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RETURN TO TOURPARTY SNOWBOARDING BOOKING STEP 2 [OTHER SPORTS? CLICK ON THE LINK FOR DETAILS OF OTHER SPORTS AND ACTIVE HOLIDAYS & CAMPS ON THE TOURPARTY HOME PAGE: SPORTS HOLIDAYS, CAMPS & TOURS.]
TOURPARTY YOUTH SNOWBOARD CAMP & SNOWBOARDING HOLIDAY @ THE BRITS 2008
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The Tourparty Snowboard Holiday and Camp concept has grown out of our own frustration as riders with the normal coaching, package holidays and school ski trips available to people wanting to progress their snowboarding and have a great holiday with like-minded snowboarders.
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“Write my name down for next year - it was awesome!” (Tourparty Freestyle Camp, 16 years old)
WHO COMES ON A TOURPARTY CAMP?
We run camps and holidays throughout the year open to people of all ages, sizes and abilities. We have people aged 10 to 50+ years old, guys and girls. We have snowboarders who have never snowboarded, snowboarders wanting to progress from blue runs to red runs, and from red runs to black runs. We have riders who want to learn how to cope with moguls or to hit a kicker or rail or ride through the halfpipe in one piece, or float through powder and ride the backcountry ...and we have sponsored Pro Freestyle & Freeride riders fresh from winning medals at the BRITS and other comps who want to be coached by the best and have a lot of fun too!
You do not have to be an advanced or Elite snowboarder to attend a Tourparty Camp! However good or inexperienced you are when you arrive our team of Coaches and Instructors will take you to the next level in a relaxed, fun way at your pace! Tourparty Camps are for everyone. As long as you have a positive friendly attitude and want to learn and help others learn, you will be at home at Tourparty and have a great time!
Having said that... Tourparty @ The BRITS 08 is a bit different to our normal Camps & Holidays. For the BRITS week we are not offering our full range of coaching options, from beginner to advanced. Instead we are focusing on boardercross (Snowboard Cross), freestyle and freeride coaching only. For this reason you will need to be an able intermediate to advanced snowboarder, confident on red runs with some experience of black runs. You don't have to have had any experience of boardercross, freestyle or freeride (unless you want to compete in the BRITS 08 of course!) as that's what our expert Coaches are for... but if you are a beginner or relatively inexperienced snowboarder or skiers we suggest you come out on one of our other Tourparty Camps first, and then join us for Tourparty @ The BRITS 09!
(By the way, if you are planning to compete in the BRITS, Orage European Freeski Open or any other competitions in Europe in February/March 2008 there can't be any better preparation than spending a week with the Tourparty coaches in Laax in February - check out our February Half-term Camps!)
“(Compared to other camps and snowboard holidays...) ...this Camp was so much better organised, there was always a coach near and useful advice.” (Tourparty Freestyle Camp, 16 years old)
IF YOU ATTEND WITH FRIENDS CAN YOU SNOWBOARD WITH THEM, EVEN IF SOME ARE "ADULTS" AND SOME ARE "YOUTH"?
Friends or families of different ages wanting to ride together during the Camp are very welcome.
It does not matter if you are in different age categories (Adult and Youth), you can still ride each day together - assuming you are of similar ability and fitness. Just book the relevant Camp according to age and write on the booking form the names of the people you are booking with. (Family/friends on fully-residential places can share rooms too.)
We are very flexible. If you come on your own (as at least 50% of snowboarders do) we guarantee you will make loads of new friends in no time; if you come with people you know we will make sure you get to spend plenty of time together on and off the mountain. Either way we will do whatever it takes to help you have a great holiday, take your snowboarding to the next level and have lots of fun!
CAN FAMILY / FRIENDS WATCH?
Parents, family and friends are welcome to visit Laax at the same time as the Tourparty @ The BRITS 08 Camp and to watch you during the day. You can stay with us and see them during the day, or you can attend as a non-resident, staying with them overnight, spending each day with us.
Click on the link for more about accommodation in Laax for people not directly involved in the Camp (but remember that with the BRITS taking place in resort during the week there is limited accommodation available in the immediate area: "accommodation only" in Laax.
ABOUT THE LAAX RESORT (SWITZERLAND) AND ACCOMMODATION & FOOD INFORMATION FOR TOURPARTY IN LAAX
We are very excited about offering this special Camp and we expect places will sell out quickly, especially as we have a very limited number of beds available for this first Tourparty @ The BRITS Camp. The Flilms / Laax resorts and snowboard area may not be featured in many of the big travel company brochures but there is no question that it is a hidden gem with brilliant skiing.
We have an excellent resort and a good hotel (fully inclusive for those booking full board residential places), please click on the link to read all about why the Laax (Switzerland) Resort & the Hotel Casa Selva are the perfect location and venue for a fantastic week's snowboarding, along with travel directions and information.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE FULLY RESIDENTIAL YOUTH CAMP?
