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Links, details of many ski companies, resorts, autoroutes, hotels and information of French school holidays for anyone interested in skiing holidays in France - Day-tripper.net the web magazine for channel shoppers & visitors to Calais, France.

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If you are looking for a concise list of ski companies & agencies to do with skiing - a list of names which we have collected for your convenience from numerous newspapers, magazines and surfing the net, this is the page for you. We have phoned around to get their web page addresses for you.

School holidays are obviously the most expensive times to travel. The cheapest time of the year is after the first week in January till the end of the month.

October 2009 - We now hear the claims mentioned in the article below may not be true. The continueing weakness of the Pound is causing problems for the ski companies. Apparently, there are major price falls to come to beat the Euro, many companies will be offering free ski passes, transfers and childcare this ski season. Ski companies seem to be pulling out all the stops to make sure that this year's ski holiday remains affordable and good value for money.

Book early in 2009. Prices are expected to rise by between 10 and 20% this season. The euro has affected prices adversely, and due to the recession capacity has been cut. Good article. www.travelmole.com

Anyone driving to the Alps will find our Ski autoroute Hotels page useful. We found it almost impossible to get a list of budget hotels with links when researching for this page. However after much work (and driving around) we have a page full of useful links. We strongly advise you to plan your route and book a hotel before you go.

The Ski season generally begins with the Mondial du Snow board and Ski at Les Deux Alpes during the last week of October each year (report on the Mondial 2006).

Rail Europe / Eurostar - the weekly direct train snow train service to Aimé la Plagne, Bourg-St-Maurice and Moutiers will not run in 2009 / 2010.

Foreign Office warning - too few skiers have proper insurance. They note that most ski resorts only have private health facilities which are NOT covered by the European Health Insurance Card (old E111).

2009 - Good news! Swiss Airlines will not be charging its passengers for ski and snowboard equipment transport this winter. In 2009 at the annual Guardian and Observer Travel Awards ceremony, Swiss won the "Best short haul airline" award.

Ski Companies A - M - Ski Companies N - Z

 

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OFFER 2 - Brittany Ferries Offer. Daytrip from £65 (£25 a car plus £25 per passenger, minimum two people)

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OFFER 4 - PO Ferries, Hull 2 for 1 mini cruise

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Useful outside links

Protect my holiday - Protect my Holiday. This company offers insolvency cover. www.protectmyholiday.com

- The Ski Club of Great Britain. www.skiclub.co.uk

- French Ski Federation. www.ffs.fr

- The British Association of Snowsport Instructors. www.basi.org.uk

Ski Injury, a website set up by a Scottish Doctor. Detailed and interesting. www.ski-injury.com

Remontees Mecaniques. Find out about the latest news. www.remontees-mecaniques.net

ski natives - Natives, Ski jobs. www.natives.co.uk

kareeve ski - Kareeve, ski jobs. www.kareeve.com

Jobs. www.anyworkanywhere.com

Web cams. www.snoweye.com

Roof boxes. www.roofracks.co.uk

Snow chains (you can also buy them in most French and Swiss supermarkets). www.snowchains.co.uk

Roofbox. Snow chains and equipment. www.roofbox.co.uk

- Handirack, an inflatable roofrack. www.handirackuk.com

- Conticomfortkit, an emergency tyre repair unit, with replacement filler units. www.conticomfortkit.co.uk

- Snowsafe, supplies a wide range if ski accessories. www.snowsafe.co.uk

slow travel - Slow Travel is a community of people who like to travel and experience new places! www.slowtrav.com

Also Sloweurope.com (photos) & Slowtalk.com (message board).

