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Lucy Aspden
18 MAGGIO 2017 • 1:00 PM
The days are getting longer, we’ve already seen people in shorts and the weather forecast is looking a lot sunnier – it can only mean one thing, the end of the ski season is nigh. But fear not, with the end of one winter comes the preparation for the next.
Ski and snowboard holiday operators and companies have begun to release their best early-bird deals, rewarding those who just cannot wait to get another date set in the diary for their next trip to the snowy mountains. Here’s our round-up of the best.
Best for Christmas and New Year
Save 20 per cent on Christmas skiing in Les Arcs with Ski Collection on trips booked before November 2 2017. Seven nights at Le Village residence in the French resort costs from £470 per person. The price includes a four-star luxury self-catered family apartment with ski-in/ski-out apartments and spa access and Eurotunnel crossing, based on five people sharing a two-bedroom apartment, arriving December 23 2017.
Val d'Isere
Val d'Isere CREDIT: IEROM
SkiLine is offering free Trois Vallées lift passes for guest this Christmas and throughout January. Christmas week at the four-star Chalet Bonheur in Courchevel, France, which sleeps eight people, costs £999 per adult and £899 per child. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Gatwick and a free lift pass for the Trois Vallées ski area, departing December 20 2017.
Alpine Elements is offering seven nights at Hotel Renardiere in Morzine, France, which has direct access to the slopes and a hot tub, for £645 per person. The price includes half board, flights and transfers, departing December 20 2017.
SNO.co.uk is offering free lift passes for guests booking a Christmas chalet holiday in France and Austria. A week at Chalet Bonneval in Val d’Isère, France, costs £894 per person, including chalet board, flights from Heathrow and transfers, departing December 19 2017.
Alpe d'Huez
AliKats is offering free kids’ places and lift passes on Christmas holidays. A week at its flagship chalet Ferme a Jules in Morzine, France, costs from £975 per person, based on a family of four sharing a family room – the children under 12 stay for free. The price includes chalet board, travel excluded, departing December 22 2017.
Interactive Resorts has a buy-one-get-one-free lift pass offer on early-season holidays. Seven nights at Chalet Louisa in Alpe d’Huez, France, costs £978 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights and transfers, plus buy-one-get-one-free lift passes, departing December 30 2017.
Best for February half term
Erna Low is offering 10 per cent savings on half-term holidays. Seven nights in a two-bedroom apartment at Arc 1950 Le Village in Les Arcs, France, for groups of four to six people costs £2,854 total - reduced from £3,171. The price includes a self-catered apartment, pool access and the residences also has a programme of activities for children as well as a creche, departing February 10 2018. Excluding travel.
Alpine Elements is offering seven nights at Chalet Haute Neiges in Les Arcs, France, with its own pool, for £871 per person. The price includes half board, flights and transfers, departing February 18 2018. There’s also half-price equipment hire and discounts for groups of six.
Inghams has a number of reduced package holidays for February half term. Seven nights at the three-star Hotel Berghof in Alpbach, Austria, part of Austria’s Ski Juwel area, costs from £534 per person, saving £225 each. The price includes half board, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, departing February 17 2018.
Jasna Adventures is offering 10 per cent off half term holidays to Jasna, a lesser-known destination in Slovakia. Seven nights at Jasna Adventures’ chalet for a group of 10 adults and six children is £418 per person. The price includes bed and breakfast, lift passes, transfers, in-resort pick-up and drop-off service, daily après drinks and snacks and one day of guiding around the slopes. The price is based on sole occupancy, departing February 10 or 17 2018.
Best for families
SkLine is offering short breaks to French resorts for the New Year, before the children go back to school. Four nights at Chalet Hotel La Foret in Les Arcs, France, costs from £450 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, departing January 3 2018.
Neilson is offering up to 50 per cent off childcare for families staying at Neilson Hotel Aalborg or Le Cret in Les Deux Alpes or Del Clos in Soldeu, Andorra. A week at Neilson Hotel Aalborg costs from £565 per person. The price includes half board, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, departing December 16 2017.
