How to save money on a skiing holiday

?? Before you go

Buy your 道具 in the UK - the weak 続けざまに猛撃する means it's cheaper than abroad. Matalan has thermals for £5 and ski jackets for £28, while Uniqlo sells fleeces for £6.99 and 最高の，を越すs for £5.99. Better still, borrow it.

Don't forget travel 保険. Many 訴える手段／行楽地s 要求する proof that you're insured before you can buy a ski pass.

If you have an 事故 on the mountain, it can cost £4,000 for an 空気／公表する 救急車 in Europe and £8,000 in the U.S. A broken 脚 can cost £7,000 to 直す／買収する，八百長をする in Europe and up to £16,000 in the U.S.

Direct Travel 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金s from £26 for a week's skiing in Europe for a couple and 扶養家族 children under 19.

Or open Abbey's Reward 一括d bank account before December 13 for three months at £5 a month and get 解放する／自由な travel 保険.

の近くに it after three months when it 逆戻りするs to a 月毎の 料金 of £10 a month (as long as you've been on holiday).

Members of the Ski Club Of 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain (£85 for families, £20 for those under 24 and £55 for （テニスなどの）シングルス) can save £70 on the Eurostar Ski Train to the French アルプス山脈 (making a ticket cost from £120) 同様に as other 割引s.

?? Where to go

This winter's 地位，任命する Office 調査する shows Eastern Europe is the best value, with Romania （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Bulgaria, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Ski and boot 雇う, 解除する-passes, meals and drinks come to £196 on 普通の／平均（する） for a week in Romania compared with Italy, the cheapest mainstream 目的地, which costs £290. Neilson Holidays 申し込む／申し出s seven nights half-board in Romania, 含むing flights, 移転s, ski-school, 解除する-pass and 器具／備品, starting at £405.

HomeAway Holiday-賃貸しのs has apartments in Bansko, Bulgaria starting at £123 self-catering.

In Western Europe, 訴える手段／行楽地s in the Pyrenees and the Italian Dolomites are cheaper than the アルプス山脈. Or 選ぶ for lesser-known 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs which are cheaper than their famous 隣人s, such as

Kirch berg rather than Kitzb?hl in Austria, and Nendaz, which is linked to swish Verbier in Switzerland.

?? Freebies and special 申し込む／申し出s

Holiday group TUI, which 含むs 水晶, First Choice and Thomson, is giving 解放する／自由な lessons for beginners in 13 alpine 訴える手段／行楽地s for one week in January or March, 解放する／自由な 解除する-passes in a wide 範囲 of 訴える手段／行楽地s for children or for the family in Chamrousse, フラン.

Neilson also 申し込む／申し出s a variety of two-for-one 取引，協定s on 器具／備品 and skiing lessons in Norway, Andorra and Livigno in Italy. Skibeat 申し込む／申し出s 解放する／自由な creche and afternoon childcare in a number of French ski 訴える手段／行楽地s. Ski 共和国 has ski 雇う shops in 29 最高の，を越す French 訴える手段／行楽地s. 調書をとる／予約する online beforehand and 支払う／賃金 around £60 (e64.50) for skis and boots for six days on a two-for-one 取引，協定.

?? Getting there

The cheapest way for a family or group to travel is by フェリー（で運ぶ）. SeaFrance crossings cost from £19 per car each way.

It 見積（る）s 運動ing to Chamonix in フラン (about eight hours from Calais) will cost £116 in 石油 and £55 in （死傷者）数s, totalling £209.

The Snow 表明する coach service to the アルプス山脈 is £135 per person, which can be more expensive than 飛行機で行くing, but the price stays the same at 頂点（に達する） times such as half-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語, 復活祭 and Christmas/New Year.

スイスの, new 航空機による Baboo and 空気／公表する フラン carry skis or boards for 解放する／自由な. Most other 航空機によるs 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 for 器具／備品, 範囲ing from £40 per flight with Ryanair and £18.50 with easyJet when pre-paid online.

?? When to go

Low-season prices 適用する for a week in December and the last weeks of April - but make sure you have a snow 保証（人）.

For instance, a family of four travelling to Les Gets in フラン can have a fully catered week in a chalet through Ski Famille for £1,650 (£412.50 each) on December 13.

January and late March are midseason, whil e Christmas, 復活祭 and February half-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 are by far the most expensive.

推定する／予想する to 支払う／賃金 二塁打 the lowseason price.

?? Watch out for...

移転s from the airport to ski 訴える手段／行楽地s 存在 含むd in your 取引，協定, さもなければ the extra cost can be exorbitant - the bus from Geneva to Courchevel is e75 one way.

Eat in towns or villages in the valley - mountain restaurants are pricey. If you're self-catering, buy food in the nearest big town.