12 best Late ski holidays

Final call for the salopette brigade

Sunday 11 February 2001 01:00 GMT
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1 Klosters Take the Prince Charles cable car at this royal favourite. One week's skiing at Klosters costs £1,329 per person, based on two sharing, with Ski Company (tel: 01451 843123; net: www.skicompany.co.uk). The price includes return flights to Zurich, transfers and full-board accommodation at Haus Weber chalet. Ski pass not included. Departing 18 and 25 March.

1 Klosters Take the Prince Charles cable car at this royal favourite. One week's skiing at Klosters costs £1,329 per person, based on two sharing, with Ski Company (tel: 01451 843123; net: www.skicompany.co.uk). The price includes return flights to Zurich, transfers and full-board accommodation at Haus Weber chalet. Ski pass not included. Departing 18 and 25 March.

2 Courmayeur Seven nights at Chalethotel Cristello, a traditional Italian chalet in the centre of Courmayeur, costs £583 per adult (child prices start from £543) with Mark Warner (tel: 0870 848 0482; net: www.markwarner.co.uk). The price includes return flights to Turin, transfers, breakfast and evening meals, and entertainment. Ski pass not included. Departing 25 February and 4 March.

3 Savoie Alps Try skiing, dog-sledding and snow-shoe walking at Les Saisies, venue of the 1992 Albertville Olympics cross-country skiing championships. Inntravel (tel: 01653 629039; net: www.inntravel.co.uk) is offering seven nights' half board at Le Calgary for £606 per person, based on two sharing, including return crossings for a car and five passengers. Ski pass not included. Departing 17 February

4 Val d'Isere Ski Beat (tel: 01243 780405; net: www.skibeat.co.uk) has availability at several chalets in Val d'Isere, La Tania and Tignes for departures on 24 February. Two chalets in Val d'Isere (Cristal One and Two), sleeping ten and eight people respectively, are discounted by £100 per person, bringing a week's holiday down to £549 per person. The price includes return air travel from Gatwick or Manchester and full board. There are additional discounts of £30 per person for groups of six or more and under-18s enjoy a discount of £50. Ski pass not included.

5 St Anton Airtours (tel: 0800 0283344; net: www.airtours.co.uk) is offering a saving of £190 on a seven-night stay at St Anton in Austria. The price is now £369 per person, based on two sharing, for half board accommodation at Chalet Sonnenalp, including return flights from Manchester and transfers. Ski pass not included. Departing 24 February.

6 USA Heavenly, one of the largest resorts in the States, is fast becoming a favourite with snowboarders. Ski Safari (tel: 020-7740 1221; net: www.skisafari.com) is offering departures to Lake Tahoe every day in early March for £699 per person, based on two sharing. The nine-night trip includes return flights to San Francisco, seven nights' room-only accommodation at Heavenly, two nights' room-only accommodation in San Francisco and nine days' 4WD car hire. Ski pass not included.

7 Andorra Club Pavilion (tel: 0870 2410427; net: www.clubpavilion.co.uk) is offering ski breaks at the Andorran resort Soldeu El Tartar from just £209 per person, based on two sharing. The price is valid throughout February and March and includes return flights from Manchester or Gatwick and b&b accommodation at a two-star hotel. Ski pass not included.

8 British Columbia Take advantage of a £70 discount per person on seven and 14-night holidays to Fernie, British Columbia, during February and March with Ski Independence (tel: 0870 555 0555; net: www.ski-independence.co.uk) . There is also £60 off trips to Vail, Whistler and Breckenridge. A seven-night break at Breckenridge, departing 24 February, now costs £639 per person, based on two sharing, including return flights and full-board accommodation. Ski pass not included.

9 Méribel Spend a week skiing in Méribel with luxury full-board accommodation at Chalet Bambi, for £799 per person, based on two sharing, with Meriski (tel: 01451 843100; net: www.meriski.co.uk). Departing 25 February, the price includes return flights, transfers and the use of a shuttle bus in the resort. Ski pass not included.

10 Kitzbuhel Inghams (tel: 020-8780 4433; net: www.inghams.co.uk) is offering one-week breaks in March at the five-star Weisses Rossl hotel from £634 per person, based on two sharing. The price includes return flights to Innsbruck or Salzburg and half-board accommodation. Ski pass not included.

11 Tignes Skiworld (tel: 020-7602 4826, net: www.skiworld.ltd.uk) has availability at several chalets in top snowboarding resort, Tignes. Prices start from £389 per person, based on two sharing, for departures on 24 February and 3 March. The price includes return flights, coach transfers and full-board accommodation. The Skiworld website is updated every evening at around 6pm to show the latest room availability and prices on offer. Ski pass not included.

12 Portes de Soleil A half-term Swiss family holiday in Morgins costs £369 per person, based on four sharing, with Direct Line Holidays (tel: 020-8239 3399; net: www.directlineholidays.com). The price includes return ferry crossings, seven nights' half-board accommodation and a local area ski pass. But note Morgins is a village rather than a resort.

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