Off piste near La Plagne
Off piste near La Plagne CREDIT: © BLICKWINKEL / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO/BLICKWINKEL / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
Esprit Ski is offering families the chance to get away at Christmas to its family-focussed chalets. A week at Chalet Justine in Les Gets, France, costs from £2,737 for a family of four – that’s £684 each. The price includes seven nights chalet board, children’s high tea, flights from London Gatwick, transfers, use of the sauna and hot tub, plus a full family Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, departing December 19 2017.
Best for groups
SkiLine is offering £100 off per person when groups of 10 fill a chalet Val Thorens, plus buy-one-get-one-free lift passes. A week at Chalet Clementine costs £785 per person. The price includes soul occupancy for a group of 10, catered accommodation, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, plus the free lift pass offer, which has to be booked separately, departing January 20 2018.
Alpine Elements is offering discounts for groups of six or more, ranging from £50 off per person to £125 per person. Seven nights at Hotel Les Dents Blanches in Morzine costs from £549 per person, with group discount added later. The price includes bed and breakfast, flights and transfers, departing March 25 2018. There's also chane to grab half-price lift passes and half-price equipment hire.
Iglu Ski is offering half price lift passes for everyone in a group when they book sole occupancy of a number of its chalets. Five nights at Chalet Le Valentin, which sleeps 12, in Sauze d’Oulx, Italy, costs £539 per person. The price includes catered accommodation, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, plus half price lift passes if booking the whole chalet, departing January 2 2018.
Neilson is offering groups the chance to save up to £150 per person when booking an entire Neilson chalet. A week's stay at Chalet Montagnettes, which sleeps 10 people, in La Plagne, France, costs from £729 per person, before discount has been applied for sole occupancy.
Morzine
Morzine CREDIT: PHOTO : ©MATTHIEU VITRÉ
Powder White is offering an early-bird discount of up to 20 per cent on self-catered apartments - plus an extra 10 per cent for Telegraph readers using the code PWTG2018. Seven nights for four people at Montana Plein Sud in Val Thorens, France costs €1,808 total with an early-bird discount and is reduced further to €1,627 exclusively for Telegraph readers. The price includes a two-bedroom self-catered apartment, departing January 13 2018.
Powder Beds is offering a 15 per cent discount on early bookings. Seven nights in a three-bedroom self-catered apartment at Chalet des Neiges in Val Thorens costs £2,804 total, saving 15 per cent. The price is based on six people sharing and excludes travel, departing March 31 2018.
Best for luxury
VIP Ski is offering discounts of £100 per person on all January 2018 departures. A week at VIP Club Aspen in Val d’Isère, France, costs £1,189 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, departing January 7 2018.
Club Med is offering savings of up to 15 per cent on all-inclusive holidays booked six months or more in advance. Seven nights at its four-star La Plagne, France, 2100 residence costs from £1,240 per person, reduced from £1,459. The price includes all-inclusive service, flights from Edinburgh, transfers, lessons and equipment hire, departing January 21 2018.
R&S Chalet Collection is offering the chance to book a luxury Christmas break with 20 per cent off. Seven nights’ exclusive use of Chalet Guytaune in Morzine, France, for 16 guests costs £11,500. The price includes half board accommodation and sole occupancy of the luxury chalet with its own hot tub, sauna and seven ensuite bathrooms, departing December 24 2017. Use discount code TeleGraph04 to redeem discount.
Best budget-friendly deals
Peak Retreats is offering 20 per cent off trips to Samoens, France on bookings made before September 15 2017. Seven nights at Les Fermes de Samoens in a three-star self-catered apartment costs from £202 per person. The price includes Eurotunnel crossing, departing February 3 2018.
Inghams is offering seven nights at its new property Hotel Garni Bracun in Corvara, Italy, from £679 per person, reduced from £1,518. The price includes bed and breakfast, flights from London Gatwick, transfers, departing March 17 2018. Plus, guests who pre-book lift passes will receive two-for-one equipment hire or ski carriage.
