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Ski holidays are not cheap but a little planning can save a lot of money. IIRC the three valleys have one of the (if not the) most expensive ski passes in Europe, which is good value if you are an experienced skier and ski all 600Kms in the three valleys over the course of the week. However, it...

Well that's cheered me up. I love a bit of spring skiing in the sunshine. These days I tend to go out early, stop for a late lunch, a couple of glasses of wine, and a gentle afternoon. So if it's slush by then, I'm not overly worried (although the slush getting home can be hard work on your...

The best laid plans etc :facepalm: Always use Iglu to book and have been keeping my eye on prices, availability, snow reports etc for the last couple of weeks. So, this morning I phone up to book a Catered Chalet in El Tartare. We're very sorry, but that appears to be unavailable But is says...

The Wz's have finally got their arses into gear and booked holidays at work for two and a half weeks time. So I need to book something in the next few days. The huge resorts in France looks outrageously expensive this year, and having probably done the last 7-8 times there, a change may be...

I'm not sure it's the food itself, which is often quite simple, It's the justification for the food. I'm just going out to exercise in -15C and burning off calories like it's going out of fashion. You could never justify a cooked breakfast 6 days running at home (or I couldn't). 11 o'clock ...

It's that zipwire at Val Thorens that you'd never get me on in a month of Sundays :eek:

We tend to stay in Meribel when we've done the three valleys and although expensive, it's not as bad as Courchevel :eek: There's a great run between Meribel and Courchevel called Grand Couloir. I did it with my son about 8/9 years ago and sadly don't think I'll manage it again at my age and...

I actually prefer chalets. When the kids were small, we always went with Crystal as they specialised in kids. You would choose the resort, but leave the chalet up to them, and they would put 3/4 families in a chalet with similar aged kids and mine always loved it. They got picked up, taken to...

Far more chalets in France, where Austria tends to be mostly hotels. From my experience there is far more close contact/mixing in chalets. Finally agreed on date in mid March, just need to decide how many and where to :rolleyes:

Our game was to race up really quickly to the chairlift and jump on, just as they are getting on with their own private ski instructor. You have to be quick to surprise them or they step aside. They really don't like sharing. Then once onboard, be very loud and VERY English :wink:

I hope to God that they can't stop you skiing on that basis or it may have to be a weekend in Rye :(

I'm trying to decide between a nice Spa Hotel in Austria or a catered Chalet in one of the huge resorts in France. Although If the kids bring their boyfriend/girlfriend it may well be Andorra. I'm not made of money :wink:

After the disaster of the last two seasons, has anyone been/going this year ? Has it been busy ? conditions etc ? (And I guess we'll include those strange people on tea trays :wink:)