Cheap Ski Weekend Deals
Top 10 essential tips and tricks to get cheap ski weekend deals
Getting a seven day ski holiday from Sat to Sat or Sun to Sun is easy. Organising a short ski weekend or three or four days skiing over the weekend and getting a cheap ski deal is a much more difficult undertaking. Read our top 10 essential tips to get yourself a cheap ski weekend and reduce total ski deal costs for stays of three or four days.
 

Top 10 cheap ski weekend tips

1. Don't plan you short ski weekend during known peak ski season. You are not likely to get a cheap short stay ski deal during Christmas, Easter and school holiday periods.

2. Avoid the month of March when planning a cheap ski weekend. March tend to be a very busy month due top various European school holidays and accommodation owners and agencies are very reluctant to let less than a full week. Best months for short ski trips are early season up to mid December, January up to mid February and mid April until the end of the season.

3. Start with looking for ski accommodation before you book ski flights and ski transfers. Nothing worse than having booked a cheap ski flight, just to find you have to pay premium prices on last minute ski accommodation. Ski accommodation finder can help you understand what ski accommodation might be available for a ski weekend.

4. Try to look afield and research ski accommodation outside main ski resorts. For every mile you book away from a ski resort center you will make savings on your ski accommodation. Check ski Annecy for ski weekend accommodation only 20 min drive from five large ski resorts.

5. If you go self-catering, make sure all services are included in the accommodation price. The price should include bed linen, towels, all utilities and tourist tax.

6. Try to negotiate the price pro rata for your length of stay. Many accommodation owners try to enforce a full weeks rental rate even though you only stay for a ski weekend.

7. Aim for ski accommodation which is normally let Sun - Sun. That way you can organise your cheap ski weekend for Fri - Sun or Thu - Sun without the accommodation owner having to 'cut' two rental weeks. That way you will almost certainly get a cheaper ski deal.

8. Never be afraid of ask for a price reduction. You never know the situation of th ski accommodation owner. He or she might have low levels of inquiries and therefore is more willing to offer a cheap ski deal.

9. If you travel by car to the ski resort, make sure you book ski accommodation with a car park. Some resorts charge up to 15 euro per day for parking, which will add to your total ski weekend cost.

10. Ski apartments tend to be cheaper than ski chalets on a like for like basis

 

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Have fun skiing, we hope you find a cheap deal for your ski weekend. Also check ski accommodation Tignes for cheap ski weekend deals.