Following the huge success of last year we’d be barking mad to ignore the popularity of the mighty SCUK Winter Bash. This year SCUK will be hooking up with our friends and yours at StarSki Chalets in Morzine-Avoriaz to offer the snowboarding holiday of the year!

If you’re new to the Winter Bash, how best to describe it?... well, there’s a strong feeling of community, a lot of snowboarding, a heap of guiding, a belly of laughter, a smattering of immaturity and a bout of drinking which on occasion has been laced with a touch of nudity. It’s a memorable and unique experience and one that hundreds of folk feel is well worth having over and over again. So whoever you are, you’re all very welcome.

Bashers will have the option of staying in the fantastic and fun Chalet-Hotel StarLight or the deluxe ‘pimped-up’ Chalet StarSki. Both are offered on an affordable half-board basis. Prices start from a very reasonable £420 for 7 nights B&B accommodation, 6 day full Portes du Soleil lift pass and the infamous Bash entertainment.

SCUK members will naturally receive our ‘mate’s rate’ discount, but all-comers are welcome. We also greet Under 18s into the fold, however we cannot take legal responsibility for you and you should be accompanied by a responsible(ish) adult.

ACCOMMODATION PACKAGES

We have three options for you as listed below. Prices shown are for SCUK members. Non-members are more than welcome, but you'll avoid the £30 non-member surcharge if you join for just £15... so er...

Chalet-Hotel StarLight has 48 places available and Chalet StarSki has 20 places available. We fully expect the SCUK Winter Bash to fill 100% and so all places are on a first come first serve basis... don't miss out on the event of the winter...!!!

All packages include:

• 7 nights B&B accommodation - ensuite rooms
• 6 day full area Portes du Soleil lift pass
• SCUK Welcome Meal on Sunday evening
• At least two half days guiding
• Special discounts in resort
• The infamous SCUK Pub Quiz

Option 1 // B&B
Accommodation: Chalet-Hotel StarLight - // Info
Price: £420 pp
Board: B&B
Details: Price based on sharing ensuite bedroom (Twins, Doubles, Triples & Quads). Includes continental breakfast. Includes welcome meal on Sunday night. Includes full area 6-Day Portes du Soleil Lift Pass.

Chalet-Hotel StarLight is located close to the centre of Morzine and offers shared accommodation in a relaxed chalet-hotel style setting. Option 1 includes a continental breakfast each morning plus the Welcome Meal on Sunday evening. You can upgrade to include food on any of the evenings or if you want meals each night then go for 'Option 2'.

Also Included:

• Bed linen and towels
• Use of outdoor hotub
• Free use of all the StarLight facilities:
• Board/Ski maintenance room and equipment
• DVDs/Videos, Wii and games
• Free broadband WIFI access
• UK TV in most rooms
• All rooms ensuite
• Full Sky Package in Bar Area

Rooms in Chalet-Hotel StarLight can be booked as a group of mates sharing, but also for individuals who will be grouped with like minded SCUKers! We have a range of twins, doubles, triples and quads.

Add 5 nights catering and go fully half-board for just £75.

Option 2 // Half-Board
Accommodation: Chalet-Hotel StarLight - // Info
Price: £495 pp
Board: Half-Board
Details: Price based on sharing ensuite bedroom. Includes continental breakfast, Afternoon Tea, 3 Course Evening Meal with wine (6 Nights). Includes full area 6-Day Portes du Soleil Lift Pass.

Chalet-Hotel StarLight is located close to the centre of Morzine and offers shared accommodation in a relaxed chalet-hotel style setting. Everyday you'll have a continental breakfast each morning and then tea and cakes when you get back from the slopes. You will be served a delicious 3 course evening meal on 6 nights with wine - this allows you to go into town one evening and hunt your own food.

Also Included:

• Bed linen and towels
• Use of outdoor hotub
• Free use of all the StarLight facilities:
• Board/Ski maintenance room and equipment
• DVDs/Videos, Wii and games
• Free broadband WIFI access
• UK TV in most rooms
• All rooms ensuite
• Full Sky Package in Bar Area

Rooms in Chalet-Hotel StarLight can be booked as a group of mates sharing, but also for individuals who will be grouped with like minded SCUKers! We have a range of twins, doubles, triples and quads.

Option 3 // Deluxe
Accommodation: Chalet StarSki - // Info
Price: £595 pp
Board: Half-Board Deluxe
Details: Price based on sharing ensuite bedroom. Includes cooked breakfast, Afternoon Tea, 4 Course Evening Meal with selected wines (6 Nights). Includes full area 6-Day Portes du Soleil Lift Pass.

Chalet StarSki is a sumptuous retreat for those seeking the perfect luxurious ski holiday. StarSki Chalets brings SCUKers sublime style to the bash for this winter. Attention to detail is unparalled, and the large open-plan living and dining area features spectacular mountain vistas to assist in setting the scene. For full information on the chalet you can click here.

You'll have a cooked breakfast each morning and then tea and cakes when you get back from the slopes. You will be served a delicious 4 course evening meal on 6 nights with carefully selected wine. This includes a cheese and port course. You'll also be served coffee and chocolates at the end of your meal in front of the fire.

Also Included:

• Bed linen and towels
• Use of outdoor hotub and sauna
• Free use of all the Chalet StarSki facilities
• Board/Ski maintenance room and equipment
• DVDs/Videos, Wii and games
• Free broadband WIFI access
• All rooms ensuite

Rooms in Chalet StarSki t can be booked as a group of mates sharing, but also for individuals who will be grouped with like minded SCUKers! We have a range of twins, doubles, triples and quads.