Ski France is offering 10 per cent off its properties across the French Alps. A week’s stay at the four-star Alpina Lodge in Val d’Isère, France, in a self-catered studio apartment costs £587 per person. The price covers accommodation only, departing December 16 2017.
Peak Retreats is offering 10 per cent off selected weeks to Tignes Les Brévières, France. Seven nights at the four-star Santa Terra in a self-catered apartment costs from £311 per person. The price is based on five people sharing a two-bedroom apartment and includes Eurotunnel crossing with FlexiPlus upgrade available, access to the private spa area and equipment rental, arriving January 20 or 27 2018.
Book early for discounted prices on some of Europe's most popular resorts, such as Val d'Isere
Book early for discounted prices on some of Europe's most popular resorts, such as Val d'Isere CREDIT: ©ANDYPARANT.COM
Best for venturing further
SNO.co.uk is offering over £600 off trips to North America next season. Seven nights at the Fairmont Chateau in Whistler, Canada, costs £988 per person. The price includes flights from Heathrow and transfers, departing January 13 2018.
Ski Safari is offering early bird prices and deals on trips to Norway, Canada and the USA with over 20 per cent off some packages. Book a seven-night stay at the four-star Vestlia Resort in Geilo, Norway, and only pay for six. The price of £1,025 per person for a family of four includes half board accommodation in a family room, flights and transfers, departing April 1 2018.
Ski Line is offering reduced prices on trips to Club Med’s Tomamu Hokkaido residence to experience Japan’s world-famous powder snow. A seven-night stay in a Club room now costs £2,075 per person, saving £367. Alternatively, the price for a family of four in two rooms (children aged three and four) costs £8,106 total, saving £1,432. The price includes Club Med’s all-inclusive service, flights from Heathrow, transfers, lift passes and equipment, departing March 10 2018.
Whistler, Canada, is part of the Epic Pass deal
Whistler, Canada, is part of the Epic Pass deal CREDIT: COAST MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHY
Best for added extras
Neilson is offering half-price lift passes for guests staying in any of its Neilson Mountain Collection hotels or chalets. A week at the Neilson Chalet Hotel Turquoise in La Plagne, France, costs £735 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Stansted, transfers and guiding, departing January 6 2018 – if lift passes are pre-booked guest can save up to £115 per person.
Ski Total, Esprit Ski and Inghams are all running a buy-one-get-one-half-price lift pass offer on six-day Espace Killy adult passes, which covers both Tignes and Val d’Isère. A week at Chalet Colombero in Tignes with Ski Total costs from £774 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Gatwick, transfers and the buy-one-get-one-half-price offer on pre-booked adult passes, departing January 21 2018.
Ski Safari has offers on the Epic Pass, which allows pass holders to ski over 40 resorts worldwide including Vail, Beaver Creek, Whistler, Breckenridge and Park City in North America. The passes start from £360, with different options available.
James Orr Heliski is offering free trips on early-bird bookings. Book a five-day or more heli-ski trip to Canada for eight people by May 31 2017 and receive a complimentary heli-ski weekend for two to Italy. There’s also a three per cent discount on bookings made before May 1 2017.
Iglu Ski has launched a new Ski Inclusive deal, which covers all the added extras needed for a ski holiday. Seven nights at the three-star Village Club Du Soleil in Montgenevre, France, costs £903 per person. The price includes full board, flights from London Gatwick, transfers, lift passes, equipment hire, free wine and free kids club, departing March 17 2018.
Best for learning something
The Warren Smith Ski Academy has announced its course dates for next season and is offering an early-bird discount of 10 per cent throughout May - plus prices are currently frozen at the 2016 rate until June 1 2017. The Academy is offering week-long courses in Verbier, Switzlerand as well as in Cervinia, Italy, plus five-day courses in Champoluc, Italy.
Best of the rest
Neilson is offering a £50 discount per person on January 2018 holidays on booking made before the end of May. Seven nights at Neilson Chalet Hotel Casale in Soldeu, Andorra, now costs £539 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Stansted, transfers and guiding, departing January 7 2018.
Solo per gli Inglesi o anche per gli altri?