The Tourparty Youth Snowboarding Camp @ The BRITS 08 is great value for money, all of the following is included in the Camp residential price:
BRITS 08 Entry & Festival Wrist Band:
By attending this Tourparty Snowboard Camp you have the opportunity to watch or compete in the BRITS 08 Ski and Snowboard Championships in one or more of the competitions running during the week:
- Animal Slopestyle
- Quiksilver Big Air
- SNO!zone Half Pipe
- Trespass Snowboard / Skiercross
Competing in the BRITS 08 during the week is completely optional (and dependent on your meeting the entry criteria) and is included in the Tourparty @ The BRITS 08 Youth Snowboarding Camp package price along with free entry to all the BRITS 08 apres-ski events - so whether you compete or not you will get to sample and enjoy plenty of the party atmosphere with your festival wrist band.
7 days of accommodation and food:
We will be staying in the Hotel Casa Selva (Laax Murschetg), with en-suite rooms (you will share with other participants your age and sex if attending individually), full board with meals included. It is a great place to stay and will be the official residence for the BRITS staff, sponsors and some of the Pro teams. It is just a 1 minute bus ride from the lifts, comfortable, friendly and fun... with welcoming staff and a good atmosphere (see above for more information);- 6 day lift pass:
Your lift pass is included in the price! This gives you full access to the whole Films / Laax mountain area with over 220kms of snowboarding, lots of features and great challenges for snowboarders of all abilities (see above for more information). - 7 days supervision and care:
We have run residential sports camps for young people since 1999. From arrival to departure our experienced, professional team of Coaches and Counselors will help everyone on the Camp make new friends quickly, settle in fast, have a great holiday and progress their riding as quickly and safely as possible. 
6 days of expert instruction by our Snowboard Instruction & Coaching Team:
We have carefully selected our team of Coaches based on our personal knowledge of Pro riders and instructors in the UK and abroad developed over many years in the snowsports industry, and based on recommendations from people we respect. They share your passion for snowboarding and they love to help others learn. They also have loads of personal experience and stories from their time as Pro riders, instructors, guides, ski reps, competition organisers, judges, ski technicians etc etc. On our Camps we provide as much assistance and encouragement to everyone participating as possible, with friendly, patient instructors and staff keen to see you gain in confidence, technique and ability as quickly (and painlessly!) as possible while having lots of fun and enjoying your time in the mountains. By the end of the week you should be hugely satisfied at your progress and achievement, and we will be too!
Snowboarding all day, every day across the Laax ski area:
We all want as much time on snow as possible... this means an early start in the mornings to get the best of the snow conditions... we start by snowboarding together as a large group to warm up and enjoy each other's company... then we divide into smaller groups depending on what you want to do for the morning - whether learn to ride or ride progression, freeride back country boarding, half-pipe, slopestyle or rails and boxes etc - or it might be your turn to compete with the support of your coach and fellow campers. Each group has at least one Coach to give tips and share techniques, encourage and occasionally dig you out! We meet up at lunchtime and you are free to move to another group to do something different in the afternoon if you want, or to stay with your coach for the rest of the day. At the end of the day we meet up again to ride as a large group and share stories about the day before returning to the hotel to review the video tapes and have a relaxing evening either in the hotel or at the BRITS 08 events or doing an activity.
Exclusive demo testing of the new BURTON 2008-09 snowboards, plus freebies!
During the Tourparty Youth Snowboarding Camp you will have the chance to test some of the latest snowboards and equipment from BURTON. You will also have the chance to get your hands on plenty of swag!- Video review:
Our Coaches find video review very helpful when instructing. NEW for 2008 we will have more video cameras and video review sessions for each group to fully exploit the benefits of this learning method. (It's also great fun and very helpful seeing yourself and other members of the group in action when you get back down the mountain!); 
Souvenir Movie and Photographs:
In the past we have been lucky to have professional filmmaker Chris Asquith (of Regime Change Productions who made ski movies "Try.Fail.Try" and "Monolog") with us to film everyone in action. On all Tourparty Snowboard Holidays and Snowboarding Camps we have someone filming so that we can produce a mini-movie afterwards. We also have professional photographers like Rick Hutchings along to take some shots of everyone;- Prize giving:
At the end of the week (regardless of how the BRITS 08 has gone!) we have a prize giving session to recognise the good, the bad and the downright ugly (snowboarding that is!) over the week of Tourparty! So whether you're the most improved snowboarder on this awesome Spring Holiday, or the person who did the biggest slam, you stand a chance of going home with some swag in your bag! - Lots of extras with freebies and goodies!
Trust us!!
The only things not included are your travel to and from the resort, your insurance and your equipment.
