Skiing is for posh people | Ski Chat with Robbie Knox 

Thank you for letting me come on your channel. I'm glad to have won the debate and that you are now definitely booking a skiing holiday.

Skiing is the perfect holiday. Excellent food and drink, really good nightlife in the resorts. With the skiiing you don't go home feeling like shit and all bloated from over indulgence, you feel really good because of all the exercise and outdoors. I'm just gutted I can't go very often.

Love Robbie. Absolute delight. Always reminds me of a young Tom Selleck. 😂😂😂

I am glad Joe Wilkinson has got his life together

Spending the time on a gorgeous mountain, enjoying the quiet beauty of the winter landscape, and having fun with friends and family is priceless. None of this needs to be expensive, totally team Robbie.

Im a London cabbie who absolutely loves skiing, Im so far from being posh.I go every year. It doesn't have to be expensive, but is without a doubt the most enjoyable time you will have on a holiday. I do tend to ski quite hard and all day, Im not a drinker so I go solely for the skiing.The air is fresh the views atr amazing.If you haven't been give it a go.

Team Robbie, skiing is amazing & i’m definitely not posh lol

Skiing holidays are great! It can be done on a cheap I once stayed in a self catered apartment in the centre of tignes which is a lively resort. With the 4 of us the accomodation cost about £600 for the week, £150pp! It's great night life, lots drinking but also leisurely exercise, great views, great experiences.

I don’t think it’s for posh people - but certainly is much more accessible for rich people. It means most of the people who do it are upper middle class.

Honestly, the only thing preventing me from skiing, is that I don't have a luxurious moustache...

Skiing is amazing - Robbie has sold it to you exactly right! Also...he didn’t even tell you about having a hip flask of something warming to enjoy on the ski lifts!

Great video. I love a ski holiday anyway but Robbie's description of it made it sound so idyllic 😄

Have never skied, and regretted it. And now is not the time. Great to see you interviewing Chelsea.

Watch Robbie's skiing videos especially the one in whistler even if you not a fan of skiing the scenery and the content are absolutely brilliant. Robbie is a star

