Win a trip to Chamonix, courtesy of Adventure Base, and learn ski touring skills in the heart of the French Alps.
Exploring backcountry terrain around Le Tour.
Photograph by Adventure Base
The trip
Ever yearned to ski in terrain that you can’t reach via a lift, and get out into beautiful mountain backcountry? Then learning to ski tour and honing off-piste skills could be your next adventure.
Designed to introduce keen skiers to touring, this trip to Chamonix will teach you about the required equipment, techniques and safety aspects. It’s great preparation for multi-day ski tours, like Adventure Base’s week-long Haute Route trip that links Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn. And for those with no ski touring experience, it’s a superb confidence-builder.
At the foot of Mont Blanc, Chamonix is home to some of the world’s best ski touring. And with an office in town, Adventure Base is an expert in creating memorable skiing, trekking and climbing adventures in the Alps.
The prize
Courtesy of Adventure Base, one winner and a guest will enjoy a five-day trip to Chamonix. The prize, worth around £1,150 per person, includes flights from a UK airport, transfers to and from the airport, a four-night hotel stay, half board, and three day’s ski touring tuition with an International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations guide. The trip is designed for skiers with off-piste experience who are confident on different types of snow. No ski touring experience is required but a high level of fitness is.
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The Promoter
The Promoter is APL Media Limited, Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL.
The Prize
There is one prize consisting of a four-night Ski Touring Intro Course in Chamonix, France for two, worth £1,150.
The prize includes: flights from a UK airport including one hold bag; transfers in destination; a four-night hotel stay, half-board; three day’s ski touring tuition with an IFMGA guide.
The prize excludes: travel insurance; the cost of any passports, visas, or travel documentation required for the prize winner to travel to the UK; travel between the prize winner’s home and the UK airport; personal spending money; tips; or any food, drink or activities not mentioned in the prize description. Any additional taxes, costs and expenses incurred during the trip will be the responsibility of the prize winner.
The prize is valid for travel in 2025 and 2026.
Adventure Base reserve the right to choose the airport and flight based on the options available at the time of booking.
Winner must claim prize in full. The Ski Touring component of the prize must be undertaken in 2025 or 2026 and the Winner is to confirm dates with Adventure Base Ltd within 14 days of prize notification.
Adventure Base’s standard booking terms and conditions apply to the use of the prize.
It is the winner’s responsibility to check all visa, passport, travel insurance and health requirements are fulfilled.
The prize must be booked at least 30 days in advance of the intended date of travel.
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Entrants
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Entries and Prize draw
To enter the prize draw, entrants must fill in the entry form available here.
The Prize Promotion closes at 23:59 on 31 December 2024. All entries must be received before this time. Only one entry per named entrant and email address will be accepted.
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Winner must claim prize in full. The Ski Touring component of the prize must be undertaken in 2025 or 2026 and the Winner is to confirm dates with Adventure Base Ltd within 14 days of prize notification