay in. after Japan
Feb 18 2006 12:42PM
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dom_uk
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yeah i was thinkin france? maybe flaine etc. one of those huge resorts with ugly ugly accomadation which is cheap
Feb 18 2006 2:06PM
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marmite
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alpe d'huez? (vaujany?)
portes du soleil? (morzine / avoriaz)
les 2 alpes?
les arcs? (if you want ugly...)
down the bottom of tignes?

there is cheap accom to be found in all of these and for sure good times on snow.

whack an email off to info@skiclub.co.uk and they will give you a handy list and tell you about hostels and the like.
Feb 18 2006 2:29PM
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manwiththemetalleg
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Andorra or Czech, the main resorts are all expensive
Feb 18 2006 2:42PM
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Rosbif
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The cheapest holidays I've had have always been really close to the departure date. Try checking lastminute.com or teletextholidays.co.uk a few weeks before you go, or leave it later if poss.

I've managed to get half board accomodation, flights and transfers for £199 before. You can end up in decent resorts as well, one year was 2alpes another was Soll in Austria.

For booking ahead, Bulgaria or Andorra (the tax free place) are pretty cheap. Eating and drinking in Bulgaria is way cheaper than France or Austria. For resorts in Bulgaria, try Bansko.

Avoid Scandinavia and Russia because they are seriously pricey for eating and drinking.
Feb 18 2006 2:58PM
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vicc
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Sweden is pretty cheap i guess, Austria as well. But if you wanna go super-cheap you've got Bulgaria and Romania and such. You can buy a boxed litre of vodka there for about 50 cents.
Feb 18 2006 3:33PM
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Dutchie
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Where are things cheap in Austria? :S
Feb 21 2006 11:55AM
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Matty_C
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check out bansko bulgaria or krasnaya poliana russia. both featured in tgr's soul purpose. they are super cheap and look like awesome mountains
Feb 21 2006 12:54PM
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