Save Money in The Alps

That time of year has arrived when many of you are thinking about the March snow conditions and deciding whether it's a good idea to take that trip.

March conditions can be very up and down and many of you will be able to comment of this. Sometimes the snow can be amazing and quite often it can be a bit sparse at the bottom.

This season it looks good.

The depth range on many mountain areas in Europe is looking too good to disappear by April and the general rumours in the resorts are that the conditions will be skiable until the end of the season without a problem.

There are many other factors to take into account. Firstly being the exchange rate to the Euro.

The Euro is having a bad time at the moment, but this is all good news for the UK based skier and boarder. The exchange rate is up to 1.15 for a pound and this is much better than at the start of the season. However your bank will only give you about 1.09 to the pound on the best day. If you are using your UK based credit card or debit card to make purchases in the resort (ski pass, ski school, drinks, meals etc) you are going to get fees added for every purchase too. You will probably end up with 1.05 or 1.06 for every pound you spend.

The simply solution is to check out probably the best way to get as close to the 1.15 per pound mark with no fees. There are ways of doing it - take a look at this option

Holiday Prices
Our best advice is to book late, as the holiday companies are looking to fill those bed spaces at whatever cost. They have already paid for the places and simply have to fill the capacity to cover costs. They have all pretty much accepted that this is not the season to be making money and are simply trying to cover the costs. YOU can take advantage of this by booking late and taking your pick. Do not be fooled by the sales people who try to make you book 'right now' as there will still be spaces left last minute in your chosen resort.

In Resort savings
The best place to make savings this season is in resort. Beer at 6€ a pint is no laughing matter. 20€ lunches are also not funny. So why have the top resorts decided to drive people away by keeping these prices high?

Many resort businesses spoke to the lift pass offices this season and spoke about reducing prices to help the resort. But this was only an option if the resort itself reduced or froze the ski pass price. Nobody wanted to do this, so the deal was off.

So can you get your drinks and meals cheaper in a Ski Resort? The simple answer is yes. Take a look at this site to see how - Click Here

Make sure you bookmark our blog as we are going to be adding all the latest news and reviews on ski resorts and ski websites to see what you can do so make your trip cheaper and more fun this season.

I would love to hear YOUR feedback on saving money in the Alps to feel free to email me at damian@snowballpass.com

We are happy to add your tips and advice.