Arrange your flights now for your luxury ski holiday 2011/12 season

With just over 3 months until European ski resorts open, now is a good time to get your flights arranged. Snowjet offer flights from Gatwick and Stansted to Chambery and Sion, opening up some of the best resorts the Alps have to offer.

Chambery – Ideal for Courchevel, Meribel, La Plagne, La Tania, Tignes and Val d’Isere.

Sion – Ideal for Crans Montana, Saas Fee, Verbier and Veysonnaz.

If you are interested in booking a luxury ski chalet, or if you would like further information on any other properties on our portfolio, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the chalet team on 01865 398 131.

Christmas and New Year still available in luxury Chamonix ski chalet

Chalet Le Marti is a large Savoyard townhouse offering 340sqm on 3 levels. There are 8 spacious bedrooms, 4 on the first floor and 4 on the second floor, all with modern en-suite bathrooms. Some rooms have balconies, some rooms have mezzanines. The TV, video/DVD and stereo are located in the dining room area, leaving the lounge free for after-dinner chat, reading or socialising. There is a sauna with shower room and relaxation alcoves, the laundry and the equipment room with boot warmer located in the basement.

This stunning and popular modern luxury ski chalet is currently still available for Christmas and New Year weeks, on a half-board basis and including driving service.

Call us now to book this or one of the other chalets and lodges still available (but selling fast!) in the French Alps, on 0044 (0) 1865 398130.

Chalet Elephant Blanc newly available for New Year 2011

The Eléphant Blanc is all about comfort and location. Sleeping up to ten guests, it is equipped to provide skiers with every luxury and is one of the most sought after chalets in the Alps. With the blue Solaise piste literally on the doorstep and the nursery slopes conveniently close by, our guests have direct access to Val d’Isère’s immense ski area.

The chalet has a sophisticated yet deliciously relaxing feel. Each of the five ensuite double and twin bedrooms has been individually designed using a selection of beautiful fabrics, antique furnishings and works of art. The two large south and west facing balconies look across to the Face de Bellevarde with impressive picture windows flooding the chalet with warmth and light.

After a day on the slopes, ski back to the chalet for a well deserved massage or lounge in the sauna or steam room before heading into town to explore the many bars and shops. Relax in comfort to discuss tomorrow’s plans, swap stories of your day on the hill, or curl up with one of the many good reads from the chalet’s selection of books.

With its roaring log fire, the drawing room is the chalet’s main focus, and the galleried TV snug is the perfect hideaway. A great collection of games, videos and DVDs make this a welcoming haven for adults and children alike.

The centre of town is only a three minute chauffeured drive away, making the Eléphant Blanc easily accessible yet wonderfully private, surrounded by powder snow.

This luxury Val d’Isere property has recently become available for New Year 2011 week.  A popular choice every year, this will not be available for long, so take advantage now!

Chalet Eagles Nest

Some of you may already know of this chalet, as it is one of the top chalets to rent in Val d’Isere. This season, there is the opportunity to stay at Chalet Eagles Nest even if you aren’t a group of twelve. On the 6th and 27th February 2011, the chalet is being sold on a room by room basis, for £2,795 per person (includes flights and transfers).

• High level of service and cuisine.
• Indoor pool
• Commanding views over Val d’Isere
• 100m from La Face piste

If you are interested in taking advantage of this rare offer, contact us at our website, or by phone on +44 (0) 1865 398 130.

New ski buddy site launches

Going skiing or boarding on your own – but would prefer to find new companions? And avoid the ‘ouch’ of single supplement costs? A new website, Ski Pals, offers a way forward.

Ski Pals is aimed at putting solo skiers and boarders in touch with one another, through an online notice board – a social network for winter sports’ fans. The idea is to help you spread the cost of a holiday and to find new friends who enjoy winter sports as much as you do. It can be anything from sharing a taxi transfer to finding someone of the same level to ski with. In reverse, you can also advertise available accommodation for a small fee.

Users sign up, then can view the latest posts and request further details from any that interest. Membership is free, and only members can view another user’s profile. So, if your non-skiing spouse or partner really does not want to be dragged off to the snow for a week or two, this may be an alternative to a winter holiday alone.

Great summer deals on Chalet Serena, Chamonix

Bristol flights now offered on some Oxford Ski properties

The Oxford Ski Company is now pleased to be able to offer flights out of Bristol for a selection of our luxury ski holidays next season, including the three below.

The Farmhouse is considered one of the smartest renovations yet completed in Val d’Isère. From Tatler to the Telegraph, journalists have been unanimous in their praise for this chalet, with the result that it is now one of the most sought after properties in the Alps. You might appreciate why when you consider that the architect’s canvas was a two hundred year old farmhouse with metre thick walls next to the church in the centre of Val d’Isère.

Bellevarde Lodge in Val d’Isère is an imposing collection of six stone and timber chalets situated right on the Santons piste and just a few hundred metres from the Solaise cable car. The Lodges have proved extremely popular with both our regular guests and the national press, described as ′comfortably chic…the best located new chalets in resort this season′ by the Evening Standard.

Named after some of our favourite wines (plus a Brandy) – Muscat, Merlot, Margaux, Cognac, Savoie and Chablis – each chalet is identical in layout and varies only in orientation and colour scheme.

Chalet Davos is part of Chalets Suisses, a small private hamlet designed and built by ourselves on the secluded sun-drenched knoll of Le Crêt, one of the earliest and most charismatic enclaves of Val d’Isère.

Our four stone and slate chalets seek to fuse the ambiance of an old stone village and traditional Alpine decor with contemporary cutting edge design and absolute comfort. To the smooth stone fireplaces, weathered oak floors and seasoned timbers, we have added a veneer of cool contemporary styling including designer bathrooms, discrete state-of-the-art lighting, wireless internet access and DVD plasma screens with cinema surround sound.

For more information on these, or any other chalets that Bristol flights can now be offered on, contact us now at The Oxford Ski Company website, or call on +44 (0) 1865 398130.

Chalet Virage, Meribel

NOW OFFERING SATURDAY TO SATURDAY BOOKINGS

For the majority of chalets and hotels within our portfolio, we run a Sunday changeover allowing our guests to take advantage of the quieter airports, lower airfares and quicker transfers to resort. However this does reduce the available options for those wishing to travel to resort from London by the Snow-train (Eurostar) arriving in the Alps on a Saturday.

We are therefore pleased to offer Chalet Virage with a Saturday changeover. The chalet; modern, comfortable and perfect for exclusive use or room by room bookings, is located a short walk to the centre of town and has stunning views across the valley. All bedrooms are en-suite and the outdoor hot tub is a very popular place to enjoy an apres ski refreshment.

Chalet Virage is available to book through The Oxford Ski Company, call us on 0870 787 1785. A week with full catering costs on average £860 per person, per week.

View the chalet online