MARMOT-TOURS NEWSLETTER - No. 4 - October 2004
Includes:
Snowshoeing trips selling out fast.
New Years Eve party in the Pyrenees.
Do you have a non-skiing partner?
The Ariegeoise - Road biking Event.
MTB weekends get thumbs up.
Got 6 Mates? Then get a bargain!
Fancy Christmas in the Pyrenees?
Snowshoeing trips selling
out fast.
As a result of my slide show tour of the UK my snowshoeing
trips are selling out fast. If you are considering booking,
then please do so soon to avoid disappointment. Snowshoeing
is a fun and easy way to enjoy the winter landscape and is
suitable for anyone who likes walking. There are 3 trips on
offer: Snowshoe weekends, Snowshoe week and Snowshoe Expedition.
Please see http://www.marmot-tours.co.uk/summaries/winter.htm
for more info.
New Years eve party in
the Pyrenees.
To kick of this winters trips I am running a cross-country
ski weekend over the New Year break. This Trip is suitable
for beginners and improvers, as long as you are up for a laugh
and a party! You get two full days of slipping about on the
slopes before a New Years Eve bash to remember. The French
do things very differently to us in the UK. They start the
meal at about 9pm and the last of 8 fantastic courses normally
gets served up at about 3am!!! Not even the French can eat
for 6 straight hours, so the courses are generally punctuated
with singing, dancing and frivolity. If this does not sound
good enough - then how about if I told you that the party
will be held high in the mountains in the (heated) restaurant
of the cross-country ski station. I feel that a 1am ski will
be in order! More info on http://www.marmot-tours.co.uk/summaries/xfw.htm
Do you have a non-skiing
partner?
If you love downhill skiing but your partner doesn't then
I have the perfect solution! My snowshoeing week in Ax are
suitable / perfect for a skiing partner. Ax-Les-Thermes is
the perfect base for both downhill skiing and snowshoeing.
There is cable car leaving Ax, which goes up to the large
and interesting ski resort of Ax-Bonascre. There is more than
enough skiing here to keep you amused for a week. However,
we will make the most of the minibus and visit some other
smaller, prettier resorts as well as a day in Andorra. This
ties in perfectly with the snowshoeing as we drive on a bit
further and enjoy a peaceful walk with stunning mountain views.
At the end of the day we meet back together for a bit of "après
activity" and it is the perfect winter holiday. All the
details are the same as for the snowshoeing trip except I
will refund you 20 Euros per day that you do not come snowshoeing
(the cost of a lift pass!). More info can be found on http://www.marmot-tours.co.uk/summaries/sfa.htm
The Ariegeoise - Road
biking event.
Officially it's not a race, but people like to get to the
front of the field if they can! It's an event for anyone who
likes road biking as there are 3 different categories - depending
on how much punishment you want to put your body through.
Next June I am running a special trip including 4 days of
training on some of the Passes used during the Tour de France.
See http://www.marmot-tours.co.uk/summaries/rfa.htm for more
info
MTB weekends get thumbs
up.
The riding has been described as "the best bits of cross-country
riding that go on all day!" Read what a journalist said
about it on http://www.marmot-tours.co.uk/articles/index.htm
Got 6 Mates? Then get
a bargain!
If you can fill one of my trips then I will give you and your
mates a 15% discount on the cost of the holiday - well worth
putting an add in the lonely hearts column for!! As most of
my groups are limited to 6 or 8 people this should not be
too hard. I can arrange any activity, or mix of activities,
either weekends or weeklong trips. For a Group booking my
dates are totally flexible. Please contact me if you are interested.
Fancy Christmas in
the Pyrenees?
Downhill skiing / cross-country skiing / snowshoeing or a
mix of all 3! If you have a group of mates who want a Christmas
break with a difference the please get in contact - I will
be happy to sort everything out for you!
Thank you to the eighty of you who have traveled
/ enjoyed on one of my trips so far
That is about it for the moment.
Cheers
James
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