Half Term – Flights and chalet available

Chalet Baloo, sleeps 8

Flight Only Seat Sale for Half Term and some chalets to match.

FLIGHT DETAILS
British Airways            LGW-GVA         BA8610C/11C              0840-1115       1155-1235.  £349 per seat
ii)         British Airways            LGW-GVA         BA8624C/25C              1000-1240       1330-1410. £349 per seat
iii)        Bmi                               MAN-GVA         BD7371/72                  0820-1125       1205-1305. £349 per seat
The prices for the above charter flights include ski carriage, and all airport taxes.

VERBIER
Chalet Crijibe – Sleeps 10 people. CHF31,500 (£18,695)

CHAMONIX
Chalet Baloo – Sleeps 8.  £23,625
Chalet Serena – Sleeps 14. £28,900

With only a few weeks to go we still have some wonderful options to enjoy a family, Half Term skiing holidays. All the above chalets have ben discounted so there are some better prices to be made the most of.

Please call +44 1865 398 130.

A Weekend in Chamonix

If you felt like a romantic weekend away for just two of you then we have the place.

Les Granges d’en Haut is an exclusive hamlet of fourteen chalets nestled in a secluded forest enclave overlooking the Chamonix Valley. They are flexible to last minute weekends and will even price a whole chalet for just two people.

Please have a look at this this option.

Chalet Flavie Sleeps 8

The price for two people from a Thursday to Sunday is €2,720 for exclusive use of the whole chalet including bed and breakfast.

You then also have access to the main hotel restaurant, bar and full spa facilities. So the perfect privacy of a chalet but the service and pleasures of a hotel.

Only an hour from Geneva airport this is ideal for a weekend away……..

Please call us on +44 1865 398 130 for full details.

Celebrate New Year by booking a skiing holiday

Chalet Grace, (sleeps 10 + 4)

The start to 2010 has been busier than ever with people booking up their skiing holidays for the rest of this excellent ski season. There is no doubt the snow on the ground in the UK has put people in the mood to go and enjoy the mountains of it in the Alps.

The following top properties are available for the peak dates.

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Weekend Snowfall Spells Even Better Conditions in the Alps

The current cold spell we have in the UK at the moment is bringing even better snow conditions across the Alps. The resorts of France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy all received some good snow fall over the weekend. Combined with some very cold temperatures this is building an excellent snow base for the season. I would also like to point out that it was -7 oC in my car this morning!

Some New Year chalets to be taken….

Chalet Black Pearl, (sleeps 10)

Chalet Black Pearl – new and impressive in Val d’Isere. Sleeps 10 pax. €29,500

Chalet Hidden Dragon – a serious ski retreat that is quite unique in the Quatre Vallee. Dropped from CHF120,000 to CHF80,000. Sleeps 12.

Into the New Year…

Chalet Virage,  3 – 10 Jan in Meribel – full childcare available if required. £799 per adult or £699 per child. Sleeps up to 16.

Chalet Bellevue, 10 – 17 Jan in Meribel – private creche and nannies available. £680 per person

Aspen Lodge, Larch Suite, 10 – 17 Jan in Val d’Isere - catered with flights and transfers £729 per adult.

Petit Sassiere, 10 -17 Jan in Val d’Isere – catered £615 per adult

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can help on any of the above  or indeed any other requests you may have. Wishing you a very Happy Christmas.

Rupert Longsdon (rupert@oxfordski.com) or main office 0044 1865 398 130.

Christmas is Better When White…

The bookies still say this is a popular bet each year in the UK but that is because they win A LOT of money on this.

Do not take the risk of a cold wet Christmas but take the sensible decision and stay in one of these chalets for Christmas. You know it makes sense!

Chalet Louise – Zermatt. Sleeps 10 people but open to taking bookings on a room by room basis. £21,744 per person including flights and transfers. Discounted by 25%

Chalet Kernow – Verbier. Sleeps 12. The Quintessential chalet to have a family white Christmas. Discounted to CHF40,000 from CHF65,000

Chalet Mariefleur – Meribel. Sleeps 10. Book on a room by room basis. £899 including travel.

Chalet Solyneou – Val d’Isere. Sleeps 12. Book on a room by room basis £1,744 per person including travel. Discounted by 25%!!

These are just a few of the holidays you can book to give yourself a proper Christmas present. For further options and discounts please call us on 0044 1865 398 130 or email info@oxfordski.com.

Join the World Cup, Premier Neige Ski racers in Val d’Isère this weekend

With the majority of hotels and chalets opening for business this week we can get you some excellent offers to stay in some of the best accommodation in the Alps. Whether it be one or ten of you!

