Going on a catered chalet ski holiday can sometimes seem a little expensive but the snow traveller will hopefully show you the many benefits of a catered holiday, and surprisingly what great value it can be.
Do you normally go on a self catered ski holiday and have to arrange everything?
So you have booked your accommodation and you touch down at the airport….. Now you have to sort out the hire car – will it come with snow chains? Are you comfortable driving in the snow? That’s just the start and you haven’t even left the car park!
Let’s rewind a little!
Imagine you have booked your first catered ski holiday.
From the moment you book your chalet holiday, you will have everything organised for you. You will be picked up from the airport, so no need to stress about the hire care, snow and those snow chains!
Normally within 2 hrs, you will be relaxing in your accommodation, without even the need to know where the kettle is, how the cooker works, where the supermarket is etc.! This time you are going to be cooked for and not just one course, most chalets offer four courses every night! Followed by tea and coffee in front of the log fire.
Your chalet hosts will organise your ski passes to be waiting for you at the chalet, so no more waiting in long queues at the ski pass office! This means more time skiing.
Ski hire can also be a time consuming process if you have not organised it for your arrival. Again, this is something your chalet host will organise! They will drive you to their recommended ski outlet and more often than not, be able to offer you a great discount! Even better, some chalets have the ski company come straight to your ski accommodation.
If your chalet is not within walking distance of the ski lifts, most chalet hosts will drive you to the slopes and pick you up. They may also offer you a couple days of free ski guiding if you are not familiar with the area, which means no need for a ski map for the first few days! After a great day skiing, you will be collected from the slopes and returned back to the chalet, where afternoon tea and cake will be waiting for you, what more could you ask for!
The evening is then your time to sit down and enjoy dinner with wine (no need to bring your own!). No cooking, no washing, no stacking the dishwasher! Just relax, enjoy the night and talk about your days skiing. And the best part is you get to do it all again the next day!
So next time you book your holiday, think about these pros of these extras are included in the price of your chalet holiday. When you take this into account, you are not looking at the cost being that much more than a self catered holiday, and it’s definitely worth taking the stress out of your holiday. At the end of the day you will get to relax and spend more time skiing!
The Snow Traveller was set up in late 2011 , a new ski portal website brining winter accommodation direct from owners to skiers. We wanted the site to be fresh and stand out from the rest, a site that was easy to use and navigate. We have also created the snow lutions room, an easy way for the holidaymaker to search for their next ski holiday. The snow traveller is not just one site but a brand with more sports related sites due to be released.
