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Easter Ski/snowboard weekend with 3 full days on the slopes!
20th-24th March 2008,
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17.20 Thursday evening, check-in at Elizabeth Harbour for Condor ferry departure to St. Malo at 18.00. On arrival in St.Malo transfer to sleeper coach for overnight trip down to the Pyrenees. At approximately 23.00 the coach will make a brief stop to convert the internal seating into bunk beds.It should be emphasised that these are not merely reclining seats,you actually lie flat in a lower or upper bunk and sleeping bags and pillows are provided.

We will arrive in Cauterets, in the heart of the Pyrenees National Park, early on Friday morning and go straight to our hotel, le Chantilly, for breakfast. The Hotel is situated only 300 metres from the new high-speed 8 man Gondola Lift. After breakfast we will distribute the lift passes, and set off for the lift to take us up the mountain(cost of lift passes is included) Across the road from the lift station you can hire skis and snowboards(Ski and boot hire from 17 euros per day). If you have your own equipment just carry on to the Lift car station! Good Friday is not a Public Holiday in France, so we should have clear slopes!

The Gondola ascends directly to the Cirque Du Lys from 1850 to 2560 metres, with its 35 Kms of runs. (that should be enough for the weekend!) At the end of the day's skiing or boarding you can leave skis and boards in lockers at the bottom station for a small charge. Back down in the valley there are bars and cafes, a casino, an ice rink and a swimming pool, and dinner is provided at our hotel, with wine included! We will ski all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday evening we will return skis and boots etc., have dinner in the hotel and then leave Cauterets for the overnight trip back to St. Malo, arriving on Monday morning, to catch the Condor Ferry at 08.00, which will arrive back in Jersey at 08.15 approx.
Cost of this trip is £395 per person, to include ferry, sleeper coach, hotel accomodation, breakfast and dinner (with wine included!) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 3 days ski lift pass, and winter sports insurance.There is a junior rate for under 14s of £350 which includes all of the above (except wine at dinner!). N.B. The Easter weekend does not fall within the school holidays in 2008!
Click HERE to book and pay a deposit of £100 to secure your place, the balance to be paid no less than 21 days prior to departure. In the event of cancellation due to lack of snow, tempest, force majeure, etc. all monies will be refunded

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