2. AGENDA
• Welcome to PGL Ski
• Learning Outside the Classroom
• Medicines, illnesses, health &
safety
• Travel
• Insurance
• Your PGL Ski Representative
• Accommodation
• Equipment Hire
• Tuition
• Evening Entertainment
• Awards
• Checklist
• Any questions?
3. WELCOME TO PGL SKI
• Over 20 years’ experience in
school ski
• School Travel Forum assured
• Fully risk assessed
• ABTA bonded
• ATOL protected
• One of the first school
ski providers to be awarded
the Quality Badge by the
Council for Learning Outside
the Classroom
6. LOOKING AFTER YOU
• Comprehensive Winter Sports Insurance policy
• 24 hour medical emergency assistance
• 24 hour PGL emergency helpline while you are away
• Snow guarantee
7. TRAVEL
• Pick up from school
about 17:00 on the Friday
• Channel crossing
(tunnel most likely)
• Overnight journey
• Evening meal on arrival
• Return Saturday (about 15:00
but obviously traffic-dependant)
8. LUGGAGE ALLOWANCE
35cm
70cm
Please note that
there are weight
restrictions on the
coach as storage
space is limited.
We kindly ask that
all party members
limit their luggage
size according to
the dimensions
shown and try to
35cm use soft luggage.
You should also
take a small rucksack
11. EQUIPMENT & LIFT PASSES
• 6 day ski and boot hire
• 6 day helmet hire
• 6 day lift pass
• 5 hours skiing per day
12. TUITION
• 5 hours daily tuition
• Maximum 12 per group
• Teachers ski with the students too
•English speaking, locally qualified instructors
13. ADDITIONAL EVENING
ENTERTAINMENT
We offer optional choices every evening, including:
• Bowling
• Swimming
•Sleigh rides (where available)
We also have group activities in order to strike a
balance between the group and individual interest.
The hotel has lots of free entertainments (including
a sports hall) and so lots of spending money is by
no means needed…
14. AWARDS
• PGL Ski or Snowboard
certificate for every
pupil
• ‘Skier’ or ‘Boarder of
the Week’ t-shirt
• Presentation evening
on last night
• Daily “Wally” Awards
and “The Wally of the
Week” – balancing the
“serious” and the fun!
15. CHECKLIST
• Passport
• EHIC card
• Pocket money
• Leisure wear
• Ski wear
• Any questions?
A full kit list will be issued in
due course and the team from Ski
and Sport are on hand tonight…
Editor's Notes
School Travel Forum – a group of leading tour operators who promote good practice and safety in school travel www.schooltravelforum.com
Quality Badge – awarded to providers who have on going processes to sustain high quality learning outside the classroom www.lotc.org.uk
Safety Management System : Code of practice is in place to ensure all aspects of our trips meet minimum safety standards
ABTA/ATOL: Financial protection for all passengers should anything go wrong.
For all H&S info please visit http://www.pgl.co.uk/PGLWeb/Schools/Secondary-schools/ski/School-Ski-Trip-Safety
All PGL Ski courses are designed to motivate young people to become increasingly independent and to foster a range of skills and personal development. There are many educational benefits including:
- the opportunity to learn and improve a new skill, practising regularly over a sustained period
- personal and social development in a residential setting
- links with national curriculum requirements
- opportunities for using as part of GCSE PE programme
- environmental awareness
- the experience of unfamiliar surroundings
- cultural and linguistic experience of travelling to a foreign country
- opportunity to get involved in healthy, outdoor activity
- accessible to everyone, including children with disabilities
All of our ski packages include fully comprehensive winter sports insurance. Full policy details are available on our website and all parents/guardians/carers should be made aware of these.
Please note; some valuable items such as iphones, ipads etc are not covered on the policy so we would advise that these are not taken on the trip or additional insurance cover is arranged.
All PGL trips include an executive coach with :
Toilet
Hot drinks facility
Reclining seats
Seatbelts
DVD player
You will cross the channel on P&O ferries from Dover or on the Eurotunnel from Folkestone
We recommend that all passengers bring, books, games etc to keep them entertained on board during the journey. There will be regular stops en route for toilet breaks and the opportunity to purchase refreshments, but we recommend that snacks, sandwiches etc are taken for the outbound journey.
