The great thing about the internet is the ability for all of us to become our own travel agents. Booking your accommodation through an independent chalet operator or an in-resort accommodation agency can save large amounts of money.

It’s worth thinking about getting a larger group of friends together for a skiing trip. With a larger group you have the economy of scale to save money on your accommodation, a major outlay on any holiday. Usually you will be offered a free place in a stunning chalet with flights and transport if you can assemble a large group, do enquire.

Once your flights have been booked then check out the options from the airport to the resort. If there is a large group of you then renting a car can be a good option, beware, ski resorts nowadays are cracking down on cars, encouraging you to park up upon your arrival fast, this can be expensive to park your car, this is all part of the current green picture. Otherwise the options for coach and mini bus transfers are plentiful.

Finding your ski instructor, snowboard instructor or mountain guide these days is also a simple process. With the abundance of options available in all the major resorts, from the larger ski schools to independent instructors, the choice has never been better. Make sure you get your lessons booked up before you leave, this is easy to do for the premier resorts that we go to, check out: –