Karibuni News

Winter Season Launch Party

You are all welcome to come and enjoy our Winter 2005 Launch Party on Thursday September 2nd in Central London. We are holding a relaxed evening on a funky boat/bar moored on the Thames opposite Temple station with stunning views of central London and the riverside.

During the course of the evening, there will be prizes given away including a FREE SKI WEEKEND for 2 people, along with T-shirts and champagne, plus discounts on any trips booked on the night, and a few free drinks thrown in for good measure.

All welcome, so please come and say hello, pick up a brochure, share a drink with some of the Ski Team or past customers and see what we have to offer for the Winter 2005 - Snow Capped Adventures and Ski Weekenders! Full details at http://www.karibuni.co.uk/winterlaunchparty.htm


For a map of the venue please check out this link. Doors open at 6:00pm so pop along for a drink after work – its just by Temple and Embankment tube station- The Yacht Club!

Are you a Ski Weekender?
In response to the growing demand for ski weekends we have now launched a new website for our great packages which are designed for those who need their snow fix in short doses!
So if you are a Ski Weekender – then check out www.skiweekender.com

We have weekend and midweek short breaks available throughout the season… staying in our Aravis Lodge. 3 and 4 day breaks with all the convenience and service that you have come to expect – packages include catered chalet accommodation, transfers, lift passes and our Ski Team service as standard. So – now you can grab an extra weekend or come away with the boys or girls for an exciting weekend break. Short – but oh so sweet!! So if you and your mates are Ski Weekenders you know where to go - www.skiweekender.com

Early Booking Discount – don’t miss out!
We are knocking £20pp off the cost of a week’s ski trip (and £10pp off weekends) if you book and pay the deposit before the end of September. This Early Booking Discount applies in addition to all group/kid discounts and is not to be missed.
So if you wish to save £££’s off your ski trip visit www.karibuni.co.uk/Ski/snowhome.htm and get booking. You will also find the best value flights are still there…so hurry!

Travel News

Easyjet fly to Geneva from even more UK airports
Easyjet now offer flights to Geneva from 6 UK airports with the new winter schedules from Bristol and Newcastle added to the existing options from Liverpool, East Midlands, Luton and Gatwick!
It’s never been easier to get to the Alps, and we are having people book our Ski Midweeker breaks having paid under £40 for their flights!! Amazing value… www.easyjet.com

Daily Mail Ski and Snowboard Show, London - Earlier, Shorter and Bigger!
The Daily Mail’s famous Ski and Snowboard show, which attracts over 50,000 guests each year is to be staged earlier in the pre-season and its duration is to be cut by half, this October.

This year it will be staged from the 13th to 17th October and it will also move to a new venue within Olympia - the Grand Hall. Apart from increased stand space, the Grand Hall will feature snow slopes for teaching and gear testing, Big Air entertainment arena, ice rink, urban slope and a live music venue. Details at http://www.dailymailskishow.co.uk/skishow.asp

Global Quickies
A tongue in cheek guide on how (not) to ski… and a guide to ski etiquette that is perhaps best forgotten before this winter!

1. Never look up the piste before commencing skiing, this ensures that all other skiers will avoid you, and therefore gives you the maximum area of piste to ski on.
2. When in a lift queue, hold your battens, one in each hand, and using your index finger and thumb, bend over and unclip your boots, (the clips, not the bindings).
3. If you find yourself leading a party of children, the more the better, ski from one extreme edge of the piste to the other. This has the effect of creating a wall, which no other skier can penetrate, and will ensure you get to the next lift with fewer people in the queue. If you are ESF, who do not have to queue, then just do it for fun.
4. Stop on the narrowest piste you can find, then using your battens, point out interesting features around the mountains to your fellow skiers.
5. If the piste is relatively clear, pick a person and pretend that he/she is a slalom pole in a race
6. When leading your family across a drag lift, ensure that at least one of your party stops dead in the path of the lift.
7. When in a queue, if you have children, send them directly to the front. This is normally acceptable, although if there are other nationalities in the queue, great arguments can be engineered, and if you are clever, can result in an international incident.
8. When joining a lift queue, ski as fast as you can and stop abruptly at the back of the queue. This will ensure that you really concentrate on not falling over, and even if you do, you'll at least take somebody else with you.
9. Practice the sport of tapping your skies together when on a chair lift, with a bit of effort, you can drop snow down the necks of other skiers. This won't work on dry slopes of course.
10. When driving to your destination, ignore all the lay-bys that are designated for fitting snow chains, instead drive as far as you can until the car won't move any further and stop in the middle of the road. This ensures that nobody can overtake you, and you get the pick of the car park when you arrive.
Well, that’s all for this shorter version. The next edition will be out in October with more snippets of news from around the world and updates from Karibuni on the adventure and fun to be had in the UK and France! Hope to see some of you on Thursday….

Many thanks, and happy travels

Paul