You will have a fully trained and CRB checked PGL rep assigned specifically to your group. They are there to ensure the smooth running of the trip and:
To act as a liaison between our suppliers (lift pass offices, ski hire & ski School)
To liaise with the hotelier
To organise in and out of house evening entertainments as requested by the Party Leader
To assist the party leader in all aspects of organisation of the group
Liaison with hospital and doctors
Sporthotel Leitner, Nassfeld
LOCATION:
The Hotel is situated 800m from the main lift station in Tropolach. This is the very modern Millenium Express opened in 2000. The gondolas take skiers up to 1919m from where they access a wide range of runs. It is possible to ski down to this lift station. The valley is 7.6km long and is mostly a red run ending with a short blue run.
ACCOMMODATION:
The Sporthotel Leitner is a youth hotel, with a total capacity of 350. Students are accommodated in spacious and pleasant 6-7 bedded rooms with bunk beds and a seating area. The en-suite bathrooms have 2 washbasins and a shower and there is a separate WC. Each child has hanging and shelf space for their clothes and a lockable locker for valuables – padlocks can be brought with you or borrowed on a returnable deposit of 5 euros from the hotel.
Staff are accommodated in 2 and 3 bedded en-suite rooms without bunk beds.
MEAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Each group is allocated its own dining room for the duration of their stay. Breakfast is buffet style. After breakfast groups make up their own packed lunch which the hotel then brings to the mountain hut where the groups can eat their lunch. Hot drinks are on tap in each dining room, and are available for the groups from early in the morning and on their return from the slopes.
FACILITIES:
The dining room is also available as a recreation room in the evenings and is equipped with a TV and video for the group’s use. Other facilities include a small shop and bar, table tennis tables, and large sports hall (2000 square metres) with 3 courts that can be booked by the groups. There are two discos in the cellar, one for older students and one for younger students. Pupils organise the music themselves with their own CDs. Each school is allocated an evening when they are the DJs and all groups may attend the disco. By arrangement, one of the discos may be available for just one group’s use. Groups also have the use of an entertainment room on their own corridor.
In the basement there are also various leisure areas including video games, table football and a pool table. Drying facilities and boot and ski storage are also available in the basement.
For full details of your chosen accommodation, please visit www.pgl.co.uk/ski
Your ski equipment
All our ski course prices include :
Hire of skis / boards, poles and boots.
Ski helmets – this is law in Italy and in many Austrian resorts and must be worn by all students. Snowboarding – can be arranged but can incur a supplement.
Ski passes
The basic child price lift pass for the resort you choose is included in your course price. Deposits for key cards my apply (usually between €3-6), we will advise you of this prior to travel. Youth lift pass supplements are applicable in some resorts, this information will be provided in your provisional booking pack.
Nassfeld ski area
Located in the Austrian province of Carinthia, on the border with Italy
100km of pistes – 6 blue, 24 red, 2 black
Lifts to 2020m
€5 deposit required for lift pass
Youth lift pass supplement of £19 for students born in 1995/96/97/98
Ski Tuition for 4 hours a day is included in the basic price of your ski tour.
All instructors will be qualified according to local and national regulations, and approved by the Director of the local snow sport school.
Our prices are calculated on a ratio of 1:12 for skiing. For snowboarding ratios are 1:8 for beginner groups, or 1:10 for other groups. These ratios do not allow for mixed abilities, therefore we recommend party leaders check the ability of their group before travel.
Extra instructors can be arranged at an additional cost.
In most resort there are optional evening activities that can be arranged, many of these activities are prices from €3 - €10 per person. A definitive list of entertainments available in your resort will be sent to the party leader prior to the trip.
PGL provides a prize T-shirt and certificate to be handed out at a special “Presentation Evening” on the last night, which will be organised by the PGL rep.
Ski races may be organised by your Rep (may be at a supplement payable to ski school), with medals and certificates awarded at the presentation.
Many schools opt to hire their ski clothing, please contact our office for suppliers in your area. Kit list is found in the Parent Guide on the website.
