New Year Ski Holidays

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Luxury Ski Chalets

If you are looking for something special for the New Year ski holidays, then there are certain ski resorts that are probably going to hit the top of the list for a special luxury holiday. Zermaat for us is our favourite, although this is closely followed by Val d Isere, Courchevel, Verbier and Chamonix. In our younger days we would have probably added St Anton in there but as we approach mid-life we'll leave that for the younger skiers who are able to spend the New Year skiing without sleep!

New Year Ski Holidays

Well it may seem some way away, but now is the time to book your New Year skiing holiday before the crowds get in first. Whilst bookings are generally quiet at the moment, this soon changes in August as people look to party New Years Eve in the best ski resorts, whilst staying at the best New Year ski chalets. Whilst already some of the premier ski chalets have been secured by regular New year skiers, there is still a great deal of choice so we recommend you book your New Year ski holiday today before there is so little left!

New Year Ski Holidays

If you are looking for a great ski New Year holiday, then New Year Ski might be the choice as from the end of February they will be featuring only ski chalets that are available at New Year and nothing else. This will elevate the need for endless trawling through sites to find the chalet you want for this specific week. We'll let you know once its been launched officially.

Best Chalet

The best ski chalets are ones with lots of powder outside them and hence why ski specialists in the UK have started a ski company called powder Chalets that will launch in the Autumn and concentrate on the peak weeks, and the the luxury ski resorts that deliver what it says on the tin - powder!

Ski New Year

Demand generally for the 2011 ski season appears high as despite the Euro zone issues, and yesterdays tough budget, skiers are slowly gaining faith regarding the economy and their own financial situation. It would of course be wrong to suggest the ski industry is out of the worst, but early signs are extremely positive.

It has to be said however that the New Year ski holidays were without question the one week that didn't seem to be affected by the downturn, followed closely by the half term ski week. With demand generally on the up this looks set to continue this year and whilst June and July are generally quiet on the booking front, operators are expecting a brisk business in sales during August and September as skiers capture the last remaining chalets.

Skiers looking for last minute New Year ski deals are however warned that they are unlikely to find much, if anything out there as this is certainly one week at least where prices rise as you get closer to New Year as demand always outstrips supply.

Family Chalet

Predominantly the New Ski week is seen as a chance to leave Granny's dining table and get away with friends, girlfriends and anyone else up to party the New Year away in some swanky ski resort. But nevertheless there is still a large proportion of skier that are family ski holiday makers and therefore a new site that is like to launch called Family Chalets may be of interest as it will only feature what it says, Family Chalets!!

Gay Ski

Pink Ski are a new company that have recently set up and will launch shortly a Gay Ski website. Only limited details are forthcoming but we'll keep an eye out on how this developments as its certainly an interesting opportunity and a much needed resource area in the ski world.

Ski In Ski Out

Whilst the ski season has either ended, or is it ending this weekend, judging by the enquiries coming in for the New Year ski week, people are already focusing in on next season. The top luxury ski resorts seem to be getting the most interest with Chamonix, Three Valleys, Espace Killy, Verbeir, zermatt, and St Anton particularly popular.

Ski In Ski Out chalets are always popular due to the convenience of their location and Ski In Ski Out Chalets are reporting particularly high demand, particularly for luxury catered chalets Val d'Isere with high end clients seeking, and snapping up the best properties.

Family Chalets

One of the best family chalets for a great New Year ski break is Chalet Prarion in Chamonix. A ski in ski out chalet that not only boasts a great ski location, it also includes:

• Six luxury en-suite bedrooms (sleeping 12)
• A luxury hot tub
• Cinema Projection
• Games Room (Wii, Pool Table, Home Cinema)
• 4 staff (professional Chef, Chalet Manager and Host, On Call Driver, and a Children's Entertainer with optional nanny upgrade service)
• On call driver service (8am to 10am and 2.30pm to 7pm)
• Ski school drop off and collection
• Childrens entertainment 4.30pm to 6.30pm
• And great dining with four courses in the evening, served with great wine.

And the price for the New Year ski week at this outstanding family chalet, amazingly just £14,500!

Luxury Ski Resorts

If you are looking for a great New Year ski holiday, then you need to be sure to choose carefully, in our view, somewhere with great skiing, high altitude to ensure its snow sure, and being New Year, somewhere with a fantastic atmosphere and plenty of places to party if that's what floats one's boat. So the top 5 luxury resorts to ski:

1. Chamonix
2. Meribel
3. St Anton
4. Val d'Isere
5. Verbier

262 Days Before The New Year Eve Celebration

That all folks! Just 262 days and we will be celebrating the end of 2010, and the start of 2011. So get planning now before everyone else finds out that there are only 6,288 hours to go! So get on those websites and beat the rush. Particularly the favourite New Year ski resorts of Chamonix, Courchevel, Meribel, St Anton, Val d'Isere, Verbier, and Zermatt.

Ski Christmas - Ski New Year - Ski Half Term - Ski Easter - Peak Ski Weeks

With the exception of the Easter ski week, and even these weeks are receiving some interest, bookings are already strong for the Ski Christmas, New year ski, and half term skiing weeks. Typically the New Year skiing holiday is the first to go but this year the half term skiing week seems particularly busy early on.

