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Testimonials 2007/ 2008

I love Sunshine World
Cos it rocks
Big time
Xxx

Hey Dudes
Cheers for sorting us out with an awesome week. Def wanna come back and once again conquer “sausage mountain”!

Bill

Boys
You are all awesome! Had an awesome week. Really didn’t think I would be capable of what I was today after a week and that’s all down to your coaching!
Take it easy boys and ill check you all out next time when ill put you to shame!
Nice One!!

Ben

Thank you for all your help guys. Never known instruction like this on any ski holiday (excellent!). Overall value for money was amazing and very well run! Would recommend to anyone! And have never been given beers on the bus on the way to the resort! (amazing!) and Louisa was very nice and talked to us on the way here!

Lessons were fantastic. Had great one on one sessions and progressed to black runs after just a few days of learning to snowboard.

Hey Alan,
I liked your hug the other day!
Al you are all my fantasies!!
Love you
Jenny and nikki
X

Great number of slopes to snowboard on. Rockin!

It was nice and laid back, but we still learned loads, and great to have different slopes.

Ya-hey!

Great instructors and variety of slopes. Lots of fun and learned loads!

Sausage cabbage!! Really good fun, learned lots… Instructors were right dotes!! Loved the slopes!! All the injuries are healed up woohoo… Friday was the best slope!!
Xxx

Thanks a lot for everything. Had a great time, very well organised but still relaxed and enjoyable. Great slopes. Thanks again xxxx

Great instructors, brilliant training, lots of fun. Thank you!!!

Great lessons and instructors, very helpful, loads of class slopes

I really learned about commitment, teamwork, perseverance, courage, love and steadfast. It was gas!!!

Helpful instructors, good location, wanna come back!!!

I thought it was the most wonderful experience I have ever had and I felt and feel so blessed to have had the chance to have such a good time with such wonderful people and thanks to the great and awesome instructors! So cool guys!

Wonderful instructors, leaders, and very helpful and friendly. Really wanna come back again – had so much fun gonna miss you guys – love ya xxx

Well organised, met all my expectations. Thanks for everything (ta till next year)
Mark D

Truly impressed by the level of progression in snowboarding for all participants. To see guys who only started 3 days prior, hitting kickers and the rainbow was an amazing sight. I’m looking forward to seeing you bros next year.

Dear Alan and sunshine word team, Thank you for making our holiday so special. You’re a star!
Thanks for a great week. Organisation, tuition, skiing 10/10
Hot wine, alcohol 100/10
Gillian, Len, Georgina, Jonathan

Yay sunshine world!

Yo yo yo,
Hows it goin. Cheers for an awesome week! It was really fun and the instruction was cool!!
Def be back next year… look forward to it… You better not forget me! Lol…
Cheers guys.
Love (lots of) Alice xx   (lil morg)

Hey guys,
Thanks for a really awesome time! Both on the slopes and in the evening too!!! Thank you for being sooo patient with me – esp. Tony, even when I was having a paddy half way down the slope! Hope Anna isn’t too mad with us! Lol. Hopefully see you again – maybe next year?! Thanks again luv dawn x

To all the team at sunshine world thanks for a fab week. Great instruction and a good laugh from start to finish..
Will

Alright geezer!
A f**king mahusive spanks for this week. Been awesome! And had the best 1st birthday you’ve ever had! Hopefully c ya in the future Blobs xxxx

Dudes sorry for random scribbling but I am now a convicted snowboarding fan because of you guys
Bill

Cheers for the legendary tuition. Went really fast. When you are each back in England it will be time for us to teach you kitesurfing. Andy

Hey guys, thanks for an awesome week! Gaz thanks for looking after me when I fell off the chair lift! Hopefully see you next year.
Nicky xxxx

Cheers guys, had a great week thanks for all your effort and awesome tuition, you’re off-piste knowledge is sweet!

