 Poster: A snowHead
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I've skied at Easter the last few years, and this year the prices seem much higher than previous. It maybe due to where Easter falls in the UK school holidays...and it's earlyish.
I usually budget £500 each half board/catered and end up in the 3 valleys or La Plagne/Les Arcs.
...seems this year Bulgaria is the best I can hope for!
I'm sure there will be some reductions soon.......or I should I stop being tight? So far best I've found is £600 each (x3) if I DIY it.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@dave_m, Got our s/c appt available, depends on your numbers. Sample the French alpine food each evening in Morzine 
€1000 for the week.
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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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@dave_m, yes I noticed the same, hence going Tuesday to Tuesday which saved me lots!!
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I'm sure there will be some reductions soon.....
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for proper last minute bargains you need to wait till the last minute - it's ages yet.
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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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@DallyPaul, It's my wife's holiday too, S/C doesn't cut it I'm afraid.
@kitenski, our DIY is potentially wed to wed. The only bonus is we get pretty much 7 days skiing and use of an airport lounge
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I'm paying € 2506,00 per room for 4 of us inc 2 adult lift passes, half board in Austria. ARRIVAL: Tuesday, 07.04.15 DEPARTURE: Tuesday, 14.04.15
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The apartments in Les Coches seem slightly cheaper than normal if anything. Booked last week.
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Wait out till last minute and the prices will fall, have a look on crystal last minute they usually do some deals on lift passes
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Just booked a cute little apartment in an old house in St Marcel, 1km from lift in St Martin de Belleville. 2 bed, 2 bath, sleeps 6 (at a push). Comfortable for family of 5, no bunks. Hoping to get my sister and family to come with me, though couldn't resist booking it even if they can't. Cost in sterling at €1.30 to £1...£332! Plus a 100 euro cleaning fee so about £400 in total. Take our own sheets and towels, and will have to drive as flights aare extortionate. Still reckon it's a good deal though.
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bug - Swiss.com flights just gone up!
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You know it makes sense.
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Without wanting to sound smug we risked an early booking which is unusual for our Easter hols, we booked while the snow was pretty poor. As a result we're going HB to Himterglemm with flights and transfers for £1,300 for 3 of us. Past Easters we've paid £2-2.1k (inc ski hire and passes), so I think we'll probably have spent around £300 less this Easter.
I can understand why it's more expensive. In effect most British tour ops will have a shorter season by a week as they tend to stop in most areas at the end of the Easter school hols.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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There will be plenty of good value accommodation (though not last minute bargains, which don't really happen so much in the independent rental sector) but anyone hoping for a DIY trip at Easter should have booked flights ages ago. You could probably do a cheap self-drive trip though, with good value accommodation as described by @Perty.
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Poster: A snowHead
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We always book self catering with the kids. It means we can grab what we want for breakfast, usually cereal or toast, and then we go out somewhere for dinner. We tried catered half board once and the trouble was that the kids didn't like the food...and didn't have an easy way to get something else. Yes its a holiday for the wife also, but that doesn't mean you need to have half board...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yep we're all booked up for Easter driving and self catering 
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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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Flights to Munich still pretty reasonable.
I can still drive, and I still have some time to book. Something will turn up. Swissair prices are strange how they change daily.
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"Swissair prices are strange how they change daily."
Do you think they might have one of these new-fangled computational engines behind that 
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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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as of yesterday Silver Ski had catered chalets in 3V and La Plagne for £399 for the weeks of 29 March and 5 April (flights, transfers, accommodation and food all included)
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This is from the email I got from Silver Ski
29 MARCH - NOW £399pp:
Chalet Lyra, La Tania (2 twins, both ensuite)
Chalet Bon Coin, La Plagne (1 twin, ensuite shower & WC)
Chalet Du Praz, Courchevel (4 twins, all ensuite)
5 APRIL - NOW £399pp:
Chalet Kings Hame, Meribel (3 twins with private facilities)
Chalet Lyra, La Tania (4 rooms - all ensuite)
Chalet Sonjon I, Courchevel (4 rooms - all with private facilities)
To Book Call:
01622 735544
Email: silvers@silverski.co.uk
www.silverski.co.uk
Flights available from:
Manchester - All dates (add £40pp)
Gatwick - 22nd March & 5 April Only (add £30pp)
Ski or Board Carriage - £30 per bag
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"Swissair prices are strange how they change daily."
Do you think they might have one of these new-fangled computational engines behind that |
Certainly some of the budget guys use cookies etc to track who is looking for flights. So they know your computer looked last week then every day, they up the price to encourage you to buy rather than keep looking...
Move computer or go incognito/private browsing and see if you get the same price...
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@Big Dave
Do these Silver Ski holidays come with snow, or is it a random extra? 
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@Big Dave,
I got the same, and booked 2 rooms at Chalet Lyra, La Tania.
Only problem is a 6.30 flight from Manchester on the day the clocks go forward......
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if only you could plan for that in advance, somehow... 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@dave_m, Hope you like Lyra. I stayed in the next door (semi detached) chalet, Daisy, two weeks ago. Handily placed about 20m walk to the piste which is just above the gondola. Lyra Chalet staff (Helen and Brian) seemed very friendly and all their guests seemed happy. Enjoy it, we did.
@irie, can't guarantee the snow, but I have seen elsewhere that they try to keep the blue to La Tania open all season. And there is a bubble down to within 50m of the chalet if the conditions are more fit for cows than skiers
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I stayed in La Tania, in April, a few years back and the blue was fine. The green was a bit bare in places but as it led to our chalet we used it with care. Have fun.
I'm in Meribel from the 28th for a week so hoping the snow is generally OK
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The end of season can be touch and go, but in recent years there's been good fresh snow in April.
enjoy guys!
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You know it makes sense.
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| .......I can still drive....... |
It's your holiday too dave_m, get the wife to drive 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@Timberwolf, I have to do my bit!
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Poster: A snowHead
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2 rooms at Chalet Lyra, La Tania.
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We were there at Christmas. Snow lacking but Helen and Brian are great hosts. Highly recommend . Slight drawback is very little soundproofing but you get what you pay for and I think our Christmas week was £650 all in so excellent value.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I had a jolly nice time too!
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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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@dave_m, I'd be interested to know whether the red back to the chalet was still open
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Nope. Blue was open all the way. I had a few beers in the ski lodge afterwards.
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