READER HOLIDAYS
Ski trips to Europe and North America
Brilliant Holidays at Unbeatable Prices - our holidays for readers of DMS&S are always a great success. We've had hundreds of hugely satisfied customers over the 12 years we’ve been running these trips to Europe and North America.
FANTASTIC VALUE FOR MONEY
All our holidays are fantastic value for money, people love the friendly atmosphere and superb organisation as well as the fistful of free extras. There's guiding with locals, the chance to ski or board with members of the magazine team (including ex-Olympic skier Martin Bell on the North American trips), welcome receptions and great prizes to be won.
All the holidays are fantastic value for money, with our trip to Val d\'Isère in France– one of the world’s top resorts – starting at a rock bottom £429. Booking any of these trips with anyone else would cost shedloads more. They\'re unbeatable value – so come and join us.
VAIL
Kick start this winter with a spectacular trip to Vail, Colorado, one of North America's top resorts, with a fantastic snow record.
We'll not only be exploring Vail's vast ski area, but visiting nearby Beaver Creek which is hosting World Cup races just before we arrive – so confident is the resort of great early-season snow.
For those keen to check out more of what Colorado has to offer, we\'ll also be offering day trips to the nearby resorts of Copper Mountain, Breckenridge or Keystone (depending on snow). The seven-night trip starts from only £998 (high season brochure price is £1565). We\'ve negotiated an unbeatable deal with Ski Independence, BA – for direct flights from Heathrow to Denver, and for luxury accommodation at one of Vail's best-value hotels, the Evergreen Lodge. Facilities include a giant indoor hot tub and heated pool, two saunas, a lively après ski bar, a restaurant and free wifi access.
Departure date 8 December 2009
PLUS!
- Ski or ride with Britain's best-ever Olympic downhiller Martin Bell.- Free guiding by members of the magazine team, locals and Ski - Independence staff.
- Free drinks parties & Great prizes.
- Optional group dinners.
- Cut-price lift passes.
To make a booking or discuss this holiday in more detail, give Annika at Ski Independence a call on 0131 243 8096 or email annika@ski-i.com
FERNIE & KICKING HORSE
While en route between the two, we\'ll stop at the slopes of Panorama for the day. There\'ll also be optional day trips to the resorts of Kimberley and newly expanded Revelstoke. The latter provides an unbeatable opportunity to be one of the first Brits to ski Canada's newest resort. It only started life two year’s ago and now has North America's biggest vertical (more than Whistler).
We\'ve negotiated an unbeatable deal with Ski Independence with direct flights from Gatwick to Calgary and staying at the Park Place Lodge in trendy downtown Fernie and then at three slopeside fabulous small boutique hotels in Kicking Horse. The cost for the holiday is a bargain £1399; not on offer as a standard package but as a tailor-made trip it would cost in excess of £1700.
Departure date 13 January 2010
PLUS!
- Optional steep and deep camps and snowcat skiing in Fernie.
- Free guiding by members of the magazine team, locals and Ski Independence staff.
- Optional group dinners, Free drinks parties & Great prizes.
- Cut-price lift passes.
To make a booking or discuss this holiday in more detail, give Annika at Ski Independence a call on 0131 243 8096 or email annika@ski-i.com
VAL D'ISERE
Round off the season in one of France's highest and most extensive ski areas at a bargain basement price from £429.
Snowsure Val d'Isère stays open until 2 May and we will be there from 18 to 25 April 2010. Regulars on our trips know how great it is to go skiing and boarding in April. There's a chance of fresh powder, and cruising on the 300km of pistes is even more fun under sunny, blue skies. We\'ve negotiated a fantastic deal with tour operator Le Ski and booked all nine of their Val d'isère chalets for the week. All bedrooms are ensuite and eight of the chalets have access to an outdoor hot tub – an unusual feature in most European resorts. Seven nights' accommodation and six nights' chalet board (breakfast, tea and dinner including wine) with flights and transfers cost from just £429 (high season price is over £1559).
Departure date 18 April 2010
PLUS!
- Discounted off-piste guiding.
- Free picnic.
- Free half-day lesson with coaches from British-run school New Generation.
- Free test of the latest skis and snowboards.
- Free guiding by members of the magazine and Le Ski staff.
- Free drinks party & Great prizes.
To make a booking or discuss this holiday in more detail, give Le Ski a call on 01484 548996 or email dailymail@leski.com
