Crazy Snow Camp XMasFree & NYE 2016/2017

The hut is at an altitude of 2200m and right at the slopes (ski-in/ski-out). The ski area is not super big and not super small. There are several chair lifts and ropeways. Highest point is at 2650m; lowest point at 1500m. The slopes are diverse and freeride and backcountry possibilities are good. We will be in the French speaking part of Valais/Wallis in the southwest of Switzerland.

The hut is really simple and consists of a dorm room, a kitchen/living/dining area and a dry toilet outside. Heating is with wood. The location is amazing, high over the valley, far away from the villages. There will be max. 12 people in our group.

In general you will hardly have any personal privacy. You will be surprised how fast you will feel at ease with everybody, in a place where you can simply be who you are, far away from your day to day environment and habits. No smoking in the house. Bring a sleeping bag or sleeping bag liner. And there will be the unique Crazy Camp Mountain Sauna.

Yes the hut is really simple… and therefore this Crazy Snow Camp will be very affordable!

Distance from Geneva airport is 175km, Zürich airport 300km, Basel/Mulhouse airport at 270km, Milano airports at 250 km, Lyon airport at 325 km. Easy to reach by train (and then one bus).

From The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxemburg there is a ride share available, approx. EUR 80 two-way per person.

From the village where we will meet we will go up by chair lift and then ski/board to the hut.

Switzerland is member of the Schengen agreement. If you can travel in any other Schengen country, you can travel in Switzerland.

In the daytime we will be skiing or snowboarding. This can be individually but we will do some things as a group also. In previous Crazy Snow Camps it turned out that the participants enjoy shredding the slopes together, teaching each other some ski/board skills, etc.

Please keep in mind that SNOW comes from NATURE so there is no guarantee for the amount of snow that will be there and for example no guarantee that all lifts will be working. In that case, we might be doing snowshoe hikes, build a kicker near the hut, or other improvisations :-)

At the end of the day and in the evenings we will be automatically together (we're high on the slopes, there is nowhere else to go!) so we will make our own après ski. This will start with cooking, eating and cleaning together. There will be crazy group games, yoga-ish stuff and so on. And let's not forget the unique Crazy Camp Mountain Sauna!

Basically everybody is expected to participate in the group life at the end of the day and in the evening [faq].

The deal

Your financial participation is:

· EUR 560 for the full two weeks
· EUR 295 for only the first week
· EUR 345 for only the second week

Or EUR 475 / 250 / 295 if you are female and you choose to make use of the Gender Pay Gap Compensation [faq]

This is per person for accommodation, food (that we will cook together) and tourist taxes. That is cheap, especially considering that XMas/New Year is the most expensive time of the year for accommodation in ski resorts! However, don't come if you are only interested in an affordable holiday.

Couples: in the Crazy Snow Camp you can not behave like a couple. Beds are allocated through a lottery [faq] and we're all sleeping in one big space; you participate as individuals, not as a couple.

What is included/provided?
+ Accommodation
+ Breakfast
+ Simple lunch (sandwiches, leftovers of yesterdays dinner)
+ Dinner (we will cook together)
+ Coffee, tea, milk, water, juice
+ Tourist taxes
+ Unforgettable fun

Not included:
x Snacks, fruit, energy bars, energy drinks, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages
x Sleeping bags
x Towels
x Skipass, equipment rental