Air Afraid. If you have a fear of flying why not visit this site, which provides loads of useful tips? www.airfraid.com

Baby goes 2, Baby travel. www.babygoes2.com

we love to ski - Good web magazine with great weather maps and advice. www.welove2ski.com

skiing in france - Lots of useful information. www.j2ski.com

piste hors skiing france - Up to date news. www.pistehors.com

ski pass france - Worth a look at. www.skipass.com

- Skiing the Alps, an independent view. www.skiingthealps.com

snowheads ski forum - Excellent message board full of up to date information for skiers. www.snowheads.com

- Winter sport, activities and snow sports. www.whitetracks.co.uk

owners direct deux alpes - Owners Direct, rent a flat direct from the owner. www.ownersdirect.co.uk

Useful ski Information

Artificial Ski Slopes; Noeux Les-Mines (south of Lille), 300m high. Tel: 0033 321 26 84 84. Fax: 0033 321 64 16 34.

- Snowflex, the company behind the redevelopment of this artificial ski area. www.snowflex.com

Regional Road Information Centres. Rhone-Alps / Auvergne. Tel: 0033 472 81 57 33. Driving in France

Ski Insurance

Travel insurance

Ski holiday planner - Public and school Holidays in France and the United Kingdom

easiski deux alpes - Easiski. www.easiski.com

Easiski have an excellent reputation for getting skiers who have plateaued or just feel they are not doing as well as they should, back on track and much improved. Lessons are offered throughout the year (Les Deux Alpes has summer skiing on the glacier). more

Easiski newsletter. www.easiski.com

Saving money on a ski holiday

1 - Go at a quiet time - dates

2 - Don't stay in the resort - many villages lower down have direct links to the ski areas.

3 - Drive - the cross channel companies often have good deals with ski insurance. A slightly longer route to the Alpes is via Lille in France / Belgium / Luxembourg and then down through Germany, but there are no tolls on this route. Remember however that Switzerland has a charge for using their autoroutes. Budget airlines cna offer chea fares, but nowadays charge for everything else. Ski charges can vary from £15 to £25 each way. Confusingly some require you to let them know in advance you will be bringing your skis, others do not. Baggage allowance is now a real problem, wear as much as you can. Charges per kilogram vary from £5 to £12 a kilogram.

4 - Wait. If you can wait until a few weeks before you plan to go, many holidays will be discounted.

5 - Avoid the big resorts - invest in a good ski guide to find out if the little gem you think you have found is just that.

6 - Hire skis and Skiwear at home, or shop at stores such as Marks and Spencer or in France. www.decathlon.fr and www.go-sport.com

7 - Self Cater - if you are driving, bring your own food (dried goods especially). Stock up on wine and fresh food at a hypermarket on the way and you will be quids in.

8 - Avoid weekends - this is possible, especially out of season and means cheaper flights and better availability of cars for hire for example.

9 - Shop around - common sense but do you?

10 - Coach - not as bad as it sounds as they generally travel overnight.

Tignes Express. Tel: 0161 610 2000. Cheap Winter Sports. Tel: 01208 850 051.

Snow Coach. Tel: 01727 866 177. www.snowcoach.co.uk

Ski Rental

Snow boarding sites

Board the World. www.boardtheworld.com

Soul Sports. www.soulsports.co.uk

Skihoo. www.skihoo.com (Fr.)

Snow conditions / Web cams

Avalanche reports

ANENA, the French avalanche research body. www.anena.org

Avalanche (USA). www.avalanche.org

Area / Country sites

Andorra. Tel: 020 8874 4806.

Austria. Tel: 020 7629 0461. www.austria.info

Ski France - Resort guide and apartment hire. Tel: 0906 824 4123. www.skifrance.com

Germany. www.germany-tourism.de

Italy. Tel: 020 7408 1254. www.dolomitisuperski.com / www.valdisole.net

- Norway. Tel: 020 7839 6255. www.skiinfo.no

Sweden. Tel: 020 7724 5868. www.visitsweden.com

Switzerland. Tel: 020 7734 1921. www.skiswitzerland.com

- Swiss Travel System. swisstravelsystem.com

French sites

Hiver. www.hiver.com

SkiHoo. www.skihoo.com

- Ski Info. www.skiinfo.fr

Local Town Web Sites

Lyon. www.lyon-france.com

Chambéry. www.chambery-tourisme.com

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