Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy - 15th-23rd December 2018 - Snowsports Trip - Cambourne Village College

Cambourne Village College
  Snowsports Trip
               Courmayeur,
           Aosta Valley, Italy
        th
      15 -23 rd   December 2018

Meeting Format
 • Paperwork & Info
 • Interski & Insurance
 • Where we’re going
 • What we’re doing
 • Clothing
 • Next meeting

Paperwork
 Medical and Consent From
 1.   Clearly written details
 2.   Passport Info
 3.   EHIC no.
 4.   Weight / Height / Shoe size
 5.   Helmet & Head Circumference
 6.   Ski Ability

Paperwork
 PASSPORT
 At least 6 months on expiry date

 EHIC
 Make sure it is in date

Snow School Ability
• Use the guide and please be honest.

• It can be very scary to be put in the
  wrong group and end up skiing a
  more advanced run on the first day!

• Do let us know as soon as possible if
  you think you have over or under
  estimated your son /daughter.

Ski Ability
1 Never put on a pair of skis or only a taster lessons
2 Confident to ski nursery slopes, using snowplough. Very limited
experience
3 Confident to ski easy blue runs with a mixture of ploughing and
parallels but anxious on steep or icy sections
4 Confident to ski parallel on all blues at a reasonable speed and happy
to ski reds, but anxious and has to pick route carefully when slope
becomes steep or icy. Stuck on 'intermediate' plateau.
5 Confident to ski parallel at a steady pace on all reds and easy blacks,
but anxious on bumps or off piste. Would now like to tackle more
demanding slopes
6 Confident to ski parallel at high speeds on reds and confidently tackle
bumps on and off piste.

Board Ability
1 Never put on a snowboard or only as taster lesson as a dry
slope
2 Heel and toe side slipping. 1 to 2 hour session on dry or
artificial snow slope
3 Diagonal heel and toe side slipping. Controlled left to right
movement (falling leaf)
4 Basic turn on either heel or toe. Starting to link turns together
on easy terrain
5 Confident basic turns on both heel and toe
6 Beginning or accomplished carve turns and higher end riding

Boarders
 Elijah    Eves-Rey
 Ewan      Ferguson
 India     Hardiman
 Kelsey    Patterson
 Henry     Skey

Helmet – compulsory for all.
Ski helmets need to comply with one of three standard systems.

• Common European Norm (CEN) and this is the European ski
  helmet standard. CEN 1077 was issued in 1996.
• The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), all
  helmets must show that they have reached standard F2040.
• Snell Memorial Foundation, Snell RS-98 and this is arguably the
  most stringent helmet safety standard.

Hoody Order

    COMPLETE SIZE & NAME FORM TODAY

Interski
• Our partner company
• www.interski.co.uk
• Interski Insurance & Key facts: Please read them.

Courmayeur, Aosta

Our Hotel – Le Clou
• Family run

• In Small Village of Arvier

• 25min Bus journey to slopes

• Balconies

Travel Plans
Outward Journey: Saturday 15th December
Depart Time: TBC
Arrival Aosta: Sunday 16th Dec – morning

Homeward Bound: Saturday 22nd December
Depart Time: TBC (after dinner)
Arrive CamVC: Sunday 23rd Dec

7.00    Wake Up

Daily Routine   7.30
                8.00
                        Breakfast
                        Warm Up & Equipment Check
                8.10    20m Coach Journey to Centre
                8.45    Equipment Collection
                9.00    Cable Car Up Mountain
                9.30    Lessons Start with instructor
                12.00   Hot Lunch on the Slopes
                12.30   Afternoon Lessons with instructor
                3.00    Cable Car Return to Coach
                4.00    Return to Hotel
                5.30    Banks Open
                6.30    Evening Briefing
                7.00    Dinner Time
                8.00    Evening Entertainment
                10.00   Bedtime
                10.15   Lights out

Snow School
 • Collect equipment every morning
 • Return after lessons
 • Personal equipment for you
 • Your responsibility to look after it

 • Grouped in ability
 • Chance to make new friends
 • Each group will have an instructor

Mobile Phones
• Bring them at your own risk!
• Pupils should not be using them to contact
  home.
• They should be talking to staff members if there
  is a problem.
• Parents can check twitter to see what is going
  on.
• Especially on the return journey timings.

Ski Clothing
 • Use the clothing list to help out
 • Key items to organise early
 • Kit Hire – Ski Exchange

 • WATCH & PURSE/WALLET

Winter Skiing
Suggestions to keep warm
• Base layers – top & bottom
• Glove Liners
• Two pairs of ski gloves in case they get wet (mittens).
• Decent ski socks (do not double up)
                           • Snood / balaclava / hat to wear under helmet
                           • Lip balm / moisturiser / Vaseline
                           • Hand warmers
                           • Fleeces
                           • Many many layers!

Lunch Time Meetings
  There will be occasional lunch time meetings in order
              to organise a few more things.

 Pupils should look on the PE notice board for advanced
           notice of any lunch time meetings.

          Tutors should let pupils know as well.

Money
•  All money needs to be changed into Euros.
•  New Method this year!
•  One envelope with pocket money in.
•  Pupils should bring a small amount of stirling for the outward bound and
   return journey.
• The envelope should be             CamVC Snowsports
clearly marked with
                                     Eddie Edwards
‘CamVC Snowsports’ the amount
                                                          Pocket Money
enclosed, the pupil’s name.                               €80
• Pupils sign money out.

What to bring next time…
(Next Meeting: Wednesday 28th November)
   • Pocket Money
             • €80 souvenirs / refreshments
   • Passport
   • EHIC

Next Meeting: Wednesday   28th   Nov