Okay, gonna be a long comment onto the in-site of skiing here... I've been skiing since the age of 8 (now 20) and I have done at least a weekly ski holiday since then. In the last 2 years I have also done 2 ski seasons (one in Gressoney, Italy and one in La Rosiere, France) working for a large British Ski holiday company, 1st year working in a hotel, 2nd year as a resort rep. Price: Yes, it can be expensive, but as Robbie said, it can also be relatively cheap! If you go to big, well know resorts it will cost at least £1,000pp for a week. However here are a few tips and tricks: - Book Off-peak. Avoiding School holidays will save you hundreds of pounds! The cheapest times to go are in January and march, this is also when the resorts are not very busy, so no queues for lifts and empty slopes! - Book either very early or last minute. With the company that I used to work for, booking early (around a year in advance) would get you lots of discounts, such as early bird discount, 2 for 1 on ski hire and lift passes. ski school, as well as many other discounts, as well as this, the prices will be at there cheapest unless you book last min! Booking last minute is the cheapest way that you can book a package ski holiday with a tour company. When i say last min, I literally mean a few days before. As long as you are flexible on where you want to go, and you book off peak, I have seen prices for less than £300pp, for flights (including check bag), hotel/chalet (breakfast & dinner), transfers and Atol protection. Then all you need to pay for is ski passes and equipment hire (unless you have your own!) - Stay out of resort. Staying slightly out of resort can again save you a few hundred pounds on accommodation. However, there are a few disadvantages with this. You have to hire a car or pay fora taxi to get to the resort. You are not near any bars/restaurants. You have to find parking in-resort etc. - Go as a large group. If you can gather up a big group, you can save lots of money! Book out a chalet for you all, then you can get group discount on almost everything else! -Self drive/self cater - You can take as much stuff with you as long as you can fit it in you're car! As well as this then you don't have to pay for flights and transfers, you also have to convenience of you're own car. Self catering means that you can cook nice easy cheap meals for you're self, then eat out if you fancy it! You can also stock up in a supermarket before you head up the mountain where it is much more pricey! Self driving means you can make a little holiday out the the road trip as well! - Go to lesser known resorts. Smaller resorts are very fun a cheap skiing wise! Everything will be cheaper than in the big resorts, and also a lot less busy! I did both my seasons in small, lesser know resorts and as a result I didn't have to spend as much money, rarely had to queue for lifts, and always had some empty slopes! NEVER go to Switzerland- £££££££. Very expensive!!! (Although, amazing food, skiing, hotels - pretty much all amazing). Instead, as Robbie said, try eastern Europe! Much cheaper in every way! - Transfers. Before going straight to private transfers (which can cost hundreds of pounds), see what other options are available! The chance is, that there is a bus service to you're resort from the airport (at most with 1 change)! And this would be Far cheaper! - Flights (If you have you're own equipment). Consider flying Swiss if you are flying to Geneva or Zurich, Ski carriage is included with the classic ticket (on top of regular baggage) Need to be posh to Ski: NOOOO!!!! Yes, while I would consider myself middle class, I have met all sorts of people out in the alps! That does include some posh people, but then I have met people whom have been saving up for a holiday for 5 years and they tried skiing at the local dry slope and want to give the real thing a go! So no, you do not have to be posh to ski (unless you can afford to ski in Switzerland!) Cool party resorts: Pretty much many of the big, well know resorts out there: -St. Anton, Austria -Val d'isere, France -Tignes, France -Meribel, France -Morzine/Avoraiz, France (might as well chuck in a few nice family friendly resorts: -La Rosiere, France -Les Arcs, France -Belle Plagne, France -Obergurgl, Austria) I should also sum up apres ski: Pretty much when you're done with skiing for the day, you go drinking. End up dancing on the tables till 2am, head to bed, then up for first lifts the next day! There are aslo plentry of activites to do in the evenings: Dog sledding, Sledging down the piste when they're closed, bar crawls, Ice skating, Ski shows, shopping, spas! Injury: In my skiing life, I have not once been injured! In the first ski season I did, none of the guests or staff were injured (at least from skiing that is...)! Yes it can be dangerous, but you will only injure yourself if you don't know what you're doing/being stupid! You need to know you're limitations, and only take risks that you feel comfortable doing! If you have never skied before, TAKE LESSONS FROM INSTRUCTORS! not you're best mate that has been on a few holidays. With instructors, I have seen people on red's by the end of the week from no experience before! If you take lessons from a good mate, you would barely be able to do a blue by the end. Avalanches: There is ALWAYS a chance that there will be an avalanche! However, it is extremely unlikely on-piste (marked out, groomed ski runs). All areas near the piste are cleared of any potential avalanches so even skiing slightly off piste near the runs you should be fine! But, NEVER go far off piste without the essentials: - A guide. If you are going out into the back country, anywhere where you can't see any runs of lifts, you should never go without a guide, next thing you know, you could be skiing off a cliff. If going greater than 100m from the piste, have: Avalanche tracker Probe Shovel Piste Map Avalanche backpack (optional) Do not Go alone!! Experience! You should be able to ski a black run and off piste confidently, as well as know how to use all of you're equipment It's too Cold!!: Go in Late march/April! You will not be complaining about the cold! It can reach temps of 20°C +! I have been skiing in my shorts and t-shit many a time... I want to go with some people, but some can't ski! Get them to try it! And if they don't enjoy it/physically cannot go to a resort where there are plenty of other activities on offer for them to try! Package holidays Vs doing it myself While I worked for a package holiday company on my ski seasons, I had not actually been on one myself until I was 17, before hand we had done it all ourselves. With a package holiday you can get it cheap and you are guaranteed great service and a great holiday no matter what! They will look after and make sure that they are Atol protected. You will get flights (including baggage), Transfers, Accommodation, Breakfast and Dinner all included. As well as this you will get you're lift passes for you and help you get your ski equipment along with anything that can improve you holiday. Also you can talk to the staff who will tell you the best places to go, eat and ski in the resort! And when things go wrong , they will be there for you to. When storm Ciara came though in Feb 2020, a lot of our guests flights were cancelled back home, so we stayed with them, sorted out there accommodation and meals and did not leave their side until they were on their flights home. Doing it you're self can be just as great too! A lot of the time you can do it cheaper (unless booking last min) and you can do everything at you're own pace and personalize it to you're taste. However, if things do go wrong, you're on your own. Package holiday companies I recommend: Ski total - Chalet/chalet hotel holidays with British staff Inghams - Mainly partner hotels, although some in-house hotels/chalets Esprit - Family specialists with British childcare staff and private group lessons for esprit guests only Chalets Vs (Chalet) Hotels (packaged holidays) I have worked with both and it very much depends on what you're looking for. If you are a reasonable sized group and can fill up a chalet, do it! You will have you own host(s) that will do everything for you. However, if you do not have enough to book out a chalet, I'd personally go for a hotel. Unless you are a very sociable person, you will be shearing the chalet with another group/family in a small area, very much like shearing a house with someone you don't really know. It is a bit of a gamble since you don't really know who you're gonna get, it could be good, or one very so... With hotels, you know what you're getting. How do I know skiing is for me? I get it, you don't want to waste all this money on something you might not enjoy. So before you commit to a ski holiday, try it out in a snow-dome (not a dry ski slope). These are massive buildings with real snow in! There are a few dotted up and down the country, book a 2 hour lesson and give it a go. It is a great, nice cheap way to get a taste for it! Overall Skiing is one of the best things out there! It does not feel like a sport! Amazing views, with amazing weather (most of the time) and one of the best holidays you can go on. It is a very different experience to a beach holiday or a city break, and depending on where you go, it can be suited for everyone. There is a reason I decided to spend 2 winters on my life in a foreign country, away for my family and friends to do one of the best things out there! Skiing is an experience you will never forget, and the better you get at it, the more fun it gets!# Any questions just reply and I'll try my best to answer!

