Energy Travel - The Ski Season so far...
The 2022-23 ski season has been our most hotly anticipated yet; the first year for many schools to head back to the mountains since the pandemic abruptly ended the 2019-20 season 3 whole years ago; so how is it going so far? Now that the peak of February half term has come and gone, we thought we should take a look at some highlights from our groups that have skied with us so far this season!
Early-Season Getaways
Many schools are eager to find ways to limit the cost of their ski trips & avoid the crowds, and early-season getaways are a great way to do so.
We had schools on the slopes in Madonna di Campiglio, who described their trips as “Superb” and “Outstanding” – Madonna enjoys reliable pre-Christmas conditions and has a lovely festive feel, adding even more magic to an already memorable trip.
Fast-forward a few weeks and we’re at February half-term, when almost half of all school ski trips travel to the Alps and beyond by coach, train & plane.
Conditions on the slopes were very good with excellent sunshine, and our groups got straight to exploring the mountains with expert local instructors.
So what did they have to say about their trips?
Rowan Prep School spent their week in Livigno, they said “Brilliant Resort, amazing hotel, superb rep, perfect skiing conditions, happy staff and children, thanks!”
Another group away this February said "A great tour, to a great location, with great service throughout."
Our hotel partners across all resorts received particularly great ratings, with 5 star ratings for service, cleanliness, room quality, and food!
And the feeling was mutual with hoteliers, ski schools and our own reps feeding back on the great behavior of our groups.
Expert Tour Managers
One of the many things that we pride ourselves on here at Energy Travel is the quality of service that our tour managers (reps) provide to groups in-resort. Our ethos is to provide high quality reps to all ski groups to ensure they have the best assistance in resort; all of our reps are either local to the resort, professional tour guides who speak the local language, or have a ski background and can provide assistance.
This shone through in the feedback that our groups left:
“Can she come with us next year? Really helpful, friendly and efficient” from our group leader at The Herts & Essex High School and another trip leader said “Excellent, Very professional, So pleased he spoke fluent Italian!”
Off The slopes
School ski trips are all about developing new skills and exploring new cultures and landscapes, so we encourage all of our groups to get out back our there after the skiing day is done.
A must-have is always a pizza party, whilst I’m sure we all enjoy a pizza back at home, it’s always memorable evening when the doughy, cheesy goodness just keeps on coming!
If you’re looking for even more thrills, an evening snow-tubing or sledging could be the perfect option, groups wrapped up after dinner to slip & slide around on the snow, and finished with a warming hot chocolate to round the evening off.
If you want the group to connect with the landscape at a more deliberate pace, then snowshoeing is the perfect way to end the day! One of our groups in Presolana headed out for a sunset trek back up the mountain to take in the beautiful panoramic views at the peak with their professional guides.
If you’d like to start planning for your next school ski trip, please call us on 0333 3034 704, email us at info@energy-travel.com or visit or website to see more - www.energy-travel.com