Useful Links
This is an archive of links that have proved useful or interesting in the past in the orgnanisation of The Great Ski Debacle. Hopefully if they've proved to be useful in the past, they may well be useful in the planning of future trips! I will keep the links updated as we find new websites of use.
- Phase one - Where to go?
- Official Banff Tourism Site
Information on the home of the first Great Ski Debacle(tm)
- Official Site for La Tania
Official site for the home of the second debacle
- LaTania.co.uk
A Locals run site for La Tania, with lots of useful and practical information
- 3 Valleys Information
Loads of helpful information about the 3 Valleys ski area, including iteneraries, ski pass sales and piste maps
- Official Breckenridge Tourism Site
Useful information about what to expect when one visits Breckenridge, Colorado. It says they have the highest lift in North America!
- Finding Somewhere to stay
- Ski Independence
We used these guys for the La Tania Trip. They specialise in Ski-Drive holidays but are useful for just booking individual elements
- Maeva Holiday Homes
The owner of a lot of apartments in France. May be handy for cutting out the middle man in bookings
- Expedia
Online broker that seemed to have some pretty good deals on accommodation
- HocksNest Condos
Another potential avenue to investigate for condo accommodation
- Pine Ridge Condos
The first of many (i hope) Breckenridge accommodations which may suit us
- Getting There
- Eurostar
You can't go wrong with getting a train from Waterloo direct to the French Alps. Would also be good for connecting in Paris for trains to other European destinations
- Alpski-Bus
A handy airport to resort service. For the Alps at least
- Sky Scanner
This site could be useful for finding cheap flights
- 3 Valleys Transfers
A private transfer service in the 3 Valleys for if we can't be arsed to use public transport.
- Rail Europe
If we're gonna travel by train in Europe, this site will probably be very useful for getting tickets
- General
- The Ski Club of Great Britain
A great site with lots of information about specific resorts, snow reports, advice and a forum
- Snowheads
This site's got good forums discussing just about every resort going.
- Snow Forecast
Discover recent snow conditions at just about any resort you can think of. Sometimes they have a "free" day where you can use all the features!
- For once we get there
- Magic In Motion
This is the ski school that we used in La Tania. Resist Ze Pressure. Accept that you go faster!
- Skiset Ski Hire
We used these guys to get our skis in La Tania, although we booked through Ski Independence