ALOPE OFF AND BAG BARGAIN

SKIING Into Spring is a series of offers and events across 41 French ski resorts designed to encourage visitors to sample the slopes in springtime when there is excellent snow cover, warmer temperatures and quieter pistes. ROCK The Pistes Festival, Les Portes du Soleil, March 19-25. Headlining this free music festival spread across stages dotted about the vast Portes du Soleil ski area is 2017 BRIT Awards breakthrough winner Rag ’n’ Bone Man, below, and electro-swing party-starters Caravan Palace. See en.rockthepistes.com VAL D’ISÈRE Winter Golf, Val d’Isère, March 22-26. A fun golf tournament on snow featuring two days of free play (open to everyone) on the specially-built course in the Manchet Valley, street golf in the village and a France vs UK challenge. See valdisere.com THE Great British Celebration, Les Arcs, March 27-30. A new event on British culture, the resort will be decorated in the colours of the Union Jack. See en.lesarcs. com/live/focus/the-greatbritish-celebration. SUBLI’CIMES, La Plagne, April 5-18. One of the flagship Skiing Into Spring events, La Plagne decks out its six summits in a range of themes. Expect bungee jumping, reindeer, saunas, Jacuzzis and beach bars. See winter.la-plagne.com DÉFI Foly, La Clusaz, April 23 Competitors ski down a slope that ends abruptly in a small lake, the objective being to skim across as far as they can, typically in fancy dress. See en.laclusaz.com/winter/ defi-foly.html SKI Into Spring offers include free and buy-one-get-one-free kids’ ski pass deals in Châtel, Morzine, Les Gets, Le Grand Bornand, Val d’Arly, La Rosière, Les Arcs, Chamrousse, Alpe d’Huez, Le Devoluy, Orcières Merlette 1850 and Grand Tourmalet (Pyrenees). See SkiingIntoSpring.com