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By: Hosea Mudrick

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So over here in Britain the snow may have ceased to fall, but Europe is by no means thawing out. Winter round two is hitting the Alps and bringing a good dump of snow with it. What''s more this snow is super light and fluffy thanks to the sub-zero temperatures therefore perfect for a week cruising from piste to piste and even dabbling in some off-piste antics.

In the past the scary prices of winter sports holidays may have put you off, but this year you should give a ski or snowboarding holiday another chance. Money may be limited for you, but hotels, airlines, restaurants and even ski schools are also feeling the pinch. This means savings are to be found if you know where to look.

Travel outside of peak season, i.e. February and Easter if you don''t have kids to consider. Not only will you save money, but the pistes will be much pristine and perfectly quiet. Lift pass prices often fall slightly in January and March and many ski schools will offer discounts in these ''need'' periods such as free introductory lessons or ''taster'' sessions if you want to give boarding a go instead of sticking with your trusty skis.

Hotels are desperately seeking your euros. Although peak season rates will still be high, low season prices are coming down to much more affordable levels. However, it''s not just locally run hotels that are suffering. UK ski tour ops also need to fill their allocation. This results in catered chalet rates falling to all time lows.

Airlines need their planes to be full so are accordingly dropping their rates to entice us back to air travel. For the best prices travel at unsociable hours and be flexible with your travel dates.

Finally, get travel insurance. OK so this means spending a few extra pounds, so strictly speaking it''s not a saving. However, if you don''t purchase it and you then have an accident you could face a hospital bill of hundreds if not thousands. Don''t be fooled into thinking everything will be covered by your European Heath Insurance card either.

Post Office Travel Insurance recently carried out a survey and found that many people don''t purchase insurance for trips to Europe as they don''t consider it as so much of a risk as long haul destinations. This could be due to its close vicinity to ''home'' and because people believe they can rely on the EHIS card. However, 48% of the Post Office''s claims were made during holidays in the French Alps.

Seeing as being helicoptered off a mountain to the nearest hospital can cost a few thousand euros, which isn''t covered by the EHIS card, then paying a few pounds a day for winter sports holiday insurance seems much more appealing.

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Hosea Mudrick recommends that you always take out cheap holiday insurance, just to be safe.

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