Ski/snowboard weekend with 2 full days on the slopes!
6th-9th January 2011.
We now have the ferry timetables for next winter. In January there are no return ferries from St Malo on a Monday, so we will be leaving on Thursday evening, ski Friday (when we will have the pistes to ourselves!) and Saturday, returning to St Malo and Jersey on Sunday.
17.00 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 emphasized that these are not merely reclining seats, you actually lie flat in a lower or upper bunk.
We will arrive in Cauterets, in the heart of the Pyrenees National Park,at about 07.00 on Friday morning and go straight to our hotel for breakfast. The Hotel Chantilly 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!
Snowcam
CAUTERETS
WEEKENDSKITRIPS WEB SITE
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 top 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 and Saturday. On Saturday 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 Sunday morning. We will spend the day in St Malo and check in at 16.30 to catch the Condor Ferry at 17.30, which will arrive back in Jersey at 17.45
Cost of this trip is £350 per person, to include ferry, sleeper coach, hotel accommodation, breakfast and dinner (with wine included!) on Friday and Saturday , and 2 days ski lift pass and services of a French speaking Tour Guide.
To book and pay for this trip, Click HERE .
In the event of cancellation due to lack of snow, tempest, force majeure, etc. all monies will be refunded.
For details of all our other ski and snowboard adventures, please click HERE