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