• 343 days since we're snowbound (03/11/2011)
• Confirmed week:
  • Departure on Friday March 11th
  • Arrival in resort on Saturday-morning (12th)
  • Departure from resort on Saturday-afternoon/evening (19th)
  • Return in Amsterdam on Sunday the 20th (early morning)
• If enough people want to come, perhaps a 2nd appartment, or second group the week after

• Oz according to Sportura
• Oz en Oisans according to j2ski
• Resort Map (Grandes Rousses)

• 1 chalets for 20 persons (Tetras or one of it's identical twins)
• 10 double rooms each with a private bathroom
• huge living room with huge fridge
• private jacuzzi and sauna

• Including bus, 6-day pass, stay, taxes, luggage-depot (€5)
• 100% occupancy (20/20): €430 (SERIOUSLY!)
• With 8-day pass: €470 (or €457 for 7-day pass)
• Excluding bus: -€55 (but the bus is fun!)
• Equipment rental: +/- €90 (depending on ski/board/boots and quality level)
• Lessons: +/- €80
• Approximate costs for breakfast & diner (kitchenpot): €100
• And the normal drinks/lunch-costs on the slopes

Yes, it used to be €425, but I now correctly added the luggage depot costs, and also added those €5 to the no-bus-discount

So far 20 people!

• Giel & Nadine (auto-confirmed)
• Aaron & Anna (confirmed by Anna via email on July 21st)
• Bharti & Valerie (confirmed in person by Bharti & Valery)
• BenM & Charissa (confirmed in person by Ben)
• Jeroen & Dorothy (confirmed by Jeroen via email on July 25th)
• Sherida & Dennis (confirmed by Sherida via Facebook on July 28th)
• Chris (confirmed via SMS on July 28th)
• BenS & Lies (confirmed via email on July 28th)
• Bart (confirmed via email on July 28th)
• Sander & Remco (confirmed via email on July 29th & SMS on July 30th)
• DennisM (confirmed via email on July 29th)
• Ævar (confirmed verbally on November 11th)

• Skiers (9x): Nadine, Valerie, Aaron, Anna, Charissa, Dennis, Bart, Ævar, Remco
• Boarders (11x): Giel, Bharti, BenM, Jeroen, Dorothy, Sherida, Chris, BenS, Lies, Sander, DennisM
• Magic players: 3 & 3 halves
• Males: 13x
• Females: 7x

• Jarek & Agata (by email on July 29th)
• ChrisE & Sophie?
• Peter Biczo (to be confirmed/checked)
• Jonas?
• Sharon & Ryan (confirmed via SMS on July 31st)

• Have a look at my checklist which is now in English; I may be expanding it soon
• Details on the bus-departure will follow, but expect it to be station Duivendrecht in Amsterdam, at 14:30

Date and location to be determined later, but I suggest February 11th (exactly 1 month before departure).

• This is the eighth time I'm organizing a large trip.
• Last year was the biggest trip I have organized at 25 people
• This will be our 2nd trip to Oz, the 1st was three seasons earlier (2008)
• I organized a trip to Val Thorens three times; 2004, 2007 and 2009. 2004 and 2009 were the same accomodation.
• I've been to Val Thorens six times.
• I've been to Tignes twice, but never organized it myself (very few large good quality accomodations there).
• I've not visited other areas more then once each (but that will change this year)
• Everything I've ever organized has always been in the French Alps.
• The two-week trip was in Italy.
• Last year was in my recollection the 1st time nobody had to visit the first-aid station.
• This is the twelfth trip where I'm officialy the group-leader (once I went alone, once with Nadine, and twice with three other guys)
• Two of those trips were only a long weekend
• I went on four snowboarding trips that I did not organize; two with a group of friends, and two with a student-organization (30+)
• I went on a two-week trip once only (but it was great)
• I went skiing twice when I was much younger (around 11 years old)
• I went snowboarding in Oregon once (last March, only a single day)
• This means I've been snowboarding for 15 weeks, 2 weekends and 1 day, and skiing for 2 weeks.
• This trip will be the first one where the 2nd generation joins us! Welcome Alyssa! an Icelandic joins us! Welcome Ævar!
• I suggest a betting pool on whether Ævar's name will break the Sportura webportal… I think he already broke my mailing-list software.

• Base price: €430
• Liftpass
  • P0: no liftpass, -€125
  • P6: 6-day liftpass, included (not valid on arrival saturday, and not on departure saturday)
  • P7: 7-day liftpass, +€27
  • P8: 8-day liftpass, +€40
• Equipment Rental
  • S1: Skis and boots Bronze quality: +€70
  • S2: Skis and boots Silver quality: +€95
  • S3: Skis and boots Gold quality: +€110
  • B: Board and boots Silver quality: +€100
  • +I: Rental equipment insurance: +€10
• Group-lessons: +€80 (please indicate your level as L0, L1, L2 or L3, where 0 is complete newbie, and 3 is advanced)
• No-Bus-discount: -€55 (indicate with 'NB'; includes €5 discount for not using luggage depot on arrival & departure)
• Towels & Sheets
  • TB: Both: +€20
  • TT: Towels only: +€9
  • TS: Sheets only: +€11
• Insurances: Can be done through the agency, but I recommend doing it through your bank. Ask me if you want it anyway.
• Deposit (obligatory): +€100, or +€25 if you joined last year. (yes, it's more then last year)

Send to me, by mail:

• Your name as stated on the ID you'll be using to travel (please check expiration date)
• Your options from above (for instance, P8, S2+I, L2, TB)
• Your full address (if you're new, or it changed since last year)
• Your mobile phone number (if you're new, or it changed since last year)
• Your date of birth (if you're new)
• Your emergency contant (optional)
• The text: “I WILL PAY FOR THE TRIP AND SELECTED OPTIONS, AND PLAN TO JOIN THE TRIP” (no copy & pasting; type it!)

I will send you the total amount payable as soon as possible, after which you'll be expected to pay the deposit as soon as possible. You are free to already calculate your total based on the options selected and to pay me more then just the deposit if you prefer to do so as soon as possible.

If you need or want to pay me, mail me for my bank account details if you don't have them yet.