 Poster: A snowHead
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Afternoon all -
We are a family of 3, our daughter will be 7 during this years ski trip.
Last couple of years we've gone outside of school holidays.
we can go skiing during any week from 23rd March to 13th April.
Initially I thought 23rd would be the quietest week as not all children will have broken up for Easter, however, all of these weeks seem
a) Really expensive accommodation prices
b) Accommodation is getting booked up quickly
Has anyone been skiing during this time?
How busy is it? Any resorts you could recommend since its late season?
We've looked at loads of options at Tignes and it just looks like its going to be too expensive for what we're getting, so we might need to look elsewhere - maybe VT?
Keen to go where we can get Evolution 2 lessons as so far she's been with that ski school and she's working her way through the badges 
Any advice/experience would be appreciated!
Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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These days we always ski at Easter. I'd recommend it.
Last year we had true winter conditions for most of the week in Tignes. It can be soft snow if the weather is warm - but that's also a pleasure.
Of course I recommend going high - Tignes and VT are good choices.
I've never found Easter to be that busy. It's a good time to go.
You may already struggle to get ski lessons in true school holidays - at least for morning lessons.
A couple of years ago I picked up late booked accomodation in Arc 2000 (a couple of weeks before departure) at a really great price. It depends if you want certainty or are prepared to gamble a bit. I'm sure that if you pick your week you'll find accomodation somewhere high.
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@lauralime, I've skied almost every Easter, even whan its been late in April, for the last 30+ years so I'll try and answer some of your questions.
From mid march to the end of April accommodation prices start dropping even when there are school holidays (the bulk of which don't start until April 6th). It is the time of year that seems to matter most not whether or not schools are on holiday.
With over a month of the season to go March 23rd is IMHO a good time to go. My major concern would be sun burn.
Evolution 2 operates over many resorts and I have noticed a bigish pressence in Vallandry. Vallandry is a good resort for this time of year so I will base my reccomendations on there.
There appears plenty of good priced accommodation. A very quick glance bought up this 2 room apartment for €428 https://en.peisey-vallandry.com/booking/lonzagne-n13-5-sleeps.html?&cid=3&action=result&resa_action=result . OK it's a fair walk to the first list (250m) but a good price. For €383 you can get a 4 person studio in Arc 2000 which at 2150m is about as snow sure as it gets.
Our experience of Les Arcs is that it is pretty quiet from when the schools go back in March, getting quieter and quieter until the end of the season.
ps we are heading out to Les Arc around March 25th for a couple weeks.
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It's quite late now for booking ski lessons for the Easter holidays - don't delay if you have particular needs, or you'll miss the boat.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@lauralime, could you expand on where you are looking for accommodation and what sort of prices you are seeing?
For 3 I would be looking at small apartments and expecting around 600 Euros depending on the quality.
My first port of call is the tourist information online booking service.
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well we've booked through ski independence before and then directly, typically with montagnettes/CGH properties.
but for years we've had good deals as we can go quiet weeks!
Do you have any links, not really sure where to look?
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@johnE, thank you - I'll take a look at that. We are returning to Tignes as my daughter loves the lagoon and water slides for after skiing!
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Prices seem to relate more to European holiday timings. We have an earlier holiday than a lot of schools here and got a great deal on the 23rd March week.
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I see prices for w/c 23rd March for 510 Euros upwards
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@lauralime, we also generally go at Easter most years. For self catering accommodation, you should find that there are apartments available and at better prices than Feb holiday time. However, the best value places (i.e. good size, good location, good price) tend to get booked up early, especially in the high snow sure resorts. I sometimes book 8-12mths in advance. I have booked in the last couple of months before, but in somewhere like VT you could end up with a much smaller apartment for your budget.
I would have thought March 23rd would have avoided a lot of these issues being outside school hols.
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I've booked for Easter a few days before going on occasion but usually book mid-Feb.
Never had any issues - always options.
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You know it makes sense.
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You'll certainly find accommodation but whilst I don't want to nag, as you have very specific ski school requirements it would be wise to fix that up asap.
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| You'll certainly find accommodation but whilst I don't want to nag, as you have very specific ski school requirements it would be wise to fix that up asap. |
Yep that would be more important and also getting accommodation close ish to the meeting point.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@lauralime,
Look at Tignes.co.uk
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I would have thought March 23rd would have avoided a lot of these issues being outside school hols.
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Friends in Cardiff are going then as their school Easter break starts early. Not sure if that's the same for all Welsh schools? Still better than it being all UK schools though.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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In many resorts the dates of British school hols will make little or no difference.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks loads all of you! I’ve mailed evo2 to check availability for those dates
We’ll have a look through all the links and try and tie up flights etc!
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