Guys thanks for looking after us. You’ve made the holiday one to remember. Cheers from the Cheltenham team x
Alan, I think I want to have your children!!
Love the “nan” crew xx (not in a gay way)

Dear Alan and Sunshine World team,
You said you hoped that everyone would take a special memory of their time on holidays with you and you have 100% succeeded! We are taking with us many wonderful memories that we will treasure forever. Thank you for all the love a care you show to every single one of your guests! We will miss you! Hope to see you soon.
Love, Rosa x Teo x

Sunshine World team,
Thanks for a wonderful introduction to skiing and “après ski”. Organisation and welcome first and foremost fab! The whole team worked really hard to make this a trip I would recommend to all,
Thanks again love Gillian, Len, Georgina and Jonathan

To Alan and sunshine world team,
I’ve had a really fun time here and I really like skiing too, can I come and work with you when I’m older? Pleeease,
From Adam Tankard

To sunshine world, thank you for a good time.
Love from gemma

Thanks alan and sunshine world for everything aspecially for snowmobiling

I love your passion
Thanks for a fab time, peace and love
Marcel with a broken arm

Wicked times and happy endings sunshine world thanks for all
Walid

Testimonials 2006/ 2007

To Alan, Chris, Amy, Gaz, Marina and Bartek
Unfortunately we must go home but we had the best time eva! Our first ski holiday and hopefully not our last. Had a great laugh and learnt to ski and board. Thanks for such a personal experience it was like being on holiday with your mates. You haven’t seen the last of us, we are determined to become expert boarders. So you will see us again soon. Don’t forget to wash your socks, and if you ever swing by Dublin we can take you drinking (our main sport). Good luck with the season.

Love Marisa and Jason
Xxx

P.S. Apologies for the terrible writing, in the car using my phone as a light!!!

1st Impressions couldn’t have been any better. A few cold beers to keep us smiling through the journey. Our chalet was great, the meals were homemade and really very good. The Skiing was fantastic, real good slopes and jumps, and the instructor was awesome! Apart from being a great skier he is a great instructor. Alan – the instructor, had me side grinding a funbox haha. I’ve only been skiing 3 weeks. Anywho I really do recommend sunshine world holidays. You will not be disappointed. You will have a great time and meet great people.

Terry M

Thank you sunshine world, for giving me this experience. I have never been skiing yet the instructors were so encouraging. And the hospitality at our chalet was fantastic! Every morning to afternoon we would go skiing and I enjoyed every moment of it. So I’d like to thank all the staff at Sunshine World.

Liam

To all the Sunshine World Team “dzien kuje” Thanks for the great holiday even though the snow was a little sparse we had a blast!! Top times – Beer, roosters, Genesis and skiing – Slovakia and Auschwitz also good. Everyone appreciates all the staffs’ work. Hopefully see you again.

Carol, Scott, Mark, Sharon, Kate, Andy, Alisa and Stuart
Bella Ski club, Scotland

Great time had by all. Keep up the good work. Go Andre and Bartek.
Carton Family

We have had a really great week away and have enjoyed meeting everyone very much indeed. The families have been excellent company and we are very sorry to be leaving so soon.
Managed to practise some polish and speak a bit of Russian! I thought that everything was very friendly and personable and the chalet was family-friendly.
Spent most of the week thinking how much I would love to have a go living out here – so if you ever need a Russian-speaker just let me know!

Shirley O’Riordan

Team Edwards Says… Thank you, for a fantastic holiday! We’ve had a lovely time, (with a few bruises along the way!) It’s been a lot of fun and we’ve learnt to ski!!
Thanks again!
Katya Edwards, Oliver

Thank you!!!
I’ve had so much fun! I can actually ski now! Thank you again!
Chris Edwards

To Alan, Chris and team thanks very much for a great ski holiday. The tuition was 2nd to none on all stages my family have came on leaps and bounds with a culmination of black and reds, superb. I would like to wish you and your team all the best for the future.
Cheers
George, Karen

P.S. We will be back

To Alan and the team.
Its not often that you are asked to comment on an adventure, but that’s exactly what my family and myself have had, an adventure. The hotel’s down to earth personal touch has kept all of us guessing what to expect next. The skiing has been awesome, the measure of progression thought fantastic tuition (all of it a laugh rather than a chore) is near immeasurable. All of our needs from top to bottom, our chalet was perfect, was as absolutely catered for. I couldn’t wish for a more perfect holiday and can’t wait until my family are part of the whole experience again.

James reid, Janet and shauna

What I found good about sunshine world is where they took us to different ski slopes instead of one. And I liked it how the holiday reps treat you like a friend and not just someone you have to teach. I liked the different ski classes (even though I didn’t attend to a lot of them) because if you just had one class, people may not have the same ability as everyone else! So it was good that they set them in 3 different groups!

Well it was great coming here, and the ski reps were ace!
Prob come back next hol!

