Short breaks and weekend trips to the Alps are a perfect escape from everyday stress and a chance to experience something new and exciting in a short space of time. Maybe you want to save on holiday days or can't get away for a whole week? Then you've come to the right place.
Everything is included as usual: accommodation, meals, lift pass, equipment and, depending on the programme, skiing with an instructor.
Weekend trips
A weekend trip with UCPA means 3 magical days of skiing in the Chamonix valley. You travel Thursday to Sunday and have access to your lift pass & equipment from Friday. You can choose between the alpine town of Chamonix or the slightly quieter and cosier alpine village of Argentière.
The activity on offer is "Ski/Snowboard - Without instructor" - which means you ski on your own. Everything is included as usual, i.e. accommodation, meals, lift pass and equipment. You can also book return direct flights with us, including transfers.
Short breaks
Our short breaks are a great opportunity to head to the Alps for a few days and enjoy on-piste or off-piste skiing. You can choose from a number of different activities and levels. Everything is included as usual, except transport there & back.
On the short breaks you travel either Saturday to Wednesday or Wednesday to Sunday, and the lift pass is valid for 4 days.
These trips are offered in several different resorts in the French Alps. Transport is easiest to Chamonix & Argentière, but we can also help with tips for other resorts if you get in touch with us.
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UCPA - Freely translated to English as "National Federation for Sports and Outdoor Centers" - has a history of over 50 years. It is, in short, a non-profit, all-French organization supported by, among others, the French state. The purpose is to give ordinary people the opportunity to learn and develop in one or more sports together, in pleasant and unpretentious forms. The organization has about 80 centers in France and the West Indies, 28 of them are located at well-known winter sports resorts in the French Alps.
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