Chingford Foundation School Ski Tour 2015

1. Chingford Foundation SchoolSki Tour 2015

2. Travel Arrangements • Your party will be picked up on Friday 3rd April by executive coach. Really Early! • You will commence your journey across the channel arriving in St Michael sometime on Saturday afternoon. • Your Resort Manager will meet you in resort and he or she will look after your group throughout your tour. • Upon arrival you will have your ski fit ready for lessons to commence the next day. • Your first meal is evening dinner and therefore you will need to take a packed lunch, snacks and plenty of fluids for the journey.

3. Pocket Money From previous trips we have recommended that students take a maximum of €200 pocket money. This will ensure they have enough for a meal at lunch time (if they prefer to buy a hot meal instead of their packed lunch that is already provided) and souvenirs they plan to buy on the trip. We will keep the majority of the students pocket money for safe keeping and they will have the opportunity to withdraw money from the bank at the beginning of each day. We also recommend that students have money on them to purchase a meal on the ferry (approx £5).

4. Hotel Urbanhof The friendly and helpful proprietors have worked with schools for many years and so this hotel has a lovely relaxed atmosphere and delicious home cooked food. 3km from both St. Michael’s village and the Speiereck chairlift. A ski bus departs from the front door. Free ski bus 500m from hotel.

5. Rooms: • Total 80 beds. • 2-6 bedded rooms. • All with private facilities • TV/telephone in all rooms Facilities include: • Recreation room with table tennis/ table football • Separate room for adults/TV/DVD • Dining room/bar

6. Full Board • Buffet breakfast: bread, butter, jam, cheese/ham or cold meats, cereal, hot chocolate, milk, tea coffee • Full board. Packed lunch is included in your package, consisting of 2 rolls or sandwiches, fruit, biscuit (or similar) and a soft drink • 3 course evening meal • Starter or soup • Main course • Desert • Soft drink • Students special dietary requirements such as nut allergy, vegetarian can be catered for.

7. St. Michael Charming and bustling ski village, 2km from the motorway just before the Katschberg tunnel, 95km south of Salzburg. Ideally located to ski the Grosseck/Spiereck ski areas and also very close to the Katschberg. • St. Michael has many facilities including: • Shops/restaurants • Cafes/pizzerias • Swimming in Tamsweg, 15km away • Bowling • Doctors • Hospital in Tamsweg

8. Insurance, Ski Equipment and Lessons • You will be provided with good quality skis, boots and poles plus helmets • All our ski and snowboard equipment is provided by local suppliers holding a government-issued licence. • We use local ski schools that hold a full National Government Licence. The Ski School Director must hold a full Grade 1 International certificate. • Your group is provided with a Fully Comprehensive Insurance specifically tailored for ski and snowboarding tours. This includes: • 24 hour medical assistance without any excesses • Ski loss or breakage insurance without excesses • Personal money and loss of travel documents • Full cover in case of parental redundancy • Third party liability cover for party leader

9. Insurance and EHIC • Your tour price includes a full winter sports insurance with no excess. • Each person will be provided with a Medicard. • However it is important that you also have a valid European Health Insurance Card

10. Ski Team4 package includes 2 hour lesson on arrival day, 4 days x 5 hours of lessons with an hour supervised lunch and 3 hour lesson on departure day www.skiteam4.com

11. Things You Will Need for Skiing snowearltd

12. Oberlungau

13. Ski Area • Oberlungau offers doorstep skiing at 1000-2400m. • There are 190km of piste (50km blue, 108km red and 33km black) with a good selection for all abilities offering good progression for beginners and some exhilarating runs for intermediate and experienced skiers. • 3 snow-sure ski areas on one pass. • Great Progression on long, wide open slopes.

14. Obertauern

15. Local Piste Map

16. Evening Entertainments • These evening entertainments are included in your package: Bowling Night Pizza Evening ← Quiz Night Fancy Dress Disco and Awards Night →

17. Stack of the Day awards Skier of the Day awards

18. CFSski2015 Ski Trip Blog www.cfsski2015.wordpress.com Please take note of our ski trip blog page. I will also place a link on the blog.

19. Handy Tips • Don’t pack your ski jacket take it onto the coach with you as it will get colder during the night. You might also want to take a small sleeping bag/blanket and a pillow. • Take plenty of snacks and drinks (preferably water) for the journey. Take a plastic carrier with you so you can collect your rubbish and pop straight into the bin. The coach is yours for the duration of the tour and therefore you need to keep it clean and tidy. • You might also want to pack some mini snacks in your suitcase as skiing uses a lot of calories and local shops don’t always have your favourites. • If possible take a large soft holdall rather than a hard suitcase as this packs easier into the coach holdall and is also much better for storage in your room. • Don’t forget to pack one pair of ski socks in your hand luggage for your ski fit. • Pack a small bag to take on the slopes each day. • Important: Service stations across Europe charge 50 cents to use their facilities so please bring some change.

20. Homeward Bound • You will depart your hotel on Thursday 9th April after your evening meal. • You will travel back through the night arriving back sometime during the afternoon of Friday 10th April. • Times are subject to crossing times and will be confirmed at a later date.

21. Have a Fantastic Tour! If you have any questions please ask or come over and see me at the end, I would be delighted to assist you.