Love yaz

“Thanks for our 4* awards guys! And thanks Amy for teaching someone with no balance at all how to ski! Kate xxx” 27/01/07

“Special thanks to Amy – you made skiing seem simple!” Linda 27/01/07

“Thanks guys for helping me do a blue run after three days! Special thanks to Amy – absolute star – restoring my confidence after the mad French skier incident and to Marina – you have a real talent to chill someone with you massages! Paula xxx” 27/01/07

“To Alan, Chris, Amy, Gaz, Marina and Bartek, Unfortunately we must go home but we had the best time eva. Our first ski holiday and hopefully not our last. Had a great laugh and learnt to ski and board (kind of”) Tanks for such a personal experience it was like being on hols with your mates. You haven’t seen the last of us, we are determined to become expert boarders, you will see us again soon. Don’t forget to wash your socks, and if you ever swing by Dublin we can take you drinking (our main sport) Good luck with the season. Love Marissa and Jason” 13/01/07

“Great time had by all keep up the good work"
“Thanks for all you great tuition and attention to detail” 27/01/07

“Never eat yellow snow!” from Emma 27/01/07

“To all the Sunshine Crew… Thanks for a great time. The skiing and boarding were brilliant – “as long as you enjoy getting to the bottom of the hill then it doesn’t matter how you get there” Company was great – although I’m unlikely to ever eat a boiled sausage again!” Ged and Stacey, Kate, Emily and Greg 27/01/07

“Really impressed with coaching, organisation, friendliness of all the staff. Thoroughly Enjoyed the week! Many Thanks!” Nichola Cox 23/02/07

“Enjoyed the race!” Megan Cox 23/02/07

“Thank you for a great week and helping us to try mew things on the slopes. All the team are lovely and very good at what they do. Many Thanks” The Shanks Family 23/02/07

“The tuition and support has been brilliant but one of the most enjoyable bits for me has been getting to know you as individuals. You are all lovely and collectively you complement each other beautifully and make a great team. If I was you mum – I’d be proud of you. Thanks for everything” Chris Gibbon and Josh – I’m a demon – Larwood 23/02/07

“Thanks for a really great week from first seeing your web site to getting the idea that you are all about having a good time and learning at the same time your team have certainly delivered – Big Time!! We have enjoyed the week enormously. Thank you to everybody. Will certainly follow Sunshine World’s progress with interest and hope to see you again!!” Jo, Mark, Talyn and Locryn Williams

“Dear all, we have really enjoyed the week, challenging lessons – and the bruises to prove it – reminding me of things I had forgotten. All done in a fun way – we have both improved. What a great team you are, led be Al who I’m sure will achieve his visions and ambitions. Everything worked like clockwork – what a great time we’ve had. A privilege to have met you all” Jane and Ewan Pyke 23/02/07

“Alan, Amy, Marina, Gaz, John, Bartek…and of course the Brer! We have had such a great week not only with you company but also in you company. Your attention to detail, promptness, courteousness and eager to please attitude is just so refreshing and impressive. You really gel as a team and you are so good to be with. Good luck with your future plans but beware to keep the small company feel as you grow. We will recommend you to all our friends” Chris Tom and Will Pycroft 23/02/07

“I have really enjoyed the week and I’d like to come back again” Locryn 23/02/07
“Third time lucky for the Wood family. On the last night of our second and best skiing/snowboarding holiday and various family members are still engrossed in your utter knowledge and pure enthusiasm for your lives, jobs and New Zealand! With a week with you guys not once were instructions garbled our way with a rushed demo and a resemblance of “follow me” attached to the end in an accent of some description! Although many party tricks did come out from time to time your egos remain almost too low for all your capabilities. To achieve such great things and inject so much enthusiasm into what you do is remarkable. All the things said by Chris in his speech and everything preceding this are completely deserved. Thank you all so much for making this holiday one of the best most unforgettable as yet. It will never be lost what was gained with you all” Polly Wood 23/02/07

“Thank you very much to Alan for recommending ‘Jimmy Anskiis’ (I don’t know how to spell it!) Because the chocolate soufflé is gorgeous oh and the skiing was great too!” Millie xxxx 23/02/07

“Brilliant, fabulous, marvellous – learnt so much had so much fun, a holiday of a lifetime. Truly the best team we’ve ever experienced. Hope that everything goes as planned for Sunshine World and the rest of the team. I think Polly and Chris said everything that needed to be said” Alice xxx 23/02/07

