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SKI TRIP 2019 Banff
Alberta
CANADA Saturday 16th – Saturday
22nd February 2019
Where is Banff?
• In the province of
Alberta on the west side
of Canada
• Approximately 78 miles
west of Calgary
• Set in the Rockie Mountains
• Annual snowfall totalling
over 8m
• Average temperature
between -11° and 4°C
What’s included…
• Return flight to Canada from the UK
• Coach transportation to and from all airports, the hotel and evening entertainments
• 6 nights accommodation at The Banff Inn including breakfast and dinner
• 5 hours of ski instruction, for 5 days
• 5 days of ski, boot and helmet hire
• 5 day lift pass
• 5 nights of après ski entertainment (e.g. bowling, cinema, tubing, shopping, etc.)
• The all important “ski hoodie”
£1675 +£78
(over16’s)
1st view of the
Alps
How do we travel? • Travel by coach to Heathrow
• Fly to Calgary (approx 9.5 hours)
• Travel to Banff by coach (approx 1.5 hours)
• Travel to Calgary by coach (approx 1.5 hours)
• Fly home to London (approx 9.5 hours)
• Travel to Upminster by coach
Banff resort Trails
• 274 designated trails
• Longest trail is 5 miles
Trail Breakdown
• 25% beginners trails
(green/blue)
• 45% intermediate trails
(blue/black)
• 30% advanced trails
(black/double black
diamond)
Lifts
Total of 26 lifts:
• 2 gondolas
• 1 high-speed 6 person
chairlift
• 13 high-speed quad lifts
• 1 bubble head heated
high-speed quads
• 2 triple chairlift
• 1 double chairlift
• 2 surface lifts
The Banff resort offers 3 different ski areas
known as ‘The Big 3’ (Mt Norquay, Sunshine Village &
Lake Louise) which provide:
Mountain map • Regarded
as one of
the worlds
most
respected
ski areas
• 5,400ft
above sea
level
• 8000 acres
of skiable
piste
Where we’re staying?
THE BANFF INN • Rooms sleep 4 students sharing 2 queen/double beds, private
facilities, Wi-Fi, telephone and big screen TV’s
• 15 minute shuttle bus ride to the base of Mt Norquay ski slopes
• Buffet breakfast
• Dine around programme for evening meals
Daytime Ski School • Ski fit on skiing day 1 (high quality
modern equipment, fitted by
trained & knowledgeable
technicians)
• 5 days of ski school, 5 hours of ski
school per day
• Tuition supplied by friendly, fully
qualified, expert instructors from
the local ski school will develop
your skills over the week
• Students will be split into small
groups (approx. 12 pupils) based
on ability
• You will be met by your
instructors at the ski school
meeting point on the piste each
day
Interested? • Collect an information letter
from me, Miss Brennan
• Talk it over with your parents at home
• Return the consent form to Miss Brennan by
Breaktime (11am) on Monday 5th March 2018
• Miss Brennan will then confirm your place on the
trip and ask for a non-refundable deposit of £300 to
be paid via ParentPay by Monday 19th March 2018
• There are only 80 places which will be offered on a
first come, first serve basis