Any standard Winter insurance policy that includes off-piste snowboarding (in patrolled areas), evacuation from the mountain (by helicopter), medical expenses, medical evacuation home, equipment loss or damage etc should provide sufficient cover for a Tourparty snowboard holiday and snowboarding camp but it is important to consider carefully what insurance you need and to ensure you are fully covered as snowsports are by their nature an inherently risky activity. You might try searching for a good package using a price comparison website like www.moneysupermarket.com.
If you don't have your own you can rent snowboards, boots and protective equipment in resort no problem, click on the link for information about snowboard equipment hire.
Obviously places will be strictly limited on this trip - first come, first served!
HOW DO YOU PLAN TO GET THERE?
You are free to make your own arrangements for travelling from wherever you live in the world to Laax in Switzerland, ideally arriving in the afternoon on the Saturday and departing the following Saturday.
For detailed information on independent travel options for getting to Laax, Switzerland by plane, rail and road please click on the link to read about Laax, Switzerland for Tourparty @ The BRITS 08.
We offer a special "meet and greet" service at Friedrichshafen airport (Germany) or Zurich airports, with transfers to and from Laax included, making attendance easy, especially for young people travelling alone or with friends - we just need flight details and will then take care of everything "door to door" from arrival at the airport at the beginning of the week to departure at the end of the week. The cost is £55 (80 EUR, $110 USD) return.
Local rail / bus transfers from Zurich airport are also available, see our information about Laax for details.
“(The best part of the Camp for me was...) ...meeting the girls!” (Tourparty Freestyle Camp, 15 years old)
ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW?
If you have any other questions not covered here, or something is not clear, don't hesitate to get in touch with us. We are very happy to answer any questions, however trivial they may seem. Probably there are other people wondering the same thing as you!
“I would definitely come next year because it was a good price and had a sick snow park!” (Tourparty Freestyle Camp, 12 years old)
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PRICES
The price for the fully-inclusive residential Tourparty @ The BRITS 08 Youth Snowboarding Camp 2008 package is just £495 (715 EUR, $1030 USD) for everything, except travel to and from resort. Or £475 (685 EUR, $990 USD) for returners and youth relatives of someone paying full price for a residential place, Snowboard Club UK (SCUK) members and Ski Club of Great Britain members etc.
If you are planning to arrive by plane into Zurich or Friedrichshafen airports, we can arrange your transfers to and from resort for you. The cost is £55 (80 EUR, $110 USD) return, payable on booking. Alternatively you can get trains and buses from Zurich airport to Laax Murschetg.
Prices inc. VAT where applicable.
BOOKING TERMS
Click on the link for a full list of the booking terms: Tourparty Snowboarding Holiday and Snowboard Camp Terms and Conditions.
By booking places on the Tourparty @ The BRITS 08 Youth Snowboarding Holiday 2008 you agree to these conditions which include:
- The Tourparty @ The BRITS 08 Youth Snowboarding Holiday & Camp 2008 is open to boys and girls aged 10 to 17 years from any country. The main language for coaching during the Camp is English. (But please note that to compete in the BRITS 08 Ski & Snowboard Championships you must meet the entry criteria.)
- Before travel you must hold a valid passport and, if not an EU national, have the necessary visa to enter Switzerland (if one is required). We cannot accept responsibility for the costs arising if permission to travel is refused due to lack of necessary documentation.
We regret we cannot reserve places without a completed booking form and deposit/payment. (In the event of cancellation after 1 December 2007 a £250 (360 EUR, $500 USD) cancellation fee will be retained to cover administration and cancellation costs, the remainder will be refunded in full).- Places are strictly limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. We cannot accept any more riders once these places have been fully allocated.
- We reserve the right to change any aspect of the Tourparty @ The BRITS 08 Camp without warning, provided it does not change the nature and spirit of the trip.
- In the unlikely event we are forced to do so, we reserve the right to cancel the Camp; in such circumstances we will give as much notice as possible and a full refund on or before the start date of the Camp. We cannot be held responsible for any costs incurred and recommend you take travel insurance.
HOW TO BOOK
To book a place on the Tourparty @ The BRITS 08 Camp Youth Snowboarding Camp 2008 please click on the link to BOOKING STEP 3 now, and simply scroll down the page to see all the booking options for your holiday including secure online booking and a booking form you can print off from a web page or as a pdf document.
You can pay by credit / debit card, send a cheque or banker's draft for the full amount made payable to "TOURPARTY" or pay by bank wire, bank transfer or BACS - please contact us for bank details.
Please note: places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Unfortunately because of the demand we cannot hold places without a completed booking form and deposit/payment.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR BOOKING AND TO SEEING YOU IN LAAX FOR A BRILLIANT HOLIDAY IN MARCH!
Who are Tourparty? How do you contact Tourparty? Click on the link to find out all about Tourparty.
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