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Powder Alert!

30cm of fresh snow fell in the Three Valleys on Tuesday night and about the same Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Weather is now ideal, so don’t miss out on the amazing powder days to come and jump in Elite Ski Team’s off-piste sessions for your last-minute ski break in the Three Valleys.

For your luxury accommodation, whether it’s catered ski chalets, or luxury ski hotels, call us on +44 (0) 1865 398130.

Zermatt Unplugged 2011, 12th-16th April 2011

The Oxford Ski Company is pleased to offer stays in Zermatt luxury accommodation throughout the famous Zermatt Unplugged Festival 2011. Taking place from 12th-16th April, music fans will be taking the opportunity to combine a full day’s skiing with a selection of attractions over the course of these five days.

Headliners perform in the purpose-built 2,000 seat marquee at Zermatt’s centre, with nine smaller venues located around the resort, and on the slopes.

Forty-four concerts in total mean there is a show for every musical taste, ranging from Seal and Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson to David Gray and OneRepublic.

Zermatt offers outstanding skiing mid-April, with extensive glaciers and a deep snow base. There is always powder on the higher pistes, while the resort runs are guaranteed still to be open, and with more daylight hours and rising temperatures, all this allows for more relaxed skiing and lunching. For those who like off-piste, April is the month to go for – spring showers mean frequent snowfalls.

Book a stay in any of these great Zermatt properties through The Oxford Ski Company, and a dedicated concierge service will organise tickets for the concerts of your choice throughout the festival.

Chalet Zanana (sleeps 4)
Chalet Venus (sleeps 6)
Zermatt Loft (sleeps 6)
Zer Egga (sleeps 6)
Chalet Carmen (sleeps 8)
The Zermatt Lodge (sleeps 10)
Chalet Gemini (sleeps 10)

No. 14 Verbier Weekend Offer

No.14 Verbier is arguably one of the most unique chalets available to rent in this highly acclaimed and prestigious ski resort. Sleeping up to 26 people in thirteen elegant bedrooms, No.14 can be taken on an exclusive use basis, but is also available for individual room bookings during most weeks of the season. Unlike many of Verbier′s hotels and chalets, No.14 is also available for weekend stays as well as offering highly discounted reverse weekends (Sunday to Thursday).

Due to a recent cancellation, The Oxford Ski Company is pleased to offer our clients a 50% reduction on No. 14 for the weekend of 24th-27th March 2011. This stunning property is available to book on a room by room basis at £1,720 per room or on an exclusive use basis for £22,360.

Call us now for more details or to book, on +44 (0) 1865 398130.

Four Seasons Whistler April Offer: Three Free Nights, Three Free Ski Days

The Oxford Ski Company is pleased to offer our clients the opportunity to pay for 7 nights, get 3 free during April 2011, along with a lift pass free for 3 days.  Rates at the luxury Four Seasons Resort are also significantly lower in April, making for a truly exceptional value ski holiday.  If this weren’t enough, also included is a free day of ski guiding!

The Four Seasons Whistler has it all: a great swimming pool (hot chocolate served daily), hot tubs, full spa and gym complete with yoga and pilates classes. The renowned ′Fifty-Two 80′ bistro serves some fantastic cuisine and the lounge area serves up a mean martini. This truly is a full service hotel complete with Four Seasons service which is hard to beat.

Call us to speak to one of the team on +44 (0) 1865 398130.

Montana Lodge, Morzine newly available from this weekend

Montana Lodge is an elegant and stylish town house sleeping 6, built in 2005 in the very centre of Morzine. Much talked about by the locals as ‘bourgeois living comes to town!’, this chalet has also been awarded ‘Tour Operator Chalet of the Year’ by the much respected WHICH? Ski & Snowboard Guide.

This extremely popular property has just become available again due to a last-minute cancellation, for this weekend (6th March 2011) at the amazing price of £799 inclusive of flights and transfers, per person!

Call us now on +44 (0) 1865 398130 to snap this offer up before someone else does!

Another beautiful ski day….

…If you have any great shots of the slopes, please send them onto us.  We will be thrilled to post them here at the Oxford Ski blog.

More Snaps from the Alps!

Enjoy the view…

Fresh Powder Shots from the Alps

Thanks to our friends and travel partners in the Alps for keeping us in new shots of the fantastic conditions in the Alps! All images gratefully received!

TDC Ski School Special Offers

Special Offer ski week – €270 March 28th – April 1st 2011

5 half days of TDC coaching, an excellent opportunity to get in a week of the best ski improvement possible.
Designed to allow individuals to get access to quality and specific ski instruction, groups are kept between 3-6 people, ensuring quality coaching and instruction for each individual.

TDC Special Offer Ski Lessons Val d’Isere - March 28th – April 1st 2011

Small and personal groups will be running at the following levels.

discovery – discover your talent, ski with confidence …for strong blue run skiers…
development – develop your performance, feel your skiing flow …for strong red run skiers…
development Plus – take on steeper and varied slopes …for strong red run /ok black run skiers
challenges – take on new goals, challenge yourself …for strong black run skiers…

We still have availability for Val d’Isere in several great properties for the week of 27th March 2011, including luxury catered accommodation in Chalet Montana.

Located on the Face de Bellevarde piste in Les Carats, the resort’s most exclusive zone, Montana is a chalet in a class of its own. Private yet accessible, Montana is “ski in, ski out”, and only a short chauffeured drive or stroll from the village’s shops, bars and restaurants.

To find out more about luxury Val d’Isere ski accommodation, call us on +44 (0) 1865 398130.

Snowjet 2011/12 Flights now on sale

Snowjet’s timesaving ski flights to Chambery & Sion are now on sale!

Benefit from early booking discounts when you book now for next season’s flights to:

Sion (the local airport for Verbier, Nendaz, Zermatt & Saas Fee) – flights from £79 one way.
Chambery (the local airport for Courchevel, Meribel, Val d’Isere & Tignes) – flights from £49 one way.

Visit their website now to book… and once you have the flights sorted, start thinking about your accommodation:

www.oxfordski.com