Ski Trip 2023

Dear Parent/Carer,

During our February Half Term 2023, we would like to offer the opportunity for our students to experience Skiing in Italy at the Folgaria Resort.

The trip is open to students of all year groups and provision is made for those who have no previous experience through to those who are expert skiers. We have chosen Italy this year as it offers us a great location, with doorstep skiing, a highly recommended ski school and good quality accommodation. Unlike previous trips we will potentially be travelling and in resort with two other Island schools. The main advantage to this is that, if numbers are sufficient we will have direct flights to Italy from Isle of Man.

In light of vaccinations, the entry requirements for Italy currently require travellers either to be fully vaccinated or show a negative PCR (taken within 72 hours before entering Italy) or negative LFT (taken within 48 hours before entering Italy). These may well have changed before next year but I cannot guarantee that there won’t be any requirements of vaccination or testing at the time of travel.

If the trip is cancelled due to Covid restrictions out of the school’s control a full refund will be provided minus £25 insurance costs.

If a vaccination is required at time of travel and parents want to remove their child from the trip at any point they will unfortunately not be able to receive back any monies paid unless a replacement can be found.

We estimate the cost of the trip to be approximately £1470.00

Included in this price is:

• Return flights from the Isle of Man
• Transfers to and from the resort
• Resort taxes
• Full winter sport insurance
• Half board accommodation
• Lunch allowance
• 5 days tuition, 4 hours per day with qualified ski instructors
• Full equipment hire (skis, boots, poles, helmets)
• Evening activities
• Souvenir ‘Hoodie’

The cost does not include:

• Ski clothing (jacket, salopettes, gloves)
• Personal spending money

If you would like your child to take part in this exciting trip, please complete and return the Reply Slip – Ski Trip 2023 and the form Parent/Carer Consent for an Educational Visit, with an initial deposit of £150 by Friday 8th April. No deposits will be cashed until the trip is viable. (non-refundable if student is successful in obtaining a place). Further payments will be due on or before the following dates:

Places are limited so please ensure your deposit and forms are returned on time to avoid disappointment. There will not be any extensions to the deadline on payments. Post-dated cheques are not accepted as payment. Ballakermeen High School will not be liable for any charges incurred. If there are sufficient numbers for the trip to go ahead, and your child is successful in gaining a place, deposit cheques will be banked on Friday 8th April. The deposit is non-refundable once this payment is banked. If for any reason the trip does not receive the appropriate numbers to go ahead then a full refund of the deposit will be given.

If this trip is oversubscribed, a draw will take place and your son/daughter will be informed if he/she has been successful and then the payments will be banked. Deposits will be returned for those that are not successful in gaining a place on the trip.

Staged payments are required by the tour operators once the trip has been booked and additional charges may be incurred if you withdraw your child from the trip at a later date. Every attempt will be made to find a replacement to offset the cost, but this cannot be guaranteed. Payment cards will be kept at the foyer and a copy will be available on request.

Please also note: Valid individual passports are a pre-requisite and should be valid and in date for up to three months on return date. Passports will be collected from students nearer the time of the trip. In the meantime, please supply a copy of the passport for our records. We can photocopy the passport at the foyer if required.

If you would like to know more about this trip before committing please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Evans on d.evans@bhs.sch.im or 648700.

Yours faithfully

Deborah Evans

Ski Trip Leader