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Complete your Aosta Valley experience by skiing three of its most popular resorts through 6 days instruction, all while based in the charming town of Courmayeur.
What's Included
What’s included
- Group coach transfers
- Half board for 7 nights (breakfast and dinner)
- 6 days instruction
What’s not included
- Flights
- Lunches
- Ski Passes
- Ski/boot hire
On Snow Experience
The holiday includes six days of on piste instruction from Phil Brown and his expert team. . Over six days, you’ll enjoy two days skiing in La Thuile, with access to La Rosière in France, two days in Courmayeur itself, and two days in Pila. Your expert instructor and Aosta local, Phil Brown, will lead you throughout the trip. The convenient ski bus between La Thuile and Courmayeur takes less than 20 minutes, and private transfers to Pila are arranged for both days, ensuring smooth and easy travel. This holiday is aimed at Silver and Purple on piste skiers.
Instructors and Ski Club Rep
Phil Brown
Phil has been coaching and teaching skiing for nearly 40 years with credits as head coach for various UK clubs and Head Coach for The British Childrens Ski Team. He runs a year round programme in both the alps and the UK.. He has worked as national team head coach for children and for older athletes attending numerous world class events. A mentor and tutor for aspirant coaches, Phils Ethos is simple and has served his athletes and clients well over the years, whether intermediate skiers or international racers.
Keith Traynor
I discovered skiing as a teenager, going with the school and a group of friends and really enjoyed it. I find skiing a combination of exhilarating, sometimes challenging, a bit technical as you try to improve and out of this world when there is good snow and sunshine.
Once I started work in finance I took a long break from skiing starting again in earnest in 2016 taking the family (to the 3 Vallees) and then I discovered the Ski Club. I have met some wonderful members, Reps and instructors on various Freshtrack holidays and I think the Ski Club is a fantastic way to meet and ski with like minded people.
In 2024 now retired I am fairly active and I wondered how I could get more involved with the Ski Club and decided I would become a Ski Club Rep. So here I am hopefully I can serve up some Rep goodness from the other side of the fence!
Find out more about this trip ...
We are ATOL and ABTOT protected so you can book with confidence knowing your money is secure.
Our holidays are a great way to meet and ski with other members of a similar ability to you.
Have questions? Call now and talk to our friendly team of holiday experts on 020 8410 2022.
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Prices include
7 nights half board, twin occupancy room, return coach transfers, 6 days with instructors
Prior to booking, please ensure you have the correct ski profile for the holiday. See our profiles here.
Book with confidence - the Ski Club is ABTOT and ATOL protected
Courmayeur is home to three access gondolas – two from the pretty cobbled streets of the town itself and one from Entrèves, a little up the valley.
While there are some beginner slopes, the pistes are best suited for intermediate skiers, and most visitors come here for the off piste terrain. Long descents run from the summit of the tiny Arp cable car, but the jewels in the crown are the huge descents off Punta Helbronner, served by the Monte Bianco Skyway Cable Car. Hire a guide and ensuring you have the correct equipment is the best way to enjoy these routes. Plan Checouit will remain open after dark, allowing skiers and snowboarders the chance to take dinner or an aperitif on the mountain before returning to down on the gondola – now open until midnight every evening.
Beginner- Fast lifts
- Intermediate
- Resort Activities
- Advanced
- Aprés
- Snow
- Value
Beginner
Fast lifts
Resort Activities
Advanced
SnowPros and cons
- Beautifully sunny, south facing slopes on a clear day
- Great intermediate cruising
- Bustling town with lots of hotels, bars and restaurants to choose from
- Small area of pistes will be skied by most in a day
- No resort return run, apart to Dolonne on the edge of town
- Not an ideal resort for beginners
4* Hotel Gran Baita
Hotel Gran Baita is a great base for your week in Courmayeur. The hotel offers a range of wellness facilities, including a spa, outdoor pool, and sauna, which are well-reviewed for their quality and variety. Its location near the town center and ski lifts provides convenient access and scenic views. This holiday is on a twin share basis. If you are a solo traveller, then you will be placed in a room with someone of the same gender. Single rooms may be available upon request. These are subject to our hotel room allowance. If you require a single room, please book early to avoid disappointment.