Combine this with watching the “2009 Criterium de la Premier Neige” in Val d’Isere and get some inspiriation from these World Cup Series skiers.

Here is the itinerary:

11 Dec – Men Super Combined
12 Dec – Men Super G
13 Dec – Men Giant Slalom
18 Dec – Women Super combined
19 Dec – Women Downhill
20 Dec – Women Super G

We have rooms in these hotels

Hotel Avenue Lodge – Sophisicated, new and located in the centre of town. Ideal for skiing and having fun

Hotel Christiania – A firm favourite for many years in this resort, you will not be disappointed.

or chalets

Chalet Elephant Blanc – One of the best chalets in the resort. Open to negotiation on length of stay and price. Fully catered

Chalet Montana – Simply ‘the best chalet in the Alps’ according to the Sunday Times. Call us for a price.

Chalet La Maison du Rocher – Catered at £100 per person, per night.

Please do call us to discuss your wise decision to take a last minute ski holiday to get your ski season under way.

Tel: +44 (0) 1865 398 130 or email info@oxfordski.com

Ever thought of renting a property for the whole winter season?

Season rentals in Verbier:

As well as our program of weekly rentals we have two, additional, luxury, penthouse properties available for seasonal rentals in Verbier:

Three bedrooms in a luxury apartment located next to Medran, 120,000 CHF for seasonal rent.
Four bedrooms in a luxury, duplex penthouse located in the centre of the village, 135,000 CHF for seasonal rent.

For further information please call 01865 398 130 and ask for Rupert.

A White Christmas in Verbier

It is snowing in Verbier and a further 30 – 50cm is due over the next few days!

With only a few weeks to go until Christmas there are a few fantastic opportunites to go with family and friends to enjoy a white Christmas. The atmosphere in ski resorts over this festive period is wonderful and must be experienced.

Chalet Amadouvier (sleeps 10+2) – CHF26,000 from CHF29,500
Chalet Pierre Avoi (sleeps 12 – 14) – CHF39,500 from CHF46,153

For further information on these chalets or other fantastic offers over Christmas call 01865 398 130.

Get a taste for skiing on these webcams

The snow really is coming and it is time of wax the skis and book skiing holiday!
We have chalets reduced by 25% for Christmas!

Please look at the following resort webcams…

VAL D’ISERE – Tourist office webcams

View from Chalet Le Chardon. The chalet sleeps 20 people and is one of the best in the resort.

ZERMATT – Tourist office webcams

VERBIER – Tourist office webcams

Please contact us for all special offers available for the first few weeks of the season.

info@oxfordski.com or +44 (0) 1865 398 130

Early snow records set to be broken in Austria

“Early snow records set to be broken” reports Lisa Chapman in the Austrian Times

Report from 12/10/09

“Austria’s provincial capitals are expected to see their earliest snowfalls in history today (Mon) as Arctic air sweeps the country.

Josef Haselhofer from Vienna’s Central Agency for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) said today (Mon) Arctic air would probably result in the first snow cover in provincial capitals before 20 October in history and said Innsbruck, Salzburg and St. Pölten were likely to see snow.

He said as much as 30 to 40 centimetres of snow was likely down to 1,200 metres and snow could fall as low as 400 metres later this week, adding it had already begun to fall in Vorarlberg. He also predicted low temperatures would be minus five degrees at higher elevations and zero degrees in the lowlands by Thursday morning.

Haselhofer warned of possible impassable snow drifts in some places and the danger of avalanches in low-lying areas.

Car club ÖAMTC reported today that chains were mandatory for all vehicles on stretches of the Arlbergstraße (L197), Lechtalstraße (L198) and the Silvretta-Hochalpenstraße (L188) in Vorarlberg.

The club said snow was falling down to 1,500 metres and the snow line would drop to as low as 900 metres in the province before it stopped snowing there.

The record for early snow in provincial capitals was set in 2007, when snow remained on the ground in some of them from 20 to 24 October. The average high in October, according to ZAMG, is 15 degrees.

The snow warnings come after weather records tumbled last week, with a number of places seeing records for the highest October temperature in many years, according to ZAMG.”

The good news is we have some fantastic chalts in the Arlberg region to stay in. Please have a look at the following resorts on our website www.oxfordski.com/.

Lech – Chalet Furka (Sleeps 14)

Zurs – Bentleys House (Luxury Serviced Apartments of 4, 6 or 7)

St Anton – We have a choice of 17 catered chalets or all sizes!

Please do call our Sales Team to find you the right holiday on +44 (0) 1865 398 130