Skiing trip in regular state secondary?

£1800, £1850, £2000 ... I'm astounded at how many go on the ski trips that cost this much! We can holiday for a week in a lovely location in a nice house and cater for all 5 of us for less than this!

Most state schools do offer ski trips ime

My dd went last year, £950, flying so 6 days skiing at a hotel at the slopes so full days. We borrowed the kit off friends, she used her savings for spends and ot was her birthday + xmas present combined! She adored it and we will never take her, so fab she did it. What persuaded me was my own experience of The Alps and feeling like I was on the rooftop of the world. She rang me everyday to tell me how brilliant it was.

DD's school do a ski trip, they alternate resorts but the most expensive year is around £1,200 - I told DD she wasn't going on that one when she was eyeing it up!

I am prejudiced that skiing resorts are not necessarily the best place where children would be exposed to a lot of what a country has to offer in terms of culture

Maybe that's because that isn't what is being offered / advertised, or attracting all the dc to want to go. A ski trip is to go and learn to ski (or I suppose improve and enjoy skiing if you've been before), not to 'be exposed to the culture'. It's like saying "Pompeii isn't the best place to learn to ski" - well, no. You choose your destination, based on what the purpose is of the trip, surely ?

Yes, I'd say it is normal around here for "ordinary state comps" to offer ski trips - a great way to be able to pay for your dc to go one year, one at a time, without the whole expense of trying to go as a family.
I have friends I was at school with 40 years ago, who still look back fondly on the ski trip they went on.

Mine did and that was 20 years ago. Was ace!

Yes ours does one every year £1200 france ....., by coach!

Three teenagers that I know, all at different state schools, are going skiing this half term plus one primary school pupil - again at a state school.

My school used to do this. One year a couple of separate teachers mentioned it to me (I think they were short of a couple of prople and told me how reasonable it was). It was £500 which, in the early 1990s, was a lot of money for my Mum. I don’t think I even mentioned it to her.

Ours does too, along with various other trips. State school in Scotland, middle class area. We do plenty of outdoor, camping, cultural stuff etc as a family but I would never go skiing (I don't like the cold, hate snow, my idea of hell etc) so I let my son go on the trip (c. £1,000) to experience something he never would with us. This is in itself is valuable imo. He visited a new country, outdoors exercise everyday, learned to ski, mixed with other kids from other schools at night and loved it!

Dd went nearly a decade again. Was in the region of £1K I think and she paid half from her Saturday job and cash gifts with us matching it.

We bought the gear from TK Maxx and charity shops so it wasn't too pricy and she had a whale of a time. She hasn't been since but it was a great experience and one we would never have chosen as a family as I loathe snow with a passion

Ours do one, DD is going for half term. It’s £950 for 8 days which I actually don’t think is too bad.

Our school did them (30 years ago) but my parents couldn’t afford to let me go.

My dcs school offers one every year, this year's is good value imo, £970 for 8 days, 6 days are skiing, to Italy. I can't afford to take my dcs on holiday as a family and only my ds enjoys skiing, in fact he's really good so I'm happy to pay.

I did this at a crappy comp in the 80's. No idea how much it cost my parents.
I've never been since .

I went skiing with my state middle school in 91 and 92, and I would like my girls to.go in the future if the opportunity is there

Yes, but the costs for my dc's school is around £1300 for year 7-8 and £2000 for years 9+
That's more than our family holiday, so no chance.

My DD's school had one to Canada last year. They only really had 5 days skiing with the long journey etc. Cost was £1800. She didn't go.

Yes they do and they have a huge waiting list. Ds went, it was expensive but we wanted him to have the opportunity as we'd never be able to go as a family of 4.

The spaces are limited so most kids don't get to go.

I went to school in a very deprived area and they offered ski trips.

Maybe the price difference is how they get there? Our school goes by coach.... maybe some fly?

My children's school does and my DS went. I have no interest in skiing, but he loved it and I'm sure will go again

It's very expensive. A much much cheaper way, which both my dds have done, is do a French language exchange with a family who will take your child away skiing with them. French families go skiing all the time, and taking your child is no big deal to them. Plus your child speaks French.

Dh is a teacher in a zone 4 bog standard school - they've done it for years. £1850 this year. It's in holidays, enough kids go to warrant it.

My kids' state comprehensive school offers it. I'm delighted as we can't afford to go as a family and only one of my kids is interested.

I’m in West London. Our local secondary does. It did when I was there 30 years ago and it was running years before then as well. It’s now about £1k. My DDs have never been as neither were interested in skiing.

OP why do you not see the point of them? Sounds unnecessarily chippy to me.