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ACCOMMODATION A seven-night stay at VIP Ski Club Aspen costs from £730pp and includes return flights from Gatwick to Geneva, coach transfers, accommodation, catered chalet board (cooked breakfast, afternoon tea, threecourse evening meal followed by a cheese board, coffee and mints, on six nights), complimentary beer and house wine, and complimentary toiletries. +44 (0)20 8875 1957; vip-chalets.com

LIFT PASSES A one-day adult lift pass for Espace Killy is priced from €59; a six-day adult lift pass is priced from €294. valdisere.com

SKI SCHOOL An adult beginner group ski lesson costs from €272 in Val d’Isère with Oxygène. oxygene.ski

SKI HIRE Ski hire can be booked through VIP Ski. Advance bookings save up to 25 per cent on resort prices. Six days’ ski hire costs from £93; six days’ ski and boot hire costs from £159.

WHERE TO EAT, DRINK AND DANCE

Restaurants and bars Cocorico +33 (0)4 79 24 60 04; cocoricovaldisere.com

Dick’s Tea Bar +33 (0)6 51 39 99 81; dicksteabar.com

Doudoune Club +33 (0)4 79 24 60 04; doudouneclub.com

La Folie Douce +33 (0)4 79 06 07 17; lafoliedouce.com

L’Etincelle +33 (0)4 79 41 13 11; letincellevaldisere.com