Action Outdoors Launches 2023-24 Winter Programme

Action Outdoors, the UK arm of the not for profit UCPA organisation, has launched its 2023-24 winter ski and snowboard holidays, with more choice than ever before across twelve world class ski resort destinations.

• Not for profit UCPA centres start from £368pp for 3 nights including full-board accommodation, ski pass and ski equipment hire
• Under 25’s can ski for a week, all-inclusive, with instruction, from £525
• Expansion of the Club 18-30 exclusive weeks that offer exceptional value for money for young people with only that age group staying in the centre for that week
• Hundreds of holidays available in twelve world class French ski resort destinations

Holidays are available for all levels of skier and snowboarder, from complete beginner to experienced off-piste and ski touring experts, with everything on offer in between.

The new Club 18-30 weeks that launched last winter have been expanded, whilst for anyone between the ages of 18 and 25, there’s a large number of reduced prices across the French Alps costing from £525pp for 7 nights full-board accommodation, ski pass, ski or snowboard equipment hire and instruction.

Some of the other courses available include, Yoga, Snowshoeing and Wellbeing; Introduction to Ski Touring; Splitboard High Mountain Off-Piste; Freestyle Snowboard Introduction and a number of weeks that include ski instruction for all levels.

Managing Director of Action Outdoors, David Robertson, said: “We’ve got more on offer this season than ever before following our best ever winter last year. Whatever way you try to calculate it out, UCPA holidays offer the best value for money in the kind of resorts such as Val d’Isère, Tignes, Val Thorens and Chamonix. There’s more encouragement for younger people with specially discounted rates for anyone under the age of 25 and between the ages of 18 to 30 too, where they have exclusive use of the centres only for that age group. There’s lots of opportunities for beginners and intermediates, but as always we offer courses for the most experienced skiers and snowboarders too, with classic ski touring routes and off-piste adventures in the high mountains above the Chamonix Valley. Our spaces get booked out very fast, so it’s crucial to book early and that locks in the best flight prices too”.

Some examples of holidays throughout the winter:

• Pre-Christmas in Val Thorens: £746pp for 7 nights’ full-board accommodation, 6.5 day ski pass, ski equipment hire, instruction. December 9, 2023
• Club 18-30 Exclusive, Chamonix: £668pp for 7 nights’ full-board accommodation, 6.5 day ski pass, ski equipment hire, instruction. January 20, 2024 (other dates across the winter are available).
• Under 25’s in Tignes: From £525pp for 7 nights’ full-board accommodation, 6.5 day ski pass, ski equipment hire, instruction. Dates weekly from December 23, 2023 to April 27, 2024
• Introduction to Off-Piste Skiing, Flaine: from £964pp for 7 nights’ full-board accommodation, 6.5 day ski pass, ski equipment hire, off-piste equipment hire, instruction and guiding. Dates in January, February and March. (Skier level: experienced on all levels of piste).
• Introduction to ski touring, Les Contamines: from £946pp for 7 nights’ full-board accommodation, 6.5 day ski pass, ski equipment hire, off-piste equipment hire, instruction and guiding. Dates in January, February and March (Skier level: experienced on all levels of piste).

UCPA was set up over 55 years ago (1965) to encourage young people to take part in outdoors sports. It has since developed into a not for profit organisation that provides sport holidays for a wide range of ages with a huge range of accommodation options. Each year over 240,000 people enjoy a sport holiday with UCPA, enjoying accessibility to outdoor sports regardless of social background, income or culture. UCPA also offers trips and tours to some of the best destinations for outdoor sports in 75 countries including Vietnam, Portugal and Brazil.

A total of 80 different sports activities are offered in UCPA centres all year round, including, skiing, surfing, mountaineering, diving, sailing and horse riding. During winter, UCPA centres operate in some of the top resorts in the Alps such as Val Thorens, Tignes, Val d’Isère and Chamonix. The holidays are always All Inclusive – lift passes, ski hire, all meals and guiding is included in the price. UCPA is the largest ski school in France and have their own instructor development program which allows young people to develop their career in sport instruction, whilst providing a strong base of instructors and guides to work within each centre for the whole season.

www.action-outdoors.co.uk