The Ski Club of Great Britain have launched their winter Freshtracks holidays today, Monday July 24th. The programme includes a number of new destinations, courses and chalets across the Alps, North America and Japan for the coming 23-24 ski season.
New short break destinations for this coming winter include Jasna (Slovakia), Sierra Nevada (Spain), Villars (Switzerland) and Bad Hofgastein in Austria.
There’s also a new dedicated ski touring resort in Austria, Innerkrems, offers the chance to try ski touring for the first time.
The Ski Club are also launching their own chalet in Chamonix, joining its initial property in Flaine, with all mountain and off-piste courses running throughout the season.
There’ll be a Telemark only weekend in Zermatt for the first time and Japan adventure are back in the programme following a long gap because of Covid.
“Designed to make the most out of the time on the mountain, Freshtracks holidays are tailored to ski ability levels that are then categorised as on or off-piste, as well as four further categories including All Mountain, Ski Touring, Weekend and Bucket List. Holidays are suitable for all levels of skier and snowboarder, from a minimum of an early intermediate (confident on blue runs and easy reds), right up to experts that can handle all conditions both on and off-piste,” a statement from Freshtracks holidays explains, adding that, “…a key part of the success and popularity of the holidays is being able to ski with like-minded people, with guides and instructors that are fully qualified and Ski Club reps that help to make the overall holiday experience more enjoyable with a social activity programme.”
Holidays start on November 24, 2023 with the instruction weekend followed by the Premier Party, all in the high altitude resort of Tignes. They then run through until May 6, 2024 with weekend skiing in Zermatt and Tignes to end next season
All together there are 157 holidays in over 50 destinations.
The Ski Club of Great Britain is 120 years old this year. Members can benefit from a number of offers forged through partnerships with leading brands such as Snow + Rock, Ski Solutions, Sunweb and SkiSet. There is also a robust travel insurance policy available to members that covers worldwide skiing trips, including off-piste and heliskiing, plus a growing number of resorts in Europe that have Ski Club representatives in place facilitating members meeting to ski together.