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Lucy Aspden
18 MAGGIO 2017 • 1:00 PM
The days are getting longer, we’ve already seen people in shorts and the weather forecast is looking a lot sunnier – it can only mean one thing, the end of the ski season is nigh. But fear not, with the end of one winter comes the preparation for the next.
Ski and snowboard holiday operators and companies have begun to release their best early-bird deals, rewarding those who just cannot wait to get another date set in the diary for their next trip to the snowy mountains. Here’s our round-up of the best.
Best for Christmas and New Year
Save 20 per cent on Christmas skiing in Les Arcs with Ski Collection on trips booked before November 2 2017. Seven nights at Le Village residence in the French resort costs from £470 per person. The price includes a four-star luxury self-catered family apartment with ski-in/ski-out apartments and spa access and Eurotunnel crossing, based on five people sharing a two-bedroom apartment, arriving December 23 2017.
Val d'Isere
Val d'Isere CREDIT: IEROM
SkiLine is offering free Trois Vallées lift passes for guest this Christmas and throughout January. Christmas week at the four-star Chalet Bonheur in Courchevel, France, which sleeps eight people, costs £999 per adult and £899 per child. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Gatwick and a free lift pass for the Trois Vallées ski area, departing December 20 2017.
Alpine Elements is offering seven nights at Hotel Renardiere in Morzine, France, which has direct access to the slopes and a hot tub, for £645 per person. The price includes half board, flights and transfers, departing December 20 2017.
SNO.co.uk is offering free lift passes for guests booking a Christmas chalet holiday in France and Austria. A week at Chalet Bonneval in Val d’Isère, France, costs £894 per person, including chalet board, flights from Heathrow and transfers, departing December 19 2017.
Alpe d'Huez
AliKats is offering free kids’ places and lift passes on Christmas holidays. A week at its flagship chalet Ferme a Jules in Morzine, France, costs from £975 per person, based on a family of four sharing a family room – the children under 12 stay for free. The price includes chalet board, travel excluded, departing December 22 2017.
Interactive Resorts has a buy-one-get-one-free lift pass offer on early-season holidays. Seven nights at Chalet Louisa in Alpe d’Huez, France, costs £978 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights and transfers, plus buy-one-get-one-free lift passes, departing December 30 2017.
Best for February half term
Erna Low is offering 10 per cent savings on half-term holidays. Seven nights in a two-bedroom apartment at Arc 1950 Le Village in Les Arcs, France, for groups of four to six people costs £2,854 total - reduced from £3,171. The price includes a self-catered apartment, pool access and the residences also has a programme of activities for children as well as a creche, departing February 10 2018. Excluding travel.
Alpine Elements is offering seven nights at Chalet Haute Neiges in Les Arcs, France, with its own pool, for £871 per person. The price includes half board, flights and transfers, departing February 18 2018. There’s also half-price equipment hire and discounts for groups of six.
Inghams has a number of reduced package holidays for February half term. Seven nights at the three-star Hotel Berghof in Alpbach, Austria, part of Austria’s Ski Juwel area, costs from £534 per person, saving £225 each. The price includes half board, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, departing February 17 2018.
Jasna Adventures is offering 10 per cent off half term holidays to Jasna, a lesser-known destination in Slovakia. Seven nights at Jasna Adventures’ chalet for a group of 10 adults and six children is £418 per person. The price includes bed and breakfast, lift passes, transfers, in-resort pick-up and drop-off service, daily après drinks and snacks and one day of guiding around the slopes. The price is based on sole occupancy, departing February 10 or 17 2018.
Best for families
SkLine is offering short breaks to French resorts for the New Year, before the children go back to school. Four nights at Chalet Hotel La Foret in Les Arcs, France, costs from £450 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, departing January 3 2018.
Neilson is offering up to 50 per cent off childcare for families staying at Neilson Hotel Aalborg or Le Cret in Les Deux Alpes or Del Clos in Soldeu, Andorra. A week at Neilson Hotel Aalborg costs from £565 per person. The price includes half board, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, departing December 16 2017.
