Chalet Montana - Morzine

Chalet Montana is situated on the outskirts of Morzine, in Montriond, which is a short bus ride from the base of the "Ardent" lift and direct access to the centre of the Portes du Soleil ski area.

Chalet Montana

The chalet offers an impressive service, making your life simple and can arrange accommodation, transfers, pass and hire for you at good rates.

All prices are quoted full board and per person per night so offers complete flexibility.  Prices run from £55 to £65 per night.The Chalet is well furnished and offers a high level of accommodation, a lively bar and games room.  It offers a fantastic option for a short break ski weekender.

Access is easy, with Geneva being the airport of choice, with a very manageable 1.5hr transfer to resort.

It's so good that SkiWeekenders have chosen Chalet Montana as this years destination of choice and as such will give full download in March after our trip.

Enjoy the ever falling snow in Europe if your hitting the slopes and remember to let us have any recommendations, comments or feedback by responding direct on the Blog, on our Facebook page or on Twitter @skiweekenders

Skipad - direct ski accomodation across europe

Skiweekenders has recently stumbled across Skipad - http://www.skipad.co.uk/

The site offers a large selection of ski chalets and apartments across the main European resorts, allowing you to book direct with the chalet owners.  The independent accommodation appear to offer a great selection of prices and option across the majority of the major resorts in Europe.

The site is easy to use, with a simple and effective search engine, and even the option of an iPhone App should you wish to browse on the move.  Many of the Chalets and apartments offer Daily aswell as Weekly rates, but you cannot filter for this within the search. 

Prices vary depending on your level of accommodation and board - but prices look reasonable.  There are also various deal available such as free ski hire etc with some providers .

Overall it looks to be a great site, and offers an excellent additional resource for looking for you Short Break/Long Weekend accommodation.

IF you have any comments then please let us know, via the Blog, email or our Twitter or Facebook feeds

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all our followers/readers!!

The new season is definitely upon us, as is the snow - and there is lots of it!!! It has been dumping down across Europe with many resorts enjoying incredible new year conditions, setting up the basis for a potentially fantastic season.

Many people Ski Weekenders have spoken to who have already hit the slopes are already looking at a potential second trip later on in the year to enjoy the conditions.  What better way to do that then with a long weekend on the slopes......

We hope to proved so great tips, sites and advice to help you find that perfect break.

Bring on the snow......!

Skifers - Airport Transfers

Brilliant new site has just gone  live - www.skifers.com - Independent search engine covering (they claim) all ski transfer companies (including the little guys) in Europe covering the Alps and other European ski area's.

 

The website is slick and simple, simply enter your destination airport and resort along with required dates, and it returns a selection of transfer companies with prices.It then provides a link to the companies website to allow you to book direct.

This is a great central location to allow you to quickly organise you transfers for your upcoming SkiWeekender.....

Take a look at the site, and let us know if you have any comments

Brown Bear Lodge - a more luxurious option.....

Brown Bear Lodge is part of the Reach for the Alps portfolio of chalets.  These offer Luxury accommodation in and around the Les Gets resorts.  Brown Bear lodge and some of the other accommodation offer short stay options during certain dates in the season.  Offers include, Full Board inc wine, Geneva transfers and a Portes du Soleil Ski pass int he price.  For the 2011/2012 season prices for a short stay start from £495 per person.  Not one of our bargain recommendations, but if you are after something a little more luxurious then one of the best options around.

https://reach4thealps.com/Winter/brown-bear.php

Apologies

Sorry for the recent lack of updates. Work has taken over in the last few weeks. Hope to be back online with the latest short break news from next week.

Skiweekenders

SnowCarbon - the green way to go skiing

For those of you looking for a more environmentally conscious way to go skiing, SkiWeekenders has stumbled across a great website covering all you could ever want to know about going skiing by train!!!  http://www.snowcarbon.co.uk/ offers advice, online booking with all of the major operators across Europe, resort reviews, and easy to read guides on how best to travel by train to some of the best resorts in Europe.

The site is easy to use, and provides plenty of advice on the best options and routes.  The Resort guides are independent and well written and include train specific ski packages which are available for each of the resorts.

Travelling by train is a great option if you are going for a longer trip, but I'm sure with SnowCarbon making it this easy it could become a viable option for longer weekends aswell.

Take a look and let us know what you think.

Ski Deals and Partners

As you may or may not have noticed, there are a few adverts on the site from some of our partners

If you get a chance please take a look, as many of them are offering some great deals on early season Skiwear, and also parking and travel insurance - all essentials for a successful Ski Weekend

Happy Skiing

SkiWeekenders