9.99k subscribers! Chelsea, you’re so close to 10k! Edit: congrats on 10k!

Interesting discussion! Skiing is definitely fun and rewarding for those who can afford it.

Great collab!

Team Robbie heavily initially. 8:08 👋. Also you won't get injured just watching Netflix staying at home but lockdown has taught us you do gain a few pounds which skiing can burn off.

Can definitely recommend Zakopane in the summer, still not sure I want to try skiing though!

I’d definitely be interested in seeing your videos of a skiing trip but I’m not sure he’s convinced me to do one myself 😂

You are deffo posher than Robbie! 😂

Skiing is great and so fun! But I can't really say much about skiing holidays, since I already live in the middle of the alps. So for me it's more of a fun weekend activity I can spontaneously do rather than going on a dedicated holiday for it, plus I have all the equipment at home already. I don't know if doing nothing but skiing for a whole week wouldn't get a bit boring though.

I'm too clumsy, I'd end up breaking my leg on the first day and then spend the rest of the time at the bar on my own

can't lie am fuming when i saw the title

Shout out to the guy in the pub at 8:07!!

I used to snowboard. Skiers are awesome targets for snowballs with no threat of recourse because of those stupid poles they carry.

Did you end up going on a skiing holiday?

Team Robbie

I did a season in morzine and after spending 6 months there I have to say I don't really see the value in skiing. It may be nice for you to try it but I wouldn't lose any sleep if you never go on a skiing holiday. I can see why some would love it but those people tend to have money to burn. Plus ski resorts tend to be full of bellends.

XC skiing is the best fun you can have with your clothes on along with playing guitar live in front of an audience.

Think you really needs to hit the slopes and give us an update!

Rule number one in life, do not disagree or argue with THE Robbie Knox

What about XC skiing in Eastern Europe, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Southern Spain, Chile`, India, Iran , Turkey et al?

its for rich people, not just posh people. its objectively a v pricey hobby

It’s still way too expensive. His example of £500 per person as a cheap option is still way above what most budget travellers want to spend. You can get a European city break for £200-£250pp for flights and hotel including breakfast.

the guy at 8:00 hahah

Consider that Whistler, Canada ski resort clubbed 200 unwanted, trained, Alaskan Husky sled dogs to death in 1990 after the Winter Olympics concluded at Whistler ski resort. The dogs could have been given to Canadian native, indigenous peoples Indian tribes. But the huge resort didn’t. So never go to Whistler.

Yes! I’m taking full credit for this happening, having introduced you both a year and a half ago - twitter.com/iamclydehoel/status/1120055679836983296?s=21 😄

If you haven't skied before, unfortunately it comes with a 50% chance of death...

Skiing is shit if you’re shit at it because you’ll be paying a fortune to do something poorly. Skiing from a young age where you don’t have to pay is when you enjoy it most I love skiing but I’m 18 and my equipment that are owned before from previous years were payed by my parents. If you didn’t get that opportunity then buying ski stuff (especially when it’s your first time) Is ridiculously expensive without much benefits (the first time) but the next skiing holidays are good once you have equipment

As sports go skiing / snowboarding is not that expensive. I mean what are you even comparing it to?

can I just say that I don't like this lady? they view life through the "lens" of status, they can't see it any other way, it's all about "power moves" and "posh" things.

Chelsea I’d happily take you away snowboarding 🏂 ❤