This document provides information about a school ski trip to Heiligenblut, Austria organized by HTS. Some key details include: - The trip will take place from February 14th to half term at the Hotel Heiligenblut in Austria for a cost of around £734 per person. Deposits of £60 and £140 are due on certain dates and are non-refundable. - The hotel is located 300m from the gondola lift and 200m from the resort center. It has en-suite rooms, ski storage, dining rooms, and facilities for evening activities. Meals, ski lessons, transportation, and some evening activities are included in the trip cost.

1. Hotel Heiligenblut
Parklands School Trip 2014
Heiligenblut, Austria

2. When?
Friday 14th February next
year
…that’s ½ term

3. Where?
Grossglockner
Heiligenblut in
Austria

4. How???

5. How
much?
The cost will be around
£734 per person
We are already looking at all sorts
of fundraisers to bring that cost
right down
but

6. Do I need to have
ski-ed before?
Definitely NOT. You will be
taught in ski school
Can we snowboard?
Yes! But it is an extra £35

7. What do we do in
the evening?
Maths and
English
workshops

8. Only joking!!

9. In the
evening
we will
put on all
sorts of
activities
Like:
Disco
DVDs
Karaoke
Swimming
All included ££

10. What happens next?
£60 secures the place and a
further £140 needed by Thurs 27th
June. These deposits are non-
refundable
The balance is unknown at the
moment as we don’t know for sure
what funding we can secure

11. Kate Thornton-Bousfield

12. About HTS
• Between HTS School Tours and our School Ski programme, we
work with hundreds of UK schools each year
• Over 30 years experience in school skiing
• We are the only UK School ski operator who originate from a
base in the Alps
• Our Austrian office is manned by senior management 365 days of
the year so any situation can be resolved quickly
• Part of the TUI Travel Group – the leading international leisure
travel group
• UK offices run by keen skiers and boarders
• Local bilingual Resort Managers.

13. About HTS -
External certification/awards
• ABTA and ATOL bonded
• Full members of the School Travel Forum
• Proud winners of the Quality Badge awarded by
Council for Learning Outside the Classroom

14. Safety, licensing & medical
WE ONLY USE LICENSED SUPPLIERS
• Fully supervised lessons from licensed ski schools
• All our hotels hold a government-issued operating
licence and are regularly checked by Health & Safety
• Coaches are licensed by the UK Ministry of Transport
• Fully comprehensive winter sports insurance policy
• 24 Hour Emergency Support with TUI

15. PLEASE ENSURE YOU ALL
TAKE YOUR EHIC CARD

16. The journey
• You will travel to resort in an executive coach; all our
coaches have toilet facilities, are a maximum of seven
years old and are contractually fitted with seat belts.
• All the coaches we use are licensed by the UK Ministry of
Transport and must be serviced and equipped for winter
Alpine operation.
• The drivers will have experience of continental driving.
• Our multi-lingual staff are on call throughout the night; if
there is a coach breakdown they can call upon one of our
strategically placed back-up vehicles so a replacement
coach can be with the group quickly.

17. When you arrive
• Your Resort Manager will meet you at your hotel and
help you get settled into your rooms
• Time to go to the ski hire shop and collect your
equipment!

18. Hotel Heiligenblut
Location
• 300m to gondola
• 200m to resort centre
Facilities
• TV/DVD/video
• Room for disco
• 2 dining rooms
• Ski storage/drying room
• Central safe
• Most rooms en-suite
• 2-7 bedded

19. Meals
Your group will be provided with 3 meals a day to a high
minimum standard. All meals conform to the following criteria:
• Breakfast: Bread, jam, butter/spread > cheese, ham or cold
meats > cereal > milk, coffee, tea, chocolate or cocoa
• Lunch: Packed lunch comprising of 2 sandwiches/rolls or 1
large baguette filled with cheese, ham or cold meat > 1 drink
> biscuits or cake > piece of fruit
• 3 course dinner: Soup or entrée > main course of meat,
fish or eggs, vegetables and/or salad plus potatoes, rice or
noodles > dessert

20. Heiligenblut
• Restaurants/pizzerias
• Bank/ATM
• Shops/bars/cafes/disco
• Internet café
• Swimming pool
• Ice climbing wall
• Ice-skating/curling
• Doctor
• Hospital

21. Entertainments
The following activities are included in your trip:
• 1 SWIMMING
• 2 SKATING
• 3 DISCO

22. Heiligenblut ski area
Where you ski will depend on weather conditions and your group’s ability.
• 13 lifts
• 55km piste:
o 9km blue
o 40km red
o 6km black

23. • Fully supervised ski lessons from
licensed ski schools
• Four hours of lessons every day
and a supervised lunch
• Lessons do not include the
following tuition…
Ski Lessons

24. Mountain etiquette
• Don’t push-in at the lift queues
• Keep your speed in control
• Respect those who aren’t as comfortable on the piste
as you are
• Give people a wide berth when overtaking
• Remember that the skier/boarder in front of
you has right of way

25. • Ski jacket
• Ski trousers (1 pair)
• Thermal polyester base layers (2 sets)
• Fleeces
• Ski gloves (1 pair)
• Ski hat
• Ski socks (2-3 pairs)
• Goggles (and sunglasses, but beware they may get broken/lost!)
• Sunscreen & lipsalve
• Ski tie (to hold skis together)
• Rucksack
• Warm, comfortable shoes/boots for the evenings (ideally waterproof)
Clothing/equipment you need to bring

26. Ski equipment

27. Useful Tips
• Bring a packed lunch and some snacks for
the coach; your first meal will be dinner at
the hotel on Saturday
• Bring a pillow for the coach journey (or a
pillow case and use your coat – saves
space in your luggage too!)
• It is a good idea to bring a selection of
your own CD’s/DVD’s/MP3’s
• Pack your belongings in a soft bag or
holdall to make packing the coach easier
• Pack a pair of ski socks in your hand
luggage ready for the ski fit as you arrive
• Pack plenty of energy bars to eat when
you are skiing

28. Any questions???

29. Mingle
Please come and talk
to individually and
discuss and
questions or
concerns etc

30. Have a great trip!