Long Weekend

I don't have time this year for a full week away but am still determined to get on the snow.

Does anyone have any suggestions for the best places for a long weekend skiing

Can't think of anywhere better than Engelberg. Lots of hotels that are not governed by Saturday to Saturday bookings. Easy access by rail and road, particularly from Zurich airport (lots of flights with BA and Swiss), more than enough skiing, at high altitude and lots of it tough, to keep you entertained. Only drawback has been the weekend queues at the main gondola. This may be eased by the new lift installed for the coming season.

I would suggest easy access from Geneva as a top criteria.
Depending on how early you can get away on Friday there are a good number of flight options and then a short transfer - reverse (and possibly more important), late flights on Sunday.
The further from the main London airports you have to travel from the harder this gets. Would you be allowed the Friday off to make it three days or even add the Monday for 4???
My sister and niece went to Courmayeur a couple of years ago - happy with the prices and enough for a few days.
They are returning to the same place next year, again due to work pressure.
They use an agent to book - may be worth seeing what some travel agents are suggesting and then decide if to go independent or use one of the "packages" ??
Good luck.

The plan was Thursday to Monday. Looking at Austria or Italy

Paul, where can you easily fly to. Munich, Salzburg, Innsbruck?

Hi Dave

Munich and Innsbruck are ok Salzburg I can't seem to find flights

Engelberg (Zurich and train)
Chamonix (Geneva 1hr shared transfer)

Both offer good onpiste and offpiste and plenty of accommodation at all levels (~60 Euro B&B will be possible).
A lot depends on time of year, if is December I would only look at Cervinia which is only an hrs transfer but longer flight.
If you are thinking of January then so there many ski resort within 1hr of Geneva, you cannot beat somewhere like St Gervais in early season and much cheaper than a major resort.

Munich has plenty of flight choices early out from UK and late back.

Doing 4 day sthis year only and going into Munich and heading to Wetendorf. Done it before to same area, Kirchberg, and was on slope that day by 1pm.

Hire car not too expensive between a few of you and leaves you fluid on timings as well, but would get 3.5 days that way quite easily.

Last flight out I am using is 21:45 to Heathrow with Lufthansa, £140.....