“This may have been our last family holiday with Alice off to uni this year. Thanks for making it such a memorable one. You have got something very special here – keep it that way. Lots and lots of luck with all your ventures – oh and a HUGE thanks for some fantastic skiing tuition.” Joanne and Pete Wood. 23/02/07
“Dear Sunshine World, I learnt a lot in one week and I think the ski instructors were very kind and you took us to great ski resort and they gave us great transport. The party was a great success we had a wonderful time. Hope we will keep in contact with you” The Garner family 23/02/07

“To all Sunshine World THANK YOU!!” Milo 23/02/07

“First impression couldn’t have been any better a few cold beers to keep us smiling through the journey. Our chalet was good. The skiing was fantastic, real good slopes and jumps and the instructor was awesome! Apart from being a great skier he is a great instructor, my skiing jest kept getting better. Alan – the instructor, had me side grinding a funbox, haha I’ve only been skiing three weeks. Anyhow I really do recommend Sunshine holidays you will not be disappointed! You will have a great time and meet great people” Terry M 17/01/07

“Thank you Sunshine World for giving me this experience. I have never been skiing yet the instructors were so encouraging and the hospitality at our chalet was fantastic! Every morning to afternoon we would go skiing and I enjoyed every moment of it. So I’d like to thank all the staff at Sunshine World” 17/01/07

“To Alan and the Team. It’s not often that you are asked to comment on an adventure, but that’s exactly what my family and myself have had, an adventure. The total down to earth personal touch has kept al of us guessing what to expect next. The skiing has been awesome, the measure of progression, through fantastic tuition (all of it a laugh rather than a chore) is near immeasurable. All of our needs from top to bottom, our chalet was perfect, was absolutely catered for. I couldn’t wish for a more perfect holiday and can’t wait until my family are part of the whole experience again” James, Janet and Shauna Reid 17/01/07

“To Alan, Chris and team thanks very much for a great ski holiday the tuition was second to none on all stages my family have come on leaps and bounds with a culmination of black and reds superb. I would like to wish you and your team all the best for the future. Cheers” George and Karen “PS We will be back ” 17/01/07

“We have had a really great week away and have enjoyed meeting everyone very much indeed. The other families have been excellent company and we are very sorry to be leaving so soon. Managed to practice some Polish and speak a bit of Russian! I thought that everything was very friendly and personable and the chalet was family-friendly. Spent most of the week thinking how much I would like to have a go at living out here – so if you ever need a Russia speaker let me know” Shirley O’Riordan 17/01/07

“What I found good about Sunshine World is where they took us to different ski slopes instead of one. And I liked it how the hol reps treated you like a friend and not just someone you have to teach, I liked the different ski classes (even though I didn’t attend a lot of them  because if you had just one class people may not have had the same ability as everyone else so it was good that they set them in three different groups! Well it was great coming here and the ski reps were !!Ace!! Prob come back next hol Love Yaz” 17/01/07

"You will go far if you carry on like this. I'm sure the winter will be good to y'all – enjoy the White Madness, Thanks!"
Mike Cole 12.05
" Guys, thanks so much for the awesome week! It has been one of the most memorable holidays we have had. The snowboarding and skiing was absolutely amazing and we appreciate all the time and effort you guys put in to make it a fantastic experience… Enjoy the wicked winter!! Love Clay and Julz Ps. Sorry about the door, it was James (Haha!)"
Clayton Scott and Julia 12.05

"Sick holiday. Bye bye. Will miss all your company + skiing. Will see you next year + keep in touch in the meantime. Thanks for everything. Love Susie xxxx"
Susannah Foulerton 01.06

"SUNSHINE WORLD TEAM, Thanks so much for this amazing holidays! That's the way: A few beers + skiing = Ground! Hope to see you again… Muito Obrigado (Portugese) Reinaldo"
Reinaldo Morgado 01.06

"I never thought I'd be able to ski but thanks to you guys I feel like Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards! Thanks a million! See you all next year. Stu"
Stuart Glover 01.06

"Fellas, thanks for taking me from startled rabbit to vicious snow squirrel via snowplough, flaming cocktails and earplugs- what a ride! See you soon. Love Patrick"
Patrick Hussain 01.06

"15.01.06
Great team, great product. You boys will go far."
John Hill Editor + Pubisher, The Good Ski Guide 01.06

