Any recommendations for a cheap trip?

dgou wrote:

There used to be a company who offered the full final price for everything, and you then deducted what you didn't need, but can't remember their name (Equity ski?) so you started at the high price and it came down

I think Equity are more geared for schools now but their sister company Rocket Ski do all-in packages http://www.rocketski.com/

Rocket ski do fantastic priced packages.

Also look at the following resorts, always cheap:

Soll
Mayrhofen
Sauze d'Oulx

Powderjunkie. On J2ski, the smart thing is to display your preferred airport(s). We then fall over our skis trying to outsmart each other as to the best deal.

What is a good deal from the midlands can be lousy from Manchester, Newcastle Edinburgh!

Given the conditions this year, then there will be so many places in Europe to choose from. Start with the lowest cost, and check if the location meets your ski parameters, as well as your travel ones.

If it is a half board deal, as Dgou says, add in your equipment hire/ski carriage, lift pass, and day costs.

I retain two standard speadsheets, one is diy, one is with T/Os. Both have a "day cost" section. This includes No x cost of drinks, lunch cost, evening drink cost, and, if diy, evening meal costs, and a contingency.

This makes budgetting so much easier, as I can pull up the format from previous trips. Austrian cost have hardly varied in 5 years, so they are the easiest! I always manage to bring a few Euros back!

Your airport, and preferred dates?

For cheap week i would consider Bulgaria, its not the alps by any stretch of the imagination, been many times, gettin tad dearer every time, but still half the price of France or Italy,

Also Flaine in France has 3 free lifts, ideal for a beginner.

Hi All, thanks for all the advice.

I have had a browse and there seem to be a few deals with a free lift pass which would obviously help keep the cost down!

Theres one at Chamrousse at the moment which im considering, I assume it is a local pass, anyone know if this covers a decent range?

I've been to chamrousse and there is a thread on it. hang on I will get the link

http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/11802.page

I loved it, but I am not an expert, more a middle intermediate

Thanks for all the advice!
I have just booked Chamrousse for March, wohoooo cant wait to get back on the slopes!!!