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Cheap or Value for Money?
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 03-11-08 20:35Cheap or Value for Money?
I, for the past two seasons, have been to Bulgaria skiing with my girlfriend cos i though it was cheap. And it was relatively cheap. But was it value for money?
Both years: crap snow, half runs closed (or open when they shouldn't be). This year in borovets: pretty good skiing to be had up to of gondola, gondola shut for 2.5 days out of the six days skiing.
Our holiday this year cost us about £450 quid each (including lift passes). On this site, lift passes are £90 for six days. ...
Both years: crap snow, half runs closed (or open when they shouldn't be). This year in borovets: pretty good skiing to be had up to of gondola, gondola shut for 2.5 days out of the six days skiing.
Our holiday this year cost us about £450 quid each (including lift passes). On this site, lift passes are £90 for six days. ...
I, for the past two seasons, have been to Bulgaria skiing with my girlfriend cos i though it was cheap. And it was relatively cheap. But was it value for money?
Both years: crap snow, half runs closed (or open when they shouldn't be). This year in borovets: pretty good skiing to be had up to of gondola, gondola shut for 2.5 days out of the six days skiing.
Our holiday this year cost us about £450 quid each (including lift passes). On this site, lift passes are £90 for six days. Borovets has 19 runs (according to this site -and like i said, many of them closed). if all open, that works out at £4.74 per ski run for the weak (or about £9 per run when half are unusable)
Just been on Crystal ski website to look at Whistler for next year. Staying in a similar 4* hotel for a week will set me back about £550 - £600 each. Ok, so the flight is a lot longer, maybe thats why its a bit more. Cheap once out there though, given the strengh of the £, powder is virtually garaunteed, i reckon the lifts don't close when it gets a bit breezey. Lift pass (according to Crystal) is £99. There are 216 runs in whistler, that works out at £0.46 per run.
I think we can all see which is better value for money. I know where i'll be going next year.
Both years: crap snow, half runs closed (or open when they shouldn't be). This year in borovets: pretty good skiing to be had up to of gondola, gondola shut for 2.5 days out of the six days skiing.
Our holiday this year cost us about £450 quid each (including lift passes). On this site, lift passes are £90 for six days. Borovets has 19 runs (according to this site -and like i said, many of them closed). if all open, that works out at £4.74 per ski run for the weak (or about £9 per run when half are unusable)
Just been on Crystal ski website to look at Whistler for next year. Staying in a similar 4* hotel for a week will set me back about £550 - £600 each. Ok, so the flight is a lot longer, maybe thats why its a bit more. Cheap once out there though, given the strengh of the £, powder is virtually garaunteed, i reckon the lifts don't close when it gets a bit breezey. Lift pass (according to Crystal) is £99. There are 216 runs in whistler, that works out at £0.46 per run.
I think we can all see which is better value for money. I know where i'll be going next year.
re: Cheap or Value for Money?
Whistler Blackcomb is amazing, I can't see how any resort in the world can match it, other than it is known to rain at the bottom town level.
But when I went the lift passes were more like £170 for 6 of 7 days. Also it was very expensive for food and drink; this was 2003 - 2004. True, exchange rates are much better now.
£550 - £600 for Whistler is a bargain - I paid £1300 for a week at New year 03 and 04 at a 4 star
As I said on another thread I still think BG is a bargain and ...
But when I went the lift passes were more like £170 for 6 of 7 days. Also it was very expensive for food and drink; this was 2003 - 2004. True, exchange rates are much better now.
£550 - £600 for Whistler is a bargain - I paid £1300 for a week at New year 03 and 04 at a 4 star
As I said on another thread I still think BG is a bargain and ...
Whistler Blackcomb is amazing, I can't see how any resort in the world can match it, other than it is known to rain at the bottom town level.
But when I went the lift passes were more like £170 for 6 of 7 days. Also it was very expensive for food and drink; this was 2003 - 2004. True, exchange rates are much better now.
£550 - £600 for Whistler is a bargain - I paid £1300 for a week at New year 03 and 04 at a 4 star
As I said on another thread I still think BG is a bargain and VFM; I can still eat out in pamps, 2 course with a beer or two for a £10. And when in Pamps last week boarded all runs except Smolyan lakes and Ski Centre 1 so was buzy enought
But you cannot compare the 2
Horses for courses (he says again)
But when I went the lift passes were more like £170 for 6 of 7 days. Also it was very expensive for food and drink; this was 2003 - 2004. True, exchange rates are much better now.
£550 - £600 for Whistler is a bargain - I paid £1300 for a week at New year 03 and 04 at a 4 star
As I said on another thread I still think BG is a bargain and VFM; I can still eat out in pamps, 2 course with a beer or two for a £10. And when in Pamps last week boarded all runs except Smolyan lakes and Ski Centre 1 so was buzy enought
But you cannot compare the 2
Horses for courses (he says again)