With such high demand for these peak weeks, its never too early to secure the booking as with demand high, often exceeding ski chalet availability, there won't be very many ski deals, if at all, for these weeks, and why be left with second best, or even the dregs!

Ski Verbier New Year

Verbier has to be one of the best places to ski New Year and celebrate New Years Eve. A lively town with a chic and lively reputation for its apres-ski, Verbier is without doubt one of the stand out New Year ski destinations.

But not only is it a great New year ski party destination, the skiing is also some of the best in Europe and being high altitude, in Verbier there is skiing to 3,300m so it is also a great snow sure luxury ski resort for the New Year ski break.

Luxury Catered Chalets Val d'Isere

If you are looking for great New Year luxury catered chalets, Val d'Isere has to be one of the luxury ski resorts that should be high on the ski New year want list. Set in the Espace Killy ski region at 1,850m, it has it all in terms of a great ski town, with a lively apres-ski, and some of the best luxury catered chalets you will find.

In terms of a New Year ski chalet, luxury Chalet Yeti must be high on the list,  with 5 bedrooms sleeping 10 people, 2 reception rooms, and a luxury indoor pool:



And if you are looking for a luxury catered chalet for larger groups, how about luxury Chalet Le Chardon which is a 10 bedroomed ski in ski out chalet that stands elegantly on the side of the Solaise Mountain:




Or perhaps luxury Chalet Kilimanjaro, a four bedroom chalet sleeping 8, a ski in ski out chalet, stylishly finished with warm Italian tiles and 200 year old reclaimed wood:

Ski In Ski Out Park City

If you are looking for a truly magnificent New Year ski celebration, Park City could be the perfect destination. For ski in ski out properties, Ski In Ski Out Chalets offer some of the best slopeside accommodation and widely seen as the specialist for ski in ski out accommodation. One of the best luxury chalet properties they offer surely must be the luxury chalet villa Casa Nova situated in the the exclusive area of Deer Crest in the Deer Valley ski region of Park City, Utah.

Ideally sleeping 14 people, the property boasts 1,200 square metres of living space, or for the imperial readers amongst us, 13,000 square feet! The interior is stunning and you only have to look at the small selection on this blog to get a feel for the quality of the accommodation and decor. So not only are you getting a great ski in ski out Park City location, you are also getting surely one of the very best ski in ski out luxury chalets you are likely to come across!

Chamonix New Year

Looking to ski Chamonix New Year, then one of the finest chalets has to be luxury ski Chalet Prarion. Situated on the slopes in the exclusive ski resort of Les Houches, in the Chamonix Valley, this is the finest ski in ski out chalet the Chamonix Valley has to offer, and was in the news this New Year skiing holiday for the visit of a famous sportsman's wife.

In terms of the resort, Chamonix New Year is a sensible choice being high altitude (3,300m) and has a large historic town where the New Years Eve ski celebrations involve thousands of revellers enjoy the town squares firework display before continuing well into the morning.

So for a great Chamonix New Year holiday, check out the links above for some a very special ski in ski out luxury catered chalet and have a great New Year ski holiday.

New Year Ski

As the lighter nights start to arrive, thinking about a New Year ski holiday might seem a little strange, but with demand far outstripping supply, even in the current economic climate, this is one week to get you skates, sorry, skis on for!

The favourite destinations are always the high altitude snow sure resorts that have extensive skiing as well to minimise lift queue and congestion on the slopes. Therefore expect the resorts of Chamonix, Courchevel, Meribel, St Anton, Tignes, Val d'Isere, Val Thorens and Zermatt to sell out first.  But the others won't be far behind, such as the Portes du Soleil which is a popular family ski retreat during the New Year school holidays.

Ski In Ski Out

if you are looking to book a great New Year skiing holiday, could it get any better than a true ski in ski out chalet? A true ski in ski out chalet in my opinion is one that is set next to the ski slope and not one where you have to ski through gardens, jump of hedges, and cross icy roads where your skis get shredded by the salty gravel!

As such you'll ski in ski out accommodation will enable you to put on your skis at the door, join the piste, and enjoy the New Year ski holiday without having to walk down slippery paths or get on uncomfortable buses, skiing back at the end of the day, right to the door.

Two companies stick out as great ski in ski out operators in terms of meeting the definition, the first is Ski In Ski Out who only provide slope side properties, and the second is Chamonix Exclusive who have an outstanding luxury catered chalet right on the piste.

Val d'Isere

If you are looking for a great New Year skiing holiday, Val d'Isere might be the perfect resort to visit. Situated at 1850m, it has a great snow record with its slopes typically open as early as the third week of November, and sometimes sooner. Being Val d'Isere, it is also one of the most hip, trendy, and fun places to be to ski and celebrate New Year Eve.

However, being one of the best ski resorts in the world, already many of the best luxury catered chalets in Val d'Isere have been booked for the New Year ski week so now is the time to make the booking! So if you want a great chalet New Year in Val d'Isere, why not take a look at one of our recommended links for possible options.