Cheap Holidays New Year

There are many reasons you should swap your usual New Year celebrations for a blissful skiing break in the French Alps. An escape from the usual routine with eclectic entertainment, charming traditions and warm hospitality, here’s why visiting the Alps at this time is a breath of mountain-fresh air:

• If you want to extend that festive feeling, many French ski resorts are still decked out in their Christmassy décor at New Year, so there’s a lovely atmosphere with yuletide markets selling local crafts, seasonal souvenirs and stalls serving vin chaud and sweet treats. After New Year’s Day in the UK it can sometimes feel like you’re fast forwarded into a long, drawn-out January, whereas spending a few fabulous days in the Alps and enjoying plush accommodation, fine food, fresh powder and family bonding is a much more positive way to start your year.



• New Year sees some of the best snow conditions in the French Alps and we specialise in high-quality accommodation in high-altitude snow-sure resorts, many of which benefit from their own microclimates. You’ll find skiable glaciers, shaded north facing slopes with perfect powder, sunny south-facing pistes and tree-lined runs with plenty of twists and turns. Plus, holiday in a lift-linked ski area like Paradiski, The Three Valleys, Espace Killy or Portes du Soleil, and you’ve got convenient access to hundreds of kilometres of on- and off-piste terrain to explore, with blue, red, black and ungroomed areas where you can improve your technique, challenge yourself and, most importantly, have fantastic fun!



• Instead of taking a traditional stroll in the countryside on New Year’s Day (if the changeable British weather permits!), or zoning out in front of the TV, what better way to blow away the cobwebs and welcome in the energy of new beginnings than getting your gear on and heading off to carve up the slopes? With those healthy endorphins flooding your system, you’ll start the year on a superb natural high which will set a positive tone for all your endeavours at home and away. Many of our accommodation options also have well-equipped onsite spas where you can relax after your sessions at the slopes and snowparks, steam out those impurities in the sauna, refresh yourself with a sensory shower and gently stretch your muscles with a few gentle lengths in the pool.



• Pick a self-catering accommodation option and stock up on delicious fare from the local supermarkets, delicatessens and patisseries and you can dine independently for the duration of your break if it makes you more comfortable. However, if you want to occasionally venture out to sample the culinary delights of the local cafes and restaurants, most resorts have a range of gastronomical choices ̶ from chic cafes selling crepes and paninis to comfortable eateries serving traditional mountain dishes and haute cuisine restaurants offering high end meals. Lots of resorts have takeaway and delivery services too, so you can order anything from fresh baked croissants and pain au chocolat to delicious oven-baked pizza. No matter how pernickety your food preferences, French Alps ski resorts offer something to satisfy every palate.


As you can see, a year end break in the Alps is the ideal cathartic break to catapult you into the New Year feeling cool, calm and confident.