Well I've been away for the bank holiday weekend, giving me time to relax and make some preparations: consequently my head is bulging with information I thought I'd share...
The main theme is Deux Alpes. I'm excited to say that I'm one step closer to my fix of summer riding... I've booked the flights! I ended up going with KLM - but working out the best way to travel from Newcastle to Deux Alpes wasn't straight forward (more to come).
I've opted for the sneaky 5-days-holiday = 8-days-riding. Eh, what do you mean by that? Well, normally when you go for a week of snowboarding you travel out Saturday and return the following Saturday. Thus you ride the six days in-between, Sunday to Friday...
Earlier this year Ciara and I pulled off an 8-day-riding trip in Meribel. We travelled out on Saturday as usual, but booked a late return flight the following Sunday. Immediately you get the extra Saturday riding; if you're on the ball you can ride for the majority of the Sunday too! You get two days for free. When it comes to riding on a glacier the snow only lasts until just after lunchtime, so packing the Sunday's riding into your holiday is easier still.
It's a time saving, not a cost saving. It's good for those people (like myself) whom's whose snowboarding is constrained by their annual holiday entitlement. The holiday itself does end up costing more money. But 8 days snowboarding is like 33% more than than 6... if you haven't tried it, it's worth giving it a go.
Anyway, I've been side-tracked there. Keep an eye out for new stuff about the Deux Alpes trip, and I hope you enjoyed Mal's post about getting back on the board, the second part is coming soon!
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Thanks :-)
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