Short-week and weekend breaks to the Alps offer the perfect escape from the stresses of everyday life and a chance to experience something new and exciting in a short space of time. Maybe you want to save on vacation days or don't have the opportunity to go for a whole week? Then you've come to the right place.
Everything is included as usual: accommodation, meals, lift passes, equipment and, depending on the program, skiing with an instructor.
Weekend breaks
A weekend trip with UCPA means 3 magical ski days in the Chamonix Valley. You travel from Thursday - Sunday and have access to lift passes & equipment from Friday. Here you choose between the alpine town of Chamonix or the slightly quieter and cozier alpine village of Argentière.
The activity offered is "Ski / Snowboard - Without instructor" - which means that the ride is done on your own. Everything is included as usual, i.e. accommodation, meals, lift passes and equipment. You also have the opportunity to book direct flights round trip with us including transfers.
Short weeks
Our short weeks are a great opportunity to get away to the Alps for a couple of days and enjoy on or off-piste skiing. You can choose from a wide range of activities and levels, and everything is included as usual, except transport to and from the resort.
On the short weeks you travel either Saturday-Wednesday or Wednesday-Sunday and the lift pass is valid for 4 days.
These trips are offered at several different resorts in the French Alps. The easiest transportation is to Chamonix & Argentière, but we can also help with tips to other resorts if you contact 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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