Having offered an exceptional selection of hosted ski chalet holidays for over 30 years, Brighton based Ski Beat (skibeat.co.uk, 01273 855100) knows a thing or two when it comes to ski holidays.
Laura Hazell, Sales and Marketing Director at Ski Beat, says skiing in January ticks all the boxes. With around a third of the UK’s one million skiers heading to the French Alps, January is time to bid ‘au revoir’ to the blues, avoid the crowds, get past the steep prices of the festive period, enjoy exceptional snowy conditions and jump start the new year with a holiday full of physical activity and fresh mountain air.
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Top Tips on why January is a great time to take to the piste
Prolong that festive feeling…
Stop hankering after that dream of a snowy white Christmas, instead head for a guaranteed snowy white January. The conditions early in the year are perfect, with colder temperatures ensuring that the mountains maintain their irresistible powdery state while homely, traditional chalets, with roaring log fires and hearty home cooked meals offer a warm, welcoming retreat each evening.
Smaller crowds, smaller prices…
Christmas and New Year are among the most popular times to ski, but resorts can be busy and the prices high, yet once the last party popper has popped and the kids are back at school, it’s time for lower prices and shorter lift queues.
New Year, New You…
New Year is a time for good intentions and formidable resolutions. According to Ski Beat, not only is a ski holiday one of the most fun trips you’ll ever have, skiing and snowboarding provide great workouts, improve strength, stamina and fitness. Forget splurging on an annual gym membership when cruising through the snow, high up in the gorgeous snow-capped mountains, breathing in the fresh alpine air, beats a gym workout any day.
Seize a little ‘me’ time…
Not only are Alpine ski holidays great for the fun-filled days of snow sports and activities but most of the resorts pack a real punch when it comes to relaxing and indulgent wellness facilities. Many ski chalets have saunas, some have hot tubs and swimming pools. Ski Beat hosts can book an in chalet massage tailor-made to your requirements.
Ski Beat has been offering fully catered ski chalet holidays for over 30 years and has 54 homely, comfortable chalets in 9 top French Alpine resorts, staffed by friendly, charismatic hosts to prepare, cook, serve, wash up and clean.
TOP JANUARY SKI OFFERS
12th January, La Rosiere, £549pp, saving £60pp
La Rosiere is a compact ski area with plenty of scope for skiers and snowboarders, panoramic views to Mont Blanc and links to ski over in Italy too. Ski Beat (www.skibeat.co.uk, 01275 855100) has trimmed the cost of a week’s by £60pp, from £629pp to £549pp, departing 12th January, including accommodation at the Chalet Papillon, with roaring log fire, comfy seating areas and spectacular views over the mountains. The price includes return Gatwick flights (Manchester + 20), transfers, the services of friendly chalet hosts to prepare cooked breakfasts, home made cakes with afternoon tea and 3 course evening meals with wine.
12th January, La Plagne, £599pp, saving £110pp
425kms of slopes and 130 ski lifts make up France’s Paradiski region and La Plagne’s 11 ski villages are at the heart of the action. Add in the chance to hurtle down the Olympic bob sleigh run, traversing 19 curves at up to 120mph, and the resort is an adrenalin junkie’s dream too. Ski Beat (www.skibeat.co.uk, 01273 855100) has a week’s stay at Chalet Florence in the heart of Plagne 1800 for £599pp, departing on 12th January (was £709pp, saving £110pp). The price includes return Gatwick flights (Manchester + 20), transfers, the services of friendly chalet hosts to prepare cooked breakfasts, home made cakes with afternoon tea and 3 course evening meals with wine.
19th January, La Plagne, £599, saving £180pp
Top deal of the week is Ski Beat’s offer of a week’s skiing in the world class resort of La Plagne for £599pp, saving £180pp. Accommodation is in the cosy, warm and comfortable Chalet Arpette, right in the heart of Plagne 1800, where friendly chalet hosts run this home from home like clockwork, preparing cooked breakfasts, home made cakes with afternoon tea and 3 course evening meals with wine. The price includes return Gatwick flights (Manchester + £20pp) and transfers. Ski Beat www.skibeat.co.uk, 01273 855100.
19th January, eco friendly chalet in La Plagne, £679pp, saving £190pp
Built to high environmental standards, Chalet Pierra Menta in the world class resort of La Plagne has an eco friendly, zero emission bio mass heating system to assure the cosiest of welcomes after a day on the slopes, and uses melted snow where untreated water can be used. The chalet also has its own sauna and comfortable seating in front of a roaring log fire in the shared communal area, where friendly chalet staff serve cooked breakfast, home made cakes and afternoon tea and three course meals with wine. The price of £679pp for a week’s fully catered stay also includes return Gatwick flights and transfers, saving £190pp (was £869pp). Manchester departures +£20pp. www.skibeat.co.uk, 01275 855100.