"20/01/06
To sum up a Sunshine World Holiday in one word can't be done, but the closest word to it has to be "legendary".
With an all star cast of MTV Jackass to Darth Vader and Pussy Galore, the rating is mind blowing, and every minute will be breath taking. "Obstacles are what you see when you take your mind off of the goal" and with the level of instruction and confidence boosting that has been provided there has never been any obstacles. Time to hit those black runs and off piste like a rat out of a trap for one last time before hitting the countdown to our next trip. Bring on 2007. Best of luck dude with everything and don't forget to "get your ass up in the air"
Cheers Chief Mark aka Pussy!
Sunshine World is living proof dreams exist so don't ever stop dreaming."
Mark "Corky" Rhodes – British Sailing Coach (www.corkercoaching.co.uk ) 01.06

" WORLD SNOWBOARD GUIDE
We Came
We Saw
And we HAD IT hard."
Pete and Steve, Editors, World Snowboard Guide 01.06

"Thank you for a fab week it's been great! I am really annoyed that we were only out for a week, needed a month! Boarding was great plus skiing. Thanx. It was great seeing bro 2. Love ya all, Shelley"
Shelley Pink 01.06

"To the Sunshine World Team,
Cheers for the good time + teaching me to ski. Cya in the future, Ryan and Grant"
Ryan King 01.06

"To Alan, Dan + James,
Thanks for a great week in the "Sunshine" ? Wicked time, great snow. Oooooh the Vodka and the ladies were fun!! Keep up the good work I'm sure we will meet again! ?
Keep in touch.
Jim Hoey"
James Hoey- International DJ 02.06

" SAAAFE BLUD!
Cheers big-ears for an ace holiday- best we've had in some time, an quite possibly the best skiing holiday. Thanks for the crate of beer and showing us how the poles (and Germans) like to "party". It's a shame we only had a week here but our fans miss us and our 7 star skiing so we'll leave you and maybe see you again at New Year. We'll keep in touch, love,
Your mom (Sarah and Phil)"
Sarah Cruickshank 02.06

"Just wanted to say many thanks for a wonderful and memorable few days. It was great to get back on skis again- after 30 years!- But best of all was the tuition and the care you all took. Great human touch- Michelle (6) will be especially thankful for Alan's close attention: her badge is being carefully guarded! Keep up the good work, but also- after our trip to Slovakia- keep the other side of the border in mind for Sunshine World's next expansion! All the best and many congrats for a great set-up. Justin, Rita, Michelle + Xavier"
Justin Keay, Deputy Editor CNBC European Business Magazine, 02.06

"I've learned how to ski! The black run was brilliant, the part in the woods absolutely lovely. Thanks for great instruction! Juni"
Juni Andrell 02.06

"Guys- Coool! Rock 'n' Roll!!! Duncan (temporary Irishman)"
Duncan Aitken 03.06

"Lads,
It was absolutely brilliant!!
2 words- "Empowerment" + "Fun"
Thank you,
Maggie"
Margaret Collins 03.06

"Thanks guys for a really great skiing holiday. What a unique style you have to teach and get everyone more confident. I have never been so scared in my whole life but the joy at the end is so worth it.
Best of luck with the business, Mags/Margaret"
Margaret O'Connor 03.06

"Thanks for taking all the hassle out of skiing and making it the best holiday EVER
Barry."
Barry Vaughan 03.06

"Dear Batman, Yoda, James + Tomasz,
We had a lovely week. With snow to rival the best resorts in the alps, (snow and sun at the same time too!)
Thanks for finally getting me to commit to that grab, when I was being such a wuss! Now I can say "I've done it!"
You're all doing a really good job and keep doing the things that define you.
Thanks for having us.
Cheers ma dears!
Christine + Dick x x x"
Christine Ottery, journalist, Snow Magazine, 03.06

"To all the guys at Sunshine World a big thank you for the great tuition and brilliant sking. Will definitely recommend you to friends for the future. All the best! Martin (The unfortunately sickly one!)"
Martin Potter 04.06

"Dear all,
Thanks for a fantastic week guys! Hopefully see you again nest year!
Love Juliet"
Juliet Sarah Stevens 04.06

"Hi guys,
Thanks for a wicked holiday. I had the best time and I'll hopefully see you again nest year. Take care and have fun. Kate xxx"
Kate Tyler 04.06

"To the Crew,
A HUGE Thankyou to everyone. I have had a fantastic time here, can't wait to come back!
Hope to see you all again soon,
All my love,
Kezza
X x x"
Kerry Pink, Sunshine World Academy Member 03.2006- 04.2006