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Don’t miss the opportunity to join us in the picturesque spa town of Bad Hofgastein for our first ever all ability on piste holiday!
What's Included
What’s included
- Included
- Half board for 7 nights
- 6 days social skiing
- Single occupancy rooms
What’s not included
- Lunches
- Lift pass
- Ski/boot hire
- Flights
On Snow Experience
Bad Hofgastein is a perennial favourite, and with good reason – we sent over 100 members there last season alone. That’s why we’ve chosen it as the destination for our very first on-piste, all-ability holiday. With excellent connections across the Gastein Valley ski area, you’ll have no shortage of new terrain to discover each day — from relaxed blue runs to more challenging descents, there’s something for every skier.
On this holiday you’ll spend six days social skiing with other members and will be split into groups of 8/9 based on your ski profile. If you’re unsure of your ski profile, please visit our ‘Ski Profiles’ page. On our social skiing holidays, your Ski Club Rep will ski with the groups as a member sharing their knowledge of the area from the quietest pistes, best runs and tastiest lunch spots.
Ski Club Reps
Adrian Pickett
I started skiing in my mid 20's (some time ago) and was immediately bitten by the ski bug! Since then I have skied many resorts in various countries including Austria, France, Italy, Canada and Argentina. I see skiing as a social activity and love the element of skiing with people of all ages and abilities. I have managed over the years to evolve my career (TV/AV production and postproduction) to be able to fit around my time on the ski slopes! I have greatly benefited from skiing with the Ski Club in the past and so now feel privileged to be able to contribute as a Ski Club Rep this year.
Adrian Lamb
I found enthusiasm for skiing, following a school trip to Aufach in Austria. Since then, I have skied most years in Europe. My favourite ski areas are 4 Vallees, Espace Killy & Trois Vallees. Other resorts I have enjoyed include Zermatt, Cortina d'Ampezzo and St Anton.
As well as skiing, I enjoy slogging across the sands of the Surrey Hills on my mountain bike in order to maintain a modicum of fitness. In addition, I enjoy bodyboarding with my family in North Devon/Cornwall.
Outside of leisure time I work as a Chartered Surveyor.
Graeme Monteith
Rick D’Eath
I have skied almost every year since I was a toddler. My parents got the skiing bug as students, and in the 70’s and 80’s drove my sister and I to the French alps every year in a Volvo estate packed with pasta and soup tins. My own family have now grown up as skiers too.
I love the feeling of being in fabulous mountain scenery and enjoying the flow and free expression of skiing on or off-piste, powder or a cruisy carve on my snowboard. Recently I’ve been enjoying more adventurous trips, skinning and using guides to reach remote terrain. I’ve skied mostly in the Alps, at home in Scotland and a little in North America. I am looking forward to exploring new places and meeting new people with the club.
As a newly minted (class of ’25) SCGB rep I look forward to sharing my enthusiasm for all things snow with you!
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, 4* hotel, single occupancy room, return scheduled flights and transfers, 6 days social skiing
Prior to booking, it is essential that guests have the correct ski profile for the holiday. See our profiles here.
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The picturesque spa town has long attracted holidaymakers looking for that combination of great skiing and an array of off slope activities.
Beginner
Fast lifts- Intermediate
Resort Activities
Advanced- Aprés
- Snow
- Value
Discover the ultimate alpine escape in Bad Hofgastein, where pristine slopes, luxurious spas, and charming Austrian hospitality combine for an unforgettable winter adventure.
Pros and cons
- Sunny setting and attractive long runs
- Good links to other ski areas in the Gastein Valley
- Fantastic resort activities – particularly the spas
- Lacks a degree of ski resort ambience
- Lower slopes can suffer at the end of the season
- Limited challenging slopes for more advanced skiers
Johannesbad Palace
You will be staying in the 4* Johannesbad Palace hotel, offering an incredible range of spa facilities. This includes an indoor pool with amazing views, a herbal sauna, steam baths and more. After dinner you can relax by the open fire in the stylish bar, with astounding views of the surroundings. Breakfast and dinners are served on a buffet basis, with a huge range of international options to keep you fuelled.
Johannesbad Palace
Alexander-Moser-Allee 13
5630 Bad Hofgastein, Austria
+43 6432 67150
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Travel Information
Group flights and transfers are included in the cost of this holiday. Please see the flight details below:
15th – 22nd March 2026 : LGW 1300 – SZG 1555 (BA2626) // SZG 11105 – LGW 1210 (BA2625)
Your Rep will coordinate the coach transfer from Salzburg Airport, so please look out for them in the main arrivals hall (they will be wearing their Ski Club jacket). The transfer will take roughly one and a half hours.
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What You Need to Know
If you need to hire equipment, we recommend the Intersport Fleis Bad Hofgastein. This is located 10 minutes from the hotel, and next to the main ski lift. They also offer a range of in resort discounts.
We recommend purchasing your lift passes ahead of time through the Ski Amade Website. Guests will receive a discount when booking online ahead of departure, and the earlier the lift pass is booked, the lower the price. Once in resort, these can be collected from the lift pass office.
15 – 22 Mar 26 : Adrian Lamb, Adrian Pickett, Graeme Monteith & Rick D’Eath
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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