Off piste near La Plagne
Off piste near La Plagne CREDIT: © BLICKWINKEL / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO/BLICKWINKEL / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
Esprit Ski is offering families the chance to get away at Christmas to its family-focussed chalets. A week at Chalet Justine in Les Gets, France, costs from £2,737 for a family of four – that’s £684 each. The price includes seven nights chalet board, children’s high tea, flights from London Gatwick, transfers, use of the sauna and hot tub, plus a full family Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, departing December 19 2017.
Best for groups
SkiLine is offering £100 off per person when groups of 10 fill a chalet Val Thorens, plus buy-one-get-one-free lift passes. A week at Chalet Clementine costs £785 per person. The price includes soul occupancy for a group of 10, catered accommodation, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, plus the free lift pass offer, which has to be booked separately, departing January 20 2018.
Alpine Elements is offering discounts for groups of six or more, ranging from £50 off per person to £125 per person. Seven nights at Hotel Les Dents Blanches in Morzine costs from £549 per person, with group discount added later. The price includes bed and breakfast, flights and transfers, departing March 25 2018. There's also chane to grab half-price lift passes and half-price equipment hire.
Iglu Ski is offering half price lift passes for everyone in a group when they book sole occupancy of a number of its chalets. Five nights at Chalet Le Valentin, which sleeps 12, in Sauze d’Oulx, Italy, costs £539 per person. The price includes catered accommodation, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, plus half price lift passes if booking the whole chalet, departing January 2 2018.
Neilson is offering groups the chance to save up to £150 per person when booking an entire Neilson chalet. A week's stay at Chalet Montagnettes, which sleeps 10 people, in La Plagne, France, costs from £729 per person, before discount has been applied for sole occupancy.
Morzine
Morzine CREDIT: PHOTO : ©MATTHIEU VITRÉ
Powder White is offering an early-bird discount of up to 20 per cent on self-catered apartments - plus an extra 10 per cent for Telegraph readers using the code PWTG2018. Seven nights for four people at Montana Plein Sud in Val Thorens, France costs €1,808 total with an early-bird discount and is reduced further to €1,627 exclusively for Telegraph readers. The price includes a two-bedroom self-catered apartment, departing January 13 2018.
Powder Beds is offering a 15 per cent discount on early bookings. Seven nights in a three-bedroom self-catered apartment at Chalet des Neiges in Val Thorens costs £2,804 total, saving 15 per cent. The price is based on six people sharing and excludes travel, departing March 31 2018.
Best for luxury
VIP Ski is offering discounts of £100 per person on all January 2018 departures. A week at VIP Club Aspen in Val d’Isère, France, costs £1,189 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Gatwick and transfers, departing January 7 2018.
Club Med is offering savings of up to 15 per cent on all-inclusive holidays booked six months or more in advance. Seven nights at its four-star La Plagne, France, 2100 residence costs from £1,240 per person, reduced from £1,459. The price includes all-inclusive service, flights from Edinburgh, transfers, lessons and equipment hire, departing January 21 2018.
R&S Chalet Collection is offering the chance to book a luxury Christmas break with 20 per cent off. Seven nights’ exclusive use of Chalet Guytaune in Morzine, France, for 16 guests costs £11,500. The price includes half board accommodation and sole occupancy of the luxury chalet with its own hot tub, sauna and seven ensuite bathrooms, departing December 24 2017. Use discount code TeleGraph04 to redeem discount.
Best budget-friendly deals
Peak Retreats is offering 20 per cent off trips to Samoens, France on bookings made before September 15 2017. Seven nights at Les Fermes de Samoens in a three-star self-catered apartment costs from £202 per person. The price includes Eurotunnel crossing, departing February 3 2018.
Inghams is offering seven nights at its new property Hotel Garni Bracun in Corvara, Italy, from £679 per person, reduced from £1,518. The price includes bed and breakfast, flights from London Gatwick, transfers, departing March 17 2018. Plus, guests who pre-book lift passes will receive two-for-one equipment hire or ski carriage.
