Everything is taken care of for you

If you are thinking about your first skiing or snowboarding holiday, be safe in the knowledge that you’ll get the best introduction with us, or if you’re travelling solo it’s a great way of meeting likee minded people who share your love of the spectacular mountains and being outdoors. Our team of ski experts are on hand to help and organise all the ski essentials that you will need.

During your learn to ski & snowboard holiday we really are with you from start to finish. Following the welcome meeting we you meet the other guests, we take you to the ski shop to get your equipment fitted, we have you lift pass prepared for you and ski school all arranged. There really is nothing to think about other than enjoying your first amazing experience of what I am sure will become your next passion.

I was fairly apprehensive about going on a ski holiday alone especially not having skied for few years. Matt and Steve were amazing, from the first day they made sure everyone in the group had someone to ski with of a similar ability, efficiently organised ski hire & ski school and gave regular updates to where to meet for lunch après ski drinks & dinners. I never felt “on my own” & had a wonderful time & wouldn’t hesitate to go again! Loved it!! Dawn Hunt

We have hand picked the best accommodation in Bansko for our”Learn to Ski & Snowboard” holidays. We stay in the truly luxurious 5* spa hotel and we look after everything for you, so you don’t have to worry anything other than honing your skills, meeting new friends, and sharing great experiences.

You are looked after from start to finish

Over the past 4 years we have developed a unique and flexible formula for our organised learn to ski & snowboard holidays that helps keep 90% of our guests coming back.

During your holiday you will have an Active Away host on hand to help you 24/7. Your host will act as your personal holiday guide, they become your companion during the entire holiday as opposed to a detached guide who will just show you around. It is your host’s mission to make sure you have a fantastic holiday experience. Our hosts combine great organisational skills with infectious personalities; they are also specialists in their chosen sports meaning you get a level of knowledge and service unparalleled by other tour operators. Your host will be there to greet you at the airport ensuring your holiday starts smoothly.

Your Active Away host will organise your ski hire, your ski school and give you regular updates where to meet, for lunch, après ski and dinner. Rest assured, you will never be on your own and our experienced team are always on hand to take care of every detail.

My name is Steve Davies, I am the founder of Active Away and I was a late joiner myself to the world of skiing, I did my first beginner snowboarding holiday aged 38, and can still remember how confusing it all seemed at first. Having gone through this a later later than most this really helps me to relate better than most to help guide you through it all.

What is important to note, many of the chalet owners, visitors and workers in the resort, have skied for many, many years. They don’t remember what it is like when your boots pinch too much, your thighs burn from too much snow ploughing and getting on a chairlift is genuinely a traumatic experience!

You are never on your own

Our holidays are not exclusively for single travellers, we have a mix of singles, couples and groups that combine to make one large party, its great fun and after day one you are guaranteed to have met lots of new friends; quite a lot of our singles travelers normally end up re-booking for the following year with new friends they have met on the holiday.

You can indulge yourself with a group or have time on your own, you can spend time drinking in the atmosphere or just relaxing with people who are as active and energetic as you! – Life can be vertical or horizontal – you decide!