Hotel Gran Baita
Strada Larzey – Entrèves 2
11013 Courmayeur AO
Italy
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Travel Information
Flights are not included on this holiday, however a set group transfer from Turin Airport will be arranged. Your Rep will meet you in the arrivals hall at the airport (they will be wearing their Ski Club jacket). Please see the recommended flights and transfer details below:
Recommend Flight Details
LGW 0810 – 1110 TRN (EZY6431) // TRN 1145 – 1245 LGW (EZY6432)
MAN 0625 – 0940 TRN (FR1800) // TRN 1005 – 1120 MAN (FR1801)
The outbound transfer will leave Turin at 1210. Please ensure your flight lands no later than 1110 in order for you to make the group transfer time.
The inbound transfer will arrive at Turin airport at 0800. Please ensure your flight departs no earlier than 1000.
The group transfer will take approximately 2 hours. Please call a member of the Freshtracks team on 020 8410 2022 if you have any other queries.
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What You Need to Know
Our recommended ski hire shop is 4810, a rental shop located just 5 minutes from the hotel by shuttle and close to the Dolonne cable car. As hotel guests, you can rent your equipment there, receive a discount, and store it in their lockers so you don’t have to bring it back to the hotel every evening.
For this holiday you will require the Aosta Valley lift pass, that can be purchased via this link from the 29th of November 2026: Buy ski pass and online tickets for Courmayeur Mont Blanc Funivie<br /> – Buy your lift tickets and skipasses online.
17 – 24 Jan 2026 : Keith Traynor
17 – 24 Jan 2026 : Phil Brown
It is a condition of booking that you have valid and adequate snowsports insurance. It is your responsibility to ensure your policy provides cover for all the activities that you participate in during your holiday. We offer a Ski Club Insurance policy which provides the cover we require for all bookings. This policy can be found here: Ski Club Travel Insurance – Ski Club Of Great Britain.
If you decide to purchase insurance elsewhere, it is your responsibility to ensure that your policy provides cover as that of the Ski Club Insurance policy. The policy of insurance should provide cover for personal injury, death, medical and repatriation costs in the countries which you intend to visit, together with cover for loss of baggage and valuables, personal liability, delay, cancellation, curtailment, missed departure and legal expenses. The policy should also include cover against losses caused by the effects or consequences of Covid-19.
Due to the type of holidays that you will be booking with us, we also advise that your policy should include skiing off-piste without a guide. Please note, insurance premiums must be paid at the same time as booking in order for the package holiday or single service cancellation cover to be effective. It is also advised to keep your insurance details with you while you are on your holiday. If you choose to travel without adequate insurance cover, we will not be liable for any losses howsoever arising, in respect of which insurance cover would otherwise have been available.
Passport – Check your passport is in date and valid for travel by checking the entry requirements for your destination country – you can see these here: Foreign travel advice – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For most European destinations your passport should:
- have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it may have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ago
- have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the date you plan to leave the Schengen area
Check your passport meets these requirements before you travel.
NB: Beginning in October 2025, how you pass through EU border controls will change. Find out more information about EES and ETIAS here.
When venturing off piste, it is compulsory to wear an avalanche transceiver. These can be provided by the Ski Club and should be worn by every person on every all mountain, off piste and touring holiday. Anyone joining these holidays will also be required to bring their own backpack, shovel and probe.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Any Member wishing to ski/snowboard with a Ski Club Group, in any of the resorts where the Ski Club is represented, agrees to do so under the following conditions:
- You appreciate that the Ski Club Rep is a volunteer with no formal qualifications as an instructor or mountain guide.
- You also appreciate that no other member of the group undertakes any obligations to you concerning your safety for which you remain solely responsible.
- You must ensure that your equipment is in good working order before setting off for the day and that you are suitably clothed for the proposed itinerary and all possible weather conditions.
- You must decide whether or not a particular run or route is within your competence.
- You must ensure that you are properly equipped for that day. If you are skiing off piste you must have a shovel, probe and transceiver, and know how to use them. If you are using a Ski Club transceiver, it is your sole responsibility to know how to use it.
- It is your sole responsibility to ensure that you are suitably insured for the activities intended to be undertaken.
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