Monday, August 11, 2008

On The Fiddle


Joe is keeping busy working on the outside of the house which is really starting to come together and dare I say it, look like the finished product!
He's doing lots of gigs all over the Haute Savoie, as many as 4 nights a week in St Gervais, Morzine and of course, Les Gets. If you are visiting any of these resorts look out for the poster because 'On The Fiddle' could be playing in a bar near you!!

Our contacts list should by now have recieved our Summer News Letter which outlines our plans for Alpine Learning Curves this next winter season. If you are not on our contacts list read on:

No doubt you are all engrossed in your summer holidays at this time of year and the last thing on your minds is snow. So this is a reminder we are ready and waiting to take your bookings for next season and to give you first refusal on booking slots to avoid disappointment!

Our Personnel:
Good news! Angus is back with us for the peak weeks this coming season and Joe is looking forward to working alongside him again. By September we will know if a third body is coming on board, but since we can’t confirm it at the moment we’ll keep that one close to our chests for now!
Babs is doing the administration again and although we don’t have a designated office hour you can either call our landline in the evenings or reach her any time of day on her mobile phone. We’d like to encourage clients to make use of this, rather than calling Joe or Angus on the slopes (unless it’s an emergency). Our pet hate is seeing instructors with a mobile welded to the ear instead of focusing on the job in hand – teaching!

Our Product:
Joe is keen to get some group lessons up and running (Adult & Junior) since there is no doubt this is the best way to offer good value for money. In addition to the standard format group courses we are hoping to put together something a bit different: Clinic style sessions (off-piste/bumps/skier’s MOT) so keep us posted if you are coming out even if you have no immediate plans to take lessons as we may be able to team up some like minded people for a sess! If this sounds like something you might be interested in, get in touch and tell us what theme interests you so we can get something started.

Our Prices:
Having kept our prices the same for 3 consecutive seasons we felt we were due a price review. The poor exchange rate and the dreaded ‘credit crunch’ have not escaped our notice, so we have aimed to restructure rather than increase our rates, in a way which we hope you will all consider fair! New Prices are posted on the website.
Probably the most significant alteration is that we no longer offer private lessons for 2 or 3 people at the same rate, however any repeat clients booking before 1st September are welcome to take advantage of the old pricing system if it works out better (in other words 3 people @ 84 euros per hour).
We'll be sending out another Newsletter in the Autumn, meanwhile watch this space and we look forward to hearing from anyone interested in booking with Alpine Learning Curves!