Savour the Alps from the top spot
VAL D’ISERE’S former top cable-car station has been transformed into a hotel 7,400ft up a mountain. There’s a pool, hot tubs, bar and dining areas. Single-dorm B&B breaks cost £84 a night or en suite B&B doubles cost £337 a night. Flights and transfers are extra. lerefuge-valdisere.com
Great value in Austria
Short breaks to St Johann in Austria’s Salzburgerland include two- or three-day lift passes to the vast Ski-Amade area and its 470 miles of groomed runs. The threenight price, for trips between March 15 and April 9, is from £484pp, based on two sharing a room at the fourstar Sonnhof-Alpendorf, and includes buffet breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner, plus access to the Cocoon Spa. sonnhof-alpendorf.at
Family favourite
Children ski and lunch for free at four-star Radisson
Blu Mountain Resort & Residences in Trysil, Norway. The resort has free wi-fi, hot tub, pool and spa. A trip for a family of four with two children aged six or under, sharing a two-bedroom half-board apartment and departing March 29, costs £849pp including flights and transfers. For each adult booking a lift pass for four days (£144pp), one child is entitled to free ski pass, ski hire, group lessons and lunch for the same duration. Book by February 28. skisafari.com
School’s out
Flexiski is offering three nights with breakfast, afternoon tea, dinners and wine in Chamonix’s The Loft at 272 over half-term. It costs from £680pp, based on two sharing, including flights and transfers, departing February 20. Alternatively, a three-night stay at Chalet Amalien Haus in St Anton costs £699pp. flexiski.com