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I think I am one of the many people who are contemplating where I can afford to go skiing this year and will be leaving my booking as late as possible. (I'm also excited about choosing a place where the snow is rather than continually checking the forecast for nine weeks prior to departure)
I would like those of you who've already been or are about to go to let the rest of us know if you bagged a great deal.
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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PowderHunter, I bagged a 4 star chalet in Selva through lguski for 8th Feb with 20% off, 2 weeks later and 2 weeks before departure it's down another 20%, about £430 inc flights and transfers, catered.
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I bagged a 3-star chalet, full catered (by a chef who worked in a michelin-starred restaraunt), transfers and flights to Geneva with BA at the start of December for £340 - amazingly good... and I booked that way back in September!! It was under £300 with two weeks to go.
Going at the end of March, probably to France, definitely in a chalet, so will be keen to see what deals crop up at the end of Feb.
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Considering a 2nd trip.
Best I can come up with so far is a 3* in Passo Tonale. Hotel Orchidea. Been before and it is a good hotel.
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Lovely, ski-to-your-door catered chalet in Norway (with outside hot tub!), flights with SAS, transfers and lift pass in for £450.
Weird thing is that we booked quite early (November I think). I guess that fact it was an off-peak early-January holiday helped (?)
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got back from la plagne at the weekend. paid £220 for HB at a 3-star hotel.
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Links for those of us still searching, anyone?
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yeah where on earth are you finding these deals??
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The holiday I booked for end of March in Andorra has gone up 120 quid if you book now. I paid 460 quid for HB hotel incl lift pass.
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Booked on Monday to go to Meribel with Ski Beat this Sat. Top company, nice chalets, we used them last year (on a deal). £300 off of list price.
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You know it makes sense.
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500 Euros for a weeks B&B in hotel near lift in LDA, lift pass and 6x2 hr lessons. Not quite such a good deal now as it was, due to the exchange rate changes but still pretty darned good.
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£215pp for 3* catered chalet inc flights & transfers to Canazei in Italian Dolomites, 3-10th Jan with Crystal, booked 2 weeks in advance on a late deal. £183 for the €207 DolomitiSuperski liftpass too. Had a great time. 6 out of the 9 rooms were booked late, as far as I could ascertain.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Timesonline is quoting a Crystal offer to Austria HB inc flights for £196 departing this weekend. Has to be a well below cost price effort to get a bum on a committed flight seat. Telegraph also does a good round-up of late ski deals each weekend which I presume goes online. Look out for deals on 21st March - seems to be universally quiet for Tour Operators.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just booked for next week. These were the best deals I found.
http://www.skiactivity.com/late_deals.php and they offered me no single supplement.
Instead, rightly or wrongly (as a google suggested the former come in for some stick for poor service), I went with http://www.alpineaction.co.uk/special-offers.htm (again no single supplement) who are a bit more expensive but seem to offer rather more luxury. And I wish I hadn't looked as they're fractionally cheaper than they were yesterday afternoon (which was cheaper than yesterday morning).
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Wed 28-01-09 9:38; edited 1 time in total
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booked to go to les 2 alpes 21st march
3* s/c apartment in town for 6 persons (2 rooms, 1 sofa bed in lounge/kitchen) will be cramped but ok for £229 each - including the ski pass (worth £165 approx) on snowtrex.co.uk
ski hire £50 with snowtrex
flight £40, on offer a while ago ryanair, as £5 per flight, £10 for luggage - booked on visa electron (Worth getting an account) saved £10 card charges. bristol-grenoble
return transfer $42.50 bensbus.co.uk
£361.50 for everything excluding food!
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£900 for two weeks for 2 adults and baby in paradiski. 3* catered chalet. under 50% of the original price. beat that!
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PP, who was THAT with?
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We paid £329 each ten of us,Jan 10th for a week, for a catered chalet in plagne 1800 with Skibeat including flights and transfers from Chambery. In fact I got a further 50 quid of for my 14 year old. Not bad at all!
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Has anyone any good ideas for finding cheap / late deal accomodation only? Have flights Friday to Tuesday next week to Innsbuck but hotels are going to cost about what it would for a package with flights for a week! Originally the plan was to head to Italy (Corvara) but now looking at slightly cheaper hotels near Kitzbuhel / St Johan. Dont really mind where it is so long as it is a bit better value. Thanks
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Thanks for the amazing response, this information is exactly what I was hoping for. At what point do the companies start to get desperate and then chop the price? A week before, a few days, a day?
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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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PowderHunter, back to my post about Selva, once it was reduced to £430 it sols out straight away, that was 2 weeks before. it very much depends on how many rooms they have. if you are flexible on resort/accommodation I woudl say a week before wouldl be OK and you'd have a few days grace if nithing comes up that you fancy. A day before is brave, but again if you can say, ok we'll go next week instead then chance it.
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You know it makes sense.
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Rickler, welcome to
If you are considering Kitz, have a look at Kirchberg. Same skiarea and access maybe even better. Much cheaper than Kitz, also on railline, we got shortish notice accommodation there.
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7 nights in banff for £451.50!
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paul.kin wrote: |
7 nights in banff for £451.50! |
Sharing 4 to a room in 2 double beds if anything like the deals I've seen there...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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James the Last wrote: |
paul.kin wrote: |
7 nights in banff for £451.50! |
Sharing 4 to a room in 2 double beds if anything like the deals I've seen there... |
Sounds perfect to me
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No it's a square deal via Inghams,- we don't know where we'll be staying but there aren't many hotel options in Banff, so hopefully no problems. Canadian hotels tend to be clean, spacious and warm.We have paid that much and more for flights only in the past and then paid for transfers hotel etc etc on top.-The cost already includes an "under occupancy charge".
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FastEddie, a small chalet company. i'll tell you when i get back just in case i am sharing with other snowheads who may have paid the full price.
PowderHunter, i booked ours 10 days before departure.
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much prefer to go the DIY route though and like to give the small guys a chance to compete with the TOs. I can recommend the solutions room on chaletsdirect. Post what you are looking for and chalet owners reply with what they've got. I'm off next week and was innundated with some cracking offers after posting.
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That's an excellent idea - will try that to see if anyone can offer me anything for 4 April for week. I need a 2nd week this year!
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PP, PM if you'd be so kind
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Anyone got any good links for last minute specials departing from dublin?? There's a recession on in Ireland too!! (says he trying to book a ski holiday)
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sarep, cheers thanks.
If anyone has any more of these please clue me in. Keywords: ski, depart dublin, cheap, last minute. Thanks
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PP, How long before going did you book? We can never leave it too long because we have to apply for visas, therefore need proof of accommodation at least two weeks before. But 50% off sounds too good to be true! Enjoy.
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