Package Extras

• SCUK non-members supplement £30.00
• 7 day Portes du Soleil lift pass upgrade £20.00
• Transfer - Geneva return £50.00 pp
• Board & Boots hire/week £85.00
• Board hire/week £65.00
• Boots hire/week £20.00
• **Add 1 extra night B&B in Chalet-Hotel StarLight - £55.00 pp
• **Add 1 extra night Half-Board in Chalet-Hotel StarLight - £70.00 pp

**NOTE: Places for the extra nights are limited due to other bookings so they are available on a first come first serve basis. If these places fill up then we may be able to find alternative accommodation - this may be a different price.

We know some SCUK members will already be in Morzine or nearby and they are welcome to join us for the SCUK Pub Quiz if space allows, for a small charge of €10.

THE SCUK PUB QUIZ

Legendary... it's worth coming for the week just for this one night !!!

HOW TO BOOK

You can download the booking form and email it to info@starskichalets.com

If you require more information then you can phone StarSki Chalets on 0033 679 181 401 or send them an email.

Upon booking you will be required to pay a £100 deposit. You will be sent a confirmation invoice with the full balance being due by the 1st December 2010.

AN EXTRA WEEK ... ???

Many are talking about an extra week in Morzine this year to save money on travel. Ask Elderon or Clarissa at StarSki Chalets for details, but rather than just the normal 10% off you would normally get as a SCUK member at StarSki Chalets, we will do you a special deal of 15%+ off, whether it's the week before or after the SCUK Bash, although transfer prices may differ.

TRAVEL

For travel information visit our Travel page by clicking here.

AIRPORT TRANSFERS

The great thing about Morzine is the short transfer time - just 1hour 15mins. This allows us to offer reasonably priced airport transfers for just £50 per person (this is for a return transfer).

To/From Geneva
We will be organising transfers from Geneva airport only. There will be two official coach transfers inbound and two official coach transfers outbound, so please try to organise your flights accordingly:

Inbound - Sunday 16th January 2011:

• Coach 1: 12noon/1pm approx
• Coach 2: 7pm approx

Outbound - Sunday 23rd January 2011:

• Coach 3: Departing 6.30 am approx (for flights from 09:30 to 12pm)
• Coach 4: Departing 9am approx (for flights from 12pm onward)

We will try to lay on additional minibus transfers if there is sufficient demand before or after these times. However, people may be subject to an additional surcharge for transfers if there isn't the demand. If you need to make alternative transfer arrangements, then please contact us. We will be able to finalise alternative pickup times a couple of weeks before the Winter Bash.

SCHEDULE

The SCUK Winter Bash is just an organised week away with a large group of mates who you might not have met yet! We hate to use the word "schedule", but this will just give you an idea of what the SCUK Crew have planned for you. Naturally, what you do is up to you and we hope to change the "schedule" at the last minute just to keep you on your toes.

• Sunday: Arrive. Ride if you're early enough.
• Monday: Welcome Meal at Chalet-Hotel StarLight in the evening.
• Tuesday: Guiding
• Wednesday: Quiz Night in the evening.
• Thursday: Guiding
• Friday: SCUK Party in the evening.
• Saturday: Raffle draw
• Sunday: Leave. Ride if you leave late enough.

INSURANCE

Take out insurance by visiting the Snowboard UK website. www.snowboardclub.co.uk/insurance

THE RESORT

The Portes du Soleil offers 650km of piste across France and Switzerland. The possibility for off-piste riding is endless - accessable and hidden slopes are in abundance.

// Visit the Portes du Soleil Webcam

THE STASH THE FIRST GIANT ECOLOGICAL SNOW PARK COMES TO EUROPE

A new concept in snowparks imported from the Californian resort of North Star, it was developed by Jake Burton himself, famous for his visions on the future of the snowboard.

Attracted by Avoriaz’s reputation as a snowboard centre, the professionalism of the teams here and the resort’s ability to designate an area reserved for the project, Burton chose Avoriaz as the only European resort capable of managing this ambitious project.

Burton’s philosophy is to create an area in the middle of the forest that caters for a mixture of freeride and freestyle, whilst simultaneously transmitting messages about environmental protection. The "Stash" is born from absence – as Jake Burton stated – sliding structures for ‘senior’ riders who started freeriding about 20 years ago and who now have children who are into freestyle, where there is enormous potential for development.

Riding the Stash means heading into the heart of nature but on secure terrain. Situated in the middle of a large expanse of un-groomed snow it is ideal for trying out wide turns in powder snow. These slopes wind in and out of the trees in the Lindarets forest and are punctuated with hidden wooden obstacles all around the circuits that skiers stumble across when hurtling down a ‘secret passage’. You have to snowboard down the same slope many times to discover all the concealed modules 3 slopes of varying levels join up half-way down and lead to a cabin hidden in the middle of pine trees, then separate again to snake their way along this beautiful forest’s hidden by-ways. The cabin is where messages are subtly spread - not forced down throats –about actions that can limit environmental damage. It is also possible to engrave your own message in the wood. Avoriaz and Burton's goal is to make the Stash a reference point in Europe, targeting riders from intermediate to advanced level wishing to ride backcountry and freestyle together.

// Download the STASH Information (pdf)

The Stash Technical Details:

All signs are engraved in wood, no metal is used.
Length = 1.3 km
Total vertical descent = 470 m
Wooden elements: a wall for vertical sliding, logs and tree trunk obstacles, wooden tables for sliding on, jumps from paths and rocks, trees bent like rainbows, snow shock-absorbers, wooden toboggans, ramps, natural obstacles,…

Reached via the 6 seater highspeed Prolays chairlift with an Avoriaz lift-pass.

Resort Piste Map

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