Ski France is offering 10 per cent off its properties across the French Alps. A week’s stay at the four-star Alpina Lodge in Val d’Isère, France, in a self-catered studio apartment costs £587 per person. The price covers accommodation only, departing December 16 2017.
Peak Retreats is offering 10 per cent off selected weeks to Tignes Les Brévières, France. Seven nights at the four-star Santa Terra in a self-catered apartment costs from £311 per person. The price is based on five people sharing a two-bedroom apartment and includes Eurotunnel crossing with FlexiPlus upgrade available, access to the private spa area and equipment rental, arriving January 20 or 27 2018.
Book early for discounted prices on some of Europe's most popular resorts, such as Val d'Isere
Book early for discounted prices on some of Europe's most popular resorts, such as Val d'Isere CREDIT: ©ANDYPARANT.COM
Best for venturing further
SNO.co.uk is offering over £600 off trips to North America next season. Seven nights at the Fairmont Chateau in Whistler, Canada, costs £988 per person. The price includes flights from Heathrow and transfers, departing January 13 2018.
Ski Safari is offering early bird prices and deals on trips to Norway, Canada and the USA with over 20 per cent off some packages. Book a seven-night stay at the four-star Vestlia Resort in Geilo, Norway, and only pay for six. The price of £1,025 per person for a family of four includes half board accommodation in a family room, flights and transfers, departing April 1 2018.
Ski Line is offering reduced prices on trips to Club Med’s Tomamu Hokkaido residence to experience Japan’s world-famous powder snow. A seven-night stay in a Club room now costs £2,075 per person, saving £367. Alternatively, the price for a family of four in two rooms (children aged three and four) costs £8,106 total, saving £1,432. The price includes Club Med’s all-inclusive service, flights from Heathrow, transfers, lift passes and equipment, departing March 10 2018.
Whistler, Canada, is part of the Epic Pass deal
Whistler, Canada, is part of the Epic Pass deal CREDIT: COAST MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHY
Best for added extras
Neilson is offering half-price lift passes for guests staying in any of its Neilson Mountain Collection hotels or chalets. A week at the Neilson Chalet Hotel Turquoise in La Plagne, France, costs £735 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Stansted, transfers and guiding, departing January 6 2018 – if lift passes are pre-booked guest can save up to £115 per person.
Ski Total, Esprit Ski and Inghams are all running a buy-one-get-one-half-price lift pass offer on six-day Espace Killy adult passes, which covers both Tignes and Val d’Isère. A week at Chalet Colombero in Tignes with Ski Total costs from £774 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Gatwick, transfers and the buy-one-get-one-half-price offer on pre-booked adult passes, departing January 21 2018.
Ski Safari has offers on the Epic Pass, which allows pass holders to ski over 40 resorts worldwide including Vail, Beaver Creek, Whistler, Breckenridge and Park City in North America. The passes start from £360, with different options available.
James Orr Heliski is offering free trips on early-bird bookings. Book a five-day or more heli-ski trip to Canada for eight people by May 31 2017 and receive a complimentary heli-ski weekend for two to Italy. There’s also a three per cent discount on bookings made before May 1 2017.
Iglu Ski has launched a new Ski Inclusive deal, which covers all the added extras needed for a ski holiday. Seven nights at the three-star Village Club Du Soleil in Montgenevre, France, costs £903 per person. The price includes full board, flights from London Gatwick, transfers, lift passes, equipment hire, free wine and free kids club, departing March 17 2018.
Best for learning something
The Warren Smith Ski Academy has announced its course dates for next season and is offering an early-bird discount of 10 per cent throughout May - plus prices are currently frozen at the 2016 rate until June 1 2017. The Academy is offering week-long courses in Verbier, Switzlerand as well as in Cervinia, Italy, plus five-day courses in Champoluc, Italy.
Best of the rest
Neilson is offering a £50 discount per person on January 2018 holidays on booking made before the end of May. Seven nights at Neilson Chalet Hotel Casale in Soldeu, Andorra, now costs £539 per person. The price includes chalet board, flights from London Stansted, transfers and guiding, departing January 7 2018.