Ski and Snowboard News, Deals, and Events

Nendaz, one of the leading resorts in Switzerland's largest ski area, the 4 Valleys, has announced a number of special package deals offering savings to skiers and boarders staying there.

The Ski "4 Vallées" package includes seven nights in an apartment, a six-day ski pass covering the full 400km (250 miles) of piste in the sector 4 Vallées, and free admission to the resort's sport centre.  Available from 10- 30 January and the 7 March to 18 April, the package costs from CHF 490 / € 306 per person if four people share a two room self-catering apartment.  The same package is also available based in a three-star hotel on a half board basis and costs from CHF 1037 / € 648 per person.

The Ski "Printse" package has the same terms and dates ecept that it only includes a lift ticket valid for the local ski pass sector of Printse.  Packages cost from CHF 444 / € 278 per person if four people share a two-room self-catering apartment.  Again a hotel variant, with half board, is available from CHF 961/ € 601 per person.

Non-ski pass inclusive options are available too.  The ‘Relaxing Winter Break' package covers seven nights in an apartment self catering and free access to the sport centre on the same dates as the ski packages.  It costs from CHF 185 / € 115 per person if 4 people share a two-room apartment.  The half board three-star hotel version of the package is CHF 700 / € 438 per person.  A three-night, short break version of the package is available too, within the same time frame, from only CHF 99 / € 62 per person for three nights in an apartment self catering or from CHF 330/ € 206 per person for a three night stay on half board in a three-star hotel.