Spring skiing special offers

Don’t delay the snow will soon be gone for another winter so grab yourself an offer and head to the Alps now!

Morzine for £175 per person
Save £83 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence L’Aiglon de Morzine, sleeping 8. Includes return Eurotunnel crossing with Free FlexiPlus upgrade, departing 14^th April.

Val D’Isere for £149 per person
Save £80 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Eureka Val, sleeping 6. Includes return Eurotunnel crossing with Free FlexiPlus upgrade, departing 14^th April.

Eureka Val - Val D'Isere

Courchevel for £132 per person
Save £47 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Les Montagnettes – Les Chalets de la Mouria, sleeping 8. Includes return Eurotunnel crossing with Free FlexiPlus upgrade, departing 14^th April.

Plagne Soleil for £155 per person
Save £54 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Sun Valley, sleeping 6. Includes return Eurotunnel crossing with Free FlexiPlus upgrade, departing 14^th April.

Landslide blocks Tignes and Val d’Isere

The road to Tignes and Val d’Isere was closed last night, due to a landslide on the road to Bourg-St-Maurice, just before the entrance to the Brevieres tunnel.

Photo courtesy of Radio Val d'Isere (http://www.radiovaldisere.com)

It is estimated that 80 cubic metres of rock fell on the road, with another 45 cubic metres above the road still loose.

Work is ongoing to clear the road and currently it is open with one way traffic lights in place.   The road will close between 0200 and 0700 on the morning of Saturday 09 March, so anyone travelling to or from resorts is advised to allow extra time for their journeys.

Up to 50% off 25th February for 7 nights!

Book now while availability lasts and you could get up to 50% off your accommodation price for arrival on the 25th February for 7 nights.  Check out our pick of the special offers available for that week below (all prices shown are per apartment and include 1 x Eurotunnel crossing with a free upgrade to FlexiPlus for a self drive, self catering holiday):-

Save £1970 in Arc 1950 – 4 bedroom mezzanine 8/10 persons private apartment
Book this private apartment and get 50% off the accommodation price – was £4120, now £2150 (only one available so grab it while you can!)

Arc 1950 Le Village

Save £784 in Orelle – Residence Le Hameau des Eaux
Book a 3 bedroom 8 persons apartment and get 50% off the accommodation price – was £1736, now £952 (50% off any available apartment types in this residence – contact us to check availability now!)

Le Cristal d'Argentiere

Save £280 in Argentiere – Le Cristal d’Argentiere
Book a 1 bedroom + cabin 5 persons apartment and get 20% off the accommodation price – was £1565, now £1285  (20% off any available apartment types in this residence – contact us to check availability now!)

Save £318 in Val D’Isere – Les Chalets du Jardin Alpin
Book a 1 bedroom + cabin 4/6 persons apartment and get 20% off the accommodation price – was £1770, now £1452 (20% off this apartment type only in this residence – contact us to check availability now!)

February half term offer update

This weeks special offers are for the week of the 18th February.  This is the first week of the French and European school holidays, so offers are few and far between, but if you aren’t fussed on resort we are sure to find you a last minute bargain so don’t hesitate to contact the sales team at Erna Low who will be happy to help on 0845 863 0525 or info@ernalow.co.uk.

All prices shown below include a return Eurotunnel crossing with Free FlexiPlus upgrade for a self drive self catering holiday and prices are based on maximum occupancy of the size apartment shown.

Risoul for £220 per person
Save £103 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Antares, sleeping 6.

Megeve for £220 per person
Save £70 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Odalys Lune Argent, sleeping 4.

Megeve Village Centre

Val D’Isere for £302 per person
Save £67 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Le Jardin de la Balme, sleeping 5.

Residence Les Jardins de la Balme

There are also many special offers still available for the 11th February arrivals this weekend – you can either check out our Ski Deals page for details or speak to one of our sales team for info on 0845 863 0525.

Up to 50% off last minute half term ski holidays…

It’s not too late to book a last minute half term ski holiday with amazing discounts of up to 50%! With record snowfalls across the Alps maybe we can tempt you to sneak off to the Alps at half term with some amazing last minute deals – see below. Plus, as an extra bonus, if you book your ski holiday before midnight on Thursday 9th February, we’ll even throw in a free £25 Marks & Spencer gift voucher so you can stock up on thermals for your trip! Simply use the promo code ‘MS25‘ when booking either online or through our call centre to claim your voucher. Click here or call our sales team now to book. Our pick of the best half term offers Check out the offers below and save up to 50% on the cost of your ski accommodation, or to see all our current offers, please visit our Ski Deals page.  Don’t forget that all the prices below also include a return Eurotunnel crossing with FREE FlexiPlus upgrade, or ask us about even better prices if you book accommodation only.

Les Houches – 50% Off From £78 per person Based on maximum occupancy in a Studio cabin 4/6 persons apartment in the Residence Les Balcons d’Anaite. Val d’Isere – 40% Off  From £226 per person Based on maximum occupancy in a 1 bedroom 5 persons Comfort apartment in the Residence Les Jardins de La Balme. Les Menuires – 40% Off From £251 per person Based on maximum occupancy in a 1 bedroom 4 persons Comfort apartment in the Residence Le Hameau des Airelles. Les Orres – 40% Off From £128 per person Based on maximum occupancy in a 1 bedroom 8 persons Apartment in the Residence Les Forets d’Or. Valfrejus – 30% Off From £121 per person Based on maximum occupancy in a 3 bedroom 8 persons apartment in the Residence Les Chalets d’Arrondaz. Argentiere – 30% Off From £237 per person Based on maximum occupancy in a 1 bedroom + cabin 5 persons apartment in the Residence Le Cristal d’Argentiere.

