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The Summer Party
1st July 2023, No Charge. Tamesis Dock Boat, London Fancy a cheeky half? It’s about time we had a party… that bloomin virus got in the way for a bit, but this year we’re up for a big one! It doesn’t matter if you have even ever been on one of our trips before –…
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Wrist guard or no wrist guard?
We get asked this loads by beginner snowboarders. There is a debate out there and there is truth on both sides of the discussion but from our own experience the most common snowboard injury is a damaged wrist… People do say that if you wear a wrist guard then the injury sustained is more likely…
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Winter 20/21 – The Covid Plan
None of this affects our normal booking conditions and is in addition to those outlined on the website: https://hofnar.com/booking-conditions/ You should also be aware that some of the in-resort practises may be further enhanced, but we’ll keep you posted as / when this comes about. General financial: If we have to cancel or France is…
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Covid and us…
That bloody virus ruining all our fun. Ha! We shall prevail!! Sounds dramatic doesn’t it, but we shall and this is our current little plan for our summer weekend trips coming up. Firstly – if we have to cancel a trip due to Covid restrictions you’ll get all your money back, no quibbles. If you…
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What type of Aprés-ski person are you?
Take our little quiz to find out just what kind of aprés-ski person you are… ->
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‘Doing a season’
Sounds easy doesn’t it! And now you get paid properly it’s a really great option to do either before you get started or as a career break. It used to be the case that you would be paid peanuts because you were having a ‘great experience’ – not so these days, the minimum wage applies…
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Quick guide to solo ski holidays
Obviously we suggest coming away with us and not even thinking about anything (or anybody) else! But we appreciate that there are other places to ski / board and we are confident that we’re pretty good at what we do so here’s a few other places / companies / forums you might be interested in……
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New ski lifts in Avoriaz for Dec 2019
Last year (2018/19 winter) the all area Portes du Soleil lift pass was 268euros. It is a lot of money, but we do see almost every year new lifts and investment in our ‘back yard.’ Over in Les Gets there is currently a dirty great big hole in the hill to the right of the…
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Shall I buy a wetsuit?
If you are going in the water regularly (particularly in the UK) you should definitely get your own wetsuit. The better the fit, the warmer you’ll be and the better time you’ll have in the sea / lake / river / puddle. Also, there are two types of people in this world: those who pee…
