Feb 2024 Ski Trip

26th April 2023

Dear Parent/Carer,

We would like to offer the opportunity for our students to experience Skiing in Italy at the Folgaria Resort during February Half Term 2024.

The trip is open to students of all year groups. Provision is made for those who have no previous experience through to those who are expert skiers. We have chosen Italy as we are familiar with the resort, having taken a group there previously. It offers us a great location just 10 minutes by coach from the hotel to the slopes, good quality accommodation and a range of evening activities.

We estimate the cost of the trip to be approximately £1800.00.

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’

Not included in the price are:

• Ski clothing (jacket, salopettes, gloves)
• Personal spending money
• Snowboarding – Extra £38 per person minimum/10 people to be viable

If you would like your child to take part in this exciting trip please complete and return the:

Reply Slip

Parent/Carer Consent for an Educational Visit

A valid copy of your child’s passport

by Tuesday 2nd May 2023. Applications will not be accepted without all the information being provided.

Once we have all the names confirmed, deposits of £250 must be paid directly to Topflight for Schools via their Portal within 7 days of the email being received. A link for the portal will be sent to the email address provided on the reply slip.

A copy of Topflight for Schools, Terms and Conditions can be found: here

Further payments will be due on or before the following dates:

Places are limited so please ensure your forms are returned on time to avoid disappointment. There will not be any extensions to the deadline on payments. The deposit is non-refundable once this payment has been paid to our travel provider.

The amount payable to Topflight will be £1464.00

The remaining amount of £336 will be paid to cover costs for Apres Ski, lunch money etc. This will be available to pay on ParentPay directly to Ballakermeen from October or before if required.

If this trip is oversubscribed, a draw will take place and your son/daughter will be informed if he/she has been successful before deposits are required. All places will be confirmed via email, please ensure your correct email address has been provided.

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.

Please also note: Valid individual passports are a pre-requisite and the responsibility of the parent/carer to ensure all travel requirements are met. For Italy, passports should be valid and in date for up to three months on the return travel date.

Please note that if your child’s passport has been issued outside of the Schengen Area and requires a Schengen Visa, this must be applied for six months before travel. If this is not obtained it will result in your child being unable to travel and additional charges may be incurred.

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 the trip leader, Mr Merrick on andrew.merrick@sch.im or 648700.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Andrew Merrick, Ski Trip Leader