Extremecarving Session V: SWOARD ECS '08 > details

[fivat]

Hello all!

Here are the details of the ECS '08 organized by SWOARD snowboards!

Web page Events.

Official registration and "packages" red and blue, program, accommodation, etc.: ECS '08 (PDF document, 407 KB)

Don't forget to add your names in the other thread with the list of participants to inform the community about your participation.
All questions can be asked in this thread below!

Group photo - Extremecarving Session 2007:

[fivat]

Here is the location of Zinal in the canton of Valais! It may be helpful for you. The highway Geneva-Lausanne-Sion-Sierre dies after Sierre. Take the exit "Val d'Anniviers" and then follow the direction "Zinal".

Further to east, in the next valley, people don't speak French but Swiss German...



Patrice Fivat

[erik]

A week ago we already booked a hotel (without Reservation Center).

Do we just have to contact them and choose a package or isn't the package available for us now that we don't have to book a hotel anymore?

What will be the price of the payable lessons?

[ngsam]

Hi Erik,

A week ago we already booked a hotel (without Reservation Center).

If you already booked your hotel you still have to contact the Reservation center to book your package.

Warning ! Everyone has to call the RESERVATION CENTER TO BOOK THE PACKAGE and participate in the event. With or without hotel, you have to book your package there !

What will be the price of the payable lessons?

We still not decided the price of the payable lessons. It depends on the number of request and the exact amount of the charges we will have to pay.

Basically our goal is not to make money discrimination for people with a small budget .

So if many many many people wants to have this lesson with Patrice & Jacques, we will fix a price just enough big to cover our charge and than maybe use a random drawing to determine who will have the chance to participate to this lesson.

[Whitey]

Small question: is it already possible to enroll for the payable lesson? If so, I will participate in it

Another question: in case you already have an accomodation and skilift ticket, what are the package options then? Would it be still somehow possible to join the lunches for both nights without any package?

[fivat]

Small question: is it already possible to enroll for the payable lesson? If so, I will participate in it

For the free lessons with the volunteers instructors selected by the Swoard team: "Registration & information at the Swoard stand in Sorebois" as stated in the PDF document.
For the payable lessons: we will probably open a thread on January about this. It's only 10 places, 5 with Jacques and 5 with me.

Another question: in case you already have an accomodation and skilift ticket, what are the package options then? Would it be still somehow possible to join the lunches for both nights without any package?

The response should be NO. The packages include the costs for organizing the event, renting the main hall, tables, tent, as well as buying the goodies, T-shirts and giving food & gifts to the volunteers, etc. etc.
For the rare persons like you (and the ones who have a season skipass), we could sell special tickets for the dinners. However the price won't be cheap (it's not only for the food!) because it must include the costs around the event and the participation in the session.
The packages are very good price because they include everything around the event and the skipasses at reduced price. It's of course cheaper than buying the things separately.

Patrice Fivat

[Schneewurm]

Some other travel-examples from Zurich Airport (ZRH) - underground Railway-Station @ airport - new fast base-layer tunnel on 600 m over see level across the alps / Lötschberg:
Railway-schedule see: http://www.sbb.ch/ available in German, French, Italien and English!

for example Friday 22.02.2008

Zurich ZRH - Sierre - pickup there from an other ECS participant to Zinal.
--> about every half hour a train from Zurich ZRH to Sierre ! <--

Zürich Flughafen - out 16:13 h
Sierre/Siders - in 18:50 h
Duration 2h 37' / one change of train in Visp (InterCity to InterRegio)

Zürich Flughafen - out 20:13 h
Sierre/Siders - in 22:53 h
Duration 2h 40' / one change of train in Visp (InterCity to InterRegio)

- - - - - -

Zurich ZRH - Sierre - Zinal (no Bus/Connections available later!)

Zürich Flughafen - out 17:13 h
Zinal, poste - in 21:02 h
Duration 3h 49' / three change of train/Bus

Zürich Flughafen - out 16:39 h
Zinal, poste - in 21:02 h
Duration 4h 23' / two change of train/Bus in Visp and Sierre (InterCity to InterRegio to Bus)


Price about SFr. 180.- / Euro 110.- (ZRH-Zinal-ZRH)

[harald]

Hi
Since we (three persons) stay a week (Feb. 18 - Feb. 25) and already have booked hotel I hope that tickets for the dinners will be an option as we also will buy a one week skipass.

[fivat]

Since we (three persons) stay a week (Feb. 18 - Feb. 25) and already have booked hotel I hope that tickets for the dinners will be an option as we also will buy a one week skipass.

Harald, read my reply to Whitey above

Patrice Fivat

[pokkis]

Any idea when these special package prices without lift tickets will be published? We have quite many eagerly waiting for that info.
We have also lift tickets cause we will arrive there on 16th and we will destroy all slopes with Genteleman team even before session starts

[fivat]

We have also lift tickets cause we will arrive there on 16th

Yes, but you have not yet bought the skipasses!
If you buy the skipasses for the period from 16th to 22nd February, and separately the blue package, you still have a good total price, everything included!

Patrice Fivat

[pokkis]

2+2=22
Hmm i need to think

[fivat]

Your calculation is wrong. Write me an e-mail for you particular case.

Patrice Fivat

[István]

Sorry for my ignorance, but I do not fully understand the process.

Am I obliged to book accomodation through the reservation office in order to become eligible for the blue or the red package? In other words: what if I already booked the accomodation? Can I still buy one of the packages?


Thanks

[Swiss Mike]

Yes you can purchase the packages if you already have an accomodation.

If you hadn't one before booking the packages, you can book an accomadation through the tourist office (everything is centered there).