 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Snowheads,
I've been put in charge of organizing our next New Year's skiing trip.
As it's really 1year in advance, do chalets take bookings so far ahead? If so, what sites are the best for me to start looking?
Many Thanks in advance.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Not too far, no. My parents ski with a large group and it is quite frequently booked in feb/march of the preceeding year.
Depends on the group size I suppose.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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many thanks homers double, i think the group will be around 10. I'm looking to book early, so it's not an issue for people having to stump up the cash all at once. Then we can spread the cost over the year
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Catered or self catering? Tour op or putting it together yourself? Different sites for the different types.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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a.j., we would prefer catered, and for the ease of everything, probably a tour op. Is there usually much price difference in tour-diy?
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My trips this year were booked a good 11 months in advance, so no, not too early.
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For catered, as a rule, I find tour op deals slightly cheaper (The transfers are a killer when DIY), independent is better food but usually not quite as good locations  The difference though is slight - we prtty much always end up at £600 give or take £50.
For tour op holidays igluski will give you all the big players (neilson, crystal etc)
For smaller places I just built up a listing over time - google, chalet solutions, chaletline, chaletfinder etc. I like all these guys:
yseski (Small tour op - fantastic)
All others are chalet only (no flights)
zenithski (includes transfers)
skiamis (food not great, but locations good)
snowcrazy (includes transfers)
skibug
snowchateaux
Hope that helps!
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The company we're going with next week have just sent me a brochure and discount offers for winter 2014/2015.
But even with the offers it still works out £300 per head more than we're paying for this trip. We booked three weeks ago and got superb price. At the time, the catered chalet had sold almost no rooms for next week, so I think they panicked a bit on the price reductions (around 50%). I'll take the same approach next year rather than book ahead. Having said that we're only a group of 4, so will always find somewhere. Don't think I'd risk it with 10.
We used to go diy (book separate flights, cars/transfers, chalet), but it just doesn't seem to work out anymore due to the fact that really cheap flights are becoming a thing of the past.
The down-side of a package is usually flights at horrible times and long transfers.
3 more sleeps 
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