Half term offers up for grabs!

There is still availability for the much anticapted February half term – this year the British skiers are lucky enough to have quieter slopes and cheaper prices than usual on the 11th February as most of Europe start their half term from the 18th February onwards – so its well worth making the most of this advantage and the special offers on offer now for last minute bookings!

You will find below a selection of our best offers currently available for the week of the 11th February, prices shown are per person based on maximum occupancy of the apartment including a Eurotunnel crossing for self drive travel.

Val D’Isere for £226 per person
Save £127 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Les Jardins de La Balme, sleeping 5.

Les Menuires for £251 per person
Save £138 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Le Hameau des Airelles, sleeping 4.

Le Hameau des Airelles

Les Orres for £128 per person
Save £71 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Les Forets d’Or, sleeping 8.

Valfrejus for £121 per person
Save £43 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Les Chalets d’Arrondaz, sleeping 8.

Les Chalets d'Arrondaz

Les Houches for £153 per person
Save £54 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Les Balcons d’Anaite, sleeping 6.

Argentiere for £237 per person
Save £51 per person on a week’s self-catering board in Residence Le Cristal d’Argentiere, sleeping 5.

For all our special offers please visit our fantastic Ski Deals page on our website!

Another good reason to go skiing self-drive, not fly…

Another good reason to go skiing self-drive.  Erna Low Managing Director, Jane Bolton updates us on her recent trip:

I was so excited as I was heading out to the Alps today.  I didn’t ski last season as I was pregnant, which was the first time for over 20 years that I hadn’t indulged myself with my favourite winter past time.

Got to Heathrow nice and early and checked in. I had put my luggage on the scales so when the check-in lady asked if I had a bag, I looked down and the bag had gone down into the depths of Heathrow airport without a tag, but with my ski boots and various other expensive items and I presumed it would never be seen again.

So I called my insurance company who informed me that there was an exclusion clause for ski equipment!

We then stopped at a massive supermarket to buy replacement underwear and toothbrush etc none of which took me over the excess of my insurance.

I then had to go to the doctor as my ear was completely blocked. There was a 1.5 hour wait and then the doctor pronounced I had a a very ugly ear and the flight had aggravated my ear infection. He gave me a prescription but told me that the chemist was closed. Sigh.

The good news is that the bag was eventually found and sent to me in the wonderful Consensio chalet we stayed at, plus the snow was magnificent.  However I couldn’t think of a more stressful start to a trip – I’m definitely driving next time!

More French ski resorts opening this weekend…

In case you hadn’t noticed, the snow has eventually arrived.

It has been snowing since early this week, and it should carry on until the end of the week, to bring up to 40 centimetres of fresh snow on the slopes of the Savoie Mont Blanc region in France, as well as across the Alps.

Snow in La Tania this week

Five resorts have already opened in the last few weeks: Courchevel, Tignes, Val d’Isère and Val Thorens for alpine skiing, as well as Bessans for cross country skiing.

More than 10 other resorts are opening this weekend: Les Arcs, Bourg Saint Maurice, Avoriaz, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Châtel, Flaine, Les Menuires, Méribel, Montriond, Orelle, Peisey-Vallandry, La Plagne, La Tania and Valloire

For more information on holidays please go to our website or call 0845 863 0525

Sometimes “Awesome” is the only way to describe it.

Peter Stratton gives us a sneak peek into his day in Val d’Isere, we’re all very jealous!

BUDS – British University Dry Slope Championships in Edinburgh bring back memories of my season in Val d’Isere!

Sadly my days as a seasonnaire in Val d’Isere are over and snow withdrawal symptoms have been getting to me all summer. So instead of waxing my skis and stocking up on thermals; I’ve bought tinned food and even bought an economics text book (shock, horror!) and dragged myself away from gap year temptations to the University of Birmingham. But who’d have thought that I could keep up my skiing obsession at uni! Apart from Birmingham boasting one of the best ski (and snowboard) clubs in the country – going to the British university dry slope championships (BUDS) in Edinburgh last weekend did replace the amazing seasonnaire lifestyle for a bit. Despite the 7hr bus journey and the arrival at 9am, no one could get past the excitement of trying out the huge Hillend dryslope and the epic kicker that would be overrun by over 70 universities and over 1100 competitors!

Hillend - A beautiful sunny day ending with real SNOW!

As well as two days of competing in both racing and freestyle there was two epic nights out, first at City night club in the city and then a black tie event with a delicious meal (even though the usual uni antics resulted in our cheesecake being refused to us; I’m still wondering what they are going to do with all that cheesecake?!) and after party.

Boarders wow the crowd

Sadly I wasn’t competing, but came along for the awesome weekend and to watch all the amazing Brumski (Birmingham ski and snowboard club) members shred up the dry slope; even passing the finish line on their backs, landing back flips, making podium finishes in freestyle and reaching speeds that, even after watching the world cup from my lovely apartment in Val d’isere and Tignes last year, were amazing! Sadly it had to end, so back to essays on ‘industries with an external diseconomy of scales’ and dreaming of landing 360s next year; even if it means hitching a lift with an ambulance home instead of the bus. Or should I ditch it all and grab a cheap ski deal to go back to the Alps for another season? ……… Hannah

Awesome alternative to a season!

Thank you Caroline Thomas for the photos!