PHer's Ski/Board evening at Hemel Snow Centre - 8th Aug 09

[Y8RSP]

Calling all PHers!

There has been some interest shown in getting together and organising a PH ski/board session at the newly-opened Hemel Hempstead indoor snow centre... So, to grab the bull by the horns - i'm happy to organise it...

The plan:

• A Saturday evening, the 29th August - not the 8th!
• PHers mini-meet in car park
• A few hours on the slope
• Adult beverages and aprés banter in the bar

The Snow Centre require that you can control your speed, link turns and are able to use a button lift unaided, but any level of skiing welcomed, even snowboarders!

For more information about the venue, their website can be found Here

If anyone's interested PM me or reply to this thread and we can get a solid plan together and get on the piste!

Cheers,
Steve


Interest So far then:

Y8RSP
Oggs
jimpson
quyen
Garlick (if sledging is available)
LeightonBuzzard
diablo_pete
OilyRagMan
dvs_dave - provisionally

Edited by Y8RSP on Friday 28th August 17:45

[Chris71]

I'm in! The 15th or the 22nd would be easier for me though, any flexibility?

Also intrigued as to whether or not my skis and boots will fit in the Seven. Might have to bring the daily driver.

[lythaby]

I could be up for this.

I'm a member there already, and can say it's much better than MK, and the bar upstairs does good beer, food, and coffee, and has sofa's. The car park is huge.

[dvs_dave]

Could be up for this though can't do the weekend of the 8th.

[jimpson]

Yeah count me in - 1 x snowboarding

[Chris71]

Any further thoughts on the date Steve? Looking like I'll probably have to give it a miss if the 8th is final.

[quyen]

Y8RSP said:

Calling all PHers!

There has been some interest shown in getting together and organising a PH ski/board session at the newly-opened Hemel Hemstead indoor snow centre... So, to grab the bull by the horns - i'm happy to organise it...

Initial thoughts:

- A Saturday evening, the 8th August
- PHers mini-meet in car park
- A few hours on the slope
- Adult beverages and aprés banter in the bar


Any level of skiing welcomed, even snowboarders!
Hopefully, if we get enough takers we can get a preferential rate on the lift pass tickets, but this is to be confirmed.


For more information about the venue, the website is www.thesnowcentre.com


If anyone's interested PM me or reply to this thread and we can get a solid plan together and get on the piste!


Cheers,

Steve

Edited by Y8RSP on Monday 20th July 21:00

Edited by Y8RSP on Monday 20th July 23:13

Sounds good. I would be interested in coming along. Can you please let me know the price, if equipments are included e.t.c?

Thanks,

Quyen

[lythaby]

OFF PEAK times are Monday-Friday 09.00 - 17.00 excluding Bank Holidays and school holidays. (Sessions booked where the end time falls in the Peak period will be charged at Peak Time rates) DURATION PEAK PRICE
Ski/snowboard 1 hour 2 hours 4 hours
£22 £33£50

All included

[Y8RSP]

Well The date is by no means final... to be honest it was just a Saturday night in a few weeks time that i'm free! The next Saturday that i'll be free after the 8th will be the 29th due to work commitments


So, Shall we say Saturday 29th August? I'll ring the Snow Centre over the weekend if everyone's agreed this is a better date and go from there...



If anyone is still interested to go on the 8th too, we could do 2 trips?

Edited by Y8RSP on Friday 24th July 09:37

[Chris71]

Y8RSP said:

Well The date is by no means final... to be honest it was just a Saturday night in a few weeks time that i'm free! The next Saturday that i'll be free after the 8th will be the 29th due to work commitments


So, Shall we say Saturday 29th August? I'll ring the Snow Centre over the weekend if everyone's agreed this is a better date and go from there...

Personally, I can't do that one either, but there again I'm a bit busy over August so I'm likely to be awkward full stop! I think the 1st, 14/15th and 21/22nd are the only weekend days I'm around next month.

Might have to catch you next time round... That said I might pop over tomorrow at some point during the day if anyone fancies heading over.

[Y8RSP]

Very impromptu Chris! There always has to be somebody awkward! haha!

I'm keen to head over tomorrow aswell though - try and sweet talk the staff into giving us an official PH discount what time were you thinking of going over?

[quyen]

lythaby said:

OFF PEAK times are Monday-Friday 09.00 - 17.00 excluding Bank Holidays and school holidays. (Sessions booked where the end time falls in the Peak period will be charged at Peak Time rates) DURATION PEAK PRICE
Ski/snowboard 1 hour 2 hours 4 hours
£22 £33£50

All included

£50 for 4 hours with boots, skis and poles included - excellent, count me in!

Now where did I last leave my salopette?

[Y8RSP]

Excellent news! Glad to have you aboard
Hopefully we can drum up enough interest and make it an evening of epic proportion!

I'll be going over to the Snow Centre tomorrow and will try to sweet-talk them into giving us some sort of preferential rate if we can get enough interest... I will advise on this thread what transpires...

[Chris71]

If I can't make the eventual meet I have a new plan to send this in my place:

http://www.metrosnow.co.uk/index.php?id=36&art...

Possibly.

[Garlick]

I'm only coming if I can go down on a tea tray.

[Y8RSP]

Garlick said:

I'm only coming if I can go down on a tea tray.

I'll make the enquiry tomorrow Paul! I think you're hustling us all though mate - The english Hermann Maier!

I've heard rumours that the snow park thingy there (where you can sledge, I think...) Is included in the entry price... I'll confirm it tomorrow afternoon.

[Chris71]

Y8RSP said:

Garlick said:

I'm only coming if I can go down on a tea tray.

I'll make the enquiry tomorrow Paul! I think you're hustling us all though mate - The english Hermann Maier!

I've heard rumours that the snow park thingy there (where you can sledge, I think...) Is included in the entry price... I'll confirm it tomorrow afternoon.

The snow park looked pretty minimal when I went. There was a rather steep kicker cordoned off on the main slope, but I didn't notice anything else. I know they have some sort of freestyle club there though, so they obvious can build something up.

[LeightonBuzzard]

List of people?

1. 1 LeightonBuzzard - Skier

[Chris71]

• bump*

Would sign up, but I'm away that weekend. Still comes recommended. Steve and I checked it out on Saturday and it was still quite quiet - very quiet at the times we weren't on the slope (rather annoyingly).

[lythaby]

Sorry guy's can't do the 29th, i'm up North that week, can't please every one!


Y8RSP - Yes
Oggs - Yes
jimpson - Yes
quyen - Yes
Garlick - Yes (if sledging is available)
LeightonBuzzard